Commercial Photography BA(Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Falmouth
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Falmouth
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
With a solid understanding of advertising, marketing, branding, narrative and audience, you’ll produce innovative photographic, video and multimedia content to tell compelling, omni-channel stories, using the latest camera technology and professional lighting systems in our state-of-the-art studios and digital post-production suites.
Work on real industry challenges, building the skills to respond to client briefs - from concept through to pitch and delivery.
Explore still life, food, product, portrait, beauty, fashion, location, lifestyle, documentary, interiors and architecture in both still and moving image.
Acquire valuable skills in creative problem solving, critical thinking, negotiation and collaboration, alongside budget management and legal and ethical considerations.
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About this course
Gain a thorough understanding of planning, project management and workflow - including pre and post-production, design, layout and retouching.
You’ll gain a solid understanding of advertising, marketing, branding, narrative and audience. Using industry-standard technologies, equipment and processes, you’ll produce innovative photographic, video and multimedia content.
You’ll have opportunities to collaborate with Creative Advertising students at our Falmouth Campus on live campaigns and brand strategies, and shoot real commissions with our in-house agency, MAYN Creative, building your professional network through work experience in industry.
104 - 120 UCAS points, primarily from Level 3 qualifications like A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma or a Foundation Diploma.
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Subjects
- Marketing
- Image
- Advertising
- Advertising Strategy
- Advertising and Marketing
- Photographic
- Photographic skills
- Communications
- Marketing Communications
- Technologies
- Marketing Tools
- Marketing Strategy
Course programme
From day one you’ll develop specialist photographic skills and learn to market yourself as a professional visual content producer. You’ll explore the contexts and histories of modern advertising and the fundamentals of marketing communications, and we’ll introduce you to a range of commercial photography and moving image-making techniques and technologies.
2nd Year
Through portfolio development, live briefs and work placements you’ll raise your level of technical ability, explore the commercial environment and build on your critical and collaborative working skills. You’ll also begin to investigate using photography and moving image within multichannel campaigns and use theories and concepts to critically reflect on the impact of emerging technologies.
3rd Year
This year is your chance to shape your professional and creative identity. Putting your skills to use, you’ll showcase your unique photographic practice and critical mind through your final contextual project, portfolio and degree show.
Additional information
Commercial Photography BA(Hons)