Graduate Certificate
This qualification will give you an enormous edge in the job market. It has been specifically designed to support the needs of the creative industries in South Australia and beyond, within an industry where finding graduates with the necessary professional knowledge and skills can be challenging.
You will graduate on a first name basis with prominent industry executives from Matchbox Pictures.
You will be one of the few graduates with a practical, hands-on understanding of and experience in the industry, and you'll have the specific business knowledge and skills to start working as soon as you graduate.
In this practice-based qualification, you will undertake all of your studies with highly skilled film and television industry professionals. Your qualification will comprise of four courses:
The Screen Industry - Business, Creativity and Content: Learning about the industry as a business and creative enterprise, such as the role of the creative producer; idea generation; pitching and financing through to sales and distribution; budgeting; pre-production; production; post-production; and marketing.
Screen Content Project (1 & 2): Undertaking a specific role on an industry project, such as taking responsibility for the preparation of pre-production; budgets; ancillary materials or marketing plans; or working to a producer or supervisor.
Professional Film and Television Practice: Keeping a record of the professional practice concepts and processes you learn, and critically reflecting on your learning outcomes.
As a graduate of this qualification and having worked with a nationally and internationally recognised company such as Matchbox Pictures, you'll understand the specific workflow and production demands of the industry.
This qualification provides an opportunity for you to connect with industry in a career-changing way. You will be face-to-face with industry 'hirers' as you pitch your professional, industry-standard portfolio to major broadcaster, ABC iview.
At the end of the qualification, you will be on first name terms with some of Australia's most prominent industry executives, significantly increasing your career prospects.