Filmmaking (with Placement Year)

Explore the stories that matter to you with our hands-on film course.

Integrate filmmaking, acting, and live production with our practical film course. You will learn in an environment that fosters creativity, technical excellence, and personal wellbeing.

You’ll cover topics like:

cinema history
digital production
motion graphics
screenwriting
sound, lighting, and costume
documentary production
horror, sci-fi, and fantasy
funding in the arts.

Make London your classroom
We’re only 30 minutes from central London. Therefore, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to explore London’s diverse film industry. We’re also only a stone’s throw away from world-leading studios, such as:

Twickenham Studios
Shepperton Studios
Sky Studios.
Together, we’ll explore the London film scene through:

British Film Institute (BFI)
London Film Festival
film walking tours.

State-of-the-art facilities
During your filmmaking course, you’ll access specialist facilities like the:

Media Production Suite
computer labs.

About the Placement Year
A placement year enables you to undertake a year of experience in an organisation between your second and final year.

It will enable you to:

apply the knowledge and skills you gain from your course in a work setting
build your commercial awareness and insights into organisations and industries you might want to work in
develop your professional skills through company training, networking skills and confidence in the workplace
get some great experience for future job applications or even land a graduate job.
Support from St Mary’s every step of the way

Securing a placement can really help you develop your job search skills and the Employability Service placement and Careers Teams can support you to find and apply for available opportunities.

Please note: in the event that you cannot secure a placement you will be able to transfer onto the three year version of your degree programme.