XJTLU
BA
FILMMAKING
影视摄影与制作 BA Filmmaking is a practice-based
programme that fosters storytelling,
creativity, entrepreneurship and
innovation. You will learn to make
films both for the small screen and
for cinema consumption.
Your practice will include areas of
storytelling, creative production,
directing for both documentary and
fiction, cinematography, sound
design, and post-production, as well
as looking at the marketing, social
media and business side of
filmmaking and self-promotion.
BA
FILMMAKING
YEAR THREE
YEAR FOUR
MODULES
BA
FILMMAKING
DURATION
Three or four years
QUALIFICATION
XJTLU
BFA Filmmaking
University of Liverpool
BA Filmmaking(hons,4+0)
LOCATION
Suzhou
START DATE
September 2024
SCHOOL
School of Film and TV Arts
ATTENDANCE
Full time
2+2 STUDY
Not Available
Core Modules
Core Modules
Core Modules
Optional Modules
EUROPEAN CINEMA
FILM AND TV CULTURES
FILM HISTORY
MINOR FILM PROJECT
VISUAL EFFECTS CRAFT
DOCUMENTARY CRAFT
ADAPTATION ACROSS THE MEDIA
EXPERIMENTAL FILM PRACTICES
THE MUSIC PROMO
THE ART OF POST-PRODUCTION
SCREENWRITING CRAFT AND PRACTICE
THE ART OF SOUND
THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY
DIRECTING CRAFT AND PRACTICE
PRODUCING CRAFT AND PRACTICE
CHINA AND THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION
COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT
IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
MEDIATED PROJECT
MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL INDUSTRY
FINAL YEAR PROJECT: MOVING IMAGE
CAREERS
Graduates from this programme are well-prepared for positions such as producer, director,
screenwriter, content producer, cinematographer, sound designer, post-production editor,
and independent film production. Graduates
may pursue employment in a film company
or be independent and entrepreneurial either
working on their own or as part of a start-up
company.
YEAR TWO
INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE LITERATURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ACADEMIC SKILLS
FOR SCHOOL OF FILM AND TV ARTS
SCREEN WRITING FOR FILM AND TV
DOCUMENTARY THEORY AND PRACTICE
FICTION THEORY AND PRACTICE
INTRODUCTION TO SOUND
INTRODUCTION TO DIRECTING
INTRODUCTION TO CAMERA AND LIGHTING
INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION
MEDIA AESTHETICS
INTRODUCTION TO POST PRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO STORYTELLING
YEAR ONE
UK degrees are three years long whereas in
China they are four, therefore we do accept
students with certain qualifications directly
into Year Two, which is the start of the
main academic programme. Most students,
however, enter into Year One, which
provides you with a range of interesting
modules, language classes and core skills for
your degree.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
An awareness of your potential as a content creator and
filmmaker with the ability to take your knowledge,
specialist skills and understanding into the world of
work or postgraduate study
Advanced and specialist skills in filmmaking, including
specific knowledge of ideas generation, content
creation, production techniques, research and creative
processes
The ability to use theoretical understanding to inform
practice, and practice to inform theory
High-level skills in critical thinking and communication,
with the capacity for both self-reflection and
collaborative working
An entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to think
like a filmmaker and entrepreneur in marketing
yourself and your projects.
Experience an industry-standard, purpose-built film
school building with world-class equipment and
amenities including green screen and motion capture
facilities, professional grading and dubbing studios,
rehearsal spaces and a cinema
Create an idea and follow it through every step of the
filmmaking process before presenting it to an
audience on the big screen
Study project-management and other international
film and television industry-standard software
Learn from award-winning international staff and
industry professionals
Get industry work experience opportunities, and the
chance to create your own films and work on real, live
projects
Earn two degrees: an XJTLU degree from the Chinese
Ministry of Education, and a globally recognised
degree from the University of Liverpool, a member of
the Russell Group of leading UK universities.
WHY SHOULD I STUDY
FILMMAKING AT XJTLU?
By the time you graduate from BA Filmmaking, you will
have:
