Film and Music Production

Film and music production brings together two of the most powerful creative media, asking how moving images and sound can be combined to tell stories, create experiences, and communicate ideas. Film production develops your ability to work with camera, light, narrative, editing, and visual storytelling, from short films and documentaries to music videos and digital content. Music production develops your understanding of sound design, composition, recording, mixing, and the technical and creative elements that shape what audiences hear.

In practice, the two are inseparable: sound is half of what makes a film powerful, and music increasingly depends on visual contexts and platforms for its creation and distribution.

Keele University's three-year full-time Film and Music Production degree carries a typical entry tariff of 120 points and includes a sandwich year, a year abroad option, and work placement opportunities. As the course itself describes, from crafting compelling audio-visual works to mastering sound design, you will develop theoretical knowledge, hands-on practice, technological skills, and professional-level expertise to pursue careers across diverse music genres and artistic fields. The combination of theoretical and practical elements means you graduate with both the conceptual understanding and the portfolio of work that the creative industries expect.

Work placements and the sandwich year give you professional experience in film, music, or audio-visual production contexts before you enter the jobs market.

Graduates work as film directors, editors, producers, music producers, sound designers, audio engineers, music video directors, and content creators across film, television, music, advertising, and digital media. Many also work as freelancers, building portfolio careers across multiple creative contexts. Postgraduate study in film, music production, or screen studies is an option for those wanting to develop a deeper specialism.