Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media)
Highlights Develop skills in cinematography, editing, sound or directing, or learn how to be a producer or scriptwriter. Showcase your work to industry professionals and external clients at public screenings. Choose from a range of genres including documentary, drama, television, experimental film while exploring digital and mobile platforms. Graduates have…
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Highlights
- Develop skills in cinematography, editing, sound or directing, or learn how to be a producer or scriptwriter.
- Showcase your work to industry professionals and external clients at public screenings.
- Choose from a range of genres including documentary, drama, television, experimental film while exploring digital and mobile platforms.
- Graduates have made films or programs that have won Oscars, Emmy, BAFTA, AFI and IF awards, and screened at major international and Australian film festivals.
Storytelling for screen is no longer restricted to big-budget cinema releases and television series commissioned by major networks. The need for quality content across digital media delivery platforms such as subscription TV, mobile devices, internet, promotional campaigns and film festivals and events is leading to lucrative opportunities for multiskilled professionals to generate highly creative, captivating productions.
This course gives you a broad base of knowledge, skills and experiences to explore a wide range of career options within the film, television and digital media industries before specialising in an area of your choice. Early in your degree you’ll build a broad base of knowledge,skills and experiences developing technical skills in directing,camera, editing and sound before specialising in an area ofyour choice.
As your studies continue you’ll gain experience in pitchingyour ideas, audience measurement and legal issues, withhands-on opportunities to develop your skills in producing,writing, editing, sound, cinematography or directing. You’llhave the opportunity to work across genres and formatsincluding documentary, drama, television and experimentalfilm, and digital, web and mobile platforms. This meansyou will be well prepared for your future career acrossestablished and emerging formats and applications.
Why choose this course?
Our screens are changing. Most are now tiny, and they travel with us everywhere we go. But one thing that has always been the same is the power of the films we view on these screens. They can shock us. Make us think. Make us laugh. And the people who produce these moving pictures have never had more creative freedom.
This film course for the digital age provides opportunities to develop your skills in producing, writing, editing, sound, cinematography or directing. You will learn skills used in audio-visual media, gain business and leadership skills, and knowledge of how the entertainment industry works. Regardless of your chosen specialisation, this broad base of skills will make you attractive to employers, or set you up to better take control of your freelance career.
There is an emphasis on creating quality content for a broad range of applications. You will choose from a range of genres, including documentary, drama, television formats and experimental film, and be encouraged to consider formats that include film, television, digital and mobile platforms.
Careers and outcomes
Graduates work in the film, television and screen industries in entry-level positions on film sets, for production companies or screen media outlets, and as freelance professionals. Career outcomes include cinematography, vision and sound editing, directing, script-writing, producing or production management. Those who specialise in producing may aspire to work in research, production management, script development and editing, or programming and scheduling for screen media outlets. There are many opportunities for graduates to start their own specialised business in the industry.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Study at The University of Queensland. Learn with leading academics in world-class facilities and join the most employable graduates in the state. At UQ you’ll benefit from flexible study options, field trips, lab work, industry placements, research experience, and online study in Brisbane, Australia.
