Applicants for admission into the Bachelor of Screen Production will be required to provide evidence of completion of the NSW Higher School Certificate or its interstate or overseas equivalent, or attainment of tertiary qualification, or satisfactory completion of at least one year’s full-time load in a tertiary course.
Overseas students applying for admission to Excelsia College courses must have reached the age of 18 years by the commencement of their studies. Excelsia College will not admit overseas students who have not yet reached 18 years of age.
IELTS 6.0 (with no band less than 6.0)
In addition to your online application you are required to submit a Portfolio and, if successful, attend an interview.
Portfolio:
Applicants are required to present two short examples with a written rationale that demonstrate the applicant’s creative work. See portfolio details below.
Interview:
Applicants will discuss their special areas of interest in film or video, any related experience they may have, and why they wish to do the course.
The Bachelor of Screen Production is a unique model of training that is value-driven, heavily practical, industry-informed, professionally sustainable and socially directed.
Students will experience:
• state-of-the-art studio facilities
• unrivalled production opportunities – our students make around 100 short films each year (subject to numbers and loading)
• their own production budgets included in the course fee
• an opportunity to build up to 12 to 16 screen credits over two years
• access to a pool of acting students through Excelsia College’s Dramatic Art program and Sydney Actors School
• an environment that replicates the real-world industry practice.
Over the entirety of the course students experience a variety of roles in numerous productions which enables a diverse skill set when entering the industry. Students are organised into working film crews to practise on-set exercises and develop the necessary creative and organisational documentation to launch into filming. Screen productions can include short films, web-series pilots, documentaries, and experimental projects. The course teaches unique theory and philosophy for contemporary filmmakers, offering rich terrain for cinematic exploration. The course aims to inspire filmmakers and creatives using centuries of compelling storytelling narrative and self-reflection integrated with modern concepts and industry practice.
The course has been designed for future
• writers
• sound recordists and sound editors or designers
• directors
• screen editors
• cinematographers
• production managers and coordinators.
• production designers
CRICOS Code: 0101531
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Course program
Semester 1
Production I
Introduction to Specialty Workshops
Production Design
Cinematography
Directing
Foundations of Screen Storytelling
Semester 2
Production II
Screen Editing
Sound Post-Production
Philosophy for the Contemporary Filmmakers
Semester 3
Production III
Specialty Workshop I
Screenwriting
Screen Histories
Semester 4
Production IV
Specialty Workshop II
Screen Genres
The Filmmaker’s Life in Focus
Semester 5
Production V
Production Support Role A
International Industry Analysis
Semester 6
Production VI
Production Support Role B
Designing My Creative Career
Elective
Advanced Screenwriting
Advanced Directing
Advanced Production Design
Advanced Cinematography
Advanced Screen Editing
Advanced Sound Post-production
Advanced Production Management
Production Support Role C
Over the entirety of the course students experience a variety of roles in productions, enabling a diverse skillset when entering the industry. Students will learn skills ranging from pre-production all through to postproduction. An advantage of this course is the opportunity for students to gain invaluable experience and mentoring leading to specialising in:
• Cinematography
• Directing
• Editing
• Design (set, props, etc)
• Screenwriting
• Production coordination
• Sound Production
Students are organised into working short film crews to practice on set exercises and develop the necessary creative and organisational documentation to launch into filming. Screen productions can include short films, web-series pilots etc. and major roles include directing, production management, cinematography, production design, and post.
To develop excellence in the art, craft and technology of production, we believe students crucially need critical thinking skills to analyse and evaluate current industry practices and strategically explore new modes of storytelling. Though the degree specialises students for work in the film industry, upon graduation students will have acquired entrepreneurial skills and abilities to transfer knowledge to other platforms e.g. online media content etc.
Practical on-set exercises and film industry analysis develop students’ understanding of:
• On-set protocol and logistics
• Film terminology and on-set jargon
• Theoretical studies into the pre-production and production chain of command
• Personnel and processes
• International industry trends and expectations
OSHC: 530 ($) per year
