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Ravensbourne University London
Bachelor Degree , Film Production
Course Description
Digital Film Production is the study of contemporary forms of filmmaking. You will gain a solid grounding in established techniques as well as exploring emerging digital technologies.
The course will give you the skills and experience to produce innovative shorts, features, commercials and documentaries. The film industry underpins the course and our students learn the importance of all aspects of the production journey from financial backing to building a fan base for a film. Alongside this, we facilitate engagement with film technologies such as Green Screen and give you opportunities to experiment with 3D techniques.
Our film courses are highly regarded in the film industry and students are often working on professional shoots from their first year on the course.
Filmmakers most often work within the technical and creative departments of film production companies. Graduates often also become freelance self-shooters and set up their own studios and production companies.
Course Content
Year 1
You will make four short films in the first term, building knowledge in film production skills, digital cinematography, post-production and digital post-production effects. We ask you to start thinking about your own creative ideas and gain a greater understanding of storytelling and editing. At the same time, we encourage you to start thinking about your contextual studies research.
Definitive documents: FHEQ Level 4
DFP18105 Exploring Digital Film Technologies
DFP18104 Creative Storytelling
DFP18103 Film Language and Technologies
DFP18102 The Film Industry
C18101 Themes in Contemporary Culture
Year 2
You will study directing for current and emerging film platforms, contemporary production and location management alongside other emerging technologies. You will develop your ideas and we encourage you to spend time in industry gaining key experience in filmmaking.
Definitive documents: FHEQ Level 5
EDFP183 Elective: Corporate and Commercial Production
EDFP182 Music Promo Production
EDFP181 Documentary Production
DFP18202 Emerging Film Technologies
DFP18205a Specialism Pathway 2: Directing Fiction
DFP18205b Specialism Pathway 2: Cinematography
DFP18205c Specialism Pathway 2: Special and Visual Effects
DFP18205d Specialism Pathway 2: Production Design and Visualisation
DFP18205e Specialism Pathway 2: Film Sales, Festivals, and Marketing
C18201 Big Ideas and Philosophies
Year 3
You will continue to learn advanced skills in documentary and factual production and digital cinematography. Alongside this, we will bring together your skills in the form of a final film project. We also ask you to show your contextual studies research in a long form dissertation. Our students are encouraged to enter national and international festivals.
Definitive documents: FHEQ Level 6
DFP18302 Major Project 1: Planning and Development
DFP18304 Major Project 2: Production and Reflection
DFP18303 Visionary Tools, Approaches, and Aesthetics in Digital Film Production
C18301 Dissertation
Entry Requirements
Students will normally be expected to possess five GCSEs (grade C/level 4 or above) or equivalent (including English) and also to hold at least one of the below or equivalent UK or international qualifications.
Qualifications accepted:
- 2 A levels, grade C or above
- 4 AS levels, grade C or above
- 2 vocational A levels, grade C or above
- Level 3 Foundation Diploma or National Diploma
- Advanced Diploma, grade C or above
- International Baccalaureate, 28 points or above
Assessment Methods
You will be assessed through the completion of technical tasks, live projects, presentations, written reports, analyses, self-evaluations and work experience.
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