Film Making - BA/BSc (Hons) Digital Film Making - Degree
The age old human urge to tell stories is nurtured and guided within a hands-on practical setting to allow your stories to become visual realities.
This is the filmmaking degree with a difference - You Will Make Films!
Our practical ethos means you will produce films as part of your learning, taking you through the pre-production, production and post production processes. Supported by one to one tutors and with access to industry standard digital cameras and film production equipment, this degree prepares you to enter the film making industry with a high technical and creative ability.
During your studies, you will gain in-depth knowledge in Digital Film Making, covering subjects such as pre production, story boarding, cinematography, lighting as well as post production, including colour correction, motion graphics and compositing.
This is the filmmaking degree with a difference - You Will Make Films!
Our practical ethos means you will produce films as part of your learning, taking you through the pre-production, production and post production processes. Supported by one to one tutors and with access to industry standard digital cameras and film production equipment, this degree prepares you to enter the film making industry with a high technical and creative ability.
During your studies, you will gain in-depth knowledge in Digital Film Making, covering subjects such as pre production, story boarding, cinematography, lighting as well as post production, including colour correction, motion graphics and compositing.
- 401: From Script to Screen
- Filmmaking is a craft that involves many disciplines and a vast array of craftspersons. Module 401 is an introduction to all of the primary production and post production departments that allows students to gain an overview of what it takes to create a visual narrative.
The aim of this first module is to introduce students to the ‘below the line’ Head of Department roles: Production Designer, Director Of Photography, Sound Recordist, Editor, Sound Designer.
Lectures are focused on the how-to of the various departments, with an emphasis on pre production planning and competence with equipment. Module 401 will teach students the technical framework needed to take a story from script to screen, and prepare them for the creative focus of Module 402.
Topics covered include:- Film History
- Editing
- Storyboarding
- Colour Correction
- Cinematography
- Production Design
- Audio
- On set Production
- Graphics
- 402: The Art of Storytelling
- After developing an understanding of the technical processes that are required to create a visual narrative in Module 401, Module 402 focuses on the creative application of these skills. The ‘Above the line’ roles of Writer, Producer and Director are introduced. This module takes the knowledge already learned and challenges students to explore the infinite possibilities of storytelling.
Concept workshopping and scriptwriting begin this journey to creativity, along with an understanding of directorial styles and working with actors. The technical areas are now discovered to be tools for creating narrative, as opposed to buttons to be pressed and procedures to be followed.
Using Television Commercials as a reference, students are introduced to the expectations of a professional industry, and the high quality that is achievable through structured pre production and hard work.
Topics covered include:- Scriptwriting
- Producing with Production Management
- Directing
- Advanced Storyboarding
- Continuity
- Cinematography
- Camera
- Lighting
- Grips
- Production Design
- Motion Graphics
- Academic writing basics
- 403: Production Practices
- Module 403 builds further upon the creative storytelling and technical skills that have been learnt in the previous modules. Using the music video format as a framework students are introduced to more complicated technical procedures to create high-end quality productions.
Client relations becomes a focus as students begin to integrate their learning with the larger industry, and must produce a project for a real-life artist/ band. Traditional production techniques also give way to the contemporary computer generated approach with the introduction of compositing and chromakey. To tie into the needs of Television production this module includes both theory and practice for multi-camera shooting and multiclip editing.
Topics covered include:- Scriptwriting
- Producing with Client Relations
- Directing
- Multiclip Editing
- DVD Authoring
- Secondary Colour Correction
- Location Sound Recording
- Compositing with Chromakey
- Short Film Theory
- Short Film Finance
- 501: Short Film Production
- Module 501 takes all of the creative and technical skills that have been taught up to this point, and challenges the students to incorporate them into the most difficult short-form medium; the short narrative film. The impetus is for students to dedicate out-of-class hours to take a narrative story from inception to final product, using their technical knowledge as tools to interpret story for an audience.
All stages of pre production, production and post production will be integral to the success of this module. Classes will focus on more advanced approaches to various departments such as directing, cinematography and editing. There will also be a specific production-based introduction to shooting for computer-generated visual effects; this is in preparation for software-based lectures in the degree year.
Topics covered include:- Scriptwriting
- Producing
- Directing
- Editing
- Audio Post Production
- Visual Effects (VFX)
- Introduction to 3D software
- Shooting for VFX
- Showreel
- 502: Creative Media Practice
- This module aims to position the discipline specific knowledge and skills acquired during the first three modules of the programme within a wider industry, business and cultural context. The structure and operations of the culture industries are examined together with the meanings produced in the interplay between culture, cultural products and the consumer.
The resulting implications for the pitching of creative media ideas and the marketing of creative media products are also considered. Students take their existing skills and adapt them for a range of markets, cultures and platforms, requiring students to understand other cultures and assimilate other disciplines into their practice. - 601: Advanced Digital Film Practice
- Designed to develop film-specific knowledge and skills to more sophisticated conceptual and technical levels through the realisation and evaluation of advanced film applications, students will be introduced to scriptwriting for feature films, new media applications for the moving image, visual artistry of the cinema and cinematography, adaptation and remake strategies, and documentaries.
Additionally, students will learn about pitching, budgeting, financing, distribution and a number of additional topics of the film industry. - 610: Major Project (BA) - or -
- This module is the culmination of the degree programme, enabling students to demonstrate the full range of their technical, creative and academic skills. The major project is self-generated and may take one of many different forms.
The project is intended to demonstrate a range of advanced skills in accordance with the requirements of a substantial Bachelor of Arts project. Through successful completion the student will also exhibit their capacity to conduct independent research and manage a large-scale venture. - 620: Major Project (BSc)
- This module is the culmination of the degree programme, enabling students to demonstrate the full range of their technical, scientific and academic skills. The major project is self-generated and may take one of many different forms.
The project is intended to demonstrate a range of advanced skills in accordance with the requirements of a substantial Bachelor of Science project. Through successful completion the student will also exhibit their capacity to conduct independent research and manage a large-scale venture.
As well as your talent and dedication, a career in creative media requires financial investment in your education.
We recognise that this is not always easy, especially if you don't have an income. This is why we have various payment plan options to help you pay your fees.
We recognise that this is not always easy, especially if you don't have an income. This is why we have various payment plan options to help you pay your fees.
Download our Tuition Fees and Payment Plans here.
Funding
- England
- Students following Higher Education programmes (BA/BSc or DipHE) can apply for a student loan of up to £6000 per year covering part of the course fees. The Student Loans Company (SLC) Tuition Fee Loan is paid on a student’s behalf to SAE Institute.
Students may also qualify for a maintenance loan and additional grants dependent on personal circumstances to help you with your day to day living costs.
For more information, advice, eligibility and online application, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance - Scotland
- Partial funding from SAAS (Student Awards Agency for Scotland) is available as a grant to qualifying Scottish students.
Students may also qualify for a maintenance loan and additional grants dependent on personal circumstances to help you with your day to day living costs.
For more information, advice, eligibility and online application, please visit:
www.saas.gov.uk/student_support/index.htm - Northern Ireland
- Tuition Fee support of up to £3465 per year is available for students residing in NI and studying at a wholly private HEI in the UK.
Students may also qualify for a maintenance loan and additional grants dependent on personal circumstances to help you with your day to day living costs.
See Student Finance NI for more information: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk - Wales
- Tuition Fee support of up to £6000 per year in the form of a Student Loan is available for students residing in Wales following Higher Education programmes (BA/BSc or DipHE) in the UK.
Students may also qualify for a maintenance loan and additional grants dependent on personal circumstances to help you with your day to day living costs.
See Student Finance Wales for more information: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk - EU Students
- Depending on your circumstances you can apply to Student Finance England for help with tuition fees and additional help such as your living costs.
For further information, advice and eligibility please visit Student Finance EU
For more information on how to pay the remainder of your tuition fees please download our payment plan options
DEGREE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Successful applicants would normally be expected to meet the following requirements:
As a creative school, SAE Institute is always looking for people who are excited about the creative media industries and therefore welcomes applicants without formal qualifications. In such cases, we will interview the student and may look at a portfolio of their work.
For International equivalents of UK qualifications, please contact the SAE Institute campus directly.
Additionally, students whose first language is not English will need a qualification that demonstrates competence in English.
Successful applicants would normally be expected to meet the following requirements:
- Minimum age 18, and
- A minimum of 160 UCAS tariff points, and
- GCSE Maths and English Language at grade C or above, or
- For applications from mature students (aged 21 and above), we also consider work and life experience. In such cases, SAE Institute requires applicants to provide satisfactory evidence of their ability to successfully complete the programme.
As a creative school, SAE Institute is always looking for people who are excited about the creative media industries and therefore welcomes applicants without formal qualifications. In such cases, we will interview the student and may look at a portfolio of their work.
For International equivalents of UK qualifications, please contact the SAE Institute campus directly.
Additionally, students whose first language is not English will need a qualification that demonstrates competence in English.
- Approved English Language Tests
- Preferred (if you need to take an English language test for your application)
- IELTS: 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 within each component)
- TOEFL: iBT: 80 (with no less than 17 within each component)*
Acceptable (if you already have a valid test transcript or certificate)
- Cambridge Proficiency Test: no less than C
- Cambridge Advanced Test: no less than B
- Cambridge ESOL: CPE Grade C CAE Grade B
- Start Dates
- Autumn: 30th September 2013
- How to Apply
- Applications can be made directly with us through any of the methods below. At the time of application a deposit is required to be paid.
By Email - Please download and complete the application form and return it together with scans of supporting documents by clicking here. A member of our admissions team will then contact you to arrange payment of the deposit.
By Post - Please print and complete the application form, and return it with your supporting documents to Admissions at the campus address displayed to the right of this page.
A member of our admissions team will then contact you to arrange payment of the deposit.
In Person - Please print and complete the application form and submit it to reception who will also take payment of the deposit by credit or debit card. - Can I apply via UCAS?
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UK Students can apply via the UCAS system if they prefer. To do so you will require the following UCAS codes:
BA/BSc (Hons) Digital Film Making
To start your UCAS application click here.
Course Code: W612
Institution Code: S05
Oxford Campus Code: S - International Applicants
- International students can apply directly with the campus as stated in the How to Apply section.
If you are unsure as to whether your qualifications are equivalent to our entry requirements you can email your query by clicking here.
COURSE DURATION: 2 YEARS
This programme is validated by Middlesex University. Students will receive a Middlesex award on successful completion of their studies.
