Digital Post Production FdA
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Overview
All film, television, cinematic and audio visual content that we experience today has been digitally postproduced through editing, colour grading, enhancing, sound manipulation or special effects. Digital postproduction is a fast-evolving multi-million pound industry. Professionals entering this sector need to be equipped with extensive technical, production and creative abilities. This innovative foundation degree offers the opportunity for students to gain in-depth experience of various postproduction technologies, techniques and practices in a real-world industry environment.
Graduates are prepared to work in the film and television postproduction sector. The course is delivered at University Centre Hastings, which houses high-end industry-standard broadcast media facilities, including a 24-suite Avid Editing training facility and Pro-Tools editing suites. The centre also has a fully operational radio station and television studio with green-screen filming facilities.
Course duration
Full-time: 2 years
Part-time: 4 years
UCAS code W612 (campus code U)
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Course content
Course structure
Students experience a diverse mix of studio and lab work, lectures, seminars, practical workshops and training sessions, master class sessions as well as individual and group work. Students will also have an opportunity to undertake a professional work placement.
Areas of study
This course covers all areas relating to film and television postproduction in factual and fiction work such as editing, special effects, compositing and sound design.
All modules integrate live industry practice, foster professionalism, reference codes of practice and standards and investigate independent and freelance modes of working.
Syllabus
Modules include:
Editing
Digital Media Production
3D Animation
Sound Design
Visual Effects
3D Compositing
Drama Production
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Entry requirements
Typical entry requirements
individual offers may varyUCAS tariff:
160 points, from a minimum of one 12-unit or two 6-unit qualifications. Level 3 Key Skills and General Studies will count towards the tariff score.International Baccalaureate:
24 points.GCSE (minimum grade C):
at least three subjects including English language and mathematics or a science.For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements. -
Location
Location
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Career opportunities
Graduates will be equipped to enter the field of postproduction within the public service, commercial and independent film and broadcasting sectors.
Previous graduates from media courses at our Hastings campus have gone on to work within the BBC drama department and Envy Post House in Soho.
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. Different rules apply to research degrees - please contact the Doctoral College for advice.
To help you plan for your time here we will be providing further information about what is included in your tuition fee, and any optional costs you may need to budget for, later in the autumn.
Our website wwww.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.
in Digital Post Production [H6FS003] UK/EU (Full Time) 9,000 GBP Island Students (Full Time) 9,000 GBP International (Full Time) 12,500 GBP