The Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation at Deakin University provides a hands-on education using state of the art technology within an inspiring creative arts environment. Deakin Film & Television students have the flexibility to be multi-skilled and to create their own specialist skill-sets within the broad and dynamic fields of screen production and screen culture. The course includes units in studio and location production, film analysis, specific creative crafts and screen careers alongside overseas study tours and opportunities for internships with leading production companies. Film, television and animation are multidisciplinary creative forms, so this course also provides access to the theory and practice of other creative arts including photography, 3-D animation and motion capture, drama, dance, visual arts and visual communication design. You can further tailor your own set of skills and knowledge by taking elective units from across the University. The major discipline of film, television and animation focuses on the development of the creative and analytic skills required for successful, professional and artistic practice. The degree comprises study in many areas including short narrative and animation filmmaking, documentary and experimental forms, team and project management, visual language, digital cinematography and editing, sound design, production design, scriptwriting and project development, directing and high definition broadcast TV studio production. In Deakin Film, Television and Animation, you will be exposed to a range of historical, theoretical and critical approaches to the production, reception and analysis of global screen culture. The course will prepare you for the changing opportunities and challenges of the media and creative industries by allowing cross-discipline collaboration, multi-skilling, internships, international study, and study in professional practice and entrepreneurship. The program draws upon the expertise of its academic staff (who are active in screen production themselves) together with special guests from industry. Course structure To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation a student must complete 24 credit points including: 18 credit points of compulsory core units 6 credit points of electives Graduate outcomes Career outcomes As a graduate of the Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation you will be readily equipped with skills appropriate to the expanding film, television, digital media and allied communication and entertainment industries. Graduates may find employment in fictional and factual production for cinema and television and in the corporate, educational, music video and advertising sectors. You may establish your own business in these fields, work as a freelance producer, director and script writer or as a highly skilled crew member in the animation, camera, lighting, sound, production design and editing departments. You may also find work with broadcast TV stations, facility and post-production houses or in distribution, exhibition, archiving, research, screen education and cultural entrepreneurship. Graduates have launched their careers with national awards and international recognition (through film festivals) for their student work. Deakin’s internship program, industry traineeships and scholarships have also provided a start to successful careers in the field. Graduates acquire a range of knowledge and skill beyond those specific to film, animation and television or the creative arts. These include theoretical knowledge and extensive practical experience in teamwork, research, writing, project development and management and public presentation.