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Post-Production for Film and Television, BA (Hons)

University of Portsmouth, the United Kingdom

University of Portsmouth

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About Post-Production for Film and Television, BA (Hons) - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

Realise your creative and technical passions in post-production with a degree that transforms you into a captivating storyteller through post-production methods.

No film is complete without the skills and knowledge you’ll gain on this Post-Production in Film and Television degree. Our professional video editing labs and colour grading suite will help you develop expertise in the entire post-production process. This includes video editing, post-sound, visual effects, colour grading, and post-production workflows. Master industry software, such as Avid Media Composer, ProTools, After Effects, and Nuke, to bring your stories to life.

You’ll learn from our Avid-certified instructors with extensive industry experience, and you can become an industry-recognised accredited user in Adobe and Avid.

Craft your Post Production talent and be the next feature film colourist, documentary editor, or post-sound mixer. You'll graduate with a skillset that makes you a vital asset to the post-production world.

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

Careers and opportunities

The post-production job market, within the UK film and TV sector alone, is estimated at £2.1 billion, with many graduate entry jobs available that can offer rapid progression into more senior roles within TV, film and video production teams. This course has been aligned to the needs of this industry, and to respond to the demand for skilled entrants to the post-production sector.

You'll graduate from this post-production degree with a broad spread of sector skills, opening the widest range of opportunities to you, and with demonstrable experience of putting your editing, grading and effects learning into practice. You'll also be well placed to specialise for the strand of the industry that interests you most, or to move on into further study in the post-production sphere. 

What areas can you work in with a post-production degree?

Our TV and film graduates have used post-production specialism to secure work with companies such as:

  • Disney
  • IMG
  • Pinewood Studios
  • Sky 

What jobs can you do with a post-production degree?

You'll graduate with the skills needed to work in post house companies, freelance film, and broadcast television projects. Jobs you could take on include:

  • Data wrangler
  • Editor
  • Logger
  • Post Production Scheduler
  • Visual Effects Editor
  • Post Sound Mixer
  • Colourist

Notes about fees for this course

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance

Entry requirements

112-120 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent, including a film/media related subject.
Applicants without relevant qualifications will be asked to provide a portfolio to support their application.

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.

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