- You will develop your artistic and professional identity through the production of a short film that is appropriate to your chosen career pathway.
- You will explore contemporary, emerging film and future production practices and processes of professional filmmakers within your chosen field, interpreting and applying these within the production of your own work.
- In addition to expanding your creative and technical storytelling skills, you will develop a broader understanding of freelance filmmaking and associated entrepreneurial skills.
- Industry informed knowledge and skills will underpin your filmmaking practice and prepare you for employment within your chosen career pathway.
- You will evidence engagement, enquiry, and application of these skills through your film, within your production file documentation and during your reflective presentation.
- Your completed production file will provide evidence of your engagement with pitching, crowdfunding, budgeting, professional liaison and the development of a personal brand and profile as a filmmaker.
- You will apply your freelancer skills to develop your network within the course community. You will network with Level 6 students and find appropriate crewing opportunities on their final year projects. You will record these experiences within your production file and reflect on them in your presentation.

Assessment 1: Short Film Production
You will plan, shoot and edit a comprehensive short film. The film will reflect industry-aligned and future storytelling approaches to screenwriting, art direction, directing, cinematography, sound design, editing and colour grading. You will demonstrate a range of career aligned professional skills such as teamwork, organisation, communication, adaptability and resilience.

Assessment 2: Production File
You will compile a portfolio of materials that document each stage of your professionally aligned production processes and highlight where your project fits in current and future industry contexts. The Production file will contain research, ideas generation, planning and other supportive documents created during the production of making your short film. The file will be used to reflect on your crewing experiences and consider how these will support your career aspirations and future filmmaking practice. This portfolio will also document your professional filmmaking practices and allow you to reflect on your learning journey. Further guidance on equivalent formats will be provided in the module brief.

Formative Assessment:
Midway formative feedback will be embedded within practical sessions, providing structured opportunities for feedback on work-in-progress to support student development and progression.

The learning strategies used within the module include experiential learning through project-based and industry informed enquiry, and reflective practice. Your independent study will be supported by:
- Workshops and mix mode sessions that introduce and explore the professional practice of filmmakers and artistic brand building in relation to your career aspirations.
- Technical Instruction that introduces advanced filmmaking techniques and hands on training and practice with portable production equipment and specialist production and post-production facilities.
- Production Supervisor (Lecturer) who will oversee your project. This means you will be required to meet negotiated project milestones, which will be unique to your project goals. You will receive regular formative feedback on your film and production file.

1. Produce an extended practical project that demonstrates growing independence and professional awareness.

Knowledge & Understanding

2. Apply critical reasoning to address a complex challenge by demonstrating how you have used academic, technical, or professional feedback to enhance your project within film production.

Critical Reasoning & Collaboration

3. Communicate project intentions, process, and outcomes using appropriate disciplinary formats.

Communication

4. Reflect on your professional identity and aspirations within creative industries and identify lifelong learning opportunities to support your development within film production.

Personal Development & Entrepreneurship

Portable video and audio recording equipment
Specialist Media Labs – Post-Production Editing, Sound Mixing, Colour Grading
Library Books and Journals
Academic Study Skills Tutors
University Careers Resources

Darling, D. (2003) The networking survival guide: Get the success you want by tapping into the people you know. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Grade, A. (2020) The freelance bible: Everything you need to go solo in any industry. London: Penguin.

Moore, S. M. (2018) The biz: The basic business, legal and financial aspects of the film industry in a digital world. 5th edn. Los Angeles: Silman-James Press.

Rea, P. W. (2015) Producing and directing the short film and video. 5th edn. Edited by D. K. Irving. London: Routledge.

Where older texts are included, they are retained as foundational texts within the discipline, remaining relevant where no more recent equivalent texts are available.

You will develop professional identity through the production of a short film that is appropriate to your chosen career pathway. In addition to expanding your creative and technical storytelling skills, you will develop a broader understanding of professional freelance filmmaking and associated entrepreneurial skills. You will apply your freelancer skills to develop your network within the course community. You will network with Level 6 students and find appropriate crewing opportunities on their final year projects.