Film and High-End Television Production at the University of Derby video transcript video transcript

A view of Earth from space is shown on screen and the University of Derby logo and writing 'Film & High-End Television Production BA (Hons) is overlayed in white. 

Tom Craig's voice can be heard: Growing up as a kid, my friends and I all wanted to be different things. Some of them wanted to be astronauts, some of them wanted to join the Army.

Tom Craig, Programme Leader, for BA (Hons) Film and High-End Television Production, appears on screen and says: Me? I wanted to be in the movies. So how do you make a great movie? Well, you need an awful lot of expensive equipment. Film studios, post-production facilities, high end cameras, software, lighting, you name it and we've got it. But the most important thing is your imagination. So what story do you want to tell?

A variety of clips from films play on screen, ranging from some war scenes to space films. 

Stephen Watson, Senior Lecturer, for BA (Hons) Film and High-End Television Production, appears on screen and says: I think the students that thrive on this course push themselves to be creative and try new things in terms of filmmaking techniques to engage the audience, because ultimately that's really what it's all about, is if you can create sounds and pictures that are going to engage your audience in what's on the screen, then you're most of the way there in terms of being a successful filmmaker. We want our students to be successful filmmakers, and to do that, you’ve basically got to be able to put pictures and sounds on screen
that's going to engage an audience in whatever you're trying to say.

Tom Craig: You know, I always tell people I’ve got the best job in the world. And I mean it. Why? Because every day I see these stories unfold. See these dreams come true. I see the magic happening on the screen. That journey from day one. Maybe just an idea for a script or an image in your mind. To your final year degree show.

Tom Craig appears on screen and says: Now that's a story.

A black screen shows the University of Derby logo in white. 

The screen then changes to show a qr code and 'To find out more visit: dby.ac/courses-fa' 

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