module specification

Building on your practical filmmaking skills gained at level 4, you will work on a series of challenging film projects and will start to develop your on-set specialism.

This practical filmmaking module gives you the opportunity to work with more advanced equipment including cinema cameras, professional grip equipment, advanced studio and location based lighting to help you create compelling contemporary films.

Dynamic project briefs can change from year to year, adapting to new and emerging practice in a way that encourages you to work at the cutting edge, preparing you for entry into the film industry as it is today.
Briefs engage with a variety of formats and genres and can include (but are not limited to): Fiction film, Documentary, Studio, Interactive, Experimental Film, TV studio multicamera production. Briefs can also be Client-Led (these projects might be competitions, live briefs from external organisations or self-generated projects around themes).

You will come up with fresh ideas for films in a wide range of genres, building a team (or joining a team) that forms around a strong idea or concept. You will work with others in a collaborative way and will begin to work in more defined specialisms (Directing, Producing, Cinematography, Sound design and recording, Editing and Post Production). You can also choose to work in different specialisms across different projects. You will shoot on location or in our Holloway Rd film studio.

Each brief concludes with a group screening of films at one of our large screening rooms.
At the end of this module you will have completed a portfolio that consists of at least two films. You can choose to work on more than one film per brief so there is no specific limit as to how many films you can include in your portfolio for assessment.  

NOTE: This practical module is delivered alongside the core level 5 Film Production Skills module. Film Production Skills is used to pitch, write, research, develop (and reflect upon) films produced on this (Creative Filmmaking) module.

Module aims:

• To enable you to experiment, working across a variety of genres in a range of different specialist roles.
• To encourage ambition and originality, to create an environment within which you are willing to take creative risks.
• To give you the ability to create cinematic stories that are coherent, contemporary and ambitious.
• To build on your practical filmmaking skills in a variety of on-set disciplines including cinematography, editing, sound recording and mixing.
• To reinforce and build on your knowledge of the industry, terminology and on-set practice.

The syllabus is arranged around 2-3 film briefs. It is dynamic and can change and adapt to the challenges of the brief.

Specialisms taught as part of film project briefs:

• Directing and Producing
• Lighting & Cinematography
• Sound Recording and Post Production
• Editing

Indicative production brief genres (varying from year to year):

• Documentary and factual
• Fiction Film (drama and / or comedy)
• Experimental Film
• Interactive Film / VR / New and Emerging Screen based practice
• Live Brief or Client Led Brief
• TV studio multicamera production

NOTE: This practical module is delivered alongside the core level 5 Film Production Skills module. Film Production Skills is used to pitch, write, research, develop (and reflect upon) films produced on this (Creative Filmmaking) module.

The learning and teaching strategy for this module and other core filmmaking modules is to place the emphasis on learning through practice.

Teaching methods include practical workshops, demonstrations, lectures, seminars and group tutorials. We also regularly invite film industry guest speakers to share their knowledge with students in special masterclasses and workshops.

Students are taught how to be manage their own project schedules and have additional bookable access to Avid Suite / Holloway Film Studio at other times during the week. Lecturers are available for consultation and for a schedule of regular group (or individual) tutorials and feedback throughout the duration of each brief.

This module encourages and combines lecturer-led learning, peer based and learning through experience alongside independent study.

Project briefs provide an opportunity for students to work with others on the same course and potentially set up collaborations with students from other courses and other levels.

On completion of this module, will be able to demonstrate:

LO1. Extended skills in working independently.
For example, working to and planning for a specific production role on a film project.

LO2. Developed practical skills and an understanding of practice in Film and TV Production.
E.g. producing films that demonstrate developing technical skills. Working safely with mechanical and electrical equipment both in the studio and on location.

LO3. The ability to work collaboratively in groups.
E.g. Managing conflicting views and developing the ability to listen, reflect, contribute and take the lead at appropriate times throughout the production process.

LO4. Show an understanding of the ways meaning is created in film and screen based work.
E.g. By creating ambitious, well-paced, coherent films that express imaginative creative ideas.

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