Our creative programme in film studies and music production allows you to explore a wide range of imaginative music, film and visual media texts in a contemporary world and how these have changed over time and across cultures. You will delve into diverse topics and issues, developing technical and theoretical knowledge across studio environments and a variety of screen media cultures. With this experience, you will be equipped with key technical and transferable skills, applicable to a wide variety of careers in the music, media and film industries.
Keele's combined honours course in Film Studies and Music Production is an exciting programme that allows you to develop key skills in filmmaking, screenwriting and producing sound. You will examine the cultural contexts for which sound is produced and develop a portfolio of skills that will help you to achieve your career ambitions in the creative industries, such as TV, radio, film and games.
Film is a powerful art form that incorporates the study of technology, culture, and aesthetics. Film studies at Keele allows you to delve deep into the theoretical analysis of film from both historical and modern perspectives, identifying key debates in contemporary screen media, and analysing a broad range of film and television texts from the widest cultural contexts. Ranging across Hollywood film, world cinemas and newer forms of global film and television, you will consider the characteristics that distinguish these different types of production.
The depth and breadth of this course will strengthen your critical thinking as well as widening your cinematic, cultural knowledge and technical abilities. A range of innovative and creative assessment methods and teaching activities will enhance your powers of expression and discussion, as well as providing you with important employable skills. Your experience in music production will enable you to explore the cultural context in which sound is produced for and consumed in across various media forms. It will involve working with audio software, hardware, and digital audio in studio and production set ups. You will develop experience in sound recording, sound design and digital sampling. You will also explore music making, music programming, mixing, and mastering and producing sound. There will be opportunities to work individually and collaboratively and to deliver inspiring projects under the guidance of supportive tutors.
As a graduate, you will be equipped with a wide skill set, preparing you for careers in the film and media industries, as a musician, or in a variety of other professional sectors where you will be able to apply your creative practice and academic knowledge. You may wish to develop key skills in creative filmmaking, as well as in related practices such as screenwriting. You may also have the chance to make further connections to film through the study of other media forms, such as photography and literature.
Work placements
Having the opportunity to undertake a placement is a valuable experience which will enable you to demonstrate and develop your skill set further. Through this course you will become a creative individual with the ability to critically evaluate, synthesise and produce content effectively through various methods.
