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Advanced Diploma of Screen and MediaDigital Cinema - AC80

  • Diploma

Create your career in digital cinema. This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to work within the film and television industry.

Key details

Degree Type
Diploma
Course Code
CUA60620, 107937F
Study Mode
In person
Domestic Fees
$12,804 per year / $14,404 total
International Fees
$12,804 per year / $14,404 total

About this course

Create your career in digital cinema. This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to work within the film and television industry. It will provide you with the opportunity to explore the nature of storytelling through the medium of digital cinema and helps you to evolve your ideas for professional creative work.

The course covers skill areas such as lighting design, developing story lines and treatments, directing cinematography, managing performers and crews for screen productions and editing complex screen productions. You could find yourself working on content as varied as client-based corporate projects, micro dramas, documentaries and short-form narrative films with professional actors shot on cinema standard equipment.

Successful completion of this course may see you gain advanced standing for entry into the WA Screen Academy's Bachelor of Media & Communications at Edith Cowan University.

Entry requirements

  • An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.

  • Completion of CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media (Film &Television) (AC75) is required for entry into this course.

Please view Admission requirements for your country of origin.

Study locations

Perth

Career pathways

Career opportunities
  • Assistant Director
  • Editor
  • Production Manager
Career opportunities
  • Assistant Director
  • Editor
  • Production Manager
  • Assistant Director
  • Editor
  • Production Manager
  • Course structure

    To achieve this qualification, students must demonstrate competency in 16 units. These 16 are comprised of 4 core units and 12 elective units. Elective units listed below have been selected in consultation with industry.

    Students who enrol into this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer of the units that they have already achieved. Fees paid by international students are set on a commercial basis and are paid as a whole of course fee - no refund will apply to credit transfers. Please refer to your letter of Offer for detailed duration and costings for your enrolment.

    Core units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • CUAIND611
      Work professionally in the creative arts industry
    • CUAPPR515
      Establish and maintain safe creative practice
    • CUAPPR613
      Engage in the business of creative practice
    • CUAPPR615
      Evolve ideas for professional creative work
    Elective units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • CUACAM414
      Pull focus
    • CUACAM611
      Direct cinematography for screen productions
    • CUADRT512
      Direct performers for screen productions
    • CUADRT611
      Establish creative vision for screen productions
    • CUALGT514
      Develop lighting designs
    • CUAPOS511
      Edit complex media productions
    • CUAPOS512 Perform primary and secondary colour correction
    • CUAPPM512 Realise productions
    • CUAPPM613 Plan and manage pre-production activities
    • CUASOU411 Coordinate sound recording operations on location
    • CUASOU418 Edit dialogue
    • CUAWRT602 Edit scripts