MEDIA, PHOTOGRAPHY & BROADCAST
UNIVERSITY COURSES
Produce outstanding creative and technical work by joining one of our high quality courses. Whether you study at Ashford or Tonbridge you will receive teaching from a range of staff with wide industry and artistic experience. Students studying on our Broadcast and Interactive Television foundation degree are taught in well- equipped TV studios and editing suites. Students are supported to find placements within the industry and also take part in a range of exciting group productions. After studying for two years with us, our TV students can move onto complete a final BA (Hons) year at Canterbury Christ Church Broadstairs campus.
Photography students are taught by practicing artists and staff with a wide range of commercial experience. Foundation Degree students studying at Ashford are supported to find work placements, which boost their practical knowledge of the sector and enhance their CVs. Students study on the HND or foundation degree can top up to a full BA in either Photography (Tonbridge) or Visual Design and Communication (Ashford).
BROADCAST
'Human Arcade' - Foundation Degree Broadcast & Interactive Television. This is a second year assignment in Documentary/Animation developed for a choreography project with University students in the Dance department.
'Jammin'' - Excerpt from the music studio programme from the Foundation Degree Broadcast & Interactive Television. This is a First Year Studio and Location Assignment - An "As-Live" 30 minute music magazine programme.
ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL
Our year one Broadcast and Interactive TV students have recently returned from a trip to Bristol at the Encounters Film Festival (the best short film festival in England). The students attended screenings of media from around the world together with ‘Best of British’ and student competitions.
Later in the year the group will be off to to Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London for Broadcast Expo or the BFI, South Bank in London or an exhibition at the Tate. In between there are guest speakers from industry who come to us. And of course we are busy with projects for our ‘external’ clients. In addition there are opportunities to attend industry events in London for the Royal Television Society or at the London Studios.
OUR STUDENTS
"I only found out I was a photographer at the end of 2007, during my Foundation Art year, I specialised in ‘Photography as a Fine Art’. I progressed through 2 years of HND in Digital Photography, and was then offered a place at K College for a one year top-up BA (Hons) in Photography. When I started the BA course, I found K College had a very high standard of teaching, and they often pulled in help with projects from professional Fine Artists and Photographers.
"In the first term, I wrote my dissertation, where I explored why certain pieces of conceptual contemporary art is chosen for exhibiting in prestigious galleries. It took me on a journey, and my research answered lots of my questions about how galleries operate; it changed my mind about some pieces of art, and their worth; and made me understand more about how curating works.
"I achieved a first for my overall BA grade. I managed to achieve this by high attendance, and working hard especially for projects with lower marks. I took risks, and pushed myself out of my comfort zone. Each time a project morphed into a new direction, I went with it, and let it naturally evolve to wherever the ending took me."
ANGELA CLARKE
BA (Hons) Photography
“The facilities here are fantastic, with a TV studio and bang up to date editing suites. I loved filming a car chase scene as part of a music video we produced.”