BA (Hons) Film and Television Production with Foundation Year

Module: 3VA001

Credits: 60

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

In this module you will work on a series of short projects that aim to introduce you to the core art and design skills that will support your development as an artist or designer at degree level and beyond. In semester 1 you will explore a range of approaches to drawing as a fundamental art and design tool for thinking through and communicating your ideas. Increasingly drawing will be seen as a basis for exploring 2d, 3d and media solutions to art and design problems. Alongside these practical workshops you will begin to explore how research, reflection and documentation can inform your ideas and support studio practice by creating a studio journal containing a series of structured tasks. In semester 2 you will have extended opportunity to work with specialist staff from the different art and design subjects taught in the school and develop projects responding to more defined areas of practice appropriate to your interests and ambitions for degree level study. You will be expected to develop a more focused and independent approach to research through your journal responses and studio practice. Increasingly you will be expected to take greater control and direction of your learning. In semester 1 the workshops, studio projects, research tasks and study visits will be clearly structured and you will be expected to attend regularly and participate in a range of learning activities within and outside of taught sessions. As the course develops and you start to define your subject and contextual interests you will necessarily need to become more independent in accessing appropriate resources for your personal development as an artist/designer. The studios, workshops and other resources are open 5 days a week and you are increasingly expected to manage your taught and independent studio/study time effectively to complete work well and on time.

Module: 3VA002

Credits: 60

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

In this module you will be introduced to the range of art and design subject specialisms taught in the School of Art. Academic and technical teams from across the school will introduce you to specialist workshops and provide a range of short project briefs to enable you to explore and test your ideas out in different mediums and contexts. This will be accompanied by contextual visits, lectures and seminars that will explore how the different artists and designers address genres and issues pertinent to their practice. Assessment reviews and tutorials will be used to support you to reflect on these experiences and begin to consider some areas for extended experience in Semester 2. In semester 2 you will work in subject groupings and propose an individually negotiated project aligned to a broad subject area in the school. You will work with Foundation and degree level tutors to develop your ideas and work towards degree level entry standard. You will need to demonstrate some ability to work and learn independently and reflect on your work to progress your ideas. Alongside practical work you will undertake a portfolio of contextual research which will underpin your core knowledge of your chosen area of study and learn the basic research and writing skills that you will need to progress to degree level study.

Module: 4DM017

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module is about developing ideas for film and video production. All films begin with an idea which may ultimately find its expression in narrative or non-narrative form, in fiction or non-fiction. This module will equip you with a set of techniques you can use to come up with, evaluate and develop ideas for practical projects. In the course of the module you will create several ideas, some of which you will develop into script or treatment. Your ideas will be developed through writing, visual forms and/or performance.

Module: 4DM034

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

An introduction to studio production and field practice. Using the vehicle of the television magazine programme format you will work in collaborative teams to devise and record 'as if live' a magazine programme (news/factual/entertainment/edutainment/children's). You will be introduced to the magazine programme workflow from concept, through development, to recording, scheduling and transmission. In so doing you will also work in collaborative teams to devise, research, shoot and edit at least one short feature for inclusion in the magazine programme. There will be opportunities for you to work in one or more production roles to further develop your production skills.

Module: 4FI003

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module focuses on film and television form and visual style. It provides an introduction to the key elements of screen language; which is examined through sections on mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound. The module provides the tools for textual analysis of film and television. In addition the module introduces academic skills in constructing bibliographies and in using databases for film and television studies on the internet.

Module: 4DM008

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module explores the ideas and craft techniques of video and film editing. You will learn how editing can determine the way a visual story is perceived, and you will experiment with a range of post-production techniques. You will apply your understanding to a series of editing challenges, and develop an appreciation of the organisational and workflow aspects of post-production.

Module: 4DM018

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module builds upon your experience of storytelling through the use of camera and editing, and develops concepts of mise en scène, character, and the production techniques necessary to support the production of screen drama. You will work in production teams to realise a number of dramatic short film exercises.

Module: 4DM016

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will give you an introduction to the creative, technical and organisational aspects of video production. Through a series of practical exercises, you will be introduced to the elements of visual storytelling, camera operations, shooting for editing, and shooting as “live”.

Module: 5DM031

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

Understanding pre-production, production and post-production pipelines. Production of written proposals and treatments. Producing traditional, computer and or live action video footage. Compositing files together with software and hardware, a minimum of three layers to create a new film with sound.

Module: 5DM042

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

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This module will facilitate your practical and creative engagement in a range of the practices and techniques related to multi-camera studio production. You will explore genres and formats of multi-camera production and then through practical exercises you will develop the knowledge, skills and understanding to develop a multi-camera production from conception through to delivery of a ‘live’ recording of a television programme...