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You could do a degree in film studies:

BA (Hons) Film and Television

Course Leader David Hoyle

Course Location London College of Communication at Elephant and Castle

Study Level Undergraduate
Study Mode Full time
Course Length 3 years full time
Home/EU Fee Standard tuition fee for 2015/16: 9,000

International Fee Standard tuition fee for 2015/16: 15,950

Start Date
Autumn Term
Dates
Spring Term
Dates
Summer Term
Dates
Application
Route

September 2015
Monday 28 September 2015 Friday 11 December 2015
Monday 11 January 2016 Friday 18 March 2016
Monday 18 April 2016 Friday 24 June 2016
Please note: This course is now closed for Home/EU and International
applicants wishing to start in September 2015.

UCAS Code W601

University Code U65

Content:
The BA (Hons) Film and Television is aimed at students with a passion for cinema, television
and moving image art forms which they want to develop through film-making and critical
thinking about film.
The course gives you the opportunity to gain a grounding in a wide range of production
methods and styles: from narrative fiction to art gallery films and installations, and from
documentaries to multi-camera television drama. You will be able to develop your own
unique themes, style, and portfolio as a film-maker by collaborating on at least one film every

term and experimenting in these different production styles. We encourage students to

experiment with a range of technologies for recording, editing and projecting film throughout
the three years. We offer networked Final Cut Pro HD editing and Protools/Logic sound
systems, a high quality preview projection theatre, and a variety of different gallery spaces.
Our students participate in a programme of engaging weekly film theory seminars with film
screenings. The focus of these seminars is the ideas and philosophies that have informed both
film-makers and film critics of the past, and on new discourses for film criticism and practice
in the future. In Year 3 of the programme, you are given the chance to develop your own
interests in film culture by writing a dissertation on a subject of your choice.
Unlike other film undergraduate courses in the UK, we give you the opportunity to receive
professional workshops and tutorials in a specialism other than directing. In your final year of
study you can choose between six specialisms: directing, producing, sound design,
cinematography, editing, and 1st assistant directing.
Our BA offers an unique opportunity to collaborate in your film projects with students
working in other artistic fields in the College, particularly those working in animation, sound
arts, and graphic design; many of our student films benefit from original soundtracks
composed by musicians and DJs from the Sound Arts BA. You can also collaborate with
students from other Colleges in the University of the Arts London, particularly those studying
set design, fashion design and make-up design at Wimbledon College of Art, Chelsea College
of Art and Design, and London College of Fashion.
You will also be able to participate in a wide-range of guest talks from artists and filmmakers
from all over the world. Lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials are led by a vibrant mix
of award-winning film- makers, published academics and film critics. Course mentors,
advisors and workshop leaders include critically acclaimed artists and top professionals from
film, television, music video, commercials, and the art world.
Your work will be screened regularly in LCC's own high definition cinema and art galleries.
The College also benefits from a central London location near the BFI/NFT, Tate Modern,
Cinema Museum and Kubrick Archive within the UAL Special Collections Centre, where we
regularly screen films for our seminars and guest lecturer programmes.
This course is taught within the School Of Media.
Learning and teaching

Courses in UAL span a broad range of art, design, communication, business, media, science
and communication subjects. So the ways in which you learn and how your time is used will
vary according to the specific course you are studying; this may be in studios, labs, classes,
involve working alone, learning from peers in pairs or groups, or with external partners. Most
importantly, no matter which course you enrol on, you will learn not only about your subject
but also about how you learn and how to increase your knowledge base.

Our courses will guide you to take increasing responsibility and ownership of your work and
your learning. We do this so that you will be ready and able to take full advantage of the full
range of opportunities offered by the creative industries in the global economy.
Assessment

Assessment always sounds austere and foreboding, but it is not. We see assessment as a very
real part of learning, rather than just a means of looking back at past work and measuring
achievement; we believe that assessment helps you plan future work and develop new ideas.
Your work will be assessed through projects or portfolios, with written papers or research
journals, and, on some courses, examinations. You will be graded according to a set of
marking criteria that relate to such things as research, subject knowledge, methodology, and
your capacity to analyse and reflect on your achievements. So dont be afraid of assessment it is the way to progress.

Structure:
Year 1

Year 1 consists of the following units:

Introduction to Higher Education

Politics of Screen Practice

Studio Practice

Sound/Image/Story

Contextual Studies

Year 1 establishes a foundation of visual, technical, theoretical and communication skills

related to the study and practice of film and television and associated media.
In Year 1 you will complete the following:

Practice-based projects

Practical and technical workshops

Essays, critical analyses and presentations in response to the contextual

studies programme

Year 2

Year 2 consists of the following units:

Narrative and Genre

Truth/Art/Science

Collaborative Project

Contextual Studies

The emphasis at this level will be to enable you to:

Analyse and evaluate technical and aesthetic knowledge of film and

television and associated media

Explore opportunities to specialise within film and television production,

begin developing specialist skills and personal style and approach

Develop and enhance your ability to work creatively in the moving image
and in sound

Analyse argument through essays addressing contemporary issues in film

and television and associated media

Consolidate the ability to compose a written paper and give a seminar

presentation based on research and argument

Introduce you to the varied employment opportunities in the relevant

industries through contact with a range of industry professionals

Analyse and evaluate issues outside Film and Television through the
elective unit

Acquire the study / research skills necessary for this stage of the course

Enable you to work as an assistant on year three projects.

Year 3

Year 3 consists of the following units:

Major Project

Creative Sectors

Contextual Studies

The emphasis at this level will be to:

Work both independently and collaboratively in the production of major

works both practical and theoretical

Develop personal creative approach and style within a specialist skill on a

major group project

Judge the appropriate strategies required to research, plan and present

effectively

Apply an appropriate level of technical resolution to the completion of a

production

Critically evaluate the relationship between theory and practice articulated

through the major project and dissertation

Analyse personal and colleagues contributions to the production project

Focus on career and postgraduate opportunities

Time-management, budgeting, inventorying and documentation

coordination

Present coherent arguments, theories, ideas, concepts and visions