Elevate your creative practice and gain a range of fundamental film making skills with this mid-level course. This course focuses on creative expression using a range of cinematic tools, and innovation through cross-disciplinary practice.
CUA51015 Diploma of Screen and Media
Elevate your creative practice and gain a range of fundamental filmmaking skills with this intermediate-level course. This course is designed for cross-disciplinary artists, performers, and storytellers looking to explore and experiment with cinematic storytelling techniques.
The creative arts industry plays an important role in Australia's economy. According to the Australian Government's MySkills service, it contributes over $10 billion to the our economy and employs nearly 100,000 people. The emergence of new technologies and wide range of job prospects available mean this is an exciting industry to be a part of.
This course has been designed to be creatively and personally empowering with self-devised projects and outcomes tailored to meet your individual needs. Led by industry experts, this immersive and hands-on course will give you valuable screen production skills in camera operation, lighting, sound recording and editing. You'll also have the opportunity to design and produce your own short screen productions.
Successful completion of this course will equip you with the skills to work in the screen and media industry across a range of areas including screen writing, production, producing, directing, or acting.
For nearly 40 years, Metro Arts has been a home for Australian artists — providing a foundation for the development of inventive contemporary arts and performance. Championing all contemporary art forms, the organisation helps to both develop and present local exhibitions and performances.
Robert the Cat (RTC) is a new theatre collective led by experienced teachers and directors working within the acting program at TAFE Queensland. RTC works closely with graduate actors, providing them with a platform to continue their theatre practice and showcase their work as emerging performers in challenging contemporary theatre.
The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 12 elective units from the list below.
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BSBCRT501Originate and develop conceptsUnit code: BSBCRT501 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to originate and develop concepts for products, programs, processes or services to an operational level. |
Originate and develop concepts | |
CUAIND502Maintain and apply creative arts industry knowledgeUnit code: CUAIND502 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain creative arts industry knowledge, and monitor and manage own professional practice. |
Maintain and apply creative arts industry knowledge | |
CUAPPR505Establish and maintain safe creative practiceUnit code: CUAPPR505 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine and respond effectively to broad and specific safety requirements in a professional practice. |
Establish and maintain safe creative practice |
Note: Not all electives are available at all campuses.
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CUAANM402Create digital visual effectsUnit code: CUAANM402 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use a range of industry software applications and material from various sources to create and refine digital visual effects sequences for projects in film, television or digital media productions, including games. |
Create digital visual effects | |
CUACAM401Shoot a wide range of screen contentUnit code: CUACAM401 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare, set up and shoot a wide range of screen content using professional video equipment in a single camera environment. |
Shoot a wide range of screen content | |
CUADRT501Direct rehearsals of performersUnit code: CUADRT501 |
Direct rehearsals of performers | |
CUADRT502Direct performers for screen productionsUnit code: CUADRT502 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to direct performers during filming or recording of screen productions |
Direct performers for screen productions | |
CUALGT402Implement lighting designsUnit code: CUALGT402 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement lighting designs for screen, media and entertainment productions. It applies to individuals who, as experienced technicians, apply knowledge of the correlation between lighting and the cameras, lenses and stock formats being used in a given production. They may plan and install filler lighting and lights for presenters on location, or work collaboratively with a lighting designer who has devised the lighting plan. |
Implement lighting designs | |
CUAPOS501Edit complex screen productionsUnit code: CUAPOS501 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to make sophisticated creative and technical judgements in the editing of complex screen productions. |
Edit complex screen productions | |
CUAPPM407Create storyboardsUnit code: CUAPPM407 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to create and develop storyboards for a broad range of digital content, including video, film, animation and interactive media. |
Create storyboards | |
CUAPPM411Compile production schedulesUnit code: CUAPPM411 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to compile production schedules during the pre-production planning phase in the screen, media and entertainment industry sectors. It applies to individuals who work collaboratively in a production team as senior production personnel. Depending on the size of the production, this person may also be responsible for developing the resource schedule on which the production schedule is based. |
Compile production schedules | |
CUAPPR405Develop and discuss ideas for own creative workUnit code: CUAPPR405 |
Develop and discuss ideas for own creative work | |
CUAPPR502Develop own sustainable professional practiceUnit code: CUAPPR502 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish goals for own professional practice and to determine how one’s practice can be developed in a sustainable way, taking account of all aspects of sustainability – individual, social, environmental and economic. |
Develop own sustainable professional practice | |
CUASOU410Record sound on locationUnit code: CUASOU410 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to record dialogue and sound effects on location for a screen production. |
Record sound on location | |
CUAWRT502Develop storylines and treatmentsUnit code: CUAWRT502 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop a narrative or storyline. |
Develop storylines and treatments |
Note: Not all electives are available at all campuses.
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Mt Gravatt | 28 January 2020 | 1 year | Full time 3 days per week | Classroom | Full fee: $12,375 Subsidised: $8,490 Concession: $7,320 |
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If you have difficulty paying for the full cost of a course upfront, you may be eligible for a payment plan.
There are no formal entry requirements for this course.
It is recommended that you have access to a reliable internet connection to access TAFE Queensland's online learning system Connect, and a computer with up-to-date software, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Flash Player. This equipment and software is available for use at all TAFE Queensland locations.
You will be provided with a recommended reading list and/or required textbooks during orientation or at the start of each unit. The purchase of these resources may incur additional costs, or you may be able to borrow them from the TAFE Queensland library network.
It is highly recommended that you purchase a TAFE QLD Crew Shirt for wearing on shoot. The purchase of this shirt will incur an additional cost of approximately $20. For Workplace, Health and Safety reasons, closed in shoes must be worn for indoor and outdoor shoots.
You will also require access to personal stationery (notebook, pen, pencil), headphones and an external hard drive (500 GB minimum), which may also incur additional costs.
Attendance at all classes is a requirement to successfully complete this program.
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