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This course allows you to combine practice, critical and creative work. You will acquire advanced knowledge and skills in digital production, screenwriting, directing and develop your understanding of film, moving image and broader film culture. You will analyse and reflect on film and documentary. Practice-based learning framed by the study of film concepts and current industrial practices will encourage you to become creative and critical practitioners with highly developed audio-visual literacy – valuable employability skills for the media and creative industries sector.
This course allows you to combine practice, critical and creative work. You will acquire advanced knowledge and skills in digital production, screenwriting, directing and develop your understanding of film, moving image and broader film culture. You will analyse and reflect on film and documentary. Practice-based learning framed by the study of film concepts and current industrial practices will encourage you to become creative and critical practitioners with highly developed audio-visual literacy – valuable employability skills for the media and creative industries sector.<br/><br/>If you’re always wanted to turn that film that’s in your head into a reality, or develop a deeper understanding about how films tell our stories, then this is the degree for you. This exciting course will provide you with all the tools and knowledge that you will need to make a profession of your passion and forge a career in film.<br/><br/>Our Film degree will provide a theoretical grounding and historical understanding of visual culture, as well as equip you with a broad range of production skills within different areas of the media, including documentary filmmaking, screenwriting and short film production.<br/><br/>This course will also equip you with a solid grounding in the technical and practical skills required to make you a sought-after professional in these fields.<br/><br/>Lecturers who teach on the Film Studies degree have a range of interests including American Cinema, British and European film, gender, the body and film, film and history, digital technology and film, screenwriting, film-making, media and film in Wales, acting and performing, language and film, blogging and podcasting, computer games and film, film stars and film on television. Many members of staff in the School are practising professionals and consultants.<br/><br/>The school is also home to a dynamic and vibrant community of professionals and students who want to make and study films. Nestled in a breath-taking location between the Snowdonia National Park and the Irish Sea, Bangor’s location has brought HBO, Netflix, the BBC, S4C and a host of a major film companies to shoot here. Recent productions include Watchmen at Penrhyn Castle or The Crown in Caernarfon Castle.<br/><br/>Bangor is the site for a range of Creative Industries conferences, video conferences and events. It is a regular site for visiting creative writers, film-makers, journalists, designers, dramatists, new media makers and more.<br/><br/>‘Placement Year’ and International Experience Year’ options are available for this course. You will have the opportunity to fully consider these options when you have started your course at Bangor and can make an application for a transfer onto such a pathway at the appropriate time. You can find more information about these options on our website and if you have any questions, please get in touch.<br/><br/>If you don’t have the required qualifications for this degree-level course or are looking to re-enter education after time away from study, then a Foundation Year Programme might be the right choice for you. Please see Media Studies and Production (with Foundation Year) P31F.
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Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
23/09/2024
Campus
Main Site
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Course Code
W610
Institution Code
B06
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS TariffScottish HigherMinimum of 5 Scottish Highers - some subject specific grades/Advanced Highers may be required. Access to HE DiplomaPass required. International Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammePass required. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)MMM DDM We will also consider other BTEC qualifications in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications. OCR Cambridge Technical Extended DiplomaExtended ProjectPoints can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent. Please contact us for more information. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications. A levelGeneral Studies and Key Skills not accepted. T LevelT Level qualifications are accepted on a case by case basis. |
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