This film-making degree will allow you to explore the expressive and creative potential of film through different projects, and develop your all-round understanding of the film-making process.
Essential Info
On this film and video degree you will study single-camera and multi-camera video production, edit work using Final Cut Pro, learn to operate a four-camera video studio and have tuition in 16mm film and equipment.
Your studies will explore the expressive and creative potential of film through a variety of narrative and non-narrative projects. To develop your all-round understanding of the film-making process, there are modules in scriptwriting, film theory and new media that will support your practical production work.
We encourage our students to participate in local and national film festivals and they have frequently won prizes for their work.
Skillset accredited
Glamorgan has been identified as a centre of excellence by Skillset, the film industry’s training body. Our film and video degree is part of the Skillset Media Academy Wales, a partnership of the leading film and media schools in Wales, offering an exceptionally high standard of education that is endorsed by industry. Students on our film and video degree will benefit from close contact with the Academy’s Industry Panel, access to professional masterclasses and workshops, networking, jobs and work placements, and the opportunity to promote work through an exclusive online network.
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What You Will Study
In the first year, you will study video production, new media, scriptwriting, and critical approaches to film and screen language. In the second year, you can begin to study areas of particular interest to you and your career aims. These include fiction filmmaking, documentary filmmaking, film producing, short film screenplay, digital media project, Italian and avant-garde cinema. In your final year, you will complete a major film project and progress to write a major screenplay or be part of a collaborative project. There are also optional modules that explore cult cinema and arts cinema.
The following modules are attached to this award:
Year One
Video Production 1
Multi Camera Production
Introduction to Digital Media
Script Writing for the Media
French Cinema
Critical Approaches to Film
Year Two
Fiction film making
Documentary film making
Short Film Screenplay
Introduction to Interactive Media
Film Producing
Italian Cinema
Avant-garde cinema
British Cinema
New Hollywood
Year Three
Major Project: Film &Video
Collaborative Video Project
Major Project: Screenplay
Project in Interactive New Media
Cult Cinema
Comedic Traditions in Film & TV
The Self on Screen
How You Will Study
You will learn through practical workshops, tutorials, lectures, screenings and seminars, taught by a strong team of professional filmmakers. There are also opportunities to work through the medium of Welsh. Assessment is through a series of practical and written coursework assignments. As we are a lead partner in the Skillset Screen Academy Wales, you will benefit from film industry sponsorship through student bursaries, masterclasses, work placements and excellent industry connections.
Prospects
Possible Career Options
There is a large freelance market for camera, sound and editing personnel, but many graduates get their opportunity through work as runners, second or third assistant directors and in other trainee capacities. Graduates of this course have gone onto careers in the film and television industries as camera or sound assistants, trainee editing, writing and production staff, or some have even started their own business. There is also an increasing need for media producers within the marketing departments of many organisations.
