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Welcome to Film, Television

& Radio

A little bit about Film, TV & Radio

▲A course running successfully for 26 years

▲Renowned high standards of tutoring and outstanding production facilities

▲Links with various local & national media organisations

70% Practice: 30% Theory

▲ You can explore the production of film, TV & radio and their appeal to different audiences

▲ You can gain practical media skills working to make professional films and programmes

▲ You can choose different production strands to reflect your own media interests

What will I study on Film, TV & Radio?

YEAR ONEFILM ♦ TV ♦ RADIO ♦ SCRIPTWRITING

YEAR TWOCHOOSE TWO MEDIA PATHWAYS

YEAR THREECHOOSE ONE MEDIA PATHWAY

How will I be assessed on Film, Television and Radio?

COURSEWORK BASED ♦ NO EXAMINATIONS

● Production Portfolios: Films and Programmes

● Scriptwriting Projects

● Research Reports & Evaluations

● Pitches

And more…

Who will teach me on Film, TV & Radio?

● Media teaching specialists● Film, TV & Radio Industry Practitioners● Visiting experts

‘Real world’ learning to allow you to achieve

Who will support me on Film, TV & Radio?

● Course Leader, Personal Tutor & Module Tutors

● Production facilities support teams

● Support & Guidance Officers

● Student Peer support

Work Experience: Jade McKenna

Working at CBBC & ITV Studios, MediaCityUK, Salford

Media Work Placement in your final year

Work Placement & Networking

BBC History Documentaries

The Great Pottery Throw Down

The Antiques Roadshow

Work on Broadcast Programmes

Production Facilities

RadioTVFilm

Social aspects: trips & activities

Employability

▲ Key media and transferable skills

▲ Designed to allow students to work in both media, media-related and non-media employment areas

75% of our graduates secure positions within the media, particularly in Broadcasting

Will Dodds, Asst Director 007 Skyfall, Harry Potterfilms, Sherlock Holmes, Munich, War Horse, All You Need Is Kill (2014) with Tom Cruise. Also: Hercules(2014), Cinderella (2015), Pan (2015).

Ben Taylor, TV/Film Director – Bad Management(US TV Movie), Love Matters (Sky), Cuckoo (BBC 3), Cardinal Burns (E4), Spy (Sky).

Lyndon Tovey, TV Producer/Director, Come Dine With Me, BBC Eurovision Song Contest, The X-Factor, Strictly Come Dancing.

Nick Thursby, Camera Assistant, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2018).

Imogen Gabony, Development Producer, BBC 3, Lime Pictures, betty, Endemol, Lola Entertainment

Richard Todd, Assistant Production Co-ordinator, London Spy (BBC, 2015). PA Secretary, The Bletchley Circle, Vicious (ITV1), Victor Frankenstein (2015), James Bond and the Queen 2012 Olympics Special

Gemma Moore, BBC Senior Technical Operating Director, Midlands Today, BBC Television.

Richard Jordan, Head of Editorial Content Curation, Times Educational Supplement

Ray Crowther, Training & Programme Manager, Stafford FM.

Ian Cartlidge, Production Scheduler at Lime Pictures(Hollyoaks, The Only Way Is Essex).

Company set up by two FTVRS graduates, Darren Teale & Andy Rowell, based in Stoke-on-Trent.

Co-producers of the award winning Sky1 documentary Ben: Diary of a Heroin Addict.

Andy Rowell won an Emmy for his camerawork on the Beijing Olympic Games with NBC & also a main cameraman at many Royal events. Also covered the 2012 Olympic Games and Jubilee Celebrations.

JUNCTION 15Productions

www.junction15.com

Graduates return to give current students an insight into working in the media industry

Graduates Returning

Other graduate destinations

The intellectual flexibility and initiative promoted by FTVRS is also relevant to a wide range of careers:

Marketing Publishing

Teaching Arts Administration

Communications Music promoters

Accountancy Police Force

Also opportunities for post-graduate research/study.

80% of Film, TV & Radio Studies graduates gain employment within the first 6 months of leaving

Source: Destination of Leavers of HE

Graduate employment survey

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http://www.ftvrs.co.uk/