Editing and Post Production BA (Hons)
Editing is the process of telling a
story in the best possible way. This
course offers you post-production
skills in colour grading and visual
effects, and aims to ensure that you
are prepared for industry roles.
Futures
Editors and post-production
professionals often start work as
edit assistants, video encoders,
assistant colourists, trainee visual
effects compositors and machine
control room technicians. Individuals
can progress on to roles such as
editors, colourists or compositors.
The Course
Editing is at the heart of this course
and is backed up by a full range of
related skills that will help you thrive
in the post-production sector. This is
an industry that continues to see rapid
change and expansion, and the demand
for multi-skilled professionals has
never been greater.
The course also provides essential
learning in business and enterprise
should you wish to start a business
in editing or post-production and
manage a freelance career. You will
learn through a mixture of problem-
based learning, practical workshops,
lectures and masterclasses.
Duration: 3 years full-time
Entry requirements: Page 142
90
Year One
You will build your knowledge in
post-production and broadcast
technology. Alongside this, you
will learn about communication,
visualisation and the post-production
industry. We encourage you to start
thinking about your contextual
studies research throughout this year.
Year Two
You will study the craft of editing,
technical workflow and online
processes. You will develop your
ideas and entrepreneurial skills and
spend time in industry gaining key
experience in post-production,
and working in collaboration with
other students.
Year Three
You will study further high-end
professional skills and build a final
major project portfolio of your work,
ready for industry. We ask you to
show your contextual studies
research in a long form dissertation.
How to apply: Page 146
Course: PJ90
Institution: RAVEN R06
Term starts: September 2018
A practical tutorial in the Post Production suite.
BA (Hons) Editing and Post Production
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