Film and Screen Studies

What are the Graduate employment opportunities after this degree?

Reply 1

Not a lot. You'd be a lot better off spending your year doing some unpaid/low paid apprenticeship or work experience at a well known theatre or film company if that's what you're after. Contacts are worth so much more in that industry. You'll find most film/media university students only chose it as it's an ''easy'' course and means they can spend time partying as horrible as that sounds. As I said, contacts are so much more important (and a lot cheaper than a £45,000+ debt that will be placed on you from 3 years of uni!!)

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Original post by michaela001

What are the Graduate employment opportunities after this degree?

Hello!

There are a lot of opportunities with a film and screen studies degree, especially if you are based in a city where a lot of film and TV production takes place. Production houses (film and TV companies, theatre companies, media houses that produce digital content etc.) will always be on the lookout for people to join their production crew. At first, it will be minor jobs (such as runners, who aid with smaller tasks), but you will be allowed to observe and gain experience in all aspects of filmmaking and from then on, you can decide what you would like to do further in your career and look for availability in that speciality. It is also a good place to network and gather contacts to help you in the future. More than anything, it is an incredible learning experience that will equip you with the practical skills required in the industry.

All the best in all your endeavours!

Upasana Bhatt
Richmond University London Student Ambassador

(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 3

kawaiipunk

Original post by michaelaaaa

What are the Graduate employment opportunities after this degree?

when you say "film and screen," is that a theory-based course or practical? At my university, film and screen is theory-based and our practical undergrad is the not at all clunkily-titled creative film, television and digital media production. I did the latter, although I leaned more heavily towards theory in my module selections and I have pivoted and am studying literature for my MA

if it's a practical course, the standard path is to start as a runner for a TV or film company and work your way up to whatever role you ideally want.

when it comes to theory, there are a few different avenues you could take. one could be the journalism route. you could find an online or print publication looking for film critics. another way into that same kind of area would be to find smaller film festivals or contests and get involved behind the scenes running the thing and, again, just working your way up.

other avenues for theory, realistically, will require more time in education. you could teach media studies at school, this will require you to do teacher training (though you can teach at school while in training). or, and this will take yet more education, you can go into academia. that's what I'm doing. currently on my MA, then I'll be moving onto my PhD next. so far, I'm doing pretty well for someone who only signed up to an undergrad to get out of being homeless.

but yeah, it really varies depending on your interests and how willing/able you are to continue past the undergraduate level

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