This Digital Content Creation degree course is about developing skills in the art of documentary filmmaking. You could be working on a large television series filmed across the globe, or self-writing, shooting and directing a short factual film about something meaningful to you.
As well as endless tales and viewpoints to be told, there are a wealth of digital content platforms and recording devices designed to augment your story and help you convey it to the masses. The power of storytelling is absolute and resolute.
This digital content degree course will instil in you the practical and theoretical knowledge of the industry, with a spotlight on factual content. You will gain key insights on the entire workflow – pre-production, production and post-production – while focusing on small and single-person crews.
The undergraduate programme will provide bespoke and contemporary knowledge delivered by a team of industry professionals, who will equip you with the essential skills to produce films to a high standard. The Digital Content Creation course will also offer professionally-recognised qualifications to help you plot your route into this evolving and fascinating industry.
The emphasis of the degree is based around location-based production, focusing on documentary and short-form content for TV and online platforms. Potential clients are diverse and wide-ranging – from a museum that requires installation videos to a TV production company making a series for a VOD channel, such as Netflix.
The key digital content skills that form the basis for the curriculum include: idea development and pitching, directing and camera skills, editing, business skills and the theory and context of factual documentary.
When you graduate with a BA (Hons) degree in Digital Content Creation, your career avenues may include: Shooting Producer/Director, Field Director, 'Preditor' (all-in- one film-maker who shoots, directs and edits) or Cameraperson, to name just a few.
Stories are so ingrained in our culture and human psyches. Are you ready to become a vehicle for change through digital storytelling and documentary making?
Course Details - Modules
Level 4 Potential Units:
Pre-Production
Unit headlines:
Idea development
Writing and pitching treatments
Storytelling
Knowing your audience
Knowing your competition
Formulating narrative
TV and online delivery
Building a team
Documentary Form
Unit headlines:
Documentary sub genres (Archive, observational, exploration, interactive, investigative, docu-drama etc)
Image manipulation
Constructed narratives
Working with on screen talent
TV / VOD vs shortform online
Understanding Industry
Unit headlines:
The evolving industry
Independent production companies
The large corporations
Role of the commissioner
Rights, copyright and content ownership
Finance model for production and distribution
The role of post-production companies
Understanding your role within this industry
Post Production
Unit headlines:
Terms and conventions
Formats and resolutions
Craft of editing / form and structure
Understanding Technology
Unit headlines:
Cameras, drone, gimbals, sliders, lenses etc., software, sound
Level 5 Potential Units:
Skillsets
Unit headlines:
Professional certification opportunity
Hostile environment training
Role access course
Remote First aid training
Location Production (includes location)
Unit headlines:
Recce, carne, risk assessment, international filming, remote location risk management
Small and single person crews
Multiskilling
Sound recording techniques
Field craft skills
Logging and Media Management
Production workflow
Unit headlines:
From concept to delivery
Formats, codecs, tech specification delivery documents
Level 6 Potential Units:
Business and Freelance
Unit headlines:
Setting up an independent company
Invoicing, agents, rates, unions, insurance, tax
Ethical and sustainable production - reduce carbon burn
Positioning yourself within this industry.
Online and viral and media festivals
Unit headlines:
Alternative markets
Multi-platform
Channels
Distribution
Film festivals
Major project (over 2 terms)
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
P304
Institution code:
R06
Campus Name:
Main Site
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
64 Tariff Points from accepted Level 3 qualifications.
Students will also be expected to possess five GCSEs (grade C/4 or above) or equivalent (including English) .
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
5.5
IELTS 5.5 overall with 5.5 in each subtest.
TOEFL (iBT)
72.0
TOEFL IBT with 72 points overall including minimum Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17
PTE Academic
42.0
PTE Academic or SELT: 42 overall with minimum 42 in each subtest.
Trinity ISE
Trinity College London - B2 SELT ISE II. Pass Overall with Pass in each component.
Please view our website for full English Language requirements and options. If you have any questions please email international@rave.ac.uk
