Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation

2020 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2020 course information
Award granted	Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation
Course Map	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2020. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2020. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2020. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
Campus	Offered at Burwood (Melbourne)
Cloud Campus	No
Duration	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code	095258K Burwood (Melbourne)
Deakin course code	A351
Approval status	This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7.

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Take a great story and learn to shape it for film, TV or animation. From documentary and short narrative fiction, to more experimental productions, the Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation allows you to develop your own specialist skill set within the dynamic fields of screen production and screen culture.

Do you want to produce and direct in the media and entertainment industry?

Bring storytelling to the screen through a number of production and post-production roles and practices. Through this course, you’ll explore:

animation for screen
digital cinematography
editing
film analysis
film history
high-definition broadcast TV studio production
scriptwriting
short filmmaking
sound design
studio and location production
the business of freelance work
visual language.

You’ll also learn the art of storytelling in 2D and access Deakin’s 3D animation program. Gaining a broad understanding of moving image, graphic and animation practice, you’ll develop clever and creative ways of manipulating and animating images.

Working collaboratively with like-minded students on real industry briefs, you’ll graduate with a working portfolio. Draw from the expertise of our academic staff, who are active in screen production themselves, and gain knowledge and insights from within the industry.

You’ll also gain invaluable industry experience by working alongside your creative arts peers on a range of projects, such as broadcasting the Deakin Melbourne Boomers’ national basketball competition home games through a live stream on Fox Sports.

This course opens up employment opportunities in fictional or factual production for cinema and television – or within the corporate, educational and advertising sectors. You could also work as an animator in the arts or digital content industries.

Career opportunities

As a film, television and animation graduate, you may find employment in fictional and factual production for cinema and television and in the corporate, educational, music video and advertising sectors.

Past graduates have launched their careers with national awards and international recognition (through film festivals) for their student work. Deakin’s internship program has also provided a start to successful careers in the field.

Deakin graduates work across the media and creative industries. Career opportunities include working as:

animators
audiovisual technicians
camera operators
documentary producers
film and television producers or directors
journalists
film or television editors
lighting designers
presenters
production managers
scriptwriters
sound engineers
television program coordinators.

Participation requirements

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.

Mandatory student checks

Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities	Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to: Compose and design moving images and sound to communicate ideas Employ established film, television and animation genres, forms and styles. Plan and manage film, television and animation production. Devise film, television and animation productions using the common conceptual and narrative approaches in film, television and animation. Integrate cultural and gender diversity in the creation of and representation in, film and television.
Communication	Effectively communicate the intent, design approaches and ideas in creative work through written, oral and digital form to a range of audiences.
Digital literacy	Evaluate requirements for, make recommendations in relation to, and use high level digital film, television and animation production technologies to create film and television products to be distributed through a range of digital platforms.
Critical thinking	Develop, research and evaluate ideas, concepts and processes for making film, television and animation productions, through creative, critical and reflective thinking and practice.
Problem solving	Apply narrative, aesthetic, technical, logistical, organisational, critical and interpersonal skills and knowledge to produce film, television and animation productions.
Self-management	Demonstrate autonomy, initiative and responsibility, an ability to self-evaluate and manage time and resources to fulfil the obligation of working in a collaborative environment and to identify, evaluate and research project needs and solutions as a reflective practitioner.
Teamwork	Demonstrate the ability to work in different capacities in a range of production team models in film, television and animation production.
Global citizenship	Demonstrate an awareness of cultural and social diversity and issues of globalisation in film, television and animation.
Approved by Faculty Board January 2017

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation a student must complete 24 credit points including:

18 x credit points of compulsory core units (includes course electives chosen from Lists A and B)
6 x credit points of open electives
no more than 12 credit points at level 1
AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

Course structure

Level 1

ACF103

Writing with the Camera

ACF104

Screening History (Formerly ALC106)

ACF106

Screen Practices

ACF107

Principles of Animation

Course structure

Course Electives List A

Complete three 1-credit point units chosen from the following course electives list A:

Design Skills

Analogue Photography

Acting Studio

Designing 3D Motion

Designing 3D Environments

ALW101

Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity

IND101

Introduction to Aboriginal Studies

Course structure

Level 2

ACF211

Screen Careers

Course structure

Level 3

ACF307

Major Screen Project A - Development (2 credit points)

ACF308

Major Screen Project B - Production (2 credit points)

ACC317

Communication and Creative Arts Internship A

ACF320

The Australian Moving Image

Course Electives List B

Complete four 1-credit point units chosen from the following course electives list B:

ACA201

Production Design for Screen and Performance

ACA202

Acting and Directing for Screen

ACA203

The Art and Design of Sound

ACF201

Short Fiction Film

ACF202

Documentary Production

ACF205

Television Studio Production

Animation Project

Cinematography

Experimental Screens

Postproduction

Visual Effects and Motion Graphics

IND201

Aboriginal Knowledges and Experiences: Historical Journeys-Contemporary Perspectives

Electives

Complete six electives, of which at least two must be 2nd or 3rd level

We suggest students complete at least 4 units in a subject area different to their degree, preferably a linked sequence of study in the same area. Students with a strong interest in animation should add units in 3-D Animation, Motion and similar units in the Bachelor of Design. More generally your best choices are often found in the subject areas of the Bachelor of Arts. Additional course elective units can be taken as open electives.

Work experience

Elective units may provide the opportunity for Work Integrated Learning experiences.

Assessment

Assessment within the award of Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation varies from written assignments and/or examination to practical and technical exercises and performance. In some units assessment may also include class participation, online exercises, seminar exercises and tests.

Other course information

Course duration - additional information

Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.

Further information

Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.

Contact Student Central

Other learning experiences

Public Screenings & Industry Awards: Capstone unit students show their films at the Deakin Film and TV Visionnaire Awards screenings Sponsors include Final Draft, Black Magic, the Australian Cinematographers Society, Sound Firm, Chameleon Casting, Medea Films and the Australian Production Design Guild (APDG).

Opportunities for WIL (work-integrated learning) include internships with Toombuk Indigenous Production on the Marngrook Football Show (broadcast nationally from Deakin Television Studio on SBS-NITV) and with major television production company WTFN.