COURSE OVERVIEW
Duration: 2 Years Full-Time
Entry Requirements: 4 GCSEs (9-4/A*-C)
(if you have maths/english at grade D/3 you would be required to work towards grade C/4 for these qualifications alongside your course)
UCAS points: up to 168 (depending on grade outcome)
Campus: Middlesbrough
This course allows you to work on a variety of different creative projects such as short films, documentaries, TV Studio broadcasts, live briefs with local businesses and more!
Why Choose This Course?
• Learn to shoot, edit and produce for film, TV and digital platforms
• Work on short films, client projects, documentaries and more
• By the end of year 2 you will have used professional kit and industry-standard editing software
• Collaborate on live projects across the School
This diploma is validated by the UAL Awarding Body, part of University of the Arts London and the UK’s leading provider of creative qualifications at FE level. The Northern School of Art is an approved centre for UAL Awarding Body qualifications. All students are awarded qualifications under their official UAL Awarding Body titles.
COURSE DETAILS
You will learn to plan and pitch a film ahead of developing skills in scriptwriting, storyboarding, shooting and editing your own short films with our professional kit. You will have opportunities to explore different skills and techniques, combining theory and practical skills. By the end of this course, you will be confident, creative movingimage producers with a practical understanding of the industry.
The course also provides a wide range of assignments beyond just creative storytelling – such as advertising, documentary and fine art film making. Students have had their work shortlisted for a range of film festivals, including US based film Festival ‘Student Impact Awards’ and ‘Lift Off Global-Network’ Film Festival based in London. Students work has also been selected to be screened at ‘In The Frame’ – a local film collective that celebrate filmmakers.
Group work is essential, so you will quickly make new friends while learning the creative and technical skills necessary for industry. Projects are designed to give you an insight into varying careers within the film, TV and online broadcast industries. These include camera operators, editors, directors, producers, content creators and more.
You will benefit from a range of industry links that provide ‘live projects’ and work experience. Within projects, students have worked with local businesses and charities such as Level X, Mr Cooper’s Coee House, Baker Street Kitchen, Rounton Coffee Roasters, Wellington ABC and many more.
Students also enjoy a range of talks from industry speakers, including Jonny Grant (Film writer), Wander Films, BFI Film Academy, Visualsoft, TVIFF (Tees Valley International Film Festival) and lots more.
Where Could It Take You?
• Director
• Camera Operator
• Editor
• Scriptwriter
• Sound Designer
• Producer
• Gaffer or Lighting
Technician
• Boom Operator
• Production Assistant
• Broadcast or Live
Stream Technician
• Film School Student
• Content Creator
• Runner






















