Bachelor of Film and Television
Bond University
About
The Bachelor of Film and Television is a heavily hands-on and project-based degree, which allows students to balance practical filmmaking production experience with creative practice theory, which enables them to explore and develop their individual creativity and artistic voice.
This comprehensive filmmaking program is focused on visual storytelling through the key creative areas of producing, screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, sound design, production design, and television broadcasting.
Teaching is by staff with long professional careers in the film, television and screen-based industries.
Students acquire craft skills in modern production techniques, using professional filmmaking equipment and technologies.
Students develop strong visual aesthetics, and storytelling capabilities, and receive insight into the business and industrial aspects of the international film, television and screen-based industries.
Structure
View the Bachelor of Film and Television - Program Structure and Sequencing
The Bachelor of Film and Television program comprises 24 subjects, as follows:
University core subjects (3)
- CORE11-001 Critical Thinking and Communication
- CORE11-002 Collaboration, Teams and Leadership
- CORE11-003 Responsibility, Integrity and Civic Discourse
Plus: Beyond Bond: Professional Development and Community Engagement
Foundation subjects (15)
- FITV11-107 Sound Production and Design
- FITV11-110 Screenwriting Short Fiction
- FITV11-120 Image, Photography and Visual Design
- FITV11-130 Screen Style and Storytelling
- FITV11-140 Live Television Broadcasting
- FITV11-150 Screen Business - Producing Screen Content
- FITV12-201 Directing Actors
- FITV12-202 Cinematography Style and Design
- FITV12-203 Screen Editing
- FITV11-100 Short Screen Project and Industry Protocol
- FITV12-210 Advanced Screenwriting
- FITV12-220 Screen Production 2
- FITV12-250 Advanced Screen Business (Project Development)
- FITV12-252 Factual and Documentary Production
- FITV13-300 Graduation Screen Project
Electives (6)
Students can choose 6 subjects (60CP) from the list of available subjects from across the University, provided they meet the subject requisites, enrolment restrictions and any other faculty requirements. A list of available electives follows. Students can also use their electives to complete one of the below specialisations.
Available electives
- Sex, Love and the Movies
- Advanced Cinematography and Colour Grading
- Television Commercials and Music Videos
- Sports Broadcasting
- Advanced Screen Directing and Showrunning
- Acting for Performance
- Visual Effects and Post-Production Workflows
- Advanced Screen Editing
- Designing Cinema: Architecture and Production Design in Film
Specialisations
If you have already completed one of the listed subjects in the specialisation, you may choose to replace it with a general elective.
International students
To fulfil your student visa requirements, you will need to enrol in 40 credit points per semester.
Domestic students
Most students undertake four (4) subjects per semester (equivalent to 40 credit points). You may however enrol in fewer subjects and extend your degree over a longer period.
Teaching methodology
Bond University’s teaching methodology involves a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, examinations, projects, presentations, assignments, computer labs and industry projects.
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)
Entry score for 2021 entry
| Min ATAR | Min OP | Min IB |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | 15 | 24 |
Visit our student profile if you are interested in the profile of all students who commenced undergraduate study at the Faculty in the January semester 2020.
Applicants must meet the University's general minimum admission criteria.
2021 Year 12 Entry
To ensure students are not disadvantaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, current Year 12 students can be assessed now for a guaranteed offer for 2021 entry conditional on the completion of Year 12. Applications will be assessed based on their first semester Year 12 results and meeting any subject prerequisite requirements for their program. Find out more.
Learning outcomes
State of the art resources
Students have complete access to all the Film and Television facilities. The studios come equipped with Hollywood standard state of the art technology such as Sony F65 and F3 digital motion picture cameras, and Arri 35mm and 16mm cameras, all with Zeiss prime lenses. There are over 40 Mac editing suites, with Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, as well as a Pro-Tools HD 5.1 audio mixing suite, and a fully equipped three-camera digital television studio. Our Equipment Loan Store has a large range of professional industry standard lighting, camera and sound equipment
Institution
