BA (Hons) Digital Film Production

• Moving image forms
• Craft and technical skills
• Screenwriting
• Film theory
• Post production
• Editing and production management

If you are studying the BA (Hons) Digital Film Production with Integrated Foundation Year version of this course, key topics of your integrated foundation year may include:

• Core principles of media communication design
• Colour theory and aesthetic principles
• Character development and genre exploration
• Sequencing techniques and timing
• Editing, lighting, and sound design
• Proficiency in software and applications (Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition)
• Comprehensive understanding of the production process: Pre-production, Production, and Post-production
• Social, cultural, ethical, and technological considerations (AI, data privacy, representation, and inclusivity)
• Utilisation of broadcasting, and multimedia facilities

If you choose to add an Integrated Foundation Year on this course, you will be first introduced to the fundamental principles of digital media. Your foundation year gives you the time, space and support to explore your strengths, build confidence and prepare for the demands of project-based, industry-focused learning. Modules are as follows:

• Module 1: Diagnostic exploration - making informed choices
• Module 2: Technical - Technical knowledge in practice
• Module 3: Specialist - Innovating specialist practice
• Module 4: Integration - Integrated practice for progression to Higher Education

A variety of learning and teaching methods are used on this course.

These include but are not limited to:

Briefings, lectures, project work, seminars, workshops, collaborative work, online activity, individual tutorials, group presentations, critiques, external visits and self-directed independent study.

The course is assessed entirely by coursework - this includes practical projects, portfolios, written and reflective work.

Study hours

BA (Hons) Digital Film Production

• 864 hours of face-to-face taught
• 2736 hours independent study learning

BA (Hons) Digital Film Production with Integrated Foundation Year

• 1152 hours of face-to-face taught
• 3648 hours independent study learning

Additional costs

A laptop is essential, if a new equipment purchase is necessary, please allocate a one-off budget of approximately £600 to £1,200, ideally timed for the commencement of Year 1.

Travel for visits and trips is expected at approximately £50 per year.

Our campus 

You'll study in a building designed to encourage collaboration between the different disciplines and practices within Ravensbourne, and to stimulate the work of innovative professionals and creative collaboration.

It features a variety of workspaces, including social and quiet areas, high-tech creative suites, technology hubs, design studios and more. 

Want to see where you'd be studying up close? When you book a guided building tour, you can see our fantastic facilities for yourself and find out more from one of our helpful student ambassadors.

Our local area

Ravensbourne is ideally connected - North Greenwich station is just a 2-minute walk away from our campus and offers amazing views from the Greenwich Peninsula.

These transport links offer an easy route to some of London's major business hubs, perfect for reaching possible placements or networking events with employers in the worlds of business or technology.  

At Ravensbourne we accept a wide range of qualifications for entry onto our courses, whilst also considering the context in which they were achieved. For this course, we would usually require a GCSE Grade 4 or above in English in addition to any of the below:

• Three A Levels at grade BBC or above
• BTEC Extended Diploma at grade DMM
• UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma
• T Level (pass or above)
• Access to Higher Education Diploma
• International Baccalaureate at grade 25 or above
• Other/Mixed qualifications equivalent to 112 UCAS Tariff points

Interview and portfolio requirements

Please note that a portfolio is not usually a requirement for this course. However, we may still ask you for one if you have not met the entry requirements for the course or if your educational background is in a very different subject.

If we do ask you for a portfolio, you can provide the following:

• Showreels - Please bear in mind that interviewers are tasked with reviewing hundreds of student’s showreels. For this reason, we suggest front-loading your work and putting the highlights in the first minute of the film. Showreels presented by candidates should be 3-4 minutes long.
• We would also welcome any other creative portfolio work, such as scripts photography, artwork, storyboards, or any other relevant materials, particularly if you don’t have any films at this stage.
• If possible, films featured in the showreel should be made accessible in full online.

At Ravensbourne we accept a wide range of qualifications for entry onto our courses, whilst also considering the context in which they were achieved. For this course, we would usually require a GCSE Grade 4 or above in English in addition to any of the below:

• Two A Levels at grade DD or above
• BTEC Extended Diploma at grade PPP
• T Level (pass or above)
• International Baccalaureate at grade 24 or above
• Other/Mixed qualifications equivalent to 48 UCAS Tariff points

There are no portfolio requirements for this course.