Turn a passion for film into a career by joining our acclaimed BA (Hons) Film Production degree course at ARU.
Join the award-winning students on our BA (Hons) Film Production degree and develop your skills in cinematography, editing, producing and directing in studio and on location.
Over the three years you'll gain key skills, from ideas development and pre-production planning, through to post-production skills in editing and colour grading. You can choose to keep a generalist level of skills or start to specialise in particular craft areas like camera or editing.
You'll shoot on digital formats from HD to 4K and analogue 16mm film. By the final year, you and your crew will be working with feature film industry level equipment like our new Arri Alexa Mini cameras.
You'll learn from highly experienced filmmakers, television producers and technical officers in our specialist facilities, and work closely with other students on your course, as well as your lecturers, gaining friends as well as skills like team work and collaboration.
Whether your career aspirations are to crew on high-end TV drama or film, work in post-production, set up your own company as a videographer, create stunning cinematography or innovative online content, reinvent what television is, or use film to make change in the world, the skills you learn on this course will set you up to start that journey.
Graduate Agata works as Technical Operator for BBC News and has won awards for cinematography from the Bill Vinten Guild of Television Professionals and Watersprite Film Festival. Hear her talk about her success, and her experiences on the course.
ARU Spotlight Podcast: Agata KazmierczakAgata now works at BBC News, and has won awards for her films from the Guild of Television Camera Professionals and Watersprite Film Festival. Read about her experiences on the course.
Agata's storyA montage of work by graduating students on the BA (Hons) Film Production course
"ARU was so welcoming when I first arrived in the UK, I had no problems feeling at home ... I found out so much about myself and this experience helped me grow immensely."
Weronika's storySophie talks with James Ward, head of school for Cambridge School of Creative Industries, about her role, courses, and career journey.
Our BA (Hons) Film and Television Production students won four of the nine student categories.
Showreel of films by graduating students on the BA (Hons) Film and Television Production course at ARU
Prepping on set - 1st Assistant Director Alina Bobilovoa, Director Alessandro Piccato and Camera Operator Luis Glenn. (Photo: Theo Douchand)
Dlr Amber Gough; Actor Craig Dowding and crew. (Photo by Joshua Agnew)
Make up preparation. (Photo by Warren Lee Cooper)
Shooting - Matt Jak (Photo by Gabi Kaziuknoyte)
Director Cameron Fellow and team. (Photo Warren Lee Cooper)
Director Mariana Vas. Actors Stacey Karvanagh, Paula Wells. (Photo C Fellows)
Filming on the Norfolk coast. Dancer Nacy Frenchnana. Camera Sam Jones. Director Lola Ogunrinde. Funded by Screen South
Filming team wrap photo. (Photo by Weronika Tomaszewska)
Director J.Wiecaszek. Actors H. Howell, M. Dartford. (Photo by C Fellows)
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As part of your studies at ARU, you’ll have access to all of our creative industries facilities including:
Our new digital workshop includes a variety of computer aided manufacturing machines, helping you learn up to date manufacturing and design processes as well as supporting many traditional techniques. These technologies include:
You’ll benefit from extra-curricular events such as:
We'll also support you to take part in filmmaking initiatives such as 60 Second Shakespeare and the Kodak 16mm Commercials Competition; and take on smaller film jobs to gain valuable work experience.
Our Creative Showcase shines a spotlight on what makes ARU creative and cultural – our spaces, places and people. Find out more about our community, the difference we make, the stories we tell, and the things that inspire us.
Meanwhile, Present is an exhibition that you curate for yourself. Explore the work of our graduating students in this eye-catching virtual degree show.
Course Leader and Senior Lecturer
Lecturer, Film and Television Production
Senior Lecturer
Senior Lecturer, Film Production
Our BA (Hons) Film Production degree course will prepare you for employment or self-employment in film, television and the creative industries; the ever-expanding field of screen content including music, dance, marketing and fashion promos, as well as high-end drama and documentary.
We place an emphasis on creativity and storytelling, as well as solid, transferable skills such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, resourcefulness, and risk management.
You’ll also learn highly valued specialist skills such as editing, cinematography, production management, budgeting, producing and directing – invaluable as you launch a career in this highly competitive but growing and diverse creative industry.
Gain crucial work experience and industry contacts at Cambridge’s two annual film festivals. Get involved with Cambridge Film Festival, one of the longest running film festivals in the UK, as an intern in the lead up to the festival, a volunteer during it, or even as part of the CFF Youth Lab and Jury. At Watersprite International Film Festival, the biggest student film festival in the UK, you can become part of the central organising committee and lead subcommittees like marketing, filming, events, judging. Watersprite gives you a huge opportunity to build your networks and make connections with industry guests, mentors and student filmmakers from around the world.
You might also decide to continue on to a Masters course, such as our MA Film and Television Production. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and get 20% off your fees.
Informed by employers, our courses support an integrated approach to employability. You’ll have opportunities to develop the skills and abilities they are looking for and gain a deeper understanding of how your academic learning relates to the world of work through Live Briefs and Ruskin Modules.
You will need to dedicate time outside of your course to develop your employability, through placements, internships or volunteering or through our partner scheme Students at the Heart of Knowledge Exchange (SHoKE). You can evidence this experience on your CV and talk about it in interviews to give you that all important edge.
Our Employability and Careers Service offers a range of expert advice and support to build your unique professional profile, including tailored career appointments, advice on writing your CV, and help to complete job applications. You’ll have 24/7 access to the Careers Centre, our comprehensive online digital resource, which empowers you to start building a Personal Career Development Plan from the very start. Design your future at ARU.
We’re an official Blackmagic Design training partner, which means you can get certification in their DaVinci Resolve video editing software.
"I really want to thank ARU, but especially my course leader Hans Petch, for the outstanding support we have received. He continuously goes above and beyond for us and it's such a privilege to be part of this life-changing course."
Kai WisslerBA (Hons) Film Production & winner of Royal Television Society East student award 2023
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We're here Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm (please note we close at 3.30pm on the first and third Thursday of the month for staff training), and Friday 9am-4.30pm.
Our links with local and national organisation will help you make contacts and find work placements in the industry. Our recent students have found internships and placements with companies including the BBC, Pinewood Studios, StudioCanal UK, Sight and Sound magazine, and Watersprite Film Festival.
Our friendly, bustling campus is a stone’s throw from the centre of Cambridge, often described as the perfect student city.
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