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BA Film Studies (Including Placement Year)
About this course
On our BA Film Studies courses you will explore film across a broad range of genres, time periods, and regions. How does cinema affect us as individuals and as groups, as communities or nations? Do the moving pictures reflect our beliefs or help to change how we see the world? How powerful are visual media in shaping our interpretations of modern life? These are some of the most pressing questions cinema asks us. Our ability to read and interpret the images and stories that films deliver is crucial to how we understand contemporary life. At Essex you combine studying the history and theory of cinema with practical film production, so you don't just critically examine cinema – you create it. Your production modules enable you to develop and apply your academic knowledge and understanding of film, refining and enriching your own practical work. We give you the opportunity to explore film across a broad range of genres, time periods, and regions, from Hollywood, world and independent cinema, to documentaries and television. Simultaneously, you gain hands-on experience in film production and production management, essential for careers in the film and television industry. We nurture the creative talent for tomorrow, developing filmmakers, scholars, and thinkers with a dynamic worldview: Gain hands-on experience of camera work, sound recording, editing, lighting, and scriptwriting Explore the formal aesthetics of film composition and structure in relation to different contexts of production and reception Discover the history and social significance of film as a global medium Und
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