Through participation in the development, pre-production, production, and post-production of a collaborative feature length film, you will apply the principles of production planning, including budgeting, scheduling, and casting to a major film project. You will refine core craft skills and experiment with lighting scenes, camera movement, editing sequences and sound design, tailoring production techniques to the proposed genre and theme.

You will research and assume significant responsibility for the creative treatment of the film from script to screen. You can hyper personalise learning by engaging in crew roles suited to your personal professional development and career aspirations.

The completed feature film, which may be premiered to a theatre audience, will be supported by a portfolio of production work that highlights the preparation, organisation and research required to align your feature filmmaking practice to industry expectations.

ASSESSMENT ONE: PRESENTATION

A 10-minute presentation examining your role in the production, demonstrating advanced research, project planning and creativity within the specified discipline.

LOs (Learning Outcomes): 1 & 4 30%.

ASSESSMENT TWO: PORTFOLIO

A Portfolio to include the completed feature film, supported by pre-production work and/or practical testing.

LOs (Learning Outcomes): 1-4 70%.

Learning strategies used in the module are grounded in a student-centred approach, utilising project-based experiential learning, and authentic assessment. This means you are learning about feature filmmaking by working with cast and crew to produce a feature film. You can hyper personalise learning by engaging in differentiated production roles. The production team will have the freedom to determine the genre, plot, and creative treatment of the film.

Workshops will introduce fundamental theories that underpin the development of feature filmmaking practice.

Technical Instruction provides hands on experience with professional camera, audio and lighting equipment and specialist post production and studio facilities.

Studio & Location fieldwork will provide a collaborative learning experience and enable you to work alongside cast and crew to participate in the production of a feature film. You will apply creative, technical, and theoretical skills to an authentic shooting scenario on location and in the studio.

Student crews (groups) are supported by a Production Supervisor (Lecturer) that models the industry role of an Executive Producer. This means you will receive regular developmental feedback on your production and employability skills.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the key principles of fiction filmmaking and plan camera, lighting, audio, and post-production techniques appropriate to the context of the feature film.
Enquiry.

2. Apply the concepts and principles of fiction filmmaking to the development, production and post production of a feature length film.
Application.

3. Demonstrate key transferable skills necessary for employment through a production and examine appropriate contingency plans and solutions in preparation for challenges during the production processes. Problem Solving.

4. Use appropriate vocabulary to communicate creative ideas with production crew and cast. Communication.

Portable video and audio recording equipment
Specialist post-production suite - Editing, sound mixing, colour grading
Film studio, set flats, green screen, and lighting
E-library books and journals
Microsoft Teams digital learning environment.
LinkedIn Learning
Academic Study Skills Tutors

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Honthaner, E. L. (2013). The Complete Film Production Handbook. 4th ed. London: Routledge.

Wales, L. (2016). The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production: The People and The Process. Second edition. London: Routledge.

Conor, B. (2014). Screenwriting: Creative Labor and Professional Practice. London: Routledge.

Brown, B. (2016). Cinematography: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors. Oxford: Taylor & Francis Group.

Hoser, T. (2018). Introduction to Cinematography: Learning Through Practice. 1st edn. Milton: Routledge.

Stradling, L. (2010). Production Management for TV and Film: The Professional’s Guide. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Lee, J.J. and Gillen, A.M. (2018). The Producer’s Business Handbook: The Roadmap for the Balanced Film Producer. 4th edn. London: Routledge.

Digital Feature Film Production allows you to examine the principles and practices of feature film production and the different film crew roles and responsibilities. It also considers some of the working on a film set professional practice and the ways in which different genres are explored through cinematography, sound, and editing. Pre-production and studio tests will enable you to consider the ways of creating films and the advanced post-production techniques needed to realise a final short film.