BA CREATIVE PRODUCING (THEATRE & SHORT FILM

Southend Campus

UCAS Code: W900

Why we’re great

Development of business and entrepreneurial skills in a creative environment Understanding of how to develop artistic projects into viable ventures Introduction to stage, screen and live event production processes

BA Creative Producing (Theatre & Short Film) is a full-time, industry-focused training aimed at entrepreneurial artists with an interest in creating, producing, administrating and promoting theatre and film.

This three-year practical course draws together the broad disciplines of theatre and film (such as writing for performance, lighting & sound, theatre directing & directing for camera, screenwriting, film editing, location management, dramaturgy, and digital set design) with businessfocused aspects of the creative arts and associated industries (including marketing, web-design, social media, fundraising, and arts management). It prepares

you for a career in the creative industries working as producers

and facilitators, and develops transferable skills in communication, presentation, administration, leadership and critical analysis. Based at our Southend Campus, you will have direct access to our state-of-the-art Clifftown Theatre and the opportunity to work alongside

fellow East 15 students studying

on our actor training programmes.

1YR.

Learn the fundamental elements of producing theatre and film Gain an understanding of lighting and sound for performance Discover how to turn an artistic endeavour into a feasible, marketable product Work behind the camera to make short videos that can exist on their own as a narrative or support larger work as marketing material Develop requisite research skills required for the working world and understand the historical and cultural context to arts practice

2YR.

Further develop your skills acquired in Year 1 and learn new facets of the producing role by focusing on more specific tasks across media, theatre and film production Develop your understanding of the skills required to write for film Develop your understanding of location management, fundraising, preparing grant proposals, touring a production, and filming live events Explore the role and practice of the director and dramaturg in theatre and film

3YR.

The third year has one core unit, a written proposal, in which you plan a project that you could feasibly achieve in the future Alongside this, there are opportunities to practically

engage with vocational

pathways, for example,

film production, theatre producing, writing for screen

or performance, etc.

AFTER EAST 15

The UK’s creative industries are now worth over £84 billion to the UK economy. The BA Creative Producing course develops your capacity to instigate projects across the digital, stage and screen sectors.

Industry specialists and professional experts work with you throughout the

degree to develop your employability. Students have opportunities for workplace learning, and are encouraged to develop their professional profile in preparation for careers as freelance producers working as part of a creative team, and for roles across theatre, media and film such as researchers, producers, editors, writers, and managers.