BA (Hons) Film and High-End Television Production with Foundation Year Bachelor's degree at the University of Derby

The Creative Studies module encompasses a wide range of skills that will help you look, record and translate visual information. A variety of drawing and/or recording methods will be used ranging from precise drawing techniques to more experimental mark-making or performative skills using a wide range of media; this will be approached through a variety of structured workshops. These will enable you to develop your skills and techniques in areas such as printmaking, life-drawing, still-life, observational drawing, design drawing, collage and photograms, performance and recording. You will also choose an area or movement in art and design or media and/or performing arts that particularly inter

Assessment: Coursework

The interpretation of the visual world around us and the ability to capture and manipulate images through photo-based processes are fundamental skills in creative practice. This module introduces you to a variety of processes and allows you to explore the many possibilities for creating images that technologies provide. The module allows you to explore and create images using the notion of collage, narrative content, sequence and serialisation. Module Learning Outcome Demonstrate an ability to control processes within areas of image capture, manipulation, and/or performance and reproduction Demonstrate an ability to use relevant technologies for creating meaningful images or recording perfor

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This module will introduce you to the fundamentals of digital imaging from basic image capture and image management, through image adjustment and modification, to arrangement and file management. Through individual practice, the module will encourage the exploration of how digital capture goes beyond the camera onto the computer.

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This module allows you to consolidate and develop a range of subject-specific and transferrable skills by designing and realising a project based on a specific brief. This will allow you to gain skills relevant to your chosen programme but will also enable you to consider how you can work with students from other subjects and disciplines to create innovative and creative approaches to a particular project brief. While you will be able to exercise a considerable degree of freedom over the way you interpret the project brief, you will be supported and guided in your work through a series of seminars, workshops and tutorials. Module learning outcomes On successful completion of the module, you

Assessment: Coursework

This module is designed to encourage the exploration and development of practical skills through the combination of various visual media, including but not limited to graphic design, photography, illustration, fine art, and 3D modelling. Students will engage with the creative process, experimenting with interdisciplinary techniques to expand their artistic vocabulary and deepen their understanding of visual communication. Through workshops, critiques, and practical projects, students will refine their technical abilities and conceptual thinking, preparing them for further study or practice in creative arts disciplines. Module learning outcomes On successful completion of the module, you will

Assessment: Coursework, Practical

This module will introduce you to the academic skills needed for study at undergraduate level and enable you to plan for your future study and career, including research skills, critical thinking, self-reflection, and independent and collaborative working. In doing so, it aims to set the groundwork for your success on the remainder of your programme. Module learning outcomes On successful completion of the module, you will be able to: Identify key resources and techniques applicable in the context of university-level research Communicate knowledge, understanding and arguments effectively Reflect on learning and identify areas of strength and weaknesses Demonstrate the ability to utilise a ra

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This module introduces you to the key tools used for the analysis of the moving image. It will look at the relationships between appropriate media and cultural institutions, forms and practices. It will ask you to consider these debates within the context of your own modes of production. You will be introduced to key methods of textual analysis and will utilise these to explore questions of representation and identity. You will develop a socio-cultural and political perspective on the significance of film and media and will be asked to consider the growing importance of new media technologies such as the internet and video games in relation to your own role as a filmmaker.

Assessment: Coursework

This module will consist of a series of practically led, technical workshops enabling you to understand and safely use specific digital cameras, sound equipment, camera support systems, production peripherals and specific post-production software. The practical experience gained in this module will provide a solid foundation in the safe working practice of production equipment and will set the basis of technical knowledge for your engagement throughout your programme of study with regard to digital video, sound and post-production. Emphasis will be placed on reflection, identifying your strengths, areas for personal improvement, skills development and learning needs to become a competent tec

Assessment: Exam, Practical

The module will introduce you to creative storytelling and how to formulate this into a short workable production script. The ability to write a basic story and script is a key element of your understanding and knowledge related to moving image production at Level 4. Knowing where to start, how to communicate ideas effectively and to have the introductory skills to write a script in the appropriate manner and format will form the basis of this module. This module will introduce you to the essential skills and importance of individual roles and responsibilities whilst working as part of a crew on a moving image production. You will gain an understanding and an awareness of production personne

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This module introduces you to the fundamentals of film post-production, blending theoretical knowledge with hands-on practical training. It equips learners with essential skills and insights required to begin your journey as editors. Through a combination of lectures and workshops, the module offers a balanced mix of theoretical exploration and applied practice. You are guided through key concepts that underpin post-production as both a technical craft and an artistic discipline, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the editor’s role within the broader filmmaking process. Module learning outcomes On successful completion of the module, you will be able to: Demonstrate technical profici

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The aim of this module is to examine the importance of film and television production outside of the mainstream. Building on the critical framework established in Image, Industry and Analysis it will further develop your understanding of the critical perspectives used in the analysis of moving image work. Through a number of case studies you will interrogate the relationship between moving image production, politics, society, culture, and national identity.

Assessment: Coursework, Exam

In this module students have the opportunity to acquire skills and methodologies in writing for film and other media including techniques of structuring and developing narrative for the screen are explored from a national and international perspective. Building on your Project Development module you will also explore and practice industry-based film and media production techniques from the development of a shooting script, through to formal pre-production, production, post-production, edit screenings and final lock off. There will be an emphasis on creative and practical collaboration in the realization of a script for a short film or media artefact. The inter-relationship between creative r

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This module will enable students to learn how to devise and develop a production project from initial idea to pre-production. They will progress through the development process involved with writing a screenplay including writing and engaging with creating title, logline, synopsis, treatment, step outlines and character outlines for their screenplay or structuring a project with camera planning, production logistics and team building.

Assessment: Coursework, Practical

This module will continue to develop your understanding and advance your technical knowledge and safe working practices using celluloid 35mm film, High-end professional cameras, sound, camera support and post-production equipment. The module will enhance your technical skills and knowledge so you can become confident using professional production equipment safely and efficiently.

Assessment: Coursework, Practical

This module forms part of the television practice strand and will allow the student to further expand and develop their skills in television production beyond those displayed at level 4. This module introduces the student to the art of producing as well as building upon their awareness of media ethics and issues in media production. This module will also allow the student to learn on how to identify key issues in TV production, as the module will consider expanding upon the theories of audience, markets, media ethics & law, practical skills, funding and media research. Practical Documentary production will enable the student to explore the constraints of the television industry, develop tech

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This module is designed to help you develop skills in planning and managing creative media projects according to client or industry commissions. Working to industry style briefs set by external organisations or groups you will have the opportunity to work on creative projects such as music and promotional video or advertising. This module will develop your skills and understanding of producing creative work as a content producer in the media and creative industries. It focuses on creative thinking in the design, production and management of creative visual projects enhancing your communication skills, critical thinking, creativity, planning and organisational skills. The module will give you

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This module forms part of the placement year typically completed between the second and final stage of a degree programme. The module provides a framework for the development of reflective skills appropriate to all areas of professional practice including for example aspects of problem solving such as objective setting, planning, negotiating, demonstrating, and reflecting. The emphasis in this module is on the analysis and evaluation of work completed within the organisation and future employability planning. During the module students will develop a reflective portfolio where they record the skills, knowledge and experience developed during the placement experience and evaluate how this wil

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The Research Project provides the opportunity to engage in a piece of extended research or practice. It develops your research skills and enables you to develop a detailed knowledge of a subject of interest you. The Research Project enhances your employability through the development of advanced research and writing skills or individual creative practice, and the ability to self-manage a substantial research project. The module enables a choice of assessment methods: You have the opportunity to engage in a piece of extended research and scholarship related to the fields of media, film and communication studies, to utilise work experience or placement in a piece of industry focused academic r

Assessment: Coursework, Practical

This module will support your practical work at level 6 and enable you to negotiate specific workshops in related moving image equipment and/or post-production software. Your technical skills and health and safety knowledge gained through study in Production Toolkit & Professional Practice will have provided you with a comprehensive understanding of a broad range of equipment and safe working practices. Also, the skills you have gained in level five modules can now be focused on your specific area of interest. This module will enable you to fully engage with a specific, personal learning objective in relation to your own technical and creative interests/requirements to develop your filmmakin

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This module will allow the student to build upon the skills, learning and experiences from the previous two years of study, and allow the student to focus and further develop their independent practice, and theoretical understanding of their chosen subject matter. Through the creation and delivery of a negotiated project, the student will truly begin to define themselves as a professional creative media practitioner within their chosen area of media. The culmination of this module will be a body of work that will become the core of their graduate portfolio for applications to future positions within the creative media industries.

Assessment: Coursework