Course Summary

This course prepares the next generation of smart screen creatives. It builds creative and technical skills essential to succeed in today’s film, television and new media industries. Our professional tutors and high-calibre guest speakers teach the fundamentals of storytelling, production and screen business skills. The BA (Hons) Practical Filmmaking course (Three-Year) is taught by industry professionals in an exciting, creative environment, and designed to help students get the careers they want in the screen industries. Specifically, this intensive two-year course seeks to educate students to be employable, inspired, skilled, entrepreneurial, and creative, with a deep understanding of the traditional and emergent screen landscape, in an environment that blends the academic with industry through deep practice. - Year 1 modules provide students with a grounding in all the basic aspects of filmmaking & short film development. - Year 2 modules allow students to explore various genres of TV & film production. - Year 3 modules enable students to enhance their skills in screenwriting, directing or cinematography. Students also participate in the creation of a long-form feature film and engage in two research. We concentrate on employability right from the start and as a student and graduate of MetFilm School, you get access to our dedicated careers advice department, MetFilm Futures, who focus on supporting you and ensuring you develop the skills needed to succeed in the industry. MetFilm Futures host masterclasses and seminars, run career surgeries and competitions, and provide festival support, talent pools and job opportunities during your studies and after you graduate.

Course Details - Modules

Ideas and story. Learn how to develop creative story ideas across a range of formats, including short form, documentaries, factual television, web series and fiction film. You will gain the tools to identify your target audience and adapt your ideas to the appropriate screen platform. Character and performance. Explore the various techniques for shaping character and performance across a variety of platforms, including fiction, documentary and episodic television. Working with professional actors you will learn how to transpose an idea from the page to the screen through key visual storytelling approaches. Image and sound. Learn how to use camera, lighting, and sound techniques to create visually and sonically compelling stories for fiction, documentary and episodic productions. You will develop strong technical skills and explore the impact of image and sound on creative screen content. Postproduction. Discover creative and technical skills across the full range of postproduction workflows, including offline editing, sound design, VFX, and colour grading. You will learn how postproduction skills are central to the storytelling process across film, television and new media. Screen Business. Find out how to market and distribute screen content across a range of media platforms, including film, television and new media. Alongside the practical skills you will gain on this course, you will also learn how creative industries work and how you can become a smart screen creative that will be attractive to industry employers. In addition, you will explore how to manage productions, create successful project pitches and work collaboratively within creative teams. Screenwriting. Create the opening pages of a feature film or television pilot script, mastering the challenges of long-form storytelling and connecting with audiences in a way that establishes clear market potential Directing. Working with professional actors learn how to create an original dramatic performance that emotionally engages your audience Cinematography. Specialising in cinematography opens up a world of visual exploration within both the camera and lighting departments. Learn how to communicate audio-visual ideas, create a narrative voice using visual and aural tools, and develop craft skills in camera, lighting and production design Advanced Postproduction. Equip yourself with key skills that employers are looking for and gain an understanding of offline/online editing, colour grading and sound design

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

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How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: J2A7

Institution code: M73

Campus Name: Met Film School - London

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

and 2 'A-Levels'

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 0%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

Fees and funding

EU 18500.0 Year 1
International 18500.0 Year 1
England 18500.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 18500.0 Year 1
Scotland 18500.0 Year 1
Wales 18500.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

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Provider information

Ealing Studios
Ealing Green
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Ealing
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