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Course summary
This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course. Overview Unite your passion for the creative and technical aspects of film production with a degree that covers storytelling, project management and knowledge of industry-standard software. No TV show or film is complete without the processes you’ll learn on this Post-Production in Film and Television degree. You’ll learn about video editing, visual effects, colour grading, post sound and the workflows of post production tasks, using practical assessments and professional software, such as Premiere and After Effects, in our devoted video editing lab. You’ll be learning from academic staff with Avid and Adobe certifications, and applying your new knowledge through practical assessments, or work experience and placement opportunities built into the syllabus. You'll also be able to visit post-production industry contacts as part of your study, including alumni from the university's film and television degrees at companies like Disney and Discovery UK. You’ll graduate with the skillset needed by every film and TV programme production company, and with experience of putting those skills to work for your showreel. Course highlights
- Focus on storytelling, and learn the tools that help you grow your creative ability
- Study in an industry-recognised school that has led in post-production educational standards since 2003, with staff qualified as Avid Certified Instructors and Adobe Certified Professionals
- Graduate with professional certifications such as Avid Certified User and Adobe Certified Professional in Premiere and After Effects
- Master professional software – including Avid Media Composer, Protools, DaVinci Resolve, Nuke, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects and Avid NEXIS – in our editing lab and Baselight colour grading suite
- Develop a broad, flexible skillset that prepares you for careers in film and television industries, or in related industries such as video games
- Develop your portfolio and professional network through placements, work experience and the University’s contacts in the industry
Modules
Year 1- There are no optional modules in the first year of this Post-Production for Film and Television degree. Each module is 20 credits. Core modules Film Craft Future Production Introduction to Compositing Introduction to Digital Visual Effects Post Production – Editing Sound for Moving Image | Year 2 - Core modules Each core module is 20 credits. Workflow and Grading Advanced Post Production Editing Optional modules Film, Media, and Communication Study Exchange (60 credits) Film Sound Production (20 credits) Researching Genre (20 credits) Visual Effects (20 credits) Documentary and Factual (20 credits) Engaged Citizen through Interdisciplinary Practice (20 credits) Professional Experience (20 credits) Real-Time Animation and VFX Project (20 credits) Student Enterprise (20 credits) World and Transnational Cinema (20 credits) | Year 3 - Core modules: Each core module is 20 credits. Post Production Practices Professional Industry Skills Documentary Film-Making Self Promotion Optional modules: Each optional module is 40 credits. Final Year Project Major Broadcast Project | Sandwich year - Between your second and third years, you can choose to study abroad or do a paid or self-employed work placement. You'll get a taste of another culture or apply your knowledge and skills to professional practice—both of which will enrich your overall studying experience and CV. You'll have to take one of these optional modules to complete your sandwich year. CCI Work Placement – Full Year (40 credits) CCI Self-Employed Placement – Full Year (40 credits) CCI Placement Plus – Full Year (40 credits) Film, Media, and Communication Study Abroad – Full Year (120 credits) Film, Media, and Communication Study Abroad – Half Year (60 credits)
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you'd like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBB - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 25 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4 - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. | |
| Cambridge English Advanced | An overall CAE score of 52 or above with a minimum of Borderline in each skill. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | An overall CPE score of 45 or above with a minimum of Weak in each skill. | |
| PTE Academic | An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill. | |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. | |
| Trinity ISE | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
Student Outcomes
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There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £9250 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17900 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship
Placement Year and Year abroad:
UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £1,385
EU – £1,385 (including Transition Scholarship)|
International (Non-EU) – £2,875.
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP