Design for Film and Television, BA (Hons)

This is a unique course exploring the total process of production design and art direction for film and TV, giving you the full set of skills you need to start an exciting career in the profession. Why choose this course?

We've created this course in close collaboration with contemporary film and television practitioners. Our aim is to provide the industry with new creative talent. A high proportion of our graduates now work within the film and television industry, and we have a very strong network of contacts for work experience and employment opportunities.

A designer's ultimate responsibility is to ensure that the look of a production is exactly right, so this involves working on projects from concept through to final delivery. Our course delivers the full broad base of art department skills needed for this process, ranging from traditional drawing and model-making to communication and advanced computer techniques. You'll also benefit from excellent support and academic teaching.

Nottingham Skillset Media Academy
This course is affiliated to the Nottingham Skillset Media Academy.

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To get a real taste of this course, why not visit us on one of our open days?

2013 End of year Degree shows

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We know it's not always possible to come along to one of our open events, particularly if you don't live in the UK. Throughout the year we will be running a series of live chat sessions, where you can log on and talk to us remotely.

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What will I study? Year One

• Get a sound foundation in drawing (conceptual, storyboarding and draughting), model-making, visual communications and contextual studies.
• Tackle real-life design briefs in tutorials, design workshops and lectures.
• Develop an appreciation of historical period styles, architecture, film and television culture, and language systems.

Year Two

• Work on challenging design briefs spanning a wide range of genres, from music entertainment shows to location drama projects.
• Get involved in computer-aided design challenges.
• Go on a work placement and get a deeper knowledge of the industry, developing your technical skills and professional practice.

Year Three

• Take on two major, industry-focused personal design projects in areas you are most interest in. They can be based on any film or TV genre and will form the basis for your final-year degree show.
• Put together a dissertation on a relevant topic of your choice.

How will I be assessed?

You are continually assessed throughout the course, and visiting industry professionals will contribute and help you with your development at every opportunity.

Student gallery

Have a look at some of the work created on this course in our BA (Hons) Design for Film and Television student gallery.

Specialist equipment and facilities

This course benefits from superb facilities, all recently upgraded to reflect the latest industry standards:

• multi-purpose design studio and workshops, with PC-based work stations
• integrated, high-end IT facilities
• fully operational TV studios with chroma-key facilities
• access to facilities from the Theatre Design and Multimedia courses.

Take a look at our art and design facilities through 360 degree panoramas and images.

Opportunities

We place an emphasis on gaining practical experience; right from the first year the course aims to give you a taste of real life within the film and TV industry. In Year One you'll visit BBC studios to see productions being put together first hand.

In your second year, you'll take a work placement. We enjoy a huge range of industry contacts and can offer you exciting opportunities on major TV and film productions (location and studio based) with the likes of the BBC, independent television and Pinewood Studios.

Our final-year students have also had the chance to tour their degree show work to Pinewood Studios, Chase 55 (Props House) and Shepperton Studios. Some additionally exhibited at New Designers in London, giving them exceptional industry exposure.

Industry focus

Entering competitions is another great way to showcase skills and we encourage students to get involved. We're proud to say our students have consistently won prizes at the annual BBC National Vision Awards (now called BBC Traineeship scheme) since they started in 1995, resulting in a year's paid contract at the BBC for winners.

There's also the opportunity to visit film studios around the world, with recent visits taking students to Barrandov Film Studios in Prague and Studio Babelsberg in Berlin.

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Please note that course specifications may be subject to change