Program Overview

Film Production BA (Hons)

Overview

Join this hands-on filmmaking degree course to build the skills you need to work in film and TV. Our key focus is developing your technical, creative and professional skills in a variety of roles. You will become familiar with industry practices while collaborating on creative film projects. Your practice is further developed through critical evaluation of your own work, contextualised by current research and debate in the creative sector and an understanding of industry trends.

Why Study Film Production BA (Hons)?

• You will have access to high standard professional media equipment via our Media Loan Shop, such as Sony, Blackmagic, RED cameras and sound, lighting and grip equipment (subject to availability).
• You have access to dedicated and flexible creative learning environments, media spaces and industry-focused studios, featuring the newly built film studio and Tank TV studio4.
• Develop your technical, creative and professional skills in a variety of roles: scriptwriting, camera work, post-production editing and post-production sound design, directing and producing. Visit our Film Production Instagram page to get further insight into our course.
• Opportunities for professional experience and live projects, which have, in the past, included student-industry collaboration with Imaginarium Productions, Regional BBC, Coventry Phoenix Film Festival, Rolls-Royce and BBC3. All opportunities are subject to availability, application and additional costs2.
• You will have the opportunity to meet experts at our series of screenings and masterclasses.

Course Structure

Year One

• ScreenCraft – 20 credits
• Key Concepts in Media and Film Production – 20 credits
• Storytelling: From Page to Production – 20 credits
• Working in Creative Practice – 20 credits
• Film and Media: Industry and Aesthetics – 20 credits
• Making Media that Matters – 20 credits

Year Two

• Shooting Shorts – 20 credits
• Camera, Lighting and Sound on Set – 20 credits
• Global Film History – 20 credits
• Working with Actors and Directors – 20 credits
• Developing Your Career in Production – 20 credits
• Creative Collaboration – 20 credits

Placement Year (Optional)

• UK Work Placement – 0 credits
• International Study/Work Placement – 0 credits

Final Year

• Experimenting in Film and Media – 20 credits
• Developing Film Concepts – 20 credits
• Cinematography – 20 credits (optional)
• Scriptwriting – 20 credits (optional)
• Post Production – 20 credits (optional)
• Moving into Your Creative Future – 20 credits
• Final Film Production – 40 credits

Entry Requirements

• Typical entry requirements:
  • UK: 112 UCAS points, BBC at A level, DMM at BTEC, 29 points at IB Diploma
  • International: IELTS 6.0 overall (with no component lower than 5.5)
• Portfolio: You may be required to attend a portfolio showcase, activity session or audition or submit a portfolio via email (as is appropriate to your course), either virtually or face to face, as is practical to arrange.

Fees and Funding

• UK, Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man: £9,535 per year
• EU: £9,535 per year with EU Support Bursary, £19,850 per year without EU Support Bursary
• International: £19,850 per year
• Additional costs: Any optional overseas field trips or visits: £400+ per trip, Any costs associated with securing, attending or completing a placement (whether in the UK or abroad)

Facilities

• Coventry University is home to superb facilities including our purpose built Delia Derbyshire building, television studio and editing suites.
• We also have a well-stocked Media Loan Shop so you can borrow an extensive range of specialist, professional equipment, including 4K and HD video cameras, DSLR cameras, tripods, audio equipment and lighting.
• Television Studio: You’ll have access to our on-site television studio The Tank, offering specialist equipment such as large cameras, mixing facilities and fibre-optic wiring throughout.
• Photography Suite: This specialist facility is available to media students to take and process photos in a professional environment. There is also support for printing, high-end scanning and film processing.
• Media Loan Shop: Our media loan shop provides you with access to the equipment and support you need to excel in your studies – from basic audio recorders to professional cameras and expert advice from our technicians.

Careers and Opportunities

• On successful completion of the course, you will be able to:
  • deploy the use of professional roles and collaborative working practices within film production and gain knowledge of different approaches across a range of global film production practices
  • apply key insights gained through your own production processes to support your own career development and professional networking within the sector
  • critically assess theoretical and contextual knowledge, including a diverse range of screen-based texts and a wide range of historical and contemporary production and narrative techniques
  • engage with the work of local, national and international communities of practice to evaluate current and future industry trends to be informed by, and place your own work within them
  • accurately deploy established and innovative techniques when using technical equipment and creative skills in various stages of film production
  • produce a highly creative portfolio of work within a contemporary global context that articulates your professional voice in an ethical and sustainable manner.
• Studying film production provides you with the technical, creative and business skills to work in the film and wider creative industries. Your portfolio of work may help you get noticed. Your imagination, strong ethics and professionalism will be attributes to help you stand out.
• The many transferable skills learned throughout the degree will mean that your education is applicable to a variety career paths upon graduation.
• By studying a broad spectrum of film and media practice, the course is designed to equip you with the skills to work for large organisations like the BBC, as well as film production companies, or to work as a freelancer or independent film maker or producer. Throughout your course, you will develop your own professional practice portfolio to use when looking for work after graduation.
• Over the years, we have developed and maintained excellent links with a wide variety of potential employers in the media and cultural industries. Our Talent Team is on hand to offer tailored career and enterprise support if you wish to gain employment or take advantage of professional practice opportunities within course specific industries2. Our dedicated enterprise officers also offer valuable assistance on how to begin as a freelancer/entrepreneur.
• Where our graduates work: The School has a very long and impressive history of graduates who establish themselves in extremely high profile media and cultural employment, examples of which include: executive producer for many highly prestigious Hollywood films, executive producer for SYCO, director for BBC documentaries, DJs for national radio stations such as BBC Radio 6 and Virgin Radio, planners and creatives for a number prestigious London-based advertising agencies.
• There is also the chance to go onto master’s level study upon successful completion of your undergraduate degree.