CUA51020 – Diploma of Screen and Media: Filmmaking
CUA51020 – Diploma of Screen and Media: Filmmaking
OVERVIEW New York Film Academy Australia delivers the nationally recognised program CUA51020 – Diploma of Screen and Media with selected subjects focusing on filmmaking. The Academy’s CUA51020 – Diploma of Screen and Media – Filmmaking program gives students all of the fundamental skills necessary to make their own films. The…
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OVERVIEW
New York Film Academy Australia delivers the nationally recognised program CUA51020 – Diploma of Screen and Media with selected subjects focusing on filmmaking. The Academy’s CUA51020 – Diploma of Screen and Media – Filmmaking program gives students all of the fundamental skills necessary to make their own films. The film school program is divided into two semesters with two-weeks of break in between. The curriculum integrates intensive study in all the major filmmaking disciplines including cinematography, directing, screenwriting, and editing. During their time at the New York Film Academy Australia, filmmaking students write, shoot, direct, and edit their own unique HD short films and exercises, while also crewing for their classmates. All projects are edited digitally.
Students complete this Diploma of Screen and Media program with skills in all the filmmaking crafts; gaining valuable hands-on production experience and an expanded awareness of themselves and the influence of their work. Students’ final films are celebrated in a screening open to cast, crew, friends, family, and invited guests.
CUA51020 – DIPLOMA OF SCREEN AND MEDIA – FILMMAKING: SEMESTER ONE
Students are immediately tasked with completing a variety of intensive subjects that examine directing, screenwriting, producing, camera, lighting, editing, and acting. Lectures and assignments will impart useful theory, which students will then apply by producing their own short films. This combination of theoretical and hands-on learning is a hallmark of the New York Film Academy.
Working in crews of three or four, each student writes, produces, directs and edits films of increasing complexity. In addition, each student fulfills the essential roles of director of photography, assistant camera operator, and gaffer (lighting technician) on the films of her/his classmates. Thus, everyone has the extensive hands-on experience of working on set as crew and as director throughout the entire semester.
CUA51020 – DIPLOMA OF SCREEN AND MEDIA – FILMMAKING: SEMESTER TWO
The second semester challenges students to develop their film craft artistically and technically, and to progress beyond their earlier experiments with the medium. It is designed to enable students to create a Hi-Def Short Final Film. Each student cultivates a script in the second semester for his/her final project of the program. These projects are the primary focus of the second semester and in turn they are used in all classes as a basis for learning.
The semester is divided into a number of distinct phases. The first is devoted to intensive hands-on instruction, demonstration, group directing exercises, production workshops, individual consultations, and pre-production (including casting, rehearsal, and location scouting). The second phase of the semester is the production period, when students direct their own films and crew on their classmates’ films. The third phase of the semester is devoted to post-production. During this phase, students edit digitally, receive instruction, screen rough-cuts of the films, participate in feedback/workshopping sessions, and then finish their films for a final group screening.
LEARNING GOALS
- Continued filmmaking craft exploration, including directing, casting, producing, cinematography, editing, and production sound.
- Learn expanded fundamentals of HD Production.
- Fundamental training in acting craft and directing actors.
- Expanded understanding and practice in set etiquette and crew collaboration.
REQUIREMENTS
High School Certificate or Equivalent;
Equivalence to High School Certificate:
- Australian Qualification at or Above AQF Level 4 OR
- Completion of Core Skills Profile for Adult – Numeracy and Reading at or Above Exit Level 3
English Language Proficiency at Appropriate Level (e.g. Academic IELTS 5.5)*;
In-person or Skype Interview with Faculty Delegate.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
New York Film Academy Australia (NYFA Australia) is a Registered Training Organisation, delivering Nationally Recognised Qualifications in Australia and hands-on education in the area of the visual and performing arts, with a focus on Filmmaking, Acting for Film, Screenwriting, and Producing.Our innovative “learning-by-doing” approach to teaching in the creative paradise of Gold Coast, Australia is aligned with the philosophy of our renowned New York Film Academy. Since 1992, the New York Film Academy has built a reputation as one of the premier hands-on intensive film and acting schools in the world. Additional NYFA campuses are also located in New York City, Los Angeles, and South Beach, Miami, and Florence, Italy. NYFA Australia also offers online diplomas and online workshops. Hands-on teen camps are also offered every Australian school holiday.In the heart of the innovative Queensland film industry, NYFA Australia students find themselves completely immersed in their course of study from day one, surrounded by award-winning faculty and working with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.Through an Australian-first partnership, NYFA Australia has collaborated with Warner Bros. Movie World, setting up film production hot sets and providing students the opportunity to shoot throughout the iconic theme park’s backlot. NYFA Australia also has industry affiliations with world-renowned Village Roadshow Studios.The project-based curriculum in our film school and acting schools are designed to reflect a real-world environment while encouraging students to explore their own creativity and passion.
