Fine Arts - Film and Television University of Melbourne

Overview

Overview

The Fine Arts - Film and Television program at University of Melbourne aims to develop writer/directors with distinctive individual creative voices, and detailed practical knowledge of all stages of film and television production.

This course is a three-year full-time degree that offers study in production based, practical film making and screen-based storytelling. Theoretical knowledge and practical skills are developed through an immersive and practical curriculum in studio and production environments. You will be provided with ongoing opportunities to initiate, develop, and realise short film projects to industry standard with access to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, under the guidance of professional and academic staff with significant industry experience.

You will be given the opportunity to perform key crewing roles on other student productions and be involved in creative interdisciplinary collaborations with students across Performing Arts, Music, Visual Art, Design and Production. Studies in screen culture will allow you to deepen your knowledge of cinema and screen-based storytelling, focusing on elements essential to the practice of filmmaking.

The capstone subject Screen Practice 3B provides you with the opportunity to focus on the development and realisation of a substantial short film work at a professional level.

You will

• Develop advanced, practical filmmaking skills including direction of actors, cinematography, sound recording and editing, production management, assistant directing and other fundamental principles of filmmaking
• Learn to research, develop, write and design a narrative short film
• Strengthen your individual creative voice, and crewing on your fellow students’ productions – which develops valuable peer networks and skills
• Acquire ability to critically and constructively critique your own and peers’ screen production work in the context of the broader history of screen culture

• Collaborate with VCA Theatre, Film and Television, and Production students throughout the course.

Career

Graduates receive outstanding industry and audience recognition on national and international stages in positions that include:

• Cinematographer
• Director
• Editor
• Film and television producer
• Screenwriter.