Bachelor of Arts (Film Production)

Throughout this course you’ll leverage your interest in filmmaking as you expand your creative thinking, explore the craft of storytelling and, ultimately, transform into a professional film practitioner.

You’ll understand the ins and outs of making a film and, most importantly, the answer to the question:

“What film are you going to make?”You’ll make full use of our digital cinema workflow to put your theoretical knowledge into practice, with access to industry-standard resources including:

digital cinematography cameras and lenses;

professional tripods and dollies;

lighting equipment;

location sound recording mixers, microphones and booms;

studio and set construction facilities;

green screen studio and compositing software;

and professional editing and colour grading software.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop creative practice in filmmaking and specialise in a technical crew role.

Internship units allow you to form industry relationships and engage with the social and professional world of film production.Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is at the very centre of the Bachelor of Arts (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’.Standard entry to this course is by selection rank, but a portfolio entry is also possible.High-achieving students may be eligible for enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts and Design (Honours).

Bachelor of Arts (Film Production) (72 credit points) Required - 48 credit points as follows

• CM0001 Core Major in Arts (24 credit points) Required - Must pass 24 credit points as follows 10333 - Professional Orientation (Arts) - 3 cp, Level 1 11017 - Professional Practice 1: Work Integrated Learning - 3 cp, Level 2 11018 - Professional Practice 2: Work Integrated Learning - 3 cp, Level 3 11108 - Big Stories: Culture, Memory and Power - 3 cp, Level 1 11109 - It Must Be True: Knowledge, Culture and Creativity - 3 cp, Level 1 11110 - Reading Culture, Curating Culture - 3 cp, Level 1 11111 - The Grand Experiment - 3 cp, Level 1 11112 - Professional Evidence (Arts) - 3 cp, Level 3
• SM0004 Specialist Major in Film Production (24 credit points) Required - Must pass 24 credit points as follows 11137 - Film Studio, Production Project - 3 cp, Level 3 11138 - Films Tools and a Meta-Narrative Vocabulary - 3 cp, Level 1 11139 - Short Film Production - 3 cp, Level 2 11140 - Reading Movies - A Practitioner's Guide - 3 cp, Level 2 11141 - Australian National Cinema - 3 cp, Level 2 11142 - Creative Collaboration and Specialisation in Film Project - 3 cp, Level 2 11143 - Documentary Production - 3 cp, Level 1 11144 - The Creative Producer - 3 cp, Level 3

Open Electives - 24 credit points as follows

• Must pass 24 credit points from anywhere in the University, as a breadth major, a breadth minor and/or as individual units.

Admission Requirements

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:- Year 12 ATAR- other Australian Qualification- work experience- overseas qualificationWe also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes. More information is available on our Alternative Entry page: http://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/applications/apply-now/alternative-entry

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Periods Course is Open to New Admissions

Information on admission closing dates can be found here.

Credit Arrangements

Credit arrangements (if available) for this course can be found on the University's Credit Search website.