Television production degrees at Solent

Do you see your future self working within TV? Our television production degrees will teach you a range of essential skills, from directing, producing and research to camera operation and post-production, leaving you well prepared for a career in the global media industry.

These highly practical courses are ideal for anyone who is passionate about television production who wishes to get ahead in this fast-paced industry. Students come from a wide range of backgrounds, and can tailor their learning to suit their own interests and ambitions, for example, live, multi-camera studio work, editing and post-production, or producing and organising production teams.

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BA (Hons)

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Yes

Placement option

BA (Hons)

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Yes

Placement option

BA (Hons)

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Yes

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MA

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Our talented students and alumni have also worked on: The X Factor, Saving Lives at Sea, Grand Designs, MiB: International, Just Tattoo Of Us, The Circle, Celebrity Juice, Hunted, Race Across the World, Aquaman, Football Focus, Winterwatch, Game of Thrones, Eternals, Would I Lie to You?, Dad’s Army – The Lost Episodes, The Family Brain Games, The Crystal Maze, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Mash Report, Naked Attraction, The Dark Tower, Four in a Bed, 24 Hours in Police Custody, The Heist, Antiques Road Trip, First Dates, Love Island, The Gadget Show, 24 hours in A&E, Kingsman – The Golden Circle, The Lion King (2019), Ambulance, Sky News, Rugby World Cup, Life, ITV News, Formula E, Come Dine With Me, The Jonathan Ross Show, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here and many more…

Rachel Forrester

BA (Hons) Television and Studio Production

Graduated 2014

What’s your favourite Solent memory?

My favourite Solent memory is pretty much every time I was in studio. Solent has an amazing studio, which operates like the real thing, run entirely by the students. Our third year studio series project, High Stakes, was a lot of fun to work on every week and I loved working with the whole class in the studio. The sense of achievement after we had finished our seven episodes was amazing.

Tell us about what you’re up to now.

I’ve been running in television now for around a year and a half, and in that time worked on shows like Top Gear, Great American Railway Journeys, The Big Family Cooking Showdown and Strictly Come Dancing 2017.

On Strictly my week consisted of ordering everything for the Friday rehearsal and live Saturday recordings and prepping the dressing rooms and studio for show days. Show days themselves were long busy days, making sure all professional dancers and celebrities were fed and in the right place at the right times in the right outfits. Keeping the crew happy was key. It was also my job to look after the gallery, sound and lighting departments.

What's your career highlight?

There are so many highlights it is hard to choose! I think my career highlight has to be either driving a Porsche to Germany and all the travelling with Top Gear, or filming on the edge of the CN tower 1,168ft above Toronto and crossing America with Great American Railway Journeys.

The television industry is constantly changing and evolving. It's an exciting time to be in the industry, which is embracing social platforms and pushing the boundaries of what TV can be.

What tips would you give to someone wanting to follow in your footsteps?

My top tip is to keep going and take every opportunity. The world of TV is very competitive with a lot of very talented people. It took about six months of constant CVs and applications before getting my first contract.
Take every little day running job or experience opportunity at Solent - experience is what gets you work.
If you’re looking to get into television, try the Facebook group ‘People looking for TV work: Runners’. This is a great resource that has helped me get several jobs since leaving Solent.

Discover the range of television production degrees at Solent

Television production students have access to three fully functioning high definition multi-camera studios, complete with broadcast standard equipment.

Studio D is fitted with a state-of-the-art gallery and an immersive green screen area, allowing you to digitally transform your surroundings and place your characters into new environments.

Real-world work experience at music festivals is just one of the many unrivalled opportunities students on our TV production, film, media and technology courses have.

BA (Hons) Television and Video Production student Greg Wycislok is currently working in a dream position on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side’.

Movies worked on by speakers at Solent Post

Top editors and sound designers from film and TV came to Solent as part of Solent Post Day. Open to all but designed for students of film and television, the day included talks from a range of the industry’s finest.

Abbie Sheridan with the cast of Dr Strange

Films Abbie has worked on: Pan, Star Wars Episode VII, Now You See Me 2, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation, Spectre, Stratton, Rogue One, Doctor Strange, Justice League, and Jurassic World 2

Specialist media production store available to photography, film, TV and media students to book and hire equipment to aid studies.

Information on Southampton Solent University's outside broadcasting vehicle which is available for hire.

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Solent has a variety of post-production facilities in classroom and bookable edit suite configurations.

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Solent excels at live event coverage providing work experience for students in live filming at festivals and a variety of other events and sports.

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Solent University's has three fully functioning multi-camera studios, find out more.

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Studio B is the main film studio - a dedicated acoustically treated space that can be configured as required for set building and filming.

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Multi-functional spaces for teaching workshops, set building, photography and practical work.

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A fully-functioning digital 3D cinema with a professional 2K projector and an exclusive Dolby Atmos sound system.

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A professional quality colour grading suite for applying the finishing touches to the colour of films before distribution.

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