Filmmaking and Screenwriting

Overview

Understand the history and theory behind filming and editing techniques and practice formatting your story ideas into industry-standard scripts. You’ll analyse how scripts transfer to the screen and learn how to successfully convey your ideas to a director and producer through a screenplay. Through the filmmaking side of the course, you’ll have the opportunity to try various roles in each production stage as you work on single-camera dramas, experimental films, documentaries, music videos, interactive media, commercials.

Learn the techniques and format for writing short films, TV episodes, radio plays, and feature films. Explore different genres as you master using language to create atmosphere and suggest lighting and camera angles to directors. When combining screenwriting with film, the shared understanding of how to write and how to produce will help you become a screenwriter who can successfully convey their ideas to directors, editors, actors and producers. Likewise, this combination will develop you into a filmmaker who can successfully bring a screenplay to life. You'll know how to support and direct your actors through your understanding of character design, and have the in-depth knowledge of how to create a compelling story which hooks your audience.

Key features

• Explore various roles and aspects of both filmmaking and screenwriting

• Develop your own TV series, film, radio play and more

• Experience various production roles and choose a specialism to develop in your third year

• Regular work experience and networking opportunities

• Innovative approach, with modules on craft and voice, creativity and collaboration and professionalism and employment

Future employment

As the film industry continues to grow and develop both locally and internationally, this course will open you up to a variety of roles within the industry either in the UK or abroad.

With the portfolio of work, you’ll have built up throughout the course and the opportunity to network with guest lecturers and fellow students, you’ll complete the course in a good position to pursue jobs within production companies; working on TV shows, films, or adverts. Or you could train further in a specialist role, become a freelancer, or even start your own production company.

The leadership, creativity, time management, and communication skills you'll develop will also be transferable to various managerial, marketing and administration roles as well as positions within the film and TV industry.

Why the University of Worcester?

The University of Worcester is a campus university, meaning everything you need is on site. We’re based in a vibrant cathedral city just 40 mins south of Birmingham and an hour north of Bristol, and our beautiful green campuses have plenty of parking and quality on-site accommodation.

At Worcester, small class sizes, supportive tutors, and professionally focused courses mean you’ll be prepared for your dream career. These are just some of the reasons why we’re first in the UK for both graduate employment and quality education.

• University of the Year finalist in the Times Higher Education Awards 2025.
• First in the UK for sustained employment, further study or both, from any multidisciplinary university – Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) 2017 to 2025.
• First in the UK for quality education – Joint 1st in the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings 2025.

Join us at one of our regular Open Days to see if the University is a good fit for you: www.worcester.ac.uk/opendays

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