Media Production BA (Courses in General)

Member Name: Harbingerz

Product:	Courses in General
Date:	11/07/02 (90 review reads)
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Advantages: good job prospects, excellent resources, excellent teaching

Disadvantages: only 38 places a year, We dont have a general studio - yet!!!!, Sometimes there is a waiting list for editing equipment

The Media Production course was always my first choice when it came to filling in my UCAS form. I also new that it was also a lot of other people's first choice.
The Media production course is for those wanting to get into the production side of film and television. Subjects on the course include animation, scriptwriting, film and TV production. You will choose one of these to specialise in in your second and third year. Your first year you will try all three and gain background knowledge in production techniques (sound, camera, editing, lighting etc...)

I was one of over 400 people who applied for a place for 2001. Only half of those were invited for interview, including myself. In all, only thirty-eight are chosen. At interview you have to show a portfolio of film work and demonstrate a high degree of talent and commitment. This is the universities flag ship course. Most of the money the university gets goes on media resources.

Ok. Staff are all incredibly dedicated to their own specailism. They want to get the very best out of you and are highly respected by all students.
Each year has there own tutor who will help you out with any general or personal problems. Everyone is approachable and highly trustworthy.

The modules are all practical based, except for the theory lecture. Here you view and critically discuss popular films. Every first year student is trained in how to use proffessional standard editing equipment, camera, lighting and sound. Short films are made to gain practise and experience.

In the second year you choose your specialism in one of three areas: animation, scriptwriting or film production. For the next two years you work towards making your final year project (a film or script). We do not do a dissertation because of the amount of work it takes to make are films.

Equipment on the course is excellent. There are three avid editing machines, one transfer bay for digitisng media. Six Final c
ut pro editing machines, a full screen cinema, sound room, film processing lab, animation studio, proffesional video and film cameras and all other technical equipment (lights, microphones etc...) Equpiment is always being improved because the university invests heavily into the media course.
Library facilities are EXCELLENT for relevant research.

The course has a lot of links with proffesional media companies because the course is quite resepcted. Job opportunities are higher than most media courses because graduating students are in high demand from this media course.

The university in general is modern, friendly and in the top ten art and design schools in the country. Of course, there is always Newcastle istself which is famous for its football and it's nightlfe.

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