{"id":2113,"date":"2024-01-03T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T10:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?p=2113"},"modified":"2024-02-05T18:35:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T18:35:55","slug":"student-perspective-studying-television-production-ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/student-perspective-studying-television-production-ba\/","title":{"rendered":"Student perspective: Studying Television Production BA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Film and Television Production courses have fantastic reputations and are ranked highly across UK institutions. The practice-based courses are taught by broadcast industry professionals and media theorists, which allows us to combine critical analysis with very hands-on skills.<\/p>\n<p>The Television Production BA focuses on how television programmes are conceived, produced and distributed in a digital broadcast and multi-platform environment. Students get to work across a digital workflow supporting single-camera and multi-camera studio production modes and produce programmes across all genres, from documentary and drama series to TV commercials and studio entertainment shows.<\/p>\n<p>We sat down with Jack Murphy, one of our second-year students to find out more about his experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Can you tell us more about yourself?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>My name is Jack Murphy, I\u2019m 22 years old. I grew up in rural France and moved to the UK when I was 18. I currently work in advertising and marketing, focusing on content creation and strategy consulting in the world of cosmetics and toiletries.<\/p>\n<p><b>What inspired you to study TV Production at the University of Westminster?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I was inspired to study television production for a variety of reasons, firstly, because I really like the television series \u2018Doctor Who\u2019 and would one day like to work on the programme. Secondly, because of the number of transferable skills that the course offers as it\u2019s very diverse and hands-on. Lastly, because of the advertisement module was something that I was interested in as I had worked in that industry before coming to university.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Can you talk us through some of the opportunities you\u2019ve been part of during your studies?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve had a few great opportunities whilst studying this course. In the first year before the pandemic, I worked as a cameraman for the Royal Television Society at a charity event and I also got the chance to work on \u2018This Morning\u2019 show as an extra. Both experiences were valuable and great networking opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify advert by Jack Murphy -Television Production BA student work\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5vXfuzlaIV0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>What advice would you give to prospective students wanting to study Television Production?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I would say just do it! It\u2019s a great course, taught by some brilliant lecturers. You\u2019ll learn a lot and meet some great people along the way. You\u2019ll be part of very hands-on projects across a variety of modules, such as documentary, multi-camera studio, adverts and promotional shots and alternative TV, which are all really valuable.<\/p>\n<p><b>Can you tell us more about some of the projects you\u2019ve worked on during your studies?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve created two adverts as part of the \u2018Adverts and Promotional Shots\u2019 module during the second year. The first one is an advert for laxatives which I directed and edited. It replicates a sort of Edgar Wright comedic editing style, relying on music queues.<\/p>\n<p>The second advert is a Spotify advert which I edited myself (you can watch this advert above). It relied heavily on cinematography and lighting and was shot during lockdown, so it\u2019s a testament to what you can achieve under a lot of restrictions.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2022\/06\/Image1-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"694\" height=\"718\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the University of Westminster<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one of the most diverse universities in the UK, we are a global university with London energy, with more than 19,000 students from 169 countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/film-and-television-courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Film and TV courses<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Film and Television Production courses have fantastic reputations and are ranked highly across UK institutions. 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