BA (Hons) Film Bachelor's degree at Edge Hill University

Offers a creative and reflective space for you to explore means of self-expression in the medium of film. The module recognises that film has a central role in visual cultures in claiming and understanding identity. British cinema culture has historically celebrated personal filmmaking and creativity with movements such as the Free Cinema group claiming that 'no film can be too personal'. It is important for you to recognise the impact of your own identity on your filmmaking and to acquire a bro

Assessment: 100% Practical

Introduces you to the fundamental technical, creative, practical and critical concepts involved in film production and analysis. The overarching theme of this module is the integration of practice and analysis in the creative processes of filmmaking. You will formulate a critical awareness of the language of film, learn to recognise and explore the implications of specific stylistic and aesthetic choices in your filmmaking, and develop an integrated approach to the creative application of camera

Assessment: 60% Coursework 40% Practical

Develops your ability to work collaboratively using professional practices involved in managing a production from pre to post-production. You will work as part of a creative team to produce a film which engages with the contextual considerations of film language. Utilising specific stylistic and aesthetic choices in your filmmaking, you will work under supervision within defined guidelines and start to take responsibility for the quality of your output. A key feature of this module is the synthe

Assessment: 60% Practical 40% Coursework

Recognises that sharing a story is one of the most universal and important elements of human communication. It is how we make sense of the world, predating written language by thousands of years. Stories and narrative are the fundamental way in which individuals, societies and industries function and how they represent their realities and fantasies. The power of narrative to persuade and influence on a mass level, and mould identity on an individual level, should not be underestimated. Represent

Assessment: 100% Practical

Designed to enhance your employability and skill set by introducing you to the various sub-sectors of the constantly changing and evolving media and creative industries. The module will develop your knowledge and understanding of economic and policy concepts as well as issues within the context of the media and creative industries. The aim is to develop your understanding of contemporary media settings, from industrial to political, scholarly and practical. You will examine the television, film,

Assessment: 100% Coursework

Introduces you to a range of popular culture products and processes and encourages you to reflect on the relationship between national and global consumption and reception. As such, the module will examine elements of pop-culture from a variety of nations and facilitate discussions of culture, popular culture and global and national markets and trends. You will be encouraged to explore areas around convergence, the diversity of experience and the reception of popular culture.

Assessment: 100% Practical

Introduces you to business planning and the development stages in business start-up. You will organise and evaluate theoretical perspectives in a practical setting, informing your future learning processes and outcomes. A key element of the module is a review of entrepreneurial skills and small business development through theoretical concepts of enterprise, self-employment and small business management. This module creates an awareness of emergent business types and their markets, the factors b

Assessment: 50% Coursework 50% Practical

Covers the basics in digital camera use and post-production, semiotic and photography theory. As practical knowledge of camera equipment and composition are required to fully exploit the creative possibilities of visual media, this module is designed to develop your camera skills, technical competence, and understanding of composition and photography. It concentrates on the principles of stills photography and develops your understanding of the photographic image that will be fundamental in deve

Assessment: 100% Coursework

Ideal if you want to learn a new language, or further develop your current language skills, as an integrated part of this degree. The module will be taught in an interactive, communicative manner, using authentic materials in the target language. Emphasis will be placed on all four areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. You will play an active role in the classes, engaging in role-plays, short conversations, videos, authentic texts and listening materials. You will also be encouraged

Assessment: 85% Coursework 15% Practical

Offers you the opportunity to research, develop and produce a short documentary film that could be considered for submission to a festival or other platform. The module equips you with technical and creative film making skills, as well as providing experience in problem solving, analysis, evaluation and the application of skills outside the classroom, while working collaboratively on a production. The module will develop your awareness of budget constraints, ethics, logistics and legalities, whi

Assessment: 100% Practical

Equips you with the requisite research skills, both theoretical and applied, to produce practical work that conflates both theory and practice. The module will combine sessions on film theory and practice over twelve weeks and assess both components by means of a podcast and treatment for a short film. Film theory sessions will focus on film analysis and may include approaches such as auteur theory, genre analysis, star discourse, narrative, cinematography and editing. Applied sessions, which fo

Assessment: 60% Coursework 40% Practical

Will develop your knowledge and experience of the technical, creative, organisational and practical demands involved in genre film production. Films are frequently categorised by their genre – for example, the repertory of attributes that differentiate a comedy or a road movie from a horror film or a Bollywood musical. Most of the films produced by the world's film industries fall within these recognisable popular genres, which are enjoyed both for the repetition of the familiar, but also for th