
Design for Film and Television BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Design for Film and Television BA (Hons)
Created in close collaboration with the film and television industry, this course will prepare you for a successful career as a production designer, art director or other art department role. Learn a wide range of art department skills including set design, visualisation and drafting.
Key features
• As a dedicated art and design school, our facilities promote collaboration and innovation. You’ll be working alongside artists, designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, and filmmakers.
• Opportunity to apply for a Europ...
Created in close collaboration with the film and television industry, this course will prepare you for a successful career as a production designer, art director or other art department role. Learn a wide range of art department skills including set design, visualisation and drafting.<br/><br/><strong>Key features</strong><br/><br/><br/>• As a dedicated art and design school, our facilities promote collaboration and innovation. You’ll be working alongside artists, designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, and filmmakers.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Opportunity to apply for a European or international exchange to one of our partner institutions.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• All first-year students within the School of Art & Design will work together on a joint project.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• The School supports your course in developing a flexible approach that enables work experience / placement activity to occur within modules.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Industry experts and specialists are a regular feature of the course, either delivering guest lectures and workshops or working more closely with you on live projects. Recent industry experts include: Oscar-nominated production designer Maria Djurkovic (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Billy Elliot, The Imitation Game) and BAFTA award-winning production designer Charles Wood (Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange).<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Study trips have included the Harry Potter film studios, London and the Luc Besson studios, Paris.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Opportunity to exhibit at a high-profile industry venue, such as Pinewood Studios.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Were ranked 12th best University for Art and Design in the UK. (The Complete University Guide 2021).<br/><br/><br/><br/>• NTU is ranked the top 15 universities in the UK for Design and Crafts (14th). (Guardian University Guide 2021)<br/><br/><br/><br/>• NTU is ranked joint 30th in the UK for Art and Design. (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021)<br/><br/><br/><br/>- 100% of BA (Hons) Design for Film and Television students would recommend studying at NTU to others. (National Student Survey 2020). <br/><br/><br/><strong>Assessment</strong><br/><br/>Assessment is 100% through coursework. You will receive feedback throughout each module and will be awarded a grade.<br/><br/><strong>Employability</strong><br/><br/>Graduates have gone on to work as production designers, art directors, and in a wide range of art department roles within film and television for companies including: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Mammoth and Tiger Aspect. Some projects our graduates have been involved with include: Star Wars, the Marvel franchise and The Fast and The Furious. TV productions our graduates have been involved with include: EastEnders, Emmerdale, Killing Eve, Victoria, Bad Education and Gentleman Jack .<br/><br/><strong>Your space to create at NTU</strong> <br/><br/>We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at <strong>www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities</strong> to find out more.<br/><br/><strong>Our students’ work – ‘We Are Creatives’</strong> <br/><br/>Explore our online showcase ‘We Are Creatives’ - celebrating the work of the School of Art & Design students. You will find a sneak peak of some of our students’ work and gain a real insight into what it’s like to be part of the NTU creative community at <strong>wearecreativesntu.art.</strong>