BA Digital Film and Television

BA Digital Film and Television is a vocational undergraduate course that provides broadcast training and digital production expertise.

The Digital Film and Television programme provides digital production skills and an undertanding of the creative and technical aspects of content creation through digital media platforms and other broadcast formats including film and television, advertising, mobile technology and the web.

Our approach

Throughout the three years students gain an understanding of all the creative and technical aspects of content creation over a diverse number of platforms and broadcast formats including film and television, advertising, mobile technology and the web. Students explore the visual, dramatic, and technical challenges film makers face by way of writing, producing, directing, and editing films.

The programme is split equally between the development of relationships and ideas and intensive technical training. This combination sees students move from foundation level skills to specialist department knowledge within two years and provides a solid grounding in the film and TV industries. With an emphasis on camera department, post production, sound (both location-based and post) and production management, students spend the final year of the programme experiencing their specialist departments and have the opportunity to act as Head of Department on at least one major piece of film.

The collaborative nature of the film-making process is taught in lectures and through practical crew experience and working with other creative students within the Academy. Students benefit from the conservatoire context by having access to highly skilled actors, musicians, production designers and performance directors.

Career opportunities

Taught by industry and cinematography professionals, the programme helps students build contacts and provides all the skills in film production, directing and digital production required to start a career in the film making and TV industry.

Our success

The success of recent short films by DFTV graduates through BAFTA, BAFTA Scotland and BBC awards shows the quality of teaching and practical skills gained and has established the programme as one of the most successful and creative undergraduate film courses and broadcast training in Scotland.

Awards by graduates of the Academy’s BA Digital Film and Television course are:

The Immeasurable Joy of Healthy Living, Winner Best Screenplay, BAFTA Scotland 2005

Hikikomori, Winner Best New Work, BAFTA Scotland 2006, Nominated for Best Short Film at the British Academy Film Awards 2007

Bathtime , Runner up, BBC Three New Film Makers Award 2007

Programme Leader: Adam McIlwaine MA Dip.Com