Brayford Pool
3 years
P313
This programme develops filmmakers who can work confidently and creatively across an increasingly diverse and evolving screen landscape. Students establish core production competencies before progressing into areas of specialism and, ultimately, preparing for professional industry practice.
Practical skills, critical understanding, and creative decision-making are integrated throughout the course rather than taught in isolation. Students begin with specialist workshops in camera, lighting, sound, editing, directing, screenwriting, and collaborative production, building a strong technical and creative foundation.
As they advance, students gain access to a broader ecosystem of optional modules across Film and Media, including digital media, production design, VFX, audio production, animation, and screen cultures. This interconnected structure supports both breadth and specialisation, reflecting contemporary industry workflows and the collaborative nature of screen production.
Collaboration sits at the heart of the programme, with team-based productions at every level that mirror professional practice, including opportunities to work across year groups on multi-cohort projects.
In the final year, students undertake major independent projects, assume leadership roles within creative teams, and develop a professional portfolio that showcases their skills and artistic identity. The degree supports the creation of high-quality film and moving-image work suitable for festivals, broadcast, online platforms, and emerging forms of distribution.
The programme benefits from the University's status as an ARRI Certified Film School, and external examiners consistently highlight the professionalism, technical quality, and industry relevance of student work. Sustainability is embedded throughout the curriculum, including BAFTA albert certification as a core component of the programme.
Access to industry-standard production facilities and equipment
Learn from award-winning industry practitioners and research-active academics
Opportunity to undertake a work placement to gain real-world experience
Focus on employability to prepare for a career in the creative industries
A vibrant research community
Full range of portable equipment available for filming on location
Year 1 (Towards Competence) : Students can develop fundamental technical and creative filmmaking skills while gaining an understanding of film history and practice. Emphasis is placed on communication, organisation, writing, collaboration, and safe working practices.
Year 2 (Towards Specialism): Students move into advanced craft modules alongside a broad range of optional pathways across Film and Media. They begin refining their interests in areas such as cinematography, editing, directing, producing, screenwriting, sound, production design, VFX, animation, or critical analysis. Industry placements and professional workflows are introduced.
Year 3 (Towards Industry): Students undertake a major independent film project, build a professional portfolio or showreel, and engage with modules focused on industry expectations, sustainability, ethics, and professional practice.
Creative practice is supported by research-led teaching in storytelling, screenwriting, audience awareness, and reflective practice. Collaboration is embedded throughout, with structured group workflows that mirror industry roles. External examiners consistently commend the integration of creative, technical and academic teaching.
The programme also incorporates AI literacy (including ethical use and transparency) and sustainable production awareness in line with evolving industry expections.
Our students, Laura and Courtney, share their experience on the Film Production course, including the extra work opportunities that are available, their favourite facilities and studios, the projects they worked on, and how it has allowed them to step into a career after graduating.
Cultivating Creativity is a first-year interdisciplinary module designed to develop students' creative thinking and industry awareness. The module fosters curiosity, ideation, and practical application while equipping students with essential academic, creative and professional skills. Through engagement with contemporary issues, students will explore how these topics intersect with their chosen industry contexts.
Students on this module are introduced to the craft of short filmmaking supported by workshops and an under-pinning of industry context. Students will make short fiction films to enhance their abilities and understanding of working in a team, and build their problem-solving skills.
Non-fiction film is a first-year Film Production module designed to develop students’ creative approaches and practical skills in documentary filmmaking. The module explores historic and contemporary innovative documentaries, both feature-length and short form. Students will be equipped with both creative and practical filmmaking skills to develop unique approaches to factual filmmaking.
Students on this module are introduced to the craft of screenwriting supported by critical concepts and industry contexts. Students engage with case study films and questions of the real, representation and authorship. Drawing on their reflections developed in group discussions, students write screenplays to start building a professional creative portfolio.
Craft Skills develops students’ practical and conceptual understanding of key production roles across film and television. Through a combination of lectures, workshops and specialist sessions, students gain experience in key film craft skills. The module introduces core techniques and creative approaches before allowing students to focus on individual areas of interest. By engaging with professional practices, case studies and hands-on exercises, students build a versatile skillset that supports their work across other Level 5 modules. The module culminates in a portfolio that showcases development in both broad and specialist craft areas.
Creative Collaboration is a Level 5 shared core module that develops students’ ability to work effectively with others in the conception, development, and presentation of creative media projects. Through a series of intensive design sprints, students will collaborate in small groups to respond to a set of themed creative challenges aligned with real-world contexts such as social impact, sustainability, and emerging cultural practices.
The module emphasises collaboration as a creative and professional practice, foregrounding communication, negotiation, leadership, and problem-solving alongside ethical and cultural awareness. Students will be supported to reflect critically on both the creative outcomes and the collaborative processes that shape them.
The module culminates in a project-pitching event in which students present their collaborative projects and participate in a panel discussion, demonstrating their ability to articulate creative intent, evaluate collaborative dynamics, and respond to critical questioning.
Production Projects immerses students in a series of creative, practice-based filmmaking exercises across fiction, documentary and studio-based production. Working in small crews, students develop their technical, creative and organisational skills through a structured sequence of short projects and feedback screenings. Each project emphasises collaboration, professional practice and responsiveness to creative briefs. The module supports progression from quick-turnaround work to more substantial productions, culminating in a final portfolio and practice-led reflection.
This module aims to give you an opportunity to immerse yourself in a specialist area within the creative arts. The content of the module is shaped by the research and practice expertise of staff members who actively collaborate with and mentor you throughout your exploration of this specialist area. This ensures that you benefit from the latest insights and methodologies within the chosen specialist area, gaining a well-rounded understanding that integrates theoretical knowledge with practical application.
Creative Futures is a final-year module designed to prepare students for the transition into professional life. Through guest talks, lectures, tutorials, and flexible online learning, students gain a critical understanding of creative careers and the wider labour market. The module focuses on key transferable skills such as emotional intelligence, resilience, digital literacy, critical thinking, leadership, and intercultural awareness. Students will reflect on their strengths, values, and goals, and emerge confident, career-ready, and equipped to thrive in diverse professional environments.
Building on everything that has been learned on BA Film Production to this point, students will engage in a final project artefact and write a Practice-Led Thesis that compliments their practical outputs. Students may work in teams, by choosing a head of department craft skill area, to create a graduation project artefact, or work solo in the creation of a feature length screenplay artefact. The additional Practice-Led Thesis works as a research document in students chosen disciplines and pushes students to become experts in their field; setting them up with both the critical and practical skills expected for success in the creative industries.
This module prepares students for their final semester Practice-Led Graduation Project while developing student’s personal specialisms. The aim is to build and support industry relevant skills in line with students own career aspirations.
The UK Screen Industry is an incredibly complex, closed and competitive, industry to break into. Screen Industries is a third-year Film Production module, which equips students with the essential skills and knowledge to successfully enter and navigate careers within the UK Screen Industry. You will explore the structure and dynamics of screen industry environments and enhance their ability to research industry opportunities, and reflect on their professional goals and skills. This module is designed to foster a proactive, informed, and professional approach to career development, preparing students to thrive in a competitive and evolving screen industry landscape. Through a combination of industry-focused learning and personal development, you will create personalised career pathways and employability strategies to support future employment.
† Some courses may offer optional modules. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by staff availability.
We want you to have all the information you need to make an informed decision on where and what you want to study. In addition to the information provided on this course page, our What You Need to Know page offers explanations on key topics including programme validation/revalidation, additional costs, and contact hours.
Enhance your camera skills and boost your employability by undertaking our accredited training in ARRI camera systems and gain an ARRI Academy Certificate.
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Assessment is entirely coursework-based, with no exams, and is designed to reflect authentic industry practice. Students are evaluated through a range of creative and professional outputs, including films, screenplays, portfolios, practice-led research essays, pitches, and reflective writing. Emphasis is placed on collaborative workflows and real-world production processes, with peer review supporting reflective development and mirroring professional feedback cultures. External examiners consistently highlight the rigour, fairness, and strong alignment of assessment with the programme's learning outcomes.
Our students proudly showcase their graduation projects where they truly belong, on the big screen at the Everyman Cinema, Lincoln. This event celebrates their remarkable journey, bringing together staff, students, friends, and family to honour the successes and achievements of the past three years. We also host our annual industry awards presentation and Arri Certification awards during the event. This is the celebration and send-off our students have earned.
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Alongside the variety of options on the course, which enable you to discover which industry roles suit you best, Lincoln as a city has opportunities for media-based work experience.
Zuzanna Zyla
BA (Hons) Film Production
There is an opportunity for students to take an industry placement module during the second year of their studies. Placements can be wide and varied and should be secured by the students themselves, although support from staff is available. Placements on the course are optional and may incur additional costs to participating students.
The programme maintains strong industry relationships with organisations including Sunbelt Rentals, Keal Productions, LocationLincs, ARRI Academy, BAFTA albert, Avid, BFI Academy, Indie Lincs International Film Festival, Aesthetica Film Festival, and Big Finish. These partnerships provide students with access to accredited training, industry-standard tools and workflows, work experience and internship opportunities, festival exhibition platforms, and graduate awards. Regular guest speakers from across the film, television, screenwriting, and digital sectors further enrich the student experience.
Together, these connections support placements, freelance development, safe and sustainable production practices, portfolio building, and enhanced graduate employability.
Take a look at some of the locations around Lincoln that have been featured in mainstream film and television.
Graduates progress into a wide range of roles across the screen industries, including:
Camera trainees, cinematographers, and lighting assistants
Editors and assistant editors
Assistant directors
Producers and production coordinators
Screenwriters
Sound recordists and post-production sound assistants
Digital content creators
Production designers and art department assistants
Freelance filmmakers and documentary practitioners
Many graduates go on to exhibit their work at film festivals and secure distribution across online and broadcast platforms.
104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points.
This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example:
A Level: BCC to BBC
BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit
T Level: Merit Overall
Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieved from 45 Level 3 credits.
International Baccalaureate: 28 points overall.
GCSE's: Minimum of three at grade 4 or above, which must include English . Equivalent Level 2 qualifications may be considered.
The University accepts a wide range of qualifications as the basis for entry and do accept a combination of qualifications which may include A Levels, BTECs, Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).
We may also consider applicants with extensive and relevant work experience and will give special individual consideration to those who do not meet the standard entry qualifications.
Non UK Qualifications:
If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages
https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/entryrequirementsandyourcountry/ for information on equivalent qualifications.
EU and Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page
If you do not meet the above IELTS requirements, you may be able to take part in one of our Pre-sessional English and Academic Study Skills courses.
If you would like further information about entry requirements, or would like to discuss whether the qualifications you are currently studying are acceptable, please contact the Admissions team on 01522 886097, or email admissions@lincoln.ac.uk
Please note application assessment criteria may vary by country and we may close to applications from some domiciles. Please view the Your Country pages of our website before making an application.
Going to university is a life-changing step and it's important to understand the costs involved and the funding options available before you start. A full breakdown of the fees associated with this programme can be found on our course fees pages.
For eligible undergraduate students going to university for the first time, scholarships and bursaries are available to help cover costs. To help support students from outside of the UK, we are also delighted to offer a number of international scholarships which range from £1,000 up to the value of 50 per cent of tuition fees. For full details and information about eligibility, visit our scholarships and bursaries pages.
Additional cost to students are likely during the creation of their film production projects, and may also apply during the optional study abroad or work placement pathways. Tuition fees for the USA study abroad exchange opportunity are included in the course but travel, accommodation, and general living costs are the responsibility of the student.
The best way to find out what it is really like to live and learn at Lincoln is to visit us in person. We offer a range of opportunities across the year to help you to get a real feel for what it might be like to study here.
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