BA (Hons) Film Production & Cinematography

This course, delivered at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s Salisbury campus, is perfect for anyone who wants to make films.

Learn from experienced professionals

The degree is taught by experienced industry professionals and academics who will help you to develop the technical, creative and production skills necessary to be successful in the competitive world of film and television.

Industry-standard equipment

You’ll have access to digital cinema cameras including the Arri Alexa, Sony FS7 and FS5, celluloid film cameras such as Panavision, Arriflex, and Bolex, nonlinear edit suites, Steenbeck editing tables, location lighting, dollies and track. Over the course of your studies, you will learn camera, lighting, directing, producing, production management, scriptwriting, editing and sound recording skills. As well as shooting on digital, there are also opportunities to shoot on 16mm and 35mm film. You will research film history and theory and deepen your knowledge and understanding of the contemporary film and television industry.

Industry experience

Students say that the placement allows them to get a foot in the door and many return to do paid work after graduation. Students have completed placements on productions including Killing Eve, 1917, and Good Omens, and at companies such as Panavision, Disney and the BBC.

Where to next?

Many of our graduates have gone on to work in various roles on high profile film and television productions. Some of our most recent alumni credits include: No Time to Die, 1917, The Banshees of Inisherin, Avengers: Endgame, The Witcher, Loki, The Batman, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Masters of the Air, The Crown, Matilda: The Musical, Fast X, Star Wars: Andor, House of the Dragon and much, much more!

Simply, I wouldn’t be where I am today without this course. The knowledge I gained was invaluable when I was working as a trainee; it helped me to stand out above the crowd.

Bethany Spence, Art Department

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

Key Information

Duration and delivery:

3 years full-time with a 4-week placement, or 4 years full-time with a 30week placement

Entry requirements: 104-120 tariff points

Required subjects: None

If English is not your first language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component or equivalent

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