Film Production BA (Hons)

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A Deep Dive Into Film Production

Combining academic knowledge with practical experience to prepare graduates for a wide range of film production careers.

BA (Hons) Film Production at Coventry University at The Knowledge Hub Universities combines practical filmmaking experience with historical, theoretical and contextual knowledge.

The programme develops creative, technical and professional skills across filmmaking roles, while encouraging students to experiment, collaborate and develop their own professional voice.

Students work within professionally informed production roles and build a portfolio through practical projects, supported by access to digital film cameras, lighting, audio recording equipment, specialist Film, TV and Radio studios, and industry-standard software.

Study Themes

What You’ll Learn

You will master the following topics during your study at this programme journey.

Our successful graduates will be confident in applying creative, technical and professional skills across film production, demonstrating a range of individual, collaborative and professional capabilities. They will develop the ability to work within standard industry workflows, communicate and collaborate effectively, critically engage with film and media, experiment with creative approaches, and use technical equipment and production techniques to develop original work. Through practical projects, research, reflection and professional development, graduates will build a strong portfolio and a professional voice suited to an evolving global film and media landscape.

  • Technical, creative and professional skills

    In a variety of roles like location sound recording, camera work, post-production editing and post-production sound design, directing and producing

  • Equipment and industry-standard softwares

    Access to range of digital film cameras, lighting, audio recording equipment, use of TV and Radio studios to produce high-quality film productions

  • Practical film-making experience

    With a strong portfolio of work, knowledge and capabilities of not only working in today’s film industry but also playing a role in shaping its future
Cinematography
Directing
Producing
Scriptwriting
Post-Production
Film Production

Career Paths

Where This Degree Takes You

Explore the opportunities and possibilities that can follow your degree.

This course is designed to prepare graduates for professional opportunities across film and media production, with experience spanning creative, technical and production roles.

Through practical filmmaking, collaborative projects, professional development and portfolio building, graduates develop skills that can support entry-level employment across a range of production environments, including company-based, freelance and self-employed work.

Journey

Your Academic Journey

What do you want to learn to achieve the career paths mentioned

  1. 1 Art, Design and Media 1: Exploration
  2. 2 Art, Design and Media 2: Transition
  3. 3 Foundation Academic English 1 for Design and Media
  4. 4 Foundation Academic English 2 for Design and Media

Please Note: We regularly review our course content to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.

Credits/National Hours

  • What is credit/national hour?

    A credit/notional hour is the formal name for the estimated hours that are expected that a student would need to complete a module

  • How many hours is 1 credit?

    1 credit is equal to 10 notional hours, so 20 credits are equal to 200 notional hours, The 200 hours includes time in lectures, tutorials, preparing for your lectures, assessments as well as your own personal revision and studying that you would do

  • Can study hours exceed the estimate?

    In reality, you might actually go above and beyond the expected notional hours, in particular if your degree requires a lot of independent learning you would most likely exceed the predicted hours

  • How many credits are in a UK semester?

    In the UK system each semester is 60 credits worth which is equivalent to at least 600 hours of study in one term. This is approximately equivalent to 8 hours of study a day

Impact

Graduate Success Stories

Roqaia Hazem

Video Editor & VFX Artist, MO4 Network , Part-time Assistant Lecturer, Coventry University at The Knowledge Hub

I chose the Digital Media pathway at TKH for its unique range of curriculum, from game and web development to 3D art and media production. This diversity distinguished me in the market and helped me grow as an interdisciplinary creative. Today, I work as a Video Editor and VFX Artist at MO4 Network, working on major regional events and projects for leading brands.

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