Filmmaking with a Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Our practice-based, industry-focused BA (Hons) Filmmaking course enables you to develop creative and technical skills across a broad spectrum of filmmaking practices. You will be taught by experienced practitioners and scholars who support experimentation, craft development, and professional practice within the rapidly evolving world of the moving image.<br/><br/>What makes our course distinctive is the focus on the language of cinema. You will learn how professional filmmakers combine image, sound, editing, performance, storytelling, and collaboration to shape emotion, meaning and audience experience. Through hands-on practice, you will explore how every creative choice, from performance and camera to sound design and structure, helps to bring a story to life. Working in our purpose-built studios, sound stages, and on location, you will build practical skills, grow your confidence, and learn how to contribute effectively as part of a filmmaking team.<br/><br/>We encourages you to explore different forms of film production, including narrative film, documentary and more personal approaches to cinema. Through practical projects and critical reflection, you will develop as both an artist and a filmmaker, building your creative voice alongside the practical skills, confidence, and experience needed for a successful career in the screen industries.<br/><br/><strong>About the Foundation Year</strong><br/>The Foundation Year course option enables you to study for our BA (Hons) degree over an extended full-time duration of four years by including a Foundation Certificate (year one of four).<br/><br/>The Foundation Certificate provides a broad study programme that underpins the follow-on degree. To progress to the next year of your degree, it is necessary to achieve a pass in all of the modules of the Foundation Certificate.