Film and Television

Course: UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma (Equivalent to three A-Levels).

Length: Full-time, two year.

COURSE OVERVIEW 

At ELAM, our  Film and TV course is set up to develop highly technical creatives who have an in-depth knowledge and highly technical skill set in film production, producing a wide range of projects such as music video, short film and documentary, written, supported and assessed alongside industry experts. Our trainees not only have high end technical skills but we develop the soft skills that enable them to have impact in the workplace.

As a creative we want you to harness your ideas for film production and we will support you to produce high end pitches, treatments and video projects. Collaboration is central to our course and you will work with talented artists to create original  music videos, with industry professionals as your project mentors and pitch your ideas in the offices of a range of exciting, award winning production companies.

WHAT WILL I StUDY?

On the first year of this course you will produce a short film, following the production from conception to realisation, developing and researching an idea, writing scripts, drawing storyboards, sourcing a budget, location scouting, casting, directing, filming, editing and ultimately screening your film at a Film & TV showcase.

Throughout the second year you will take those skills and develop them over a range of different specific unitised productions designed to prepare you for industry employment and higher education while consolidating written written skills with a range of exciting and thought-provoking theory units.

Where next? CAREER PATHWAYS

For the Film and Television course trainees will progress onto university to study a film/media production or theory degree, or to move straight into the industry using the practical skills they have developed over the duration of the course with a view of becoming an editor, camera operator, scriptwriter, director of photography, lighting technician, location scout, floor manager or many other opportunities.

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