Bachelor of Film Production (ARB006.1)

Direct your career in film production

The Bachelor of Film Production at UC encourages students to foster their interests in filmmaking, expand their creative thinking, explore the craft of audiovisual storytelling and collaborate closely with others.The course promotes students to become thoughtful and ethically minded practitioners, to consider both the stories we tell and, in relation to ecologically sustainable practices, how we choose to tell them by asking the question: "What does it mean to be a filmmaker today?" You will gain knowledge and skills in live action film making, film and story theory and analysis, collaborative practice, and leadership within a complex creative environment. Students apply theoretical knowledge to their practice through the development of film projects from conceptualisation to production, post-production and final delivery by following established digital workflows. The course introduces students to film cameras and lenses, tripods, dollies and jibs, lighting equipment, location sound recording mixers, microphones and booms, studio and set construction facilities, green screen studio, compositing, editing, sound and colour grading software and facilities.

• Explore the question: what does it mean to be a filmmaker today?
• Be involved in creative collaboration that helps develop your interpersonal skills as well as a sense of collective responsibility.
• Work to creative parameters to develop adaptability and flexibility – highly transferable skills in a fast-changing world.
• Analyse and evaluate a screenplay for story, narrative, theme, and character.
• Cast actors and rehearse and direct them in a variety of genres.
• Research your subject and consider the ethical aspects of working within a documentary mode.
• Develop your creative practice in filmmaking and specialise in a technical craft role.
• Learn established filmmaking language, methods and techniques.
• Choose electives to tailor your degree to more specific future pathways.
• Engage with Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that enables you to form industry relationships and engage with the social and professional world of film production.
• Deploy industry-standard procedures for managing hazards and safety in film production.

For international students studying an Australian Year 12 qualification, your selection rank is your ATAR plus any adjustment factors you may be eligible for.

If you’re an international student who has not completed an Australian Year 12, we also recognise a range of other international qualifications for direct entry. These include the NCEA Level 3, the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE A Levels, plus other country-specific qualifications.

If your qualification isn’t listed, contact our Admissions team for advice on your eligibility.

We’ll use the qualification with the most competitive selection rank when assessing your application.

• Filmmaker
• Creative Producer
• Screenwriter
• Director
• Documentary Filmmaker
• Audiovisual installation designer
• Content Producer
• Researcher (Film / Archival / Academic)
• First Assistant Director (1st AD)
• Director of Photography (DOP)
• Production Designer
• Art Director
• Props Master
• Production Manager
• Continuity Supervisor
• Camera Operator
• Camera Assistant (Clapper Loader, Focus Puller, Data Wrangler)
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Production Sound Recordist
• Boom Operator (1st Asst Sound)
• Sound Effects Recordist
• Post-production Producer
• Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
• Special Effects Supervisor
• Editor
• Colour Grader
• Sound Designer
• Re-Recording Mixer
• ADR mixer
• Foley mixer