Film, Photography and Sound
| Film, Photography and Sound Programs: Subject Intensive | |
|---|---|
| Design for Interaction and Moving Image | London College of Communication | LCC |
| Film and Television | London College of Communication | LCC |
| Film Practice | London College of Communication | LCC |
| Live Events and Television | London College of Communication | LCC |
| Photography | London College of Communication | LCC |
| Photography | Camberwell College of Arts | CCA |
| Photojournalism | London College of Communication | LCC |
| Sound Arts and Design | London College of Communication | LCC |
Subject Intensive Programs
Semester students at UAL are fully integrated into the College’s degree courses and study alongside degree seeking students. Since the study of art and design is different in Europe, students may find they are working more independently than at their home schools. In addition, students are encouraged to take a hands-on, project oriented approach to learning. UAL professors offer guidance and support to visiting students in order to help them fit seamlessly into their program of choice. Students will earn 15 US credits per term.
Design for Interaction and Moving Image | LCC
Drawing on a tradition of dynamism, exploration, prototyping and experimentation, students of this program are taught that the only boundaries are those set by the imagination and that creative ideas hold sway over technology. Students on the program understand that design impacts the world at large and that they have a responsibility for the wider issues of sustainability and social inclusiveness.
You can expect to be involved in working across a spectrum of media and materials – hi-tech, low tech or no tech. You will explore sequential communication and narrative navigation, designing with images, sound, words and space across 2D/3D analogue and digital and you’ll work through realms such as expanded cinema, exploring human psychology, emotion and creative thinking.
IMI’s studios are constructed as a designer’s playground that will nurture and encourage creativity and learning through the formation of a community of practice. There is access to traditional media such as letterpress, printmaking and photography that can be brought into your work, as will areas of investigation such as constructed movement from robots to animation.
The program will firmly center you in the user/audience experience and will emphasize practical and inspired thinking over technical knowledge, in using design as a catalyst for change. You’ll graduate from your studies able to approach industry with the confidence of being able to negotiate many specialisms across the full media spectrum and you’ll leave with a wide range of technical, intellectual and design skills.
Year 1
Introduction to Study in Higher Education
Exploration 1
Application 1
Contextual and theoretical Studies
Year 2
Exploration 2
Collaborative Project
Contextual Studies 2
Application 2
Courses will be announced by term shortly.
Film and Television | LCC
This program is aimed at students with a passion for cinema, television and moving image art forms which they want to develop through film-making and critical thinking about film. The program gives you the opportunity to gain a grounding in a wide range of production methods and styles: from narrative fiction to art gallery films and installations, and from documentaries to multi-camera television drama. You will be able to develop your own unique themes, style, and portfolio as a film-maker by collaborating on at least one film every term and experimenting in these different production styles. LCC encourages students to experiment with a range of technologies for recording, editing and projecting film throughout the three years. LCC offers networked Final Cut Pro HD editing and Protools/Logic sound systems, a high quality preview projection theater, and a variety of different gallery spaces.
Year 1
Introduction to Higher Education
Politics of Screen Practice
Studio Practice
Sound/Image/Story
Contextual Studies
Year 2
Narrative and Genre
Truth/Art/Science
Collaborative Project
Contextual Studies
Courses will be announced by term shortly.
Film Practice | LCC
Designed to develop the creative, technical, commercial and practical skills required in digital film production this course is very industry focused. Professionals lead workshops in the areas of camera, sound, lighting, directing, assistant directing, producing, editing, screenwriting, acting and production design and you will develop and expand your skills and potential to operate creatively and within a variety of technical roles.
The course provides a practical experience covering the entire production process from development to post production in a supported environment with industry professionals. This approach reflects the pressures of production deadlines and is designed with an emphasis on creativity and core skills, such as entrepreneurship, project management and teamwork.
The course provides a challenging and stimulating educational experience that will enable students to develop a range of creative, intellectual, vocational and transferable skills that are of direct application to both the commercial world and to further study.
Exact course names TBA.
Year 1
- Development of ideas and application of skills in documentary production
- Application and development of skills in the field of sound perspective, editing, mixing and constructing a soundtrack for dramatic enhancement
- The use of camera and sound on location filming and editing
- Learning fundamental skills and their application to explore social and cultural development, critical ideas
Courses will be announced by term shortly.
Live Events and Television | LCC
This is a unique course that allows you to develop specialist skills and gain a detailed understanding of the many types of production work involved in live events and television. You will learn to produce, direct and manage productions and create and transform environments for live events and television. You will also gain a detailed understanding of the economics of staging events. This is a very industry focused course and many of last year’s graduates have already started their careers in this field.
You can expect to become confident and competent in a range of production skills that chart the entire production process. This includes brief and script analysis, producing and creative direction, lighting and sound, sponsorship and income generation. You will put these to practice through collaborative projects that allow you to try out multiple roles and experience industry style briefs and challenges within a supportive environment. This is crucial to your career development, enabling you to find the right role that suits your skills and interest.
Tutors teach the theoretical aspects of this discipline in a way that helps you to make direct connections with its practice. Topics will cover visual cultural influences, historical moments and socio-cultural context. You will also be introduced to the industry’s progressive changes, e.g. ecological approaches to production and new methods. In addition, regular industry visits and guests will help integrate you with the real working world.
Exact courses are TBA
Year 1
Year 1 is largely an introductory programme with a multifaceted approach to the subject of production for live events and television, creative and technical crafts.
Complimentary contextual studies, which include visual cultural influences, historical moments and changing patterns, social and cultural context, are embedded across the units. All is allied to the generation and application of knowledge and skills required to make an informed decision for the direction of the students’ homed collaborations and specialisms of year 2.
The emphasis at Level 1 is on:
- Introduction to live events and television
- Introduction to Higher Education and personal professional development – this will support your study skills and working practice
- Production processes for live events and television
- Sound and lighting influences and effects
Courses will be announced by term shortly.
Photography | LCC
This program encourages you to generate visual ideas and teaches you the techniques to put them into practice. In a developing image market, transferable skills such as these are recognized as essential career tools for photographers. The program is delivered by a team of practicing photographers, artists, curators and writers, supplemented by visiting tutors and speakers from the photography, arts and media industries. The program enables you to develop an independent and self-motivated photographic practice. It encourages a multi-genre approach to photography spanning fine art, documentary and commercial practice.
Year 1
Introduction to Higher Education
Practice One: Image and Reality
Practice Two: Medium Specificity
Practice Three: Photography and its expanded Practices
Contextual Studies One: Practices, Histories and Ideas
Year 2
Practice Four: Society
Practice Five: Cultural Machines.
Practice Six: Dissemination
Contextual Studies Two: Contemporary Issues
Collaborative Unit
Courses will be announced by term shortly.
Photography | CCA
This program encourages an experimental, research-based approach to Photography asking students to explore the boundaries of the medium and engage with current photographic discourse. As one of the five Fine Art subjects within the Art Cluster at Camberwell the program offers a distinct approach to Photographic Fine Art practice. The courses are ideas-led encouraging students to explore a range of possible approaches to how best explore and articulate ideas. The rigorous series of lectures, seminars and discussions, enable students to explore a variety of ideas specific to Photography and to Art practice generally.
Students are placed into either year 1 or year 2 of the program (based on portfolio). Below you will find the set curriculum for each term.
Year 1|Fall: 15 Credits
FP PH CA 300 – Introduction to Study in Higher Education: Fine Art
FP PH CA 310 – Defining the Subject: What is Photography?
Year 1|Spring: 15 Credits
FP PH CA 300 – Introduction to Study in Higher Education: Fine Art
FP PH CA 310 – Defining the Subject: What is Photography?
FP PH CA 320 – Critical Context and Reflective Practice
FP PH CA 330 – Exploring the Subject Possibilities: Time and Space
Year 2|Fall: 15 Credits
FP PH CA 350 – Elective
FP PH CA 355 – Developing a Methodology: Constructing Meaning
Year 2|Spring: 15 Credits
FP PH CA 350 – Elective
FP PH CA 355 – Developing a Methodology: Constructing Meaning
FP PH CA 360 – Reflection, Planning and Presentation
FP PH CA 365 – Contexts for your work: Presentation of Photographic Images
Photojournalism | LCC
This program allows you to follow a lively, cutting-edge curriculum rooted in the practice of photojournalism. It offers you the knowledge and skills to become a professional photojournalist. You will cover real news events; photographing politicians, celebrities and other newsworthy people, while standing side-by-side with the professionals. An important and challenging part of the program is work-related learning centered on outside work attachments and work for the College’s own weekly newspaper.
Year 1
Practical Photojournalism
Practical Journalism
Media Law, Ethics and Codes of Conduct
Contextual Studies 1 (History and Theory of Journalism)
Introduction to Study in Higher Education
Year 2
Editorial Project (Newspaper and Online) (WRL)
Photo Stories and Photo Essays
Collaborative Project
Contextual Studies 2 (History & Theory of Photojournalism)
Courses will be announced by term shortly.
Sound Arts and Design | LCC
This program covers the diverse ways in which sound has become an essential part of today’s media, arts and design industry. Students are taught how to apply a range of technical and creative skills across new and emerging technologies to produce original pieces of sound for a variety of media and contexts. The program considers an extremely broad area of output, including sound for film, internet and animation, electroacoustic music composition, sound art and multi-channel installation as well as web-based pieces, musical concert works and soundscapes.
Year 1
Introduction to Higher Education
Sound Creation & Manipulation
Sound Capture
Sound Culture: Perception and Communication1
Sound Practitioners
Year 2
Applied Sound Design
Compositional Strategies
Collaborative unit
Sound Culture: Perception and Communication 2
Sound Practitioners
Courses will be announced by term shortly.
For course descriptions, click on “Class Schedules” to the left. Courses are subject to change.