Film

Diploma Programme (DP) Film provides students with a chance to study film and filmmaking from around the world, while learning the technical skills required to create their own film. With a production skills focus through 60% of the course, each class includes some aspects of the pre-production, production, and post-production processes. Students work together and independently to explore, experiment, and hone skills as writer, director, cinematographer, editor, and sound designer/editor. Through the creation of films, many students also learn about acting, art direction, and composition. This hands-on and skill-based course provides students real life experiences and challenges in regards to collaboration, social skills, self-management, project management, personal expression, and most of all, creative thinking. 

In addition to the production skills that students develop, there is also a focus on artistic appreciation and understanding of film, both as a communication tool and an art form. Students explore cultural contexts of films, looking at their historical, geographic, and technological significance and investigate the messaging around economics, politics, social, and industry influence. Students study many film genres, film theory, and film movements, allowing them to discover their interests, understand films' role in culture, and analyse how film impacts society.

This course is one of the Group 6 offerings for students in the DP. As with all of the arts, this is a project-based course and there is no final examination. Students balance their time between film production, film analysis, and contextualizing cinema. Group work is expected and while there are individual projects, this is a class that relies on lots of peer interaction.

Student Testimonials:

“I began to find my own creative voice in film class. By collaborating with my classmates and learning to see with different perspectives, I became curious about our world.” ~ K. Du ‘21

“Film was an amazing journey for me. From learning the technical skills of filmmaking to learning the vocabulary of film analysis, I’ve developed an eye and appreciation for filmmaking as well as the ability to create my own films.” ~ E. Tang ‘21

“Through film, I was able to form a greater understanding and appreciation for the art I already loved. In this course, I was able to understand what methods in film convey what ideas, and how these ideas are conceptualised in the context of film. Being able to take these film techniques and translate them into communicating my own ideas has been an amazing experience” ~ H. Buckley ‘21

For more student stories check out the hashtag #artistsofmulgrave on our Instagram.