Kingston University London - Filmmaking BA(Hons)

Kingston University London

Filmmaking BA(Hons)

In this course, you'll explore the medium of film, developing your filmmaking practice while acquiring skills for professional work in the creative industries.

You will engage with innovative, ambitious ideas, developing successful films in groups and individually, and gain practical knowledge of a range of filmmaking approaches. Your learning will be supported by technical inductions, workshops with industry professionals, guest lectures, and field trips.

You'll produce films with high production value, through our moving image workshop, and with specialist filming equipment. You will be able to experiment with digital and analog formats, including shooting, processing, and scanning 8mm and 16mm films. You will also have access to our 3D workshops, photography darkrooms, printmaking, and animation facilities.

Reasons to choose Kingston

    • You'll use our inspiring facilities to produce films in analog and digital formats, with access to high-end and high-speed digital cameras, Super 8 and 16mm film cameras, as well as professional studios and edit suites.
    • You can participate in an annual curated screening of student film work at a London venue. Your final graduation film will also be screened on campus and at a central London cinema with industry guests.
    • This creative filmmaking course values diversity and a practical approach. It incorporates multiple approaches to filmmaking, critical thinking, research skills, and technical experimentation.

    • As Kingston is an ARRI-accredited film school, final-year students can do an additional ARRI Certified Training for Camera Systems module to enhance their camera skills and CV.

Entry Requirements

  • UCAS tariff points: 112-128
  • Level 3 qualifications (A-levels, BTEC Diploma, Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Access Diploma, IB Diploma, etc.).
  • IELTS of 6.0 overall, with no element below 5.5.

Career Prospects

This course prepares you for a range of careers such as a film director, independent filmmaker, cinematographer, editor, artist, producer or sound recordist/designer. The course is also a platform for further study or vocational positions in commercial film.

Course Details

From conception, ideas, and creative strategies of engagement, through pre-production and planning, to the innovative creation of bespoke film projects, this course provides you with a comprehensive understanding of filmmaking and key professional roles in the industry.

Throughout the course, you will analyze and explore film specialisms, including directing, cinematography, editing, sound recording, and production design to find your unique career path.

You'll learn how to contextualize, engage with and critique the film industry through your practice and projects, via taught modules and guest lectures. Upon graduation, you'll be well equipped to enter film production employment with confidence and in a variety of guises.

students are given technical inductions and introduced through creative projects to film production. Project briefs will allow you to develop ideas for films and undertake a range of production roles. You will learn about research inquiry, directing actors, studio and location work, running a set, interview techniques, production and post-production, lighting and cinematography, sound recording, and design.

Year 1

Filmmaking Practices 1
Filmmaking Practices 2
Filmmaking Practices 3
Contextualising Contemporary Practice: Film

Year 2

Filmmaking Practices 4
Filmmaking Practices 5
Filmmaking Practices 6
Critical Issues in Filmmaking: Research and Practice

Year 3

Independent Film
The Graduation Film
Dissertation: Research and Reflection

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