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Do you want to make film and television? At the Department of Film, Theatre and Television, you’ll explore how film and television shape the way we see the world. You'll learn how to create powerful, relevant content that resonates with audiences.
From scriptwriting to shooting and editing, you’ll gain hands-on experience working on real-world projects, building the technical and creative skills that industry professionals demand.
Explore how film and television shape the way we see the world while learning to create powerful, relevant content that resonates with audiences.
You'll develop your creative confidence and artistic voice through experimentation and exploration in our purpose-built, industry-standard Minghella Studios, a dynamic, collaborative environment in which film, theatre and television makers work alongside each other.
You'll have access to:
Reading is one of the fastest-growing screen industry hubs in the UK.
The University of Reading is a founding member of Screen Berkshire, a partnership between Berkshire-based film production companies, studios, and the University set up provide training and pathways to employment within the Film and Television industry.
By studying with us you will benefit from these connections and opportunities to enhance your industry-related skills and experience. You’ll interact with industry-standard facilities and professional staff and be supported by our Business and Employability Manager, who is dedicated to helping you develop your CV and find future employment within screen industry.
In your third year, you'll have the opportunity to take the Commercial and Community Filmmaking module, providing hands-on experience in creating media projects for real-world clients. This module allows you to develop professional skills while contributing to community initiatives across the Thames Valley. Recently, our students worked with diverse project partners, including The Museum of English Rural Life, Reading Mencap, Berkshire Brigands rugby team, Whitley Community Development Association, and the Reading School of Pharmacy.
During your time here and once you graduate, you’ll also benefit from the Screen Berkshire Freelance Network which hosts networking events for local freelance film and TV professionals and highlights employment opportunities.
You’ll also be close to Shinfield Studios (hosts to the recent filming for Netflix’s Bridgerton and Disney’s Star Wars: The Acolyte and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) which are built on the University of Reading land and part of the Screen Berkshire partnership. The studios include 18 sound stages, a 9-acre filming backlot (for exterior sets for shooting), workshop facilities, sustainable facilities and production support facilities, such as post- production services.
The Screen Berkshire Partnership means you may have the opportunity to take part in lots of exciting opportunities at Shinfield Studios including:
* Examples are of potential opportunities and are subject to availability and timetabling.
Our Department proudly subscribes to the industry-leading BAFTA Albert scheme, which supports film-and-television makers in their efforts to work sustainably and limit their environmental impact. By studying with us you'll join one of the UK’s leading Universities in Environment and Sustainability’ Ranked 4th in the world in the People and Planet University Awards 2024/25.
The first year of our BA Film and Television course will offer you an equal balance of foundational knowledge and supported practice, delivered by the lecturers, researchers and technicians who lead our core modules.
You'll develop this understanding further in your second year of study, exploring work within and beyond familiar film and television traditions and contexts. Optional modules will allow you to expand your interests and investigate a variety of areas in detail, such as authorship and genre, industry practices and cultural debates. Throughout the year, you’ll engage in increased, group-based practical work in either film or television, enhancing key skills and developing more specialist technical and production proficiency.
In your final year, you’ll enrich your expertise as a skilful and knowledgeable creator and critical thinker, culminating in a collaborative film or TV production, a written dissertation, or an individual creative research project. The course will give you the tools and independence to select your path with confidence by the third year of your degree.
Optional, research, and practical-based modules, built around our academics’ current world-leading research and practice, will deepen your knowledge of film and TV, and there will be opportunities to engage with communities and clients as part of your practice.
