I’m currently at college, and am doing my UCAS application, however, I’m not sure what course to apply for…
I was decided on Television Production until something crossed my mind the other day.
In television, I think the thing that I’d want to go into the most is/are TV Series - such as Ugly Betty, Doctor Who, etc.
Although, yes, they are broadcasted on Television, are they not technically ‘films’ if that makes sense?
I know that Television involves documentaries, etc, which is fine, but as I said, mainly focused on TV series…
So based on this fact alone, are TV series technically films and should I therefore study Film Production?
Thanks.
Series like Ugly Betty are classed as comedy/drama and are definitely television programmes. If you choose to do film production you probably would be studying feature films that are released in cinemas as opposed to things like Ugly Betty.
Television production would focus on things that are shown on television such as soaps, documentaries, sitcoms e.c.t and would probably be more in tune with what you want to do.
If both courses feature production modules I would imagine they would be very similar as you would be learning basic production skills. Check out what the courses teach to see what interests you the most.