Moving Image Production - BA (Hons) Top up
- Approved by:
- University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
- Start:
- September
- Location:
- University Centre
- Level:
- 6
- Institution code:
- H65
- UCAS code:
- 8B07
Course Details
This course has been designed to provide you with a critical understanding of contemporary and future debates within the media industry. It will equip you with critical, technical and transferable skills that will enable you to progress into a career in the industry.
The aims of the programme are to:
- Develop and promote employability skills through live briefs, enterprise, integration with the community and awareness of career opportunities and current practices, preparing students for a career in the media industry
- Develop the ability to produce creative and innovative work of high quality applying current industry conventions
- Introduce knowledge of a range of production and post production tools and techniques to be applied to professional productions and public exhibitions
- Develop transferable skills of self evaluation, independent research and project management and development
- Further provide a sound grounding in social and critical issues around media practice which will both underpin post-university work and equip those wishing to embark on postgraduate study
You will be encouraged to be creative and innovative, producing a range of work for live briefs, enterprise and exhibitions, and gain in-depth knowledge of both production and post production tools and techniques. You will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement at a national media company. The ability to project manage and work independently will be essential requirements. You will have full access to studio space featuring green screen capability, professional cameras, film and sound equipment and the latest Apple Mac computers equipped with editing software.
On successful completion of this qualification, potential career paths may include:
- Cinematographer
- Independent filmmaker
- TV Broadcaster
- Corporate filmmaker
- Post Production Manager
- Special Effects Consultant
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It should be noted that all courses are subject to periodic review, usually every five years, by the awarding partner organisations. Any potential planned changes made to course content following such reviews shall be communicated on the University Centre website and in writing to individual students / applicants.
While we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place any day of the week.
