Why is this Course Unique?
The hands-on, real production based projects undertaken in this course and the comprehensive curriculum which give meaning to them are structured to reflect a very real and honest ‘picture’ of the industry and the genuine employment prospects that await our graduates. We encourage our students to understand that the Digital Film and Television Production industry is founded on working teams and to successfully integrate into a crew (at any level) requires a genuine understanding and empathy for the inherent responsibilities that the other roles entail. We also advise our students that the best Director is one that has worked on numerous production styles, lengths and mediums. In the words of Ridley Scott, “Don't forget that by the time I'd made The Duellists I'd done 2,000 commercials”.
JMC Academy's comprehensive Film &Television Production course earns our students a double-award film win.
To view a Channel 9 Gold Coast segment on the recent success of three JMC Academy Digital Television Production students featuring their double award win at the Gold Coast 'Shorts on the Green' Film Festival click here.
Careers in the Industry
Students are given extensive theoretical and practical training using the most up-to-date facilities available to ensure they enter the industry with a realistic and competitive approach to all aspects of digital production. A career in television is a demanding one but it is also very challenging and rewarding. You will be required to have solid technical knowledge and endless creative inspiration. Experience and determination are often the key elements towards a successful career. Graduates may find employment with a commercial television station or studio; working on news and current affairs, children’s shows, drama, sports, morning shows or on-air promotion, or with a production company; working on video clips, commercials, television series or corporate training videos, or within a post-production house. Alternatively, self-motivated students may enjoy the flexibility and variety of freelancing.
Specific roles may include: -
Management roles - Producer, Production Manager, Production assistant, Postproduction supervisor, Creative roles - Director, Production designer, Scriptwriter, Lighting designer, Technical/craft roles - Editor, Director of Photography, Technical Director, Technician
Course Outline
- Film and Television I: Industrial production practices
- Technical Operations and Logistics I
- Cinematography and Lighting I: Techniques and Practices
- Production Project I
- Film and Television II: History and Theory
- Editing I
- Sound Recording and Post Production
- Production Project II
