Animation, Film & Television Courses

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With top industry connections, professional-standard technical facilities and a wealth of in-house expertise, Falmouth leads the way in all aspects of filmmaking. 

We’ve taught filmmaking for more than 50 years, fusing the creative act of visual storytelling with the raw energy of critical thinking. Embracing both tradition and innovation, we champion the future of the moving image through rigorous and inspiring courses that produce award-winning, employable graduates.

Our Animation, Film & Television courses

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Television & Film Production BA(Hons)

Discover how to create everything from high-end dramas with full scale crews through to fast moving ...

Television & Film Production BA(Hons)
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Film BA(Hons)

Immerse yourself in the world of film, where time, space, form and creative ideas translate into mea...

Film BA(Hons)
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Animation BA(Hons)

Bring your ideas to life through the world of animation. We’ll support you in developing original,...

Animation BA(Hons)
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Game Animation BA(Hons)

Gain experience of working to a real-time animation pipeline and graduate with a rich portfolio of w...

Game Animation BA(Hons)
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Post Production & Visual Effects BA(Hons)

Take your first steps in building a career on this industry-focused course, which covers all aspects...

Post Production & Visual Effects BA(Hons)
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Sound Design BA(Hons)

Explore the boundaries of sound and its potential to transport an audience in different contexts, fr...

Sound Design BA(Hons)
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Costume Design for Film & Television BA(Hons)

On this dynamic course, you’ll cultivate the practical, creative and theoretical skills needed to ...

Costume Design for Film & Television BA(Hons)
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Integrated Foundation Year BA/BSc(Hons)

Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on a...

Integrated Foundation Year BA/BSc(Hons)
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What can you do with a Film, Television or Animation degree?

Studying Film, TV or Animation gives you the opportunity to develop a varied skillset and try different specialisms such as directing, producing, documentary filmmaking, editing, sound design, post-production and publicity. 

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You'll be supported by an award-winning Technical & Craft team while working in our world-class film and television facilities, which include production studios, green screen, post-production suites, audio suites, animation studios and a 129-seat cinema. Our staff also work professionally outside the University so you can be confident that the craft skills you are taught are at the forefront of current industry practice. 

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Real opportunities


As a student at the School of Film & Television you'll have the opportunity to gain experience in different areas of the industry, such as cinematography, editing, sound, production and screenwriting. Read on to find out how three Falmouth film and TV projects won big at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Student Television Awards 2023.

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A guide to Worldbuilding

31 October 2024

Worldbuilding shapes the sights, sounds, and experiences that draw audiences into a new universe. Bu...

A guide to Worldbuilding
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DEATH x DESIGN x CULTURE: Falmouth hosts conference exploring design’s role in death

30 October 2024

2024 welcomed the inaugural DEATHxDESIGNxCULTURE conference to Falmouth.

DEATH x DESIGN x CULTURE: Falmouth hosts conference exploring design’s role in death
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Dr Kingsley Marshall’s top horror films of the year, and of all time

29 October 2024

The Head of the School of Film & Television talks through his top horror picks for your viewing plea...

Dr Kingsley Marshall’s top horror films of the year, and of all time
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Dr Kingsley Marshall on what makes a good horror movie

22 October 2024

I’ve always been drawn to horror; the 1970s ‘Giallo’ movies from the Italian director Dario Ar...

Dr Kingsley Marshall on what makes a good horror movie
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Why Mums Don't Jump: the student animated film breaking health taboos

18 October 2024

The animated short film  Why Mums Don’t Jump (2023)  made by students at Falmouth University h...

Why Mums Don't Jump: the student animated film breaking health taboos
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Graduate's seaweed plastic documentary wins recognition at international film festival

15 October 2024

Television & Film Production BA(Hons) graduate Olaf Lawrence’s documentary about seaweed plastics ...

Graduate's seaweed plastic documentary wins recognition at international film festival
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Where Memory Flows: BA Film’s Dr Struan Gray Conducts Research on Rivers as Spaces of Memory in Chile

03 October 2024

Dr Struan Gray, Senior Lecturer on BA Film, has recently returned from a research trip to Chile and ...

Where Memory Flows: BA Film’s Dr Struan Gray Conducts Research on Rivers as Spaces of Memory in Chile
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The Severed Sun set for world premiere at Fantastic Fest

19 September 2024

The Severed Sun, the debut feature film from director and Falmouth University lecturer, Dean Puckett...

The Severed Sun set for world premiere at Fantastic Fest
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A new life awaits: my personal journey to AI | Dr Kingsley Marshall

18 September 2024

For so much of my life artificial intelligence has only ever been a feature of science fiction: ofte...

A new life awaits: my personal journey to AI | Dr Kingsley Marshall
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More Rookies recognition for animation alumni

30 August 2024

Graduate Gihan Fernando has received some of the highest accolades at the Rookie Awards 2024.

More Rookies recognition for animation alumni
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Film & TV master’s students on their placement at Verve Media

09 August 2024

Four students on the Film & Television MA course completed a week’s placement at Verve Media earli...

Film & TV master’s students on their placement at Verve Media
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Falmouth grads meet on set of Netflix’s The Devil’s Star

22 July 2024

Two Film BA graduates - who didn’t know each other during their studies - have started working tog...

Falmouth grads meet on set of Netflix’s The Devil’s Star
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'13 Cornish Ghost Stories': new anthology published by three senior lecturers

05 July 2024

'13 Cornish Ghost Stories', a chilling anthology of new Cornish ghost stories hit the shelves on 20 ...

'13 Cornish Ghost Stories': new anthology published by three senior lecturers
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Susan Lay’s journey from MA to filmmaking in Cornwall

04 July 2024

Susan Lay studied MA Film & Television, graduating in 2019, and has since gone on to write, produce,...

Susan Lay’s journey from MA to filmmaking in Cornwall
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The award-winning short films by Falmouth’s online filmmakers

19 June 2024

Falmouth’s online Film & Television MA student filmmakers are scooping awards for their films left...

The award-winning short films by Falmouth’s online filmmakers
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Professor Neil Fox publishes his first book, on music films

18 June 2024

Film BA and Film & Television MA lecturer Professor Neil Fox has published his first book, titled Mu...

Professor Neil Fox publishes his first book, on music films
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Lily Woodcock Animates Her Path to Success at Aardman Studios

11 June 2024

Introducing Lily Woodcock, a BA Film graduate from Falmouth University whose passion for film produc...

Lily Woodcock Animates Her Path to Success at Aardman Studios
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Etty Stanley’s ‘Wicked’ career moves

11 June 2024

Now working for Mark Coulier at Coulier Creatures FX after being scouted to work for Disney, we chat...

Etty Stanley’s ‘Wicked’ career moves
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Interview with 'King Henry' director and Film graduate, Harry Faint

06 June 2024

Hear from Harry Faint - BA and MA Film graduate and director of 'King Henry', a short film focused o...

Interview with 'King Henry' director and Film graduate, Harry Faint
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ARRI visit gives School of Film & Television students a career boost

Industry visit: ARRI visit gives School of Film & Television students a career boost

23 May 2024

ARRI – the global leader in technology for the broadcast, film and television industry – paid ou...

Industry visit: ARRI visit gives School of Film & Television students a career boost

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Any questions? 

If you have any questions about our Animation, Film and Television courses, get in touch with our Future Studies Team. 

E: futurestudies@falmouth.ac.uk 

T: +44 (0)1326 254350