BH-FTV2 · Swinburne University of Technology · Bachelor degree
Bachelor of Film and Television (Honours)
Film and Television
- Minimum ATAR
- 85
- Full time
- 4 years
- Part time
- —
- Credit points
- 400
- Campus
- Hawthorn
- Mode
- On campus
Overview
As an ARRI Film School, Swinburne gives you access to the filmmaking technology trusted by the global screen industry. Develop industry-ready skills across cutting-edge digital production and traditional 16mm craft.
Bachelor of Film and Television (Honours) provides 4 years practical training in the production of high quality cinema, television and digital media productions.
First-year units
Level 1 units every student in this course takes or chooses from.
- FTV10004Scriptwriting and Directing: Short Narrative FilmThis unit introduces students to methods and techniques that are used in the writing and directing of short films. The unit will explore narrative film and the roles of the writer and director in creating, understanding and conveying meanin…
- FTV10008Production TechniquesThis unit introduces students to the basic principles of video camera technology, production, lighting and location photography, video and camera terminology and audio recording. This enables students to put into practise video and stills p…
- FTV10007Postproduction and EditingThis unit aims to introduce students to all aspects of the postproduction process including import of original footage, working through the edit from a rough cut to a fine-cut, and final output of the finished film. Students will gain a lev…
- FTV10003Screen Literacy and Contemporary CinemaThis unit introduces students to contemporary national and international cinema that will inform and enrich their film making capabilities. This unit will provide opportunities for students to engage with contemporary cinema from different…
- FTV10010Music Video ProductionThis unit introduces students to the principles of working to a client’s brief through the production of a Music Video. Students will collaborate in the development and production process to create a music video production. Upon completion…
- FTV10002Production ManagementThis unit introduces students to the methods and techniques that are used in the development and production of film and television projects. It introduces the role of the producer, and explores the production management processes in pre-pro…
- FTV10006Genre and the Moving ImageThis unit aims to encourage independent learning and research through the examination of texts drawn from film, television and new media forms. The unit emphasises individual development and the use of peer collaboration to identify and art…
- FTV10005Sound Design and AcquisitionThis unit introduces students to the practices of sound acquisition as an integral part of film and television, animation, games and screen production. The unit will examine sound recording procedures for single camera shoots and field reco…
Course structure
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Core units
300 cp- FTV10004Scriptwriting and Directing: Short Narrative Film12.5 cp
- FTV10008Production Techniques12.5 cp
- FTV10007Postproduction and Editing12.5 cp
- FTV10003Screen Literacy and Contemporary Cinema12.5 cp
- FTV10010Music Video Production12.5 cp
- FTV10002Production Management12.5 cp
- FTV10006Genre and the Moving Image12.5 cp
- FTV10005Sound Design and Acquisition12.5 cp
- FTV20011Scriptwriting and Directing: Short Film Production12.5 cp
- FTV20002Cinematography and Lighting: Film Production12.5 cp
- FTV20005The Australian Screen12.5 cp
- FTV20010Scriptwriting and Directing: Non-Fiction Production12.5 cp
- FTV20004Cinematography and Lighting: Broadcast Video12.5 cp
- FTV30014Major Project: Screen Writing12.5 cp
- FTV30005Hollywood Cinema12.5 cp
- FTV30013Major Project: Directing and Collaborative Screen Development12.5 cp
- FTV30004Film and Television Research Project: Development12.5 cp
- FTV30007Short Form Screen Production (Music Video and TVC)12.5 cp
- FTV40010Major Project: Production25 cp
- FTV40005Movies and Research Methods12.5 cp
- FTV40011Major Project: Post-Production and Distribution25 cp
- FTV40003Screen Research and Writing12.5 cp
Work placement
100 cpCareers
- Screenwriter
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Editor
- Producer
- Post-production manager