BA (Hons) Production Design for Screen & Film

Screen and Film School

Screen and Film School invites you to get creative with this degree course, a course which has everything you will need to succeed in the fast-moving world of design within the screen and film industry. Talented individuals with these skills are in high demand, and we’ll give you the exact launchpad you’ll need to succeed upon graduating.

This degree course has been developed to reflect the recent huge surge in demand for professional, technically skilled production design graduates who are equipped with vital creative, logistic and production skills, who are ready to enter into the industry.

Fundamental to the delivery of this course is the teaching of production design within the broader Film School environment. This unique shared arrangement will enable you to hone specialist design skills in the classroom and test them out in live film projects. You will also gain an understanding of your place within film production and build a network of peers, alongside whom you can progress throughout your education and then on into the workplace.

From day one, you will be introduced via our core modules to fundamental design skills, and you will gain insights into art department roles and relationships with production and the wider industry. A key focal point will be the introduction of professional film directors as mentors, establishing and developing that key relationship between director and you, the production designer. A module introducing costume design, props and make-up will further enhance your skills and ability to support live film projects throughout the three years. This learning will be underpinned by short film productions taught in collaboration with BA Filmmaking and BA Hair and Make Up for Screen and Film, enhancing your understanding of the film and related creative industries, critical analysis and overarching film craft.

Moving into your second year, by choosing from a range of specialist optional modules, you will further develop your skills in production design through theoretical and live projects focusing on design for both studio and location. At the heart of this approach, is the combination of traditional design skills, drawing and modelmaking alongside cutting edge digital production skills, including animation, 3D modelling and digital VFX. Your second-year core modules will support the realisation of these skills with the production of two short form films, one in each semester.

Finally, as you progress into your third year, you will develop and refine your creative and technical proficiency, research methods and personal professional development. The final year also centres around an in-depth personal design project and the production of a final live film, which will be in collaboration with BA Filmmaking, BA Hair and Make-Up for Screen and BA Film Business and Production students. The course will be delivered by experienced film practitioners who combine their academic teaching with relevant and current professional practice.