Film Production
Film production is the craft and art of turning ideas into moving images, encompassing everything from script development and pre-production planning to cinematography, directing, sound recording, editing and post-production. It is a discipline that demands both technical proficiency and creative vision, and one that has always required teams of people with different specialist skills working together under significant pressure. The expansion of streaming platforms, online video and accessible production technology has not reduced that demand; if anything, it has increased the number of contexts in which film and video production skills are valued.
At the University of Bedfordshire you will study this three-year full-time programme, developing practical skills across the full production pipeline alongside an understanding of film history, genre, narrative and the industry structures that shape what gets made and how it is distributed. The course has strong connections to the broader film and television industry, and its graduates have gone on to work on major film and television productions spanning feature films, long-running drama series and broadcast sports and entertainment programmes. You will work on real productions during your studies, developing the portfolio and on-set experience that the industry looks for in entry-level candidates.
The typical entry tariff for this programme is around 88 UCAS points.
Career paths for film production graduates are diverse. Roles in production coordination, camera operation, lighting, editing, sound, post-production and directing are all directions graduates pursue. Many begin as runners or production assistants, building their way into more specialist roles as they gain experience.
The skills developed on this course are also relevant to corporate video, advertising, social media content creation, documentary filmmaking and broadcast journalism. Some graduates move into producing, combining creative and commercial responsibilities across increasingly complex projects.