Film & TV
Andre Tomlin, Nathan Clancy, Steven Munday, Phoebe Kimambo – BA (Hons) Digital Film & Screen Arts UCA Farnham
Magdalena Doherty – BA (Hons) Design for Theatre, Film & Performance UCA Rochester
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Foreword Plamen Dimitrov – BA (Hons) TV Production Maidstone TV Studios/ UCA Rochester
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UCA has been named the number one specialist creative university in The Guardian Good University Guide 2018 and the Complete University Guide 2018, and you have the potential to achieve and create great things here. We produce Oscar and BAFTA winning filmmakers and animators, and we’re proud that our students regularly win awards in recognition of their work. Our Film and TV courses have been ranked in the top 10 in the UK by the Guardian university league tables 2018 and are perfectly placed to provide a creative environment in which students can learn and hone their skills. The friendships students form often lead to collaborations across various creative disciplines, further enriching their knowledge. Our BA (Hons) Film Production students for example, are based in Farnham. The campus sits on the doorstep of Bourne Woods, where films like Jurassic World 2,
Harry Potter, Avengers, Thor, Mission Impossible, Gladiator and many others have been filmed. You’ll study in this inspirational area, taking on key production and post-production roles for your collectively produced films – this process is underpinned by theoretical enquiry and critical viewing of historical and contemporary film forms. Farnham is also the home of our BA (Hons) Animation course, which has a long history of producing successful award-winning animators, such as Michael Dudok de Witt’s ‘The Red Turtle’ and the creators of ‘Peppa Pig’ and ‘Hey Duggee’. It’s also home to our Journalism and Media department, featuring state of the art television studios and a wealth of industry experience amongst the academic staff. Our BA (Hons) Television Production course is taught at the UK’s biggest working television studio in Maidstone, which regularly produces shows like Later… with Jools Holland. You’ll be provided with potential work experience opportunities on network television and independent productions, the professional environment enabling graduates from this course to consistently find professional positions within the industry. On each of our courses, the staff team at UCA will nurture your abilities and encourage you to aim high. Some of our tutors have worked with Aardman Animation, the BBC, British Animation Awards, Channel 4, Disney, Game of Thrones, Steve McQueen and Sheffield Doc/Fest, and a number of staff and visiting professionals have BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, HBO and Discovery connections. Whichever course you choose, you’ll join a team of graduates who leave UCA with professional skills and an understanding of teamwork in the workplace. You will apply advanced problem-solving skills to interpret briefs and translate them into original and imaginative output. Sarah Jeans Head of School Film, Media and Performing Arts
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Tudor Massaci – BA (Hons) Film Production UCA Farnham
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Find the right course for you
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We offer a range of courses in Film & TV.
BA (Hons) Animation (3 & 4 year routes available) – UCA Farnham
BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts – UCA Rochester
With alumni including Oscar and BAFTA winners, and the creators of beloved animations such as Peppa Pig, Fantastic Mr Fox, the Compare the Market’s ‘Meerkats’ campaign, and Hey Duggee, our Animation degree is one of the best known and highly regarded courses of its kind in the world. Whether you want to make 3D films using software such as Autodesk Maya, or produce stop-motion films shot in our dedicated studios, on this course you’ll have the freedom to discover and develop your personal style, and follow your own passions – while being guided by a team of highly experienced and well-connected industry professionals.
With its art and design focus and emphasis on production design, you’ll graduate from Computer Animation Arts as a skilled artist in both 2D and 3D forms. We’ll train you to become a proficient software user, helping you develop a well-rounded skillset which is highly sought after by employers in the animation industry and associated creative sectors.
BA (Hons) Design for Theatre, Film & Performance – UCA Rochester
BA (Hons) Film Production (3 and 4 year routes available) – UCA Farnham
Our Design for Theatre, Film and Performance course will fully prepare you for a career in this exciting sector – where designers, informed by the skills of departmental making, develop collaborative designs for sets, costumes and props. You will have the opportunity to construct scale models, create characters and develop the hands-on problem solving skills required to bring theatrical and film production to life. Whether working on a small scale within traditional venues, or on a larger scale in art direction for film or events, this course will enable you to develop artistic interpretation in support of live and recorded performance. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to put what you’ve learned into practice via externally commissioned projects and work experience.
At UCA we have built a strong reputation in the film world, producing 13 BAFTA winners and a high-profile alumni network that has contributed to many global movie successes, including Star Wars, Godzilla, James Bond, Harry Potter, Mission Impossible and Fast and Furious. Our Film courses have also been ranked in the top 10 in the UK by The Guardian league table 2018.
BA (Hons) Digital Film & Screen Arts – UCA Farnham Digital Film & Screen Arts places an emphasis on exploring the creative and conceptual possibilities of moving image and hybrid digital practices. You’ll be encouraged to push the limits of technology, experiment creatively and develop innovative ideas for projects that will equip you for a future in the fast-changing creative industries. The course encourages you to explore practical relationships with moving image, considering the creative potential of new technologies to develop your own unique visual style.
We believe in learning through doing, so from the very beginning you’ll become part of a close-knit creative team, making films exactly as you would in the film industry. This is one of the few courses where you can still combine the latest digital techniques with shooting and editing on 16mm film. You’ll have the chance to fully explore the different aspects of filmmaking and establish yourself in a key specialist role, such as producing, production design, screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, sound or VFX. Coursework is often screened at national and international competitions and festivals, providing a strong springboard for your future filmmaking career.
This takes place alongside critical engagement, with both traditional technologies and newly emerging technologies that re-define our relationship with contemporary media and digital culture. 7
BA (Hons) Television Production – Maidstone TV Studios/UCA Rochester This creative and practical course offers you the unique opportunity to study television production in one of the UK’s leading TV studios. Opportunities for work experience on the high-profile shows made at the studios, and networking with leading industry professionals will give you the chance to develop your skills and gain a real understanding of the sector. Using the latest industry-standard equipment in our purpose-built production base, you’ll learn advanced production techniques and cultivate a strong knowledge base that covers every aspect of the industry. You’ll discover script writing, directing, producing, editing, camera work, sound design, commissioning and more – and by the time you graduate, your versatile and highly sought-after skillset will extend across the whole production process, covering work in television, films, commercials, corporate, music videos, virals and idents.
BA (Hons) TV & Media Production – UCA Farnham
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On this course, you’ll be taught a broad and valuable range of research methods, interviewing skills and visual storytelling techniques, giving you the tools to create compelling and informed content that’s always in high demand. Working across a range of mediums in our state-of-theart facilities, you’ll develop the advanced production techniques needed to produce informed pieces for journalistic, documentary and fiction purposes. You’ll work closely with others specialising in a range of media disciplines, broadening your understanding of the field and providing opportunities for creative collaboration. There will be opportunities throughout the course for you to work on a number of live briefs, giving you the chance to experience a realistic simulation of a working studio atmosphere.
BA (Hons) Journalism & Media Production – UCA Farnham Working in our state-of-the-art studios, you’ll be taught by industry professionals, learning the essential journalistic skills sought by the world’s biggest media organisations as well as the technical skills to match. You’ll work to live briefs through newsroom simulations, and by the time you graduate, you’ll have had first-hand experience of working in professional arenas, helping you to get a foot in the door of a very competitive profession. Whether you seek a career in TV, radio, print or online, you’ll have the dexterity for all areas of the industry to tell compelling stories to a multi-platform audience. Graduates have gone on to work in some of the biggest names in media and journalism such as BBC Five Live, Channel 4, The Times, Reuters, and the Press Association.
Jonathan Williams – BA (Hons) Digital FIlm & Screen Arts UCA Farnham
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We create careers
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Jonathan Williams, Jamie Boxall, Emily Rose, Klára Rychtarčiková – BA (Hons) Digital Film & Screen Arts UCA Farnham
The UK’s creative industries are growing faster than at any other time in history, generating nearly £9.6million an hour in revenue for the UK economy. Thanks to tax relief incentives for film, TV and theatre productions, many producers are choosing the UK as a top destination to develop their projects where demand for graduates is at an all-time high. Our famous alumni include William McGregor, director of the TV series Misfits (Channel 4) and Poldark (BBC), and Gareth Edwards, who directed Godzilla and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. With our excellent connections to the industry, UCA students have worked on major Hollywood productions such as Snow White and the Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart; HBO’s Game of Thrones; and Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley opposite Jude Law. We also have educational partnerships with the National Theatre, the Royal Opera House, technology pioneer Kodak and broadcasting organisations including BECTU, not to mention wellknown film studios such as Pinewood Studios (home to the James Bond movies). Our film and TV students go on to work in a diverse range of roles, including: Directors – – Editors – Producers – Actors – Sound recordists – Advertising professionals – Camera operators – Screenwriters. UCA is the number one specialist creative university (Complete University Guide 2018 and The Guardian University Guide 2018), and we have a proud tradition of supporting students and equipping them with everything they need to thrive in the workplace. 94.6% of our students find employment or go on to further study within the first six months after graduating.
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Tom Jenkins – BA (Hons) Digital Film & Screen Arts UCA Farnham
Portfolio advice
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Make sure your portfolio is well presented. Remember, our tutors will only have a short amount of time to look through each portfolio, so you need to organise your work intelligently. Generally, we would recommend that you include between 10 and 25 pieces of work in your portfolio, neatly mounted on white or off-white paper in either landscape or portrait format (not a mixture of both). Put some of your most attention-grabbing and interesting work at the front and lead the viewer through your journey by exhibiting pieces of work that showcase a variety of skills, materials, techniques and influences – this might include paintings, drawings, photography, digital pieces, storyboards, animation images or written work. If you include moving image work, we would recommend a maximum of two minutes’ running time. Highlight your favourite pieces too, and indicate what or who inspires you.
What is a portfolio? – A portfolio is a collection of your work that demonstrates a range of skills and creative talent. It’s your opportunity to showcase your individuality, creativity, inspirations and artistic abilities, and is a useful way for us to evaluate your suitability for the course you’ve applied to. It might contain design work, drawings/art projects, photographs, films, sound work, music composition, or examples of creative writing or essays. Think of your portfolio as a statement about your work – it should exhibit your creative journey, thought processes and influences. Don’t be afraid to be bold and appeal to the viewer, keeping their attention and leaving them feeling excited about your creative potential.
What should my portfolio include? – Your portfolio should feature examples of your research and show the development of your ideas and projects – this should be highly presentable and well organised. It may be useful to arrange your work into themes, styles or chronological order. This will demonstrate good organisational skills and your own artistic awareness.
Find out more –
The course pages at uca.ac.uk provide clear guidance on what we’d like to see in your portfolio for each of our courses. We’ve also put together a set of videos talking you through the process: uca.ac.uk/study/portfolio-advice
It should exhibit your creative journey, thinking processes and individual personality, so we can assess your potential. It’s also important to show both your inspirations and aspirations, as your portfolio should say a lot about you and your creative identity, as well as the course you’re applying to. Documenting the development of your ideas in a sketchbook is a great way to show us how you approached the task of creating your work, allowing us to gain insight into your creative thought processes and approach to your subject, and demonstrating a clear rationale. 13
Graduate profile
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Emma Gilbertson – BA (Hons) Film Production UCA Farnham, 2017
I chose the Farnham campus because I felt it had the best atmosphere of all the universities I went to and the course seemed really hands-on which was a big selling point. The university has a wonderful reputation for arts and I feel like I made the right choice as I was constantly surrounded by creative inspiring people throughout the course. The thing I enjoyed most was being on set. I’ve been lucky as I travelled a lot for the projects I’ve made. We shot in Liverpool, London and Great Yarmouth – getting on the road with your friends and staying in other places and meeting people is a lot of fun. Some of my friends on the course went to Hong Kong and Spain, so the opportunities are endless! The staff are absolutely amazing! They all have a wealth of knowledge which they are willing to share and they offer constructive criticism which helps you grow as a filmmaker. The facilities at university are useful too; I found the library to be so useful especially when it came to dissertation. I spent hours in there researching and the quiet atmosphere is really nice.
Filmmaking is all about teamwork and the films you make are not a reflection of you but really how you and your group work together. This was one of my biggest anxieties when I first came to university: how would I work with other people? I’ve become more of a team player since then and that’s good because film is all about group work! For me the social aspect was one of the better things about UCA. I made friends with such diverse and interesting backgrounds. I think for me personally I was so proud of myself for finishing and doing well on my dissertation. To go through school undiagnosed for dyslexia and continuously told I wasn’t very good was so disheartening. My dissertation tutor helped me through and found my idea interesting. When results came I couldn’t believe how well I had done. For me it was a massive reassurance – I was good enough. I’m currently working on a LGBTQ+ dance film Random Acts, a creative partnership with many companies including Screen South and Channel 4. It’s an amazing opportunity as we develop the film with professionals in the industry and get our names out there.
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Graduate profile When I chose UCA, league table results definitely influenced my decision, with the Film Production course ranking among the top in the UK. I attended an Open Day and I enjoyed the friendly personal tour of the facilities I was given by a member of the faculty. I will also say that my first contact with the town of Farnham was decisive. I prefer grass and tranquillity to asphalt and frenzy. And with London just an hour’s train ride away, it was having cake and eating it! Narrative is something I’ve always been interested in. Nothing beats a well-told story and film is a wonderful channel to express your individuality while teaming up with other creative people. I am currently working on what looks to be my first feature-length film. I am in the early stages of working on the script and am looking for funding opportunities. I enjoyed the hands-on learning approach of the course. For instance, the department has some bins with exposed reel scraps that you can rummage through and splice these bizarre “Frankenstein” films together. It’s really fun.
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Tudor Massaci – BA (Hons) Film Production UCA Farnham, 2017
The facilities are great! The studios are all stocked accordingly and they are all very user-friendly, which I think is very important at this stage. They are also very versatile, so students can actually build their own sets too. This creates a community – most students (film or otherwise) are attracted by the magnetism of a film set, and like to help out. As for equipment stores, you’ll likely spend a lot of time here. You can rent out pretty much anything you might need for a project. I won regional Best Student Short at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Southern for my film, “Nymphs”, which has since also been nominated for National RTS Best Student Short and Best Editing. It’s been quite an experience – a stepping stone. I have lived abroad, made incredible friends, learned more on the craft of filmmaking, made some great films, made some awful films, won an award, and gained a newfound appreciation for vinegar!
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Graduate profile
Maddy Bush – BA (Hons) Creative Arts for Theatre and Film UCA Rochester, 2017
Tell us a bit about your final project. –
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The piece is for a Greek play called The Oresteia, which is about a cycle of revenge in a family, and I see it as being about the judgement of humanity as well.
I’m looking into freelancing for a bit with some design work too, a bit of carpentry and metalwork in theatre – although I wouldn’t say no to film!
So, my design is based on Ovid’s Four Ages of Man which are gold through to iron, and this piece is the transition to the iron age, where everything is going to ruin, and humanity has become evil and overcome by evil. That is what’s represented with the metal coming down onto the walls.
I did a lot of work experience while I was here, at the National Theatre, the Royal Opera House, and Footprint Scenery as well as with Yvonne Arnaud theatre in Guildford. The benefit of doing a placement is that you learn so much in such a short space of time. I found it helped to gain a lot of confidence as well, and gain contacts, and learn what the industry’s all about.
What did you like most about studying at UCA? – The resources are good – the technicians are good, the guys in the workshop have been amazing, really helpful.
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Lucy Cronin – BA (Hons) Design for Theatre, Film & Performance UCA Rochester
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Graduate profile
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Megan Waters – BA (Hons) Television Production Maidstone Television Studios/UCA Rochester, 2017
I was worried that I didn’t have experience in television production or that my application wouldn’t be good enough, but the staff are mainly concerned with how interested and dedicated you are to film and TV production, that’s what matters! They all still work in film and television or previously worked in the industry, which allows them to share their experiences with the students and they have first-hand knowledge on the subjects the course explores.
The course provided opportunities for work on TV shows at the studios, which is brilliant industry experience. At the start of my third year I applied and was selected to be a runner on Later… with Jools Holland, and loved it. I met all the BBC production crew, worked in audience ticketing and guest lists, served drinks to the audience, and even the celebrity guests! I went to the Royal Television Society Futures Careers Fair recommended by our course leader. I’m so glad I did, as I met great production and post-production companies that pointed me in the right direction of places that I could start my career as an editor. I’ve definitely grown a lot since I started university. My confidence has improved as I was a lot shyer to begin with, and my skillset in filmmaking, especially editing, has dramatically improved. My career goal is to become an editor; I applied for runner roles at postproduction companies in my last term and I’ve had three interviews, a trial shift and I’m now getting real work as a runner. I want to thank all of my tutors and our course’s technical advisor and careers advisor, I’ve learnt so much and their feedback has built up my confidence an incredible amount. I started university with a rough idea of what I wanted to do, and now I know exactly what my goal is and feel excited to start my career.
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Course leaders
Claire Barwell – BA (Hons) Film Production UCA Farnaham Claire studied English at Oxford University, and has an MA in Independent Film and an MA in Cultural Memory. She went on to make films at the London Film-makers’ Co-op and for Channel 4, working with Terence Davies and Patrick Keiller. She also worked at ITV and the BBC, before becoming London Region Organiser of the Independent Filmmakers’ Association. She has written articles for Undercut, Sight and Sound, PIX, the Journal of Visual Communication, and Cahiers Louis Lumière. More recently, she made a City film for the World Expo (Shanghai 2010), and an installation ‘Breath/Breathe’, for the Cultural Olympiad (2012). As Chair of the National Association of Higher Education in the Moving Image (2010-16), she was involved in organising the annual ‘Eat our Shorts’ festival of student films and the Talking Shop Conference for teachers of film. She has also served as a member of the jury at a number of short film festivals, including Watersprite and Aesthetica.
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Simon Welsford – BA (Hons) Television Production Maidstone Television Studios/ UCA Rochester Simon has spent over 15 years working in the film and television industry as a writer/director. He has worked on a wide range of productions, screening around the world and winning a number of awards. His short film ‘Walking With Walken’ went on to screen at over 30 international festivals, and was sold to Film4, Channel 4 and CBC in Canada. It won five festival awards and this success led to Simon directing a variety of television programmes. His directing work has also covered corporate films for clients such as Pearson and Penguin, music videos and more. Simon wrote and directed his first feature film, ‘Jetsam’. Independently financed, it premiered at the 51st London Film Festival and won the Best Low Budget Film Prize at the London Independent Film Festival. It garnered high critical praise, and gained a UK theatrical release and worldwide distribution on DVD and VOD. Simon continues to develop feature length projects as a writer, with agent representation in Los Angeles.
Lesley Adams – BA (Hons) Animation UCA Farnham Lesley is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She has a first-class (Hons) Graphic Design degree, and worked commercially within the industry as a designer and animator before graduating with her Master’s degree in Animation from the Royal College of Art in 1991. Lesley has co-directed several Arts Council funded films and events, including the awardwinning Channel 4 and Arts Council England funded film, ‘Postcards of Belief’. She has also curated animation screenings at Bradford International Animation Festival, National Film Theatre in London, Cardiff International Animation Festival, the Lightbox in Woking and the Black Film Makers Festival in London. She is an External Examiner at the University of South Wales and the University of Bolton; has acted as an Industry Advisor for the National Film & Television School (NFTS) on the Directing Animation course; and has been an External Examiner at Staffordshire University and the University of Sussex. She is a member of the Higher Education Academy, National Association for Higher Education in the Moving Image (NAHEMI) and Animation Alliance UK.
Gary Thorne – BA (Hons) Design for Theatre, Film & Performance UCA Rochester Before joining UCA, Gary was RADA›s Head of Theatre Design between 2004 and 2016, responsible for the twoyear Postgraduate in Set & Costume Design, a programme he co-wrote. Many of his graduates work professionally across theatre, film, television, opera, and dance.
books on design: Stage Design, Designing Stage Costumes, and Technical Drawing for the Stage, published by Crowood Press, Wiltshire. Gary is under commission to combine current approaches to set and costume design in Design for Performance with Crowood Press, due in 2018. His conference papers have been published with École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, Paris, France and with NACTA, Beijing, China.
Gary studied in London with Motley Theatre Design (1983-84) under Margaret “Percy” Harris and Elizabeth Montgomery (Sophie Harris was the third Motley), whose creative period embraced 1920-2000. With a philosophy of respect for language and meaning of text – directorial and design integrity together craft a visual language to serve characters, their relationships and their developing situation. Prior to Motley, Gary studied fine art with Byam Shaw School in London, later acquiring his MA in Public Art (Art in Architecture) through UEL. Gary’s professional work since 1984 ranges from small to medium scale touring, repertory theatre in the UK and across Canada, opera, public art commissions such as Gloucester City Millennium Banners, to fine art group exhibitions in London. Gary has written three educational
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Rosie Gunn – BA (Hons) Digital Film and Screen Arts UCA Farnham Rosie Gunn leads our BA (Hons) Digital Film & Screen Arts course. In 2017, Rosie made the artwork ‘Chain of Resistance’, to be carried in the recreation of a protest march for the Gestures of Resistance exhibition - curated by UCA’s Jean Wainwright and to coincide with Documenta in Athens. In 2016 Rosie worked with the National Archive and the DanceMovement on an Arts Council funded project, to choreograph ‘In Our Minds: a dance performance’. She has since presented documentation of the work in UCA’s gallery, at the National Archive and at the British Academy’s Creative Histories conference at the Univerity of Bristol. In 2015 she collaborated on ‘The Birth of Stars’, an interdisciplinary Arts Council funded project, to create and light the performances with a digital video projection interacting with the music and choreography.
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In 1993, she co-founded Exposures (with Grace Lau, Del La Grace Volcano and Robin Shaw). In 1994, she took Exposures’ photography and workshop programme to the Melkweg in Amsterdam. Exposures’ archive was accepted into the Women’s Art Library at Goldsmiths,
University of London. Her photography was discussed and published in Emmanuel Cooper’s Routledge publication ‘Fully Exposed’, as well as in national publications such as The Sunday Times Culture supplement, Time Out magazine and international publications from Norway to Brazil. She made the three-screen HD video ‘Living Room’ for the National Review of Live Art and in 2009 was awarded a Teaching Fellowship for ‘My School’. Rosie became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2012.
Phil Gomm – BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts UCA Rochester Phil has a first-class degree in Three Dimensional Design and a distinction in Masters of Arts in Design. As an active filmmaker, photographer, writer, designer and blogger, Phil’s varied and encompassing creative experience directly enriches his ability to guide and mentor students. His films include ‘Be Amazing’ (2010) and ‘The Making of Medway’ (2010). This is in addition to ‘The Illustrations’ (2009), ‘The Fashion Show’ (2009) and ‘The Story So Far’ (2009) – three short films documenting the Gateway School of Fashion, winner of the Times Higher Education Excellence and Innovation in the Arts Award 2009. Phil was responsible for devising and delivering three diverse animationrelated outcomes under the ‘ACT – A Common Territory’ Interreg funded project: the animation ‘La Creation Du Monde’, screened at the Maison de la Culture, Amiens, France; the Requiem Seven sculptures, exhibited at the Royal Opera House’s High House Production Park, Purfleet; and kinetic props and scenery for Benjamin Britten’s Noye’s Fludde, as performed at Cirque Jules Verne, Amiens, Théâtre Impérial, Compiègne and Comberton Village College, Cambridge.
Phil is currently producing a new series of animated content as part of ‘ONE is More’, a second cycle of Interreg funded projects, including an animated version of Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra, to be screened live at various European performances of Britten’s classical work from September 2017 onwards. His most recent exhibition was Semblance (2016) in Whitstable, which continues his fascination with long-exposure photography and early computer-generated imagery.
Catriona Barber – BA (Hons) Computer Animation Arts UCA Rochester
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Film Production studio & editing suite UCA Farnham
Farnham –
Maidstone TV Studios –
UCA Farnham has extensive purpose-built facilities for over 2,000 students studying a wide range of creative arts subject areas including film, animation, graphics, illustration, fine art, photography, textiles, journalism and advertising.
The Maidstone Studios have a comprehensive range of post-production and scenery services on site.
Facilities include: – An animation studio with Mac workstations, light boxes, line testers and high-speed batch scanners – Dedicated studios for set building, lighting, costume and prop-making – Industry-standard video production equipment, editing software, sound editing software, digital media software and CGI software – Dedicated performance and rehearsal spaces. Our partnership with Farnham Maltings – a leading performance venue located in the heart of Farnham – opens up a network of professional theatre makers and extensive resources, including performance and rehearsal spaces and a screening room. Access may depend on your particular course. UCA Farnham has a long-term plan for a dedicated Film and Media Centre on campus containing industry-standard spaces and equipment. The building will include a recording studio, live room, dubbing theatre, film studio and performance spaces, to be completed by 2019.
Rochester – Our UCA Rochester campus provides you with a fantastic range of facilities to help you realise your creative visions. Dedicated workshop space includes equipment for metal work, wood work, casting resin and plaster work. You’ll also have access to our sewing rooms, dye and print facilities, campus photography studios, laser cutting and 3D printing.
You’ll receive exclusive 24/7 (depending on your specific course) access to an expansive, dedicated learning and teaching space within the studios. This includes 25 Apple edit suites, screening rooms, an audition room, sound booth, kitchen, kit room and library. We also have a technical tutor onsite who can assist with projects, as well as a dedicated work placement coordinator who can help in establishing opportunities for you. Dedicated production facilities include: – – – –
Fostex field sound recorders GoPro Hero Green screen iMacs equipped with Adobe Studio and FCPX – Professional studio and live gallery – Pro-tools sound booth – Manfrotto tripods – Manfrotto Fig Rig – Manfrotto tracking kit – Mini Crane – Sennheiser sound kits – Sony HD cameras – Steadicam. Please note, access to each campus and its resources can sometimes depend on the campus you choose to study at (for example, if you study at one campus, you may be using the facilities at that campus but not always at others – this depends on your course).
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Graduate Profile The experience on the course has been amazing and will be a memorable journey that I will not forget. Digital Film and Screen Arts (DFSA) offers photography, editing using professional edit suites such as Avid, Art, documentary, VFX, Animation, and DOP – Director of Photography. The course has diverse units to help you develop and further your skills, taught by industry professionals that are there to help you get into the field you want to pursue. With the units the course offers and facilities available over the three years, DFSA has given me invaluable skills which I never thought I’d be able to achieve, such as 3D modelling and film grading. In the second year, there’s a studio build and you assign yourself a role you want to take on – I took on camera operator and at the same time, as a group we all helped each other out. From this studio build, the experience of taking up roles such as camera, lighting, sound and all the others that come with making a short film, inspired me. It gave me confidence – before university I had never experienced an atmosphere and environment of being on a film set, let alone in a professional studio surrounded by green screen from the Harry Potter film sets. Nevertheless, this experience opened my mind and helped me develop skills that I never had before.
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Shahid Abu – BA (Hons) Digital Film & Screen Arts UCA Farnham, 2016
There are several skills I learnt and picked up that I never imagined I would have, from developing my artistic skills in digital concept art and storyboarding, to knowing how to grade films to a high and professional film industry standard. In my final year I helped out on the set of Huntsman (2016), starring Chris Hemsworth, with my brother – he got me a few days on set as he is a Greensman for Pinewood Studios, since he graduated from the Film Production course at UCA in 2014.
Next steps
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