Designed to develop the creative, technical, commercial and practical skills required in digital film production this course is very industry focused. Professionals lead workshops in the areas of camera, sound, lighting, directing, assistant directing, producing, editing, screenwriting, acting and production design and you will develop and expand your skills and potential to operate creatively and within a variety of technical roles. You can expect... The backdrop to this course is the College's state-of-the-art media facilities that boast a multi-camera studio and Final Cut Pro editing suites. Students also benefit from LCC's excellent location which has easy access to the British Film Institute, Tate Modern and The Cinema Museum. The College is also home to the Stanley Kubrick Archive from where films are screened for seminars and guest lectures. You'll be thrown into a live learning experience in which you'll explore, hands-on, the entire film production process from development to post production. This rigorous and focused curriculum reflects the strategies, disciplines and realities of contemporary professional digital film production, and takes place in a nurturing and encouraging environment. You'll also benefit from seminars with agents, development executives and exhibitors, who have been generous in offering to students, invaluable opportunities to build professional networks and to receive career advice. In addition, you’ll develop key transferable skills such as entrepreneurship, project management and teamwork to support you in forging a successful career path. Over the three years of your study, there will be collaborations with other students on six films, during which you'll experience all the roles that are critical to the production process. Your final major project- the focus of the third year – will be screened in London’s West End, to an audience that has a consistently strong professional turnout. In order to complete these projects you'll make full use of a large amount of professional digital recording equipment and post-production facilities. In particular, you will be pushed to produce work that has a life beyond its academic assessment. And, you’ll be guided in making submissions to international film festivals and competitions in order to secure work experience at UK film festivals and to start building your professional CV. Alumni include... Graduates of this discipline as it has evolved through the College, have gone on to work on the production of a myriad of films and television programmes including Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by Working Title, 2011; The Crimson Petal and the White, BBC, 2011; Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Walt Disney, 2011; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Warner Bros, 2010; The Kings Speech, See-Saw Films, 2010 and The River Runs Red , BAFTA short winner, 2011.

Future careers and graduate prospects Students graduating from the Film Practice course will be prepared to enter a variety of roles within the film and wider related Media industries including within the following areas: * Production * Camera and lighting * Sound * Post-production (editing) * Art Department * Distribution and exhibition * Screenwriting / development Graduates may also progress onto postgraduate courses, such as MA Screenwriting and MA Documentary Film at LCC. Enterprise and employability at UAL We know what it takes to be successful in your chosen field. Your tutors are professionals in their own right and understand what you need to help you establish your career. Staff in our Centre for Student Enterprise and Employability (SEE) are dedicated to helping you build up work-relevant skills, knowledge, experience and networks throughout your time here. You will also benefit from our many relationships with industry, which give our students exclusive opportunities and access to networks and funding. Artists and designers tell us they value UAL's informed engagement with their career and professional practice development and our ability to offer them practical advice, guidance and opportunities across the wide spectrum of possible professional pathways - as entrepreneurs and employees. Staff value the resources and skills UAL makes available to help them deliver effective professional and career development through the curriculum. Find out more ArtsTemps (SEE) is the UAL in-house recruitment agency placing students and graduates in paid temping roles within the University. Creative Opportunities (SEE) is the UAL job vacancy and work placement website for students and graduates and advertises hundreds of creative job and placement opportunities each month. Get more information and advice on employment and creative careers for all UAL students and graduates.