Creative Film, Television and Digital Media Production

Creative film, television, and digital media production is a discipline concerned with how moving image content is made, from the initial creative idea through scripting, production, post-production, and distribution. It combines technical craft with editorial and creative thinking, asking not just how to operate equipment and software but how to tell stories effectively, construct visual sequences, manage a production, and reach an audience across the evolving landscape of broadcast, streaming, and online platforms.

At the University of Northampton, this programme is offered on a part-time basis, which means it is suited to students who are balancing study with other commitments, whether work, family, or existing creative projects. The part-time structure allows you to pace your learning while still engaging with the full depth of the subject. You will develop skills across all stages of the production process: developing and pitching ideas, writing scripts, directing and shooting footage, editing and sound design, and preparing finished work for different platforms and audiences.

Alongside technical practice, you will study the creative and critical contexts of film, television, and digital media, learning to analyse and discuss screen work with depth and confidence. This conceptual grounding makes you a more thoughtful and adaptable practitioner.

The discipline rewards people who combine organisational rigour with creative ambition. Production is a collaborative process, and the programme will develop your ability to work effectively in teams with defined roles and deadlines, as well as your capacity to originate and drive your own projects.

Graduates enter careers across the screen industries, in roles including production assistant, camera operator, editor, director, digital content producer, and social media producer, as well as in broadcast journalism and documentary making. Others work in corporate and commercial video, the charity sector, or higher education. The skills the degree develops are also transferable to related creative industries including advertising, marketing, and events.