Training
TV Production - Accredited Course
- Commencement Dates 2008
- Course Structure
- Units
- Entry Requirements
- Cost & Enrollment Form
- Student Information
This course is nationally accredited training issued under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
OPEN CHANNEL is offering this new course as an alternative to the full Certificate III in Screen (Television Production) course. Derived from the Certificate III in Screen program, this condensed course is available at the more affordable price of $2,500.
TV Production - Accredited Course is a practical course, delivered in conjunction with community broadcaster C31, focusing on skills development across a broad scope of broadcast television production tasks and job roles, based on professional industry models.
The course will:
- provide accredited training for people pursuing a career in film and television;
- provide skills and knowledge to independently undertake all aspects of single and multi camera television projects across a broad range of skills in the stages of development, production and post production;
- promote professional work practices through project-based learning and networking opportunities.
Commencement Dates 2008
Television Production - Accredited Course
Start Date: 22 September 2008
Finish Date: 27 November 2008
Duration: 10 weeks
Time: Mondays to Thursdays - 9.30am to 4.30pm
Course Code: TPA108
Applicants will be interviewed.
Course Structure
TV Production runs for ten weeks - six weeks in training and a four-week production phase on location - and culminates in a TV show for broadcast on Channel 31. Students will learn the basics of television production, network with industry professionals, attain accreditation in select production units, and have their own work broadcast on C31.
Run in association with C31, TV Production focusses on ‘real-world’ television production and broadcast skills. The course provides an introduction to the fundamental skills required to produce video content to be broadcast on television.
Aimed at entry-level practitioners, TV Production runs for 10 weeks and will see the production of a half hour TV program for broadcast on C31 developed and produced by the team. Participants will get to work at the C31 studios and on location shoots. They will then pitch program concepts to an industry panel including the C31 Programming Team.
TV Production will be delivered by experienced TV producers and technicians from Melbourne’s broadcast community. The 10- week intensive will include planning, pre-production, production, copyright law, multi-camera switching, sound, lighting, post-production, programming, hosting and presenting, marketing and multiplatform delivery.
The course provides an intensive, informative and hands-on learning environment for anyone interested in entering the television broadcast industry, particularly those keen to develop new programs that bridge current broadcast technologies with digital TV and the web. Students work in groups to develop and pitch ideas, research and write scripts, plan and prepare for location and studio shoots, cast presenters, direct recordings, record interviews, record images and sound and edit the footage.
The first part of the course concentrates on program development of a series concept for broadcast on C31, simultaneously gaining the technical skills and procedural knowledge needed to produce for television. Students will learn the skills required to use cameras, microphones and lights, both in the field and in the studio. In the second part of the course, small teams will extend their skills and knowledge to produce field-based video segments for a half hour pilot episode. These segments will be edited and inserted into the studio-based production, which will be recorded in a simulated live situation and broadcast across Melbourne.
Units
Selected from the Film, Television, Radio & Multimedia Industry Package CUF01. Endorsed by the National Training Quality Committee 2004.
CUFGEN01A Develop and apply industry knowledge
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to access, increase and update knowledge of the film, television, radio and multimedia industry, including the role of different industry sectors, and the impacts of changing technology. This knowledge underpins effective performance in all sectors.
CUFSAF01A Follow health, safety and security procedures
This unit describes the skills and knowledge which everyone in the workplace must have in order to work safely. It covers a range of industry contexts involving a variety of different conditions and hazards.
CUFBRD03A Capture broadcast material on tape for television transmission
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate video recording devices to capture television broadcast material from a range of sources in preparation for editing and re-transmission at a later date.
CUFEDT05A Operate a non-linear editing system
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use a non-linear editing system for the editing of digital media for any screen based production. Film and/or video may have been used in the production phase and digitised for the editing process.
CUFCAM01A Set up and operate a basic video camera
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to set up and operate a basic video camera and equipment for use in small media productions which may not be intended for commercial sale.
CUSSOU04A Record Sound
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to record sound, using a variety of digital and analogue recording equipment in a studio or on location for a production in the cultural industries.
Entry Requirements
The course is open to all Australian residents 17 years and over. There are no technical or skill-based prerequisites, however priority is given to applicants who demonstrate good communication skills, an active interest in film or television, industry experience and computer literacy. All applicants are interviewed.
Once an application form is completed and a deposit is paid an interview time will be given. The interview is an opportunity to clarify any issues about Accredited Training at OPEN CHANNEL and to determine applicants’ suitability for enrolment.
Cost & Enrollment Form
The course fee is $2,500 plus a $500 refundable equipment bond.
A $1,000 course deposit is payable on enrollment to secure an interview, and fully refundable if you are not selected into the course.
Accredited Training Enrollment Form
Student Information
Please read the Student Information page
For more information contact the Accredited Training Coordinator
Phone: (03) 8610 9304
Email: accredited@openchannel.org.au
