Creative Production BA (Hons)

Program Overview

St Mary's University's Creative Production BA (Hons) degree provides a comprehensive education in various aspects of production, including stage management, lighting, set design, costume, and screenwriting. Through hands-on learning, industry collaborations, and access to professional facilities, students develop practical skills and prepare for careers in the creative industries, such as theatre design, production management, and costume design.

Program Outline

Produce performances while exploring other topics within the creative arts. This hands-on Creative Production degree will prepare you to work on live events and recorded TV and film.

Objectives:

• Develop practical skills in stage management, production management, lighting, set design and props, costume, screenwriting, documentary-making, professionalism, and entrepreneurship.
• Gain experience working alongside technicians and designers who teach BA Acting.
• Explore London's theatre scene through backstage tours and professional productions.

Program Description:

This program offers a comprehensive education in creative production, blending theoretical knowledge with practical experience. Students will learn the fundamentals of various aspects of production, including stage management, lighting, set design, costume, and screenwriting. They will also gain valuable experience working on live events and productions, preparing them for a successful career in the creative industries.

Outline

Content:

• Stage management
• Production management
• Lighting
• Set design and props
• Costume
• Screenwriting
• Documentary-making
• Professionalism and entrepreneurship

Structure:

• The program is divided into three years, with each year focusing on different aspects of creative production.
• Students will take a combination of core modules and optional modules from other Creative Arts programs.
• The program culminates in a final year project, allowing students to showcase their skills and knowledge.

Course Schedule:

• The program is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, and rehearsals.
• Students will have access to a range of facilities, including rehearsal spaces, a green-screen TV studio, sound booths, media production suites, a newly-commissioned design room, and a 110-seat theatre.

Modules:

• Year 1: Stage management, Sound, Lighting, Small scale touring, The design process.
• Year 2: Optional modules in Cinema history, Introduction to narrative, Professionalism and entrepreneurship.
Applied theatre, Set design and props, Scenic construction, Costume, Motion graphics, Optional modules in Screenwriting I, Documentary making.
• Year 3: Production II, Production management, Specialist study, Professional practice, Industry placement, Finance and funding in the arts, Optional modules in Screenwriting II.

Assessment

Assessment Methods:

• Practical performances
• Presentations
• Portfolio
• Viva

Assessment Criteria:

• Creativity and originality
• Technical proficiency
• Communication skills
• Teamwork
• Problem-solving skills

Teaching

Teaching Methods:

• Practical workshops
• Rehearsals
• Lectures
• Seminars

Faculty:

• Experienced professionals in the creative industries
• Academics with expertise in various aspects of production

Unique Approaches:

• Hands-on learning approach
• Industry collaborations
• Access to professional facilities

Careers

Potential Career Paths:

• Theatre designer
• Theatre technician
• Lighting designer
• Sound designer
• Sound engineer
• Production manager
• Stage manager
• Producer
• Theatre company manager
• Costume designer
• Costume maker
• Scenic constructor
• Set designer

Career Opportunities:

• Royal Opera House
• Greenwich Theatre
• Theatre Royal Drury Lane
• Freelance work with designers and producers

Other

• Located in Twickenham, London, with easy access to world-leading studios like Twickenham Studios, Shepperton Studios, and Sky Studios.
• Offers a range of scholarships and bursaries.

• Home: £9,250
• International: £16,320
• Please note: these fees are annual and may increase in line with inflation each year subject to the Government's review of Higher Education Funding.