CUA60620 Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media (Digital Cinema)
Explore the nature of storytelling through the medium of Digital Cinema
This course provides you with the opportunity to work on varied content and will develop your skills in developing ideas, lighting designs, storylines and treatments, directing and editing.
Overview
Campus Perth
When Semester 1, 2025
How On campus
Explore the nature of storytelling through the medium of Digital Cinema
This course provides you with the opportunity to work on varied content and will foster your skills in developing ideas, storylines and treatments, producing, directing, camera and lighting design, location sound and editing techniques.
You will be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to work within the film and television industry. This course will also give you the opportunity to explore the nature of storytelling through the medium of digital cinema, culminating in a gala cinema screening.
The focus of the course is to create fully funded, short narrative films, with professional actors, using current industry equipment. You will also have opportunities to produce documentaries, micro dramas, and client-based projects.
Successful completion of this course may see you gain advanced standing for entry into the WA Screen Academy's Bachelor of Media & Communications at ECU.
- Direct performers and crews for screen productions
- Evolve and develop narrative storytelling
- Design and implement cinematography and lighting techniques
- Refine skills in location sound recording and post production audio
- Edit and colour grade complex screen content
I have the following attributes:
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Creativity and vision
- Presentation and negotiation skills
- Leadership and management ability
- Planning and organisational skills
- Financial skills and the ability to work to a budget
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Competent in Microsoft 365 applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to work industry standard hours of 10 hour days
Important information
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Semester 1, 2025
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $5,876.85 + Resource fee $1,155.00 )
*Fee disclaimers
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for the entire course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. Please view the full list of Fee disclaimers.
Please note fees listed include all units required to gain this qualification. If you're a continuing student and have successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in, to complete this course.
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Units
Core
| 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
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| CUACAM611 | Direct cinematography for screen productions |
| CUADES611 | Manage design realisation |
| 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 |
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