[BradleyStearn]

Basically I want to study something related to film production at university. I have just finished my AS levels and have started studying for my full A levels at sixth form college.

My top choices so far for university are as followed, in no order -

Bournemouth - Film Production and Cinematography -
I've heard that this course is the top one to get into, but I just seem really put off from applying - mainly becuase the course isn't even at Bourenmouth, its at Wiltshire at some college which seems to be in a village where people do not have social lifes Does anyone in this forum have an opinion on this course? I want to do lots of practical work, and I do not mind a little bit of theory to boost my film knowledge

Ravensbourne - Digital Film Production -
I like this course, good location, I have heard from friends that they know people who like the course. Opinions on the course?

Lincoln - Film Production

Winchester - Film Production -
I like the sound of this course, 80% practical

Thank you to any replies in advance

[EierVonSatan]

Hey I've moved your thread to the Media, Film and Journalism university courses forum, you should get a better response here

[MattieB]

You might be interested in looking at the variety of 'Skillset' media academies that offer Film Production courses.

Here's some more info on Skillset - http://www.creativeskillset.org/

The Bournemouth University course in Film Production and Cinematography is supposed to be very good, along with the Film Production course at Arts University College Bournemouth.

And as you mention Ravensbourne is very specialist, and a superb location in London.

Take a look around the facilities at various universities at their open days, talk to students and find out how much industry experience the lecturers have. Make sure you have a showreel and portfolio prepared for those interviews in the autumn/winter time

Hope this helps!

[BradleyStearn]

Thanks for the reply Mattie

I am going to try and book open days at the colleges that I mentioned in my first post.

I am working at producing a decent showreel of my films that where produced in college and in my own time - I want to be a cinematographer so the showreel would probably contain some of my favourite shots that I captured.

Are you currently studying at university?

[joey_richardson]

Ravensbourne was my first choice university for Film Production but unfortunately I didn't get in I wanted to go there as they put the emphasis on digital filmmaking and the facilities are awesome. I think they use RED Camera's as well. I got interviewed by Freddie Gaffney, the Course Leader (he's a cinematographer + screenwriter) and he seemed like a pretty nice tutor.

You can check out some of the content the students at Rave produce on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/groups/digifilmproduction, https://vimeo.com/groups/77574

I've currently got a conditional offer for UCA Farnham but I'm having second thoughts about the uni. I might take a gap year and reapply to unis next year plus get some experience and add some more work to my showreel

I've heard great things about AUCB, wish I checked it out during open days.

[Iloilo]

AUCB Film production - located on campus, have a new part of a building designated to Film department including production design room and post production suites as well as a film hub with production offices to organize production meetings.

1st Year: Fundamentals of all departments, make films
2nd Year: Specialize in a department: Producing, Directing, Cinematography, Production Design, Location Sound + post production sound, Editing, make more films
3rd year: Continue specialist practice leading up to final major project 'Graduation film'

each year has about 3 practical projects, each project making about 9films with the possibility to work on at least 2 films per project (if not more!) depending on your work load and schedule. Graduation films made by third years need as much as they can get and 2nd years have a module based on working on grad films. During grad month there are 9 films that get shot, spread over 4 weeks so You can work on at least 4 grad films (Again depending on your work ethic).

Bournemouth is a great place for filmmaking, being in the heart of Dorset there are hundreds of great places to film in. Jurassic coastline, Dorset New forest, bournemouth beach, Studland heaths at Swanage, Corfe castle. Lots of films that come out have been inspired by epic locations in and around Bournemouth, adding great production value