BA (Hons) Film and Television Production Bachelor's degree at Westminster

An introduction to documentary in which you will develop a range of skills required to make, contextualise and evaluate documentary films. Key movements, theories, styles and approaches to storytelling in documentary filmmaking are introduced along with the ethical implications of the form. Throughout the module, your creative, practical and technical work is in dialogue with your developing knowledge of documentary filmmaking more broadly. This culminates in the collaborative production of a do

An introductory module that provides you with practical skills and foundational theories of filmmaking leading to the production of a series of micro dramas. Micro dramas - short impactful bitesize narratives are booming as a distinct genre specialising in high concept evocative and immediate stories that build across a series. Working in small groups, you will be introduced to the core skills of lighting, shooting video, recording sound on location plus postproduction, health and safety and bas

Introduces students to screen criticism across film, television, and digital media. It explores how screen content is analysed, evaluated, and discussed in different contexts and for different audiences – from written reviews, critiques and recaps to podcasts, YouTube video essays, and TikTok takes. It considers the centrality of screen criticism to screen industries and cultures, from journalistic reviews to fan critiques to affiliated media. Through case studies, conceptual prompts and creativ

Introduces some of the foundational concepts, debates, and critical tools of television studies, with a particular focus on investigating the workings of television texts and genres. The module draws on an international range of television case-studies, spanning historical and contemporary-digital examples. In considering television genres as 'cultural categories', the module also encourages a critical sensitivity to related concerns of representation, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Introduces the students to the fundamentals of shooting in the TV studio. Students will be introduced to the core skills of studio directing, vision mixing, lighting, studio camera operations, recording sound, live graphics, health and safety and basic production management. At the end of the module, working as a team, students will learn how to produce a 1+1 interview and the fundamentals of shooting music productions in the studio.

Puts 'performance' front and centre as you experience the creative challenges producing drama in the TV Studio. Through practical workshops, you will acquire the technical skills and explore the creative opportunities that enable drama production in the Studio space. From performances rooted in 'realism' to more experimental pieces including monologues, you are encouraged to experiment with form and content in both the writing and directing of the finished work.

A live television studio is a hive of energy, tension and excitement. This module creates that buzz through the production of 'as live' television studio content. Working in large production groups, you will devise and produce TV Studio based Live Magazine shows with a music performance element. Through practical workshops in studio, you'll learn the procedures and protocols necessary for shooting a Live TV studio show.

Designed to prepare you for life after graduation and for working and building sustainable careers in the television industry. It helps you develop career skills such as effective self-presentation, and interview techniques, with a view to helping you apply for a work placement. As part of the module you'll source, secure and complete one (or more, depending on the length) work placements in a media production environment and compile a report to reflect on your experience.

Explores the centrality of story and storytelling in television production. Through a series of historical and contemporary case-studies and building upon the academic foundations of your first year, this module examines the mechanics of television narrative. The module develops essential understanding and critical skills relating to the successful construction of character and encouraging engagement and investment from audiences, alongside the complex inner workings of plot.

Students will explore end-to-end the production of promotional video content for broadcast and online platforms. Students will produce content advertising brands, creating campaigns for Third Sector organisations, public information films or corporate content for industries. Creative ideas are brainstormed and produced for an identified client to a negotiated length. This module encourages students to explore live briefs with potential clients and integrate social media into a promotional campai

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 departmen

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.