BA (Hons) Creative Media Arts Bachelor's degree at Westminster

This module provides an induction and understanding of creative and collaborative research practice, assessment processes and group working required in creative practice subjects. The module will introduce you to the University's commitment to the United Nations' Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). You'll be challenged to experiment individually, undertaking contextual and practical research, which will contribute to a significant group project where students will be allocated creative role

This module further develops the practical skills introduced in Creativity and Collaboration and Storytelling: Photography and Web Media, together with methods for research and conceptual development, in the production of a Space, Place and Experience (SPE) Practical Project (70%). You'll undertake workshops throughout the module to enhance your technical abilities in all media areas. The individual Written Essay (30%) is based on choosing one from a series of set questions and challenges you to

Assessment: Practical Project (70%) and Written Essay (30%)

This module establishes the interrelationship between media theory and practice by introducing theoretical and conceptual frameworks that underpin creativity in the contemporary media arts industries. This interconnectedness is reflected in the assessment structure, which comprises an interdisciplinary Storytelling Project (70%) and a Written Essay (30%) to be chosen from a series of questions based on themes and debates addressed throughout the module. As such, the module develops key academic

Assessment: Storytelling Project (70%) and Written Essay (30%)

This module allows you to engage with the practices and characteristics of screen-based traditions, typically expanded photography, moving image and animation. The emphasis is on experimental and exploratory approaches, where traditions, ideas and technologies are subject to critical analysis, creative play, mixing/blurring, and realisation/production. You'll propose a personal project in response to conceptual and theoretical prompts; project development will be supported through negotiation wi

Assessment: Final project as presented in end of module critical review and supporting documentation of research

This is a practical module that develops knowledge of production design techniques in terms of practice and concept. The completion of a design handbook will enable a variety of skills from script breakdown to pre-visualisation. There is an emphasis on critical analysis of both your own work and that of professional designers.

This module is designed to meet the growing demand for producing content for moving image in related creative industries. The module focuses on practices, techniques and technologies relating to the areas of moving image, animation and compositing. At the same time, this module looks at the role of visual artists, focusing on developing their understanding and knowledge of the key concepts, principles and tools that promote clear communication of ideas for producing moving image content for digi

Assessment: Live presentations

This module recognises that, from the very opening frames of any screen drama, audience engagement depends on believable performances from actors. Because simply knowing what is wanted from actors on screen does not equip directors to achieve the desired results, students are introduced to the craft of acting along with a range of techniques for effectively working with actors and non-actors in developing characters and scenarios, casting, rehearsals, and directing actors on set.

Media convergence refers to the flow of content across media and active participation by media users and audiences. The creative industries increasingly demand transferable skills and an awareness of the shifting relationships across media practices and platforms in a digital context. You'll develop projects that illustrate this fluidity of content and encourage user participation through a range of media, such as AR, VR, interactive web media and installation-based work. This module also furthe

This module prepares you for undertaking advanced creative and critical research at Level 6, especially the Research Project module. Identifying methods and designs suitable for theory and practice-based research, you are supported in your development of an appropriate topic in the creative media arts.

The frontiers of media practice increasingly disregard the distinctions between traditional media. This module challenges you to explore the boundaries of existing media to develop emergent and transferable skills pertinent to an age of digital distribution. These explorations will be situated in relation to contemporary debates, including sustainability, social, and climate justice. Intermediate and advanced workshops across course media (typically, new media, still and moving image, physical c

This module introduces you to the professional creative industries and provides you with experience of related workplace environments, relevant to the host course, through a range of tailored professional projects, including a work placement (alternatives may include client-set briefs and curated public events). Taught sessions introduce different career possibilities and provide an overview of professional skills, as well as introducing you to relevant support within the University and external

This module considers the impact of culture and power on current and future creative media practices. By examining the creative industries from an interdisciplinary perspective, you'll develop informed critical responses to recent social and technological transformations involving creative media. These responses will be assessed in a written essay or a video essay.

Assessment: Written essay or video essay

This is a practical module in which you'll immerse yourself in the art and craft of Cinematography. Week by week you'll look at camera and lighting skills, combining creative expression with technical expertise. You'll work collaboratively to shoot exercises and investigate a range of industry-standard equipment and techniques. The completion of a 'camera and lighting scrapbook' will enable a variety of skills and will allow you to research specific areas of interest within lighting and camera d

This module takes an intersectional approach to race, ethnicity, gender and class in film and TV. The module will pay attention to the interconnected nature of these identities. You'll look at how you shape lived experiences of people and how moving images participate in this process. You'll explore how film reproduces or subverts existing norms and privileges, and discuss topics such as gender, sexuality, diversity, agency, tokenism, LGBTQI representation, critical race theory and whiteness. Th

Assessment: Video essay format

Screen 2: Short Form Film and Video is designed to meet the substantial demand for short form media content which is consumed across multiple personal devices (including desk-top computers, laptops, tablets and smart phones) and distributed across multiple platforms (including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok). The module seeks to arm you with the skillset and confidence to work as an 'all-rounder creative' - an individual who generates shortform content without the multi-person crew and

This module enables you to gain practical experience, along with a critical and conceptual understanding of the processes involved in writing a short script for various media, such as moving image, audio-based or interactive media. The role of the writer and specific writing methodologies are placed within a professional