Film studies is an exciting and challenging subject that provides a critical understanding of film as popular entertainment, theoretical discipline, industry and art form. Typical entry requirements A levels: AAB IB: 34 point, 17 at higher level, including 6 in higher level music Selection process: UCAS application and some interviews Degree | UCAS code | Duration BA Film Studies | P303 | 3 years BA Film and English | QW36 | 3 years BA Film and French | RW16 | 4 years BA Film and German | RW26 | 4 years BA Film and History | WV61 | 3 years BA Film and Philosophy | WV65 | 3 years BA Film and Spanish | RW46 | 4 years Located at Avenue Campus
“My time at Southampton was invaluable in developing my critical approach to film-making, which is vital for anyone who wants a career in the creative side of the industry.”
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Daniel Greenway BA Film and French graduate, 2003, worked on the major Hollywood productions Batman Begins and The Da Vinci Code
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Looking back to film’s nineteenth-century origins and forward to today’s innovations in digital technology, you will explore the role of cinema across different social, historical and cultural contexts. You will study a diverse range of filmmakers and influential movements, from Alfred Hitchcock to Pedro Almodóvar, and from German expressionism to contemporary US cinema. Film studies employs a multitude of interpretive tools, from sociological approaches to close textual analysis. Our programmes build a series of key skills valued by employers, including interpersonal communication, organisation and time-management abilities, and also offer you the opportunity to conduct primary research in archives and libraries around the country. Other specific skills include writing and oral presentation skills. Our practical modules on the BA Film Studies programme will familiarise you with essential film-making and editing skills. The Avenue Library houses a comprehensive, diverse collection of films (approximately 4,000 DVDs and 2,000 videos, with many more at our Harley and Winchester libraries) from around the world. We also offer excellent film-making resources, including a purpose-built Mac creative suite for video production and editing, consisting of nine Mac Pro machines, each with two 20" monitors, post-production software (Apple’s Final Cut Studio®) and connections to VHS/ DVD players. There is a thriving film culture both on and off campus, and the Students’ Union has an active Film Society and an award-winning film-making society – Wessex Films.