Film Production (Hons) University of Portsmouth

Overview

Master the practical and business elements of film production. You’ll attract potential employers by exhibiting your films at national screening events.

Graduates of the   Film Production (Hons) degree from University of Portsmouth have created indie films, joined Marvel, Maverick, and Pinewood Studios. They've also worked on critically acclaimed titles Black Mirror, Wonder Woman 1984, and No Time to Die.

Here’s your chance to follow in their footsteps.

Pathway awards

Depending on the modules you choose during your second and third years, you'll graduate with one of the following awards:

• BA (Hons) Film Production
• BA (Hons) Film and Television Production

Course highlights

• Familiarise yourself with advanced professional equipment used in the industries—including Arri Alexa, Sony, and Blackmagic camera systems; Avid video editing suites; Pro Tools-equipped sound studio; Baselight colour grading system; and several flexible production spaces
• Attract potential employers by showcasing your films at our annual screening event at London’s British Film Institute (BFI)
• Boost your professional experience by taking an optional one-year placement—either with a company or by setting up your own
• Bolster your practice and knowledge by attending specialist masterclasses and workshops on all areas of film production
• Show your editing expertise to industry peers by gaining an Avid Media Composer certification

• Enhance your employability by accessing training events, bursaries, and scholarships—one of many advantages of a ScreenSkills Select accreditation

Careers and opportunities

You'll have plenty of career routes when you finish this course. Many of our graduates have found success in a variety of roles, destinations and productions – with some working on the sets of blockbuster films and award-winning TV series.

Others have also been nationally recognised in the film and TV industry. In 2020 and 2023, our student production teams won prestigious Royal Television Society (RTS) awards in the category of Best Student Comedy Drama and Entertainment.

Graduate roles

Roles our graduates have taken on include:

• runner

• camera assistant

• junior/editing assistant

• sound recordist

• junior researcher

• personal or production assistant

• junior/production coordinator

• second/third assistant director

Placement destinations

They've completed their placements either self-employed or with well-known names, including:

• Walt Disney
• The Farm
• NBC Universal
• Warner Media
• Vivid Homes
• Fifty Fifty Post-Production
• University of Portsmouth

Film and TV work

Graduates have worked on commercial and indie titles such as:

• Wonder Woman 1984

• Rocketman

• No Time To Die

• The Batman

• Bridgerton

• Bohemian Rhapsody

• Black Mirror  

• Boiling Point (indie film)

• Villain (indie film)