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FILM, THEATRE & TELEVISIONCombine critical understanding with practical skills in a dynamic state of the art facility

UndergraduateUNDERGRADUATE

Department of Film, Theatre & Television

BA Film & Theatre

BA Film

BA Theatre

BA Art and Film & Theatre

BA Art and Film

BA Art and Theatre

BA English Literature and Film & Theatre

BA English Literature and Film

BA English Literature and Theatre

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Film, Theatre & Television

Our degrees will develop your understanding of film, theatre and television from their respective histories to their contemporary practices in the digital age, equipping you with key analytical and interpretative skills, practical expertise and a wide range of transferable skills.

Delivered in our state-of-the-art facilities, our courses are innovative and flexible with plenty of opportunity for you to specialise.

YOUR STUDENT EXPERIENCE AT READINGDegree courses designed to challenge your thinking and grow your expertise in film, theatre and television.

Underpin your production skills with rigorous and relevant academic knowledge.

Study in an environment designed to inspire your creativity and provide you with the media to express yourself.

Direct practical projects in both your second and third years, receiving one-to-one supervision from academic members of staff.

Learning, with an emphasis on professional skills and work-based modules, will help prepare you for your future career.

Enjoy and experience a range of live performances in London and the surrounding area (we are less than 30 minutes by train from central London).

Investigate these dynamic subject fields with academics who work at the cutting edge of research into stage and screen, British and worldwide.

FILM, THEATRE & TELEVISION TRANSFORMING YOU INTO CRITICALLY INFORMED FILM AND THEATRE MAKERS

Flexible degree Excellent facilities Combined degree

‘I had a fantastic time studying in the Film, Theatre & Television department; all the tutors are passionate about their subjects and I have had a lot of fun learning from them.’Rhianna Dhillon BA English and Film & Theatre 2011Film Critic, BBC Radio 1


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STUDY IN STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES

The £11.4 million Minghella building was completed in 2011. Staff were involved at every stage of the design process and the finished building reflects the way we think about and teach theatre, film and television. Each subject area has its own specialised production areas but all spaces are multifunctional, reimagining the boundaries between media and enabling cross-disciplinary work.

Three theatre spaces all licenced for public performance; one 200 seat, one 130 seat and one

experimental studio for alternative staging.

A high tech digital cinema with raked seating, high definition production and 7.1 surround sound.

Dedicated recording studio and mixing suites.

Use of industry standard software with support from dedicated technicians.

Film and television studio with flexible lighting system, multi-camera facilities, a ‘talk-back’ system

and chroma key.

A suite of cutting rooms.

All spaces equipped with state-of-the-art multimedia equipment and lighting.

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OUR DEGREES:

Include a dedicated careers module to support your personal development.

Provide a range of written and practical assessment designed to develop you into a highly articulate and rigorous graduate.

Give you the practical film and theatre production skills needed in industry.

Teach you critical thinking skills valued by employers.

Provide outlets for self-expression to help develop your interpersonal skills and drive to succeed.

Give you exposure to international film and theatre, developing your ability to interact and engage across cultures.

Provide access to a range of industry speakers and breadth of networking opportunities to build your industry contacts.

Our degrees are designed to develop the skills valued by both creative and commercial industries providing you with a diverse range of career opportunities following graduation.

EMPLOYABILITY AND SKILLSMAKE THE MOST OF YOUR FUTURE

EXTRA-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES

Over 100 performances, films and television programmes are created within the Department each year, meaning that there are plenty of opportunities to develop practical, hands-on technical, production or performance skills.

• Theatre staff stage research productions, working with students as actors or technicians; productions have travelled to theatres in London, Europe and beyond.

• The Department’s Student Arts Fund is open to all studying with us, enabling students to produce short films or take theatre productions to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

• The Reading University Drama Society (RUDS) and the student-run University radio station and TV channel also offer students opportunities for hands-on, practical experience.

97%OVERALL STUDENT SATISFACTION

94%TEACHING ON MY COURSE

96% PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

National Student Survey, 2014


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Studying at Reading gives you the skills that enable you to rapidly develop a career in your chosen field. Many of our alumni work in the creative industries, becoming:• theatre directors

• actors

• playwrights

• film producers and directors

• visual FX experts

• cinematographers

• television producers

• critics

Graduates also go onto a range of related careers across a range of areas including: • commercial marketing and media

• advertising

• journalism

• teaching

GRADUATE SUCCESSWHERE WILL YOUR DEGREE TAKE YOU?

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YOUR DEGREE OPTIONS

THEATREYou will begin by studying theatre from a range of cultures and historical periods, then focus more intensively on theatre of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including the work of international and British playwrights and performance makers, such as Samuel Beckett, Sarah Kane, Complicite, Mike Leigh and Katie Mitchell. The programme investigates a range of contemporary global practices from verbatim to immersive, from site-specific work to examples of digital technologies in live performance. You will see performances ranging from popular forms of theatre to the latest exponents of ‘intermedial’ theatre and performance art. Throughout your degree, you will explore how directors, actors and other theatre artists respond to and shape our rapidly changing world.

FILMYou will study cinema from its birth in the late 19th century to the contemporary period, encountering world cinema, avant-garde and experimental filmmaking. Explore the cinema of classical and contemporary Hollywood, such as musicals, melodrama, action cinema and the films of Alfred Hitchcock, together with new forms of digital entertainment and screened art practice.

TELEVISIONInvestigate television from its origins in the mid-twentieth century to contemporary engagements with new media and digital platforms, from soap opera to sitcom to sci-fi, challenging questions of authorship, genre and audience.

PRACTICAL WORKPractice in the programmes is carefully integrated with your critical and theoretical study allowing you to apply what you learn through practice. The BA Film, BA Theatre and BA Film & Theatre give you the opportunity to direct films, performances or television programmes in both your second and third year, as well as a wealth of opportunities for collaborative working. There are also opportunities for work-based learning and other forms of career learning embedded in the programme. Opportunities to work with practitioners are built into modules and our Alumni mentoring programme pairs students with graduates of the Department working in a range of fields.

Whether your interest lies in theatre, film and television, or a combination, we offer three degree pathways providing you with an exciting and diverse academic experience and the flexibility to tailor your degree to your interests. Our courses are particularly good at integrating critical and theoretical approaches with practice, enabling you to enhance your abilities in each area.


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BA Film & Theatre BA Film BA Theatre

Year 1 Core modules

Introduction to Film

Introduction to Theatre

Practical 1: Making Meaning

Practical 2: Theatre

Practical 2: Film + TV

Practical 3: Theatre Project OR

Practical 3: Film/TV Project

Core modules




Practical 3: Film/TV Project

Optional modules

Introduction to Television


Core modules




Practical 3: Theatre Project

Optional modules



Year 2 Core modules

Film Authorship

Performance and Nation

Alternative Forms in Theatre or Film

Creative Industries and Professional Development

Creative Practice: Theatre OR

Creative Practice: Film/TV

Practical Project

or extended essay

Optional modules

Popular Television Genres

Alternative Forms in Film or Theatre

Film Genre

Performance and Identity

Work based learning

Research production

Core modules

Film Authorship

Alternative Forms in Film



Practical Project

or extended essay

Optional modules

Film Genre




Alternative Forms in Theatre

Work based learning

Research production

Core modules




Creative Practice: Theatre

Practical Project

or extended essay

Optional modules




Film Authorship

Film Genre

Work based learning

Research production

Year 3 Core module

Advanced Practical Project

or Dissertation

Choose from a range of optional modules, which vary in response to developments in theatre, film and television research, and student demand. Some include elements of practical work. Recent examples have included:

Screen Industries Working Practices World Cinemas

Contemporary Performance Landscape and Place in Film

Ensemble Practice Critical Issues in Film Style

Millennial Television World Theatres

Representing Conflict on Stage and Screen Screen Relations

Work based learning

Research production

In each year students have the option to extend their skills with a module outside the Department, including a language module, or in Year 1, a Student Enterprise module through the Henley Business School.

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COMBINED DEGREES

BA English Literature and Film & Theatre

BA English Literature and Film

BA English Literature and Theatre

BA Art and Film & Theatre

BA Art and Film

BA Art and Theatre

ENGLISH LITERATUREA three-year combined degree with English Literature, available in combination with film, theatre or film & theatre. This degree provides a thorough understanding of literature from medieval times to contemporary popular culture, exploring major areas of cinema and theatre through the 20th century and into the digital age. You will have the opportunity to engage in elements of practical work in your chosen FTT discipline, and take creative writing modules in English.

ARTA four-year combined degree with Art, available in combination with film, theatre or film & theatre. This degree enables you to develop a critical understanding of contemporary art, film and/or modern theatre as cultural forms, informed by contextual study and theoretical debates. You will have the opportunity to compliment your art practice with elements of practical work in your chosen FTT discipline.

PRACTICAL WORKPractice in the programmes is carefully integrated with your critical and theoretical study allowing you to apply what you learn through practice. The combined degree programmes allow you to select from a range of practical modules, as well as providing a wealth of collaborative working. There are also opportunities for work-based learning and other forms of career learning embedded in the programme.

Complement your studies in Art or English Literature with an expertise in film or theatre or both, using our combined subject pathways. Select the pathway that suits you best, and tailor the balance of theoretical and practical study to meet your needs.


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Film and Theatre pathway Film pathway Theatre pathway

Year 1 Core modules



Optional modules



Core modules


Optional modules





Core modules


Optional modules





Year 2 Optional modules

Film Authorship


Film Genre






Creative Practice: Theatre OR


Work based learning

Research production

Core modules

Film Authorship

Optional modules


Film Genre







Work based learning

Research production

Core modules


Optional modules





Creative Practice: Theatre


Film Authorship

Film Genre

Work based learning

Research production

Year 3 Dissertation

Select a topic in one discipline only, or bring the disciplines together as the culmination of your combined studies.

Optional modules

These vary in response to developments in theatre, film and television research, and student demand. Some include elements of practical work. Recent examples include:

Screen Industries Working Practices Landscape and Place in Film Contemporary Performance Critical Issues in Film Style

Ensemble Practice World Theatres

Millennial Television Applied Performance

Representing Conflict on Stage and Screen Screen Relations

World Cinemas Research production

COMBINED DEGRESS

‘I have had the opportunity to work as a lighting and sound technician or stage manager

for a number of world class musicians, orchestras, bands and comedians. I have also

been part of the technical team for numerous high-profile corporate events including car

launches, major political party conferences, awards ceremonies and also large-scale touring

productions. Reading offered me a great stepping stone into my chosen career and I still

keep in touch with tutors who are always going to be respected contacts.’

Kat HodgkinsonBA, Film and Theatre, 2011Self-employed live events technician

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STAFF AREAS OF EXPERTISE

VICKY ANGELAKI: Contemporary British theatre; European performance practices; Theatre, politics and society; Theatre and science..

JONATHAN BIGNELL:Television history and theory; British and US television drama; children’s television.

ALISON BUTLER: Alternative and artists film and video; theories of cinematic time and space; women’s cinema.

JOHN GIBBS: Mise-en-scène; film style and interpretation; Hollywood cinema; film aesthetics; history and practice of style-based film criticism.

SIMONE KNOX: Relationships between film and television; transnationalism of film and television; representations of the body (including gender and race/ethnicity).

ANNA MCMULLAN: Theatre of Samuel Beckett; contemporary Irish theatre; gender and performance.

TERESA MURJAS: Multimedia performance; translation and interculturalism; memory, materiality and the archive; Polish theatre and film.

LÚCIA NAGIB: World cinema theory and history; cinematic realism; Brazilian, Japanese, German and other national cinemas.

ADAM O’BRIEN: Environmental theory; film aesthetics; post-classical American cinema.

DAVID PEARSON: Film & television practice; directing; documentary; screenwriting..

LISA PURSE: The body in cinema; digital aesthetics and 3D filmmaking; genre and conflict representation.

LUCY TYLER: Dramaturgy; British theatre; Text and performance interrelations; the cultural politics of new work and writing; practice as research.

FAYE WOODS: Cultural representations of youth; feminist media studies; popular music in film and television; television industries.

LISA WOYNARSKI: Performance & ecology; ecodramaturgy; socially engaged and applied performance; theatre & intersectional feminisms Find out more about our recent publications on the Department website: www.reading.ac.uk/ftt

Contemporary theatre & performance | Exploring ideas through film, theatre and television production | Digital technologies in live performance & cinema New media & digital platforms in television | Genre in film, theatre & television Hollywood cinema | World cinema | Samuel Beckett | Performance, Cinema and Ecology | Avant garde & experimental filmmaking and performance practice.

‘I started working in the television industry in London once I graduated from Reading. I worked my way up the ladder to Producer/Director level. I worked on programmes such as Gogglebox and Undercover Boss.

After eight successful years in the television industry I gave myself another challenge and now work at Goldman Sachs in Financial Sponsorship.’Kayleigh DamenBA, Film, Theatre & Television, 2006Goldman Sachs

FILM, THEATRE AND TELEVISION

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Department of Film, Theatre & Television University of Reading Shinfield Road Minghella Building Whiteknights Reading, RG6 6BT

[email protected] Tel (0118) 378 4090

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‘After leaving Reading I toured with a Theatre in Education company and then completed my teacher training.

The course was perfectly structured to suit my career choice. It opened many doors and without it I wouldn’t be where I am today.’Emma MurrayBA, Film and Theatre, 2009Head of Drama at an ‘Outstanding’ school in South London

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