This is one of the most highly respected film and television degrees in the world, with an international reputation for its academic and practical teaching. The focus is on drama and documentary production, and film and television history, theory and criticism. Our students’ films are shown at festivals internationally, and include the 2012 Student Academy Award-winning 'For Elsie', and the 2011 finalist 'The Miserables'. We operate from a purpose-built studio facility in Harrow, with two sound stages, a set construction workshop, and extensive post-production facilities. The environment is both academic and practical, scholarly and creative, and all students study film history, criticism and aesthetics alongside their practical work. You will learn to collaborate creatively in areas such as writing, producing, cinematography, directing, production design, editing and sound. We aim to develop thinking filmmakers who have something to say to, and about, the world. Recent work from notable alumni includes Godzilla (Seamus McGarvey, cinematographer), Senna (Asif Kapadia, director), Jane Eyre (Paul Trijbits, producer) and Skyfall (Neal Purvis, screenwriter). The course receives substantial support from the industry and you will gain experience of working with professional actors, negotiating with facilities houses, equipment hire companies and local authorities, and dealing with the public.

As part of the Professional Practice module in the third year of the course, students are encouraged to seek work experience in the industry. This has often led to full-time employment once graduating from the course. Examples of work experience 2009 -11 include: Post production intern at Met Films 2nd Assistant Director on a Bollywood film shot in London Runner for MTV Camera trainee at Arri Media Production assistant on the ‘Dorian Gray’ film Shadowing a casting director at Crowley and Poole Casting Working in the development department of Ruby Films Production Assistant at ‘This Morning’ Trainee Colourist at Nomadic Films