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Media, Music & Sound Production

Film and Television Production NQ Level 6

Campus Milton Road Campus

Qualification SCQF Level 6

Study mode Full time

Duration 41 weeks

Start date Aug 2023

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Course overview

Film and Television production is a full-time project-based course that will introduce you to the fundamentals of the Film and TV industries.


Over the course of the year you will gain understanding of job roles and responsibilities, industry processes and factors affecting content development and distribution in the screen industries. You will analyse professional screen texts and apply your theoretical knowledge to developing your own skills and techniques in editing, lighting, sound recording and camera operation.


For your projects we will guide you through the different stages of production and the various activities involved from idea generation and development, through planning, production and post-production. By the end of the year you will have pitched proposals, researched and scripted short films in different genres. You will have created production schedules, recce locations, carried out risk assessments, created call sheets, held meetings with your colleagues and managed your shoots. Finally, you will present and evaluate your work.

This course is an ideal foundation for HNC Television and Film and also offers progression into other Creative Industries courses, such as HNC Media and Communication: Digital Journalism, Audio Visual Technology and HNC Television (Multicam Operations).

What you will learn

  • Scriptwriting, storytelling and adaptation for film and TV
  • Creative technical skills including camera, sound, lighting and editing
  • Content development, research and planning
  • Pitching, presentation and how to conduct meetings
  • Film theory and creative analysis
  • Industry background

Please note that units on this course require students to be able to operate equipment and software themselves.
You may also want to consider Creative Media Production and Technology (UAL L3) at the same level.

How the course is assessed

  • You will be assessed through practical, written and project-based assignments and taught using a blended learning model.

Number of days per week

  • 3 days per week
Film And TV Production L6

Entry requirements

  • Minimum of three passes at SCQF Level 5

Progression and Articulation Routes

  • HNC Television
  • HND Creative Industries: Television with Multi-Camera 
  • HND Audio Visual technology 
  • HNC Radio

Career options

  • An entry-level job in the media industry

Study Options

Campus Study mode Start date Duration
Milton Road Campus Full time 28/08/23 41 Weeks

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