BA (Hons) Film Production Bachelor's degree at Brunel University of London

This module will introduce you to the vocabulary, concepts and equipment needed in film production. You will work collaboratively with your peers to train with our technical and academic staff. From directing to producing, cinematography to editing and sound recording and sound designing, you'll be introduced to professional practices and industry workflows as you develop your own craft.

This module aims to engage you in your own professional development with workshop sessions on activities like CV workshops and networking simulations. Throughout the module there will be an emphasis on developing professional behaviours such as timekeeping, attendance, participation, organisation and communication.

This module examines how film developed in terms of sound, colour, the development of the classical Hollywood system, and where we are today in terms of industry models. We will also look at television from the broadcast era through to contemporary streaming services today.

This module will explore identity politics and consider theory such as feminism, queer theory, postcolonialism and disability studies, among others. We will consider how certain identities are portrayed onscreen both historically and now.

This module – spread across two terms – focusses on what is needed to prepare a creative project before you begin filming it. You will study how projects are developed in the industry and will develop your own original short film idea.

Uncover some of the core skills in analysing and reading film and television texts. This module focuses particularly on how we might understand film and television in terms of the context of its production and reception.

This module allows you to develop your film practice and production skills further. You will continue developing skills learnt in level 4 in relation to filmmaking. You'll enhance your directing, producing, cinematography, sound design, and editing skills, and you'll be introduced to other roles on a film set. Your practice will culminate in the production of a short film for which you will choose to specialise in your preferred craft.

This is a single term version of the two-term Advanced Filmmaking module to be taken by students studying abroad in the second term, or for students who are on the Film & Television studies degree pathway.

This module is a key element in the employability strand that runs through every level of our programme. It focuses primarily upon the British context but it also pays careful attention to where the film and television industries in the UK are located in relation to the wider global nexus of production, distribution and exhibition.

If you are interested in alternative or more experimental approaches to filmmaking, then this module is for you. Exploring a range of examples from distinct periods of filmmaking history, this module will also allow you to create your own experimental film.

This module will allow you to explore the medium specificity of animation, the range of techniques available, as well as different industries and their development. We will then go on to teach you a range of animation production skills which will allow you to create your own short form animation in a style and medium of your choosing.

This module uses classic and more recent critical frameworks in film studies to provide readings and interpretations of film and television. Influential theories – such as the 'gaze', ideology and affect – will be explored in relation to particular film and television examples.

Genre as a cultural category is central to the production, consumption and analysis of films and television shows. This module explores a range of genres in film and television, some of them specific to one medium and others found across both.

Postcolonial writing often comes out of difficult circumstances. In this module, we get to grips with key concepts encountered in postcolonial studies, which have been developed to investigate phenomena including colonialism and resistance, multiculturalism and globalization, racism, and Islamophobia.

The module introduces students to the professional practice and theory of screenwriting for film and television. All students will write an original screenplay to a maximum length of 10 pages. Students will also produce supporting documents, such as a Story Proposal, Beat Sheet, and Scene Outlines.

Interested in exploring the dynamic relationships that exist between different cinemas from different places? We will consider a range of world cinemas from the Global South, Asia and beyond. We will consider global art and alternative cinemas as well as more mainstream practices.