
Film and Television Practice - BA (Hons)
London South Bank UniversitySouthwark Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Creative, Collaborative, Critical. This is where your ideas are brought to life, your creative potential is realised, and key skills, connections and theoretical ideas are nurtured. BA (Hons) Film and Television Practice offers you the skills, knowledge, and industry experience to build a fulfilling career in film and television.
You will be encouraged to explore a range of styles from fiction to documentary and everything in-between, enabling you to develop your own creative voice. The course also gives you the option to specilise, focusing your studies in Writing/Directing, Cinematography or Editing and Post-Production. Our lecturers and academics are active filmmakers with decades of industry experience, accolades from international film festivals and BAFFS, BAFTA, and FIPRESCI nominations.
Our staff have experience working in TV, film and commercials and are ready to pass on their industry knowledge and vital insider skills, while also drawing on their extensive networks to help you build your own. You’ll gain valuable exposure to the industry, current students having sourced placements at Working Title, Vogue, ITV, Red Bull Studios and many others. Alumni are working on feature films and TV show, such as Mission Impossible, Jurassic World, Poor Things, Slow Horses, and 28 Years Later.
This is a highly hands-on programme that will have you making films from your first week. You’ll be pushed creatively to break boundaries and experiment with a range of filmmaking techniques, while also building a commercially viable skillset that will allow you to work on-set and in post-production in any number of roles within the industry. The staff ongoing practice ensures our curriculum is up-to-date and industry relevant, evident in both our accreditation from the prestigious CILECT, NAHEMI and ScreenSkills professional bodies.
You'll learn at Elephant Studios with our industry-standard equipment such as Arri cameras and state-of-the-art editing suites. All this in the heart of London the filmmaking capital of Europe, and the destination of choice for the next generation of filmmakers. Start your journey towards working in the film and TV industry - apply today.
Key highlights
- Accredited by CILECT, NAHEMI and ScreenSkills professional bodies
- Specialise in Writing/Directing, Cinematography or Editing and Post-Production
- Hands-on filmmaking from your first week across fiction and documentary
- Taught by active filmmakers with BAFTA and FIPRESCI nominations
- Students have sourced placements at Working Title, ITV and Red Bull Studios
- Industry-standard Arri cameras and editing suites at Elephant Studios
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112 — 112 UCAS points Or equivalent level 3 qualifications.
Scholarships
LSBU Pathway Progression Scholarship
£5,000 discount from headline gross tuition fees for the first year of study.
Up to £5,000Sports Scholarships
Sports scholars can receive up to £1500 financial support per annum, as well as assistance in competition travel and entry.
The Cambridge Education Group (CEG) Progression Award
The LSBU Pathway Progression Scholarship offers a £5,000 tuition fee discount for the first year of undergraduate or postgraduate taught study.
Up to £5,000The Global Success Scholarship
The Global Success Scholarship is worth up to £4,000 and awarded to international students to provide them a springboard to kickstart their global career at LSBU.
The Transnational Education (TNE) Partner Award
Value: £5,000 tuition fee discount per academic year
Up to £5,000The Vice Chancellor’s International Merit Award
£2,000 for each academic year.
Up to £2,000
Careers this course leads to
- Film director
- Screenwriter
- Cinematographer
- Film and video editor
- Post-production assistant
- Television production assistant
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £16,440 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to London South Bank University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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