CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media
CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media
As students at the Academy of Film, Theatre and Television (AFTT), you will undertake an intensive program of teaching and assessment activities based on industry practice, incorporating production skills as well as film projects working with in-house trainers and assessors, and external industry professionals. The qualification’s 15 units of competency…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
As students at the Academy of Film, Theatre and Television (AFTT), you will undertake an intensive program of teaching and assessment activities based on industry practice, incorporating production skills as well as film projects working with in-house trainers and assessors, and external industry professionals.
The qualification’s 15 units of competency (3 cores, 12 elective) have been grouped into skill clusters, taught holistically over the two semesters in an integrated manner to reflect industry workplace arrangements and practice.
Tier 1: The process of Film making Vision, Craft and Collaboration
Tier 1 provides an overview of the components of the entire filmmaking process, artistic and technical; and the collaborative attitudes and skills the process requires. The focus will be on the basic tools for making a screen production, the language of film making, developing a concept, writing characters and stories, experiencing the production process, working with performers from casting through to post, translating a script from page to screen, and using equipment such as camera, lights, sound recording gear, editing software etc. This process will highlight the importance of techniques for visual storytelling and collaboration with the various team members.
Tier 2: The Implementation of Learnt Craft Application and Skills
Tier 2 offers a deeper knowledge of the specific expressive tools at a filmmaker’s disposal, and how these elements can be used to an individual project. Tier 2 looks in more detail at the film making process, as well as an introduction to the expressive options and choices available to filmmakers. Students will be challenged to look at their individual creative processes and outputs as artists.
EQUIPMENT
At AFTT, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of hands-on industry-based education and having the latest industry standard gear and technology available for our students.
CAREERS IN THE INDUSTRY
GRADUATES MAY FIND EMPLOYMENT WITH
Graduate with the skills and knowledge to navigate a career within the film, television and digital industries.
SPECIFIC ROLES MAY INCLUDE
- Filmmaker
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Producer
- Visual producer
- Creative director
- Camera operator or assistant
- Data wrangler
- Editor
- Story editor
- Development executive
There are two intakes per year – February & July.
REQUIREMENTS
You must be at least 18 years of age on commencement of studies
Successful completion of a senior Secondary School certificate or equivalent
AFTT recognises IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge and Pearson English Test scores taken within two years prior to the start of AFTT studies:
IELTS: An overall score of 5.5 with no single band score below 5.0
TOEFL: iBT: 59 overall; minimum 17 in Writing
Pearson English Test (PTE): 46
Cambridge English Test: CAE with no band below 162
Online Tests accepted:
IELTS Indicator (Academic) score of 5.5
TOEFL IBT Special Home Edition: 46 – 59
Duolingo 85 – 90
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Academy of Film, Theatre & Television (AFTT) is a training provider registered through the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) and is a member of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA). It offers highly practical courses that enable students to learn their craft through creating. With actors, filmmakers and stage managers studying alongside each other, it provides many collaborative opportunities to push their creativity to its limit.
