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This course introduces you to the fundamentals of filmmaking, acting and screenwriting practice. It will help the development of your creative, critical and craft skills in preparation for progression to the BA (Hons) programme at Central Film School and further study of the contemporary film and television industry.
DURATION:
3-years
MODE:
Full-time
START:
September 2025
LOCATION:
Central Film School
FUNDING:
Eligible for Tuition Fee Loan
UCAS CODE:
PP15
INSTITUTION CODE:
C34
This course is designed to teach students the skills needed for work across film and television formats, and the theory and practice that underpins the skill sets of professional actors.
Foundation in Screen Practice (30)
This module will introduce you to CFS filmmaking equipment through technical induction sessions, workshops and supervised studio practice.
Your understanding of the equipment will be applied to the making of a short film where you will also learn about the basic production management paperwork required when producing a film project.
Screen Industries Research (15)
This module will familiarise you with study skills and research methodologies that develop your ability to search for, locate, extract, organise, evaluate, use, present and retain relevant information appropriate to their study.
This module will introduce you to dramaturgy, narrative structure and character development through lectures, seminars and practical exercises. You will be introduced to different genres and explore these through the analysis of short films.
This module will introduce you to the practical film production processes, including the production stages, elements and organisational requirements.
For your final projects, the filmmakers will choose a screenwriting project and develop that into a short film on which all of you will collaborate fulfilling the production roles.
Visual Storytelling
In this module you will engage with moving image as a specifically visual medium; drawing on traditions of art, photography and theatre. This module will foreground the importance of narrative sequence, with emphasis on framing, staging, and syntagmatic storytelling.
Screen Studies
This module focuses on the study of films from multiple perspectives, including thematic, narrative structure, genre, ideology, and the relationship between style and technology. A number of critical responses to cinema – including genre study, auteur theory, and feminist critiques, will also be applied to featured titles both fiction and documentary.
Shooting for Post Production
VFX Fundamentals
2D Effects and Practices
Finishing for Film and Broadcast
Collaborative Workflows
The Professional Post-Producer
Final Major Project
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Understanding the costs and financing options open to you as you plan your studies will help you to make a wise investment in your future career.
actors costs, shooting kit and Production budgets for module exercises.
of up to £11,100. EU students may also apply for funding from their country of domicile where applicable. The maximum annual tuition fee loan from Student Finance Wales is £9,250. For more information, please visit Student Finance Wales.
Including scholarships for International Students.
You will also need a Production hard drive for your work and travel expenses.
