Bachelor of Film Production (ARB006.1)
Bachelor of Film Production (ARB006.1)
Direct your career in film production The Bachelor of Film Production leverages a student’s interest in filmmaking to establish creative thinkers and practitioners. The course guides students as they learn the technical skills of live action film production, film and story analysis, collaborative practice, and leadership within a creative environment….
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Direct your career in film production
The Bachelor of Film Production leverages a student’s interest in filmmaking to establish creative thinkers and practitioners. The course guides students as they learn the technical skills of live action film production, film and story analysis, collaborative practice, and leadership within a creative environment. The course starts with how to make a film and leads to the interesting question of what film will you make. Students use our 4k digital cinema workflow to put their theoretical knowledge into practice. Resources include cinema cameras and lenses, professional tripods, dollies and jibs, lighting equipment, location sound recording mixers, microphones and booms, studio and set construction facilities, green screen studio, and compositing software, professional editing, and colour grading software.
Study a Bachelor of Film Production at UC and you will:
Discover the answer to the question: What film do I want to make?
Use technical knowledge to analyse and evaluate a screenplay for story, narrative, theme, and character
Assess, plan and work with the hardware and software of film production to engage metanarrative devices for cinematic storytelling
Use an understanding of acting and the acting process to form creative collaborations for film production
Both lead and work in small teams to produce creative storytelling solutions for film production
Use industry-standard procedures for managing hazards and safety within film production.
Work Integrated Learning
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is at the very centre of the Bachelor of Film Production, with the course content and structure developed with ongoing input and feedback from the Australian film production industry. You’ll learn from industry-active professionals and world-class scholars and will work and study in real-world situations through project work, internships, professional experience, mentorships, and international study opportunities.
Students are required to undertake 100 WIL hours, which can be mixed across multiple sources, including editing experience with a production company, marketing with a film festival, or a camera traineeship with a television station. Past student placements have included Wildbear, Channel 9, Canberra Short Film Festival, Stronger Than Fiction, National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra International Film Festival, By George!, Screen Canberra, and the ABC TV/Playmaker Media drama series ‘The Code’.
Career opportunities
Filmmaker
Creative Producer
Director
Documentary Filmmaker
Screenwriter
First Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Editor
Continuity Supervisor
Sound Designer
Production Designer
Costume Designer
Production Manager
Camera Operator
Camera Assistant (Clapper Loader, Focus Puller, Data Wrangler)
Gaffer
Grip
Sound Recorder
Boom Operator
Props Master
Assistant Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
Digital Imaging Technician
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Dynamic and vibrant, the University of Canberra (UC) is based in Canberra, the Australian capital. UC is a university for the professions, dedicated to providing immersive student experiences focused on employability outcomes. It is number one in the ACT for graduate employment and salaries for three years in a row (Good Universities Guide 2019-21), in the top one per cent of universities worldwide (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021) and one of the fastest rising in the world (QS 2021). Its location and its regional connections shape the university’s purpose.
