Cinematography
This specialist cinematography course is delivered over two years (four semesters), fulltime, leading to the award of the Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media. It is suited to those seeking a professional career in the film and television industries as a cinematographer/director of photography (students primarily interested in writing, producing or directing should apply for our other Advanced Diploma course).
The course is built on these five objectives:
- How to create emotion and continuity of visual mood
- How to advance story
- How to build and maintain rhythm
- How to enhance the trace of the eye (framing, moving the camera, creative lighting, focusing)
- How to bring the three dimensional world and space of action to the screen
The course offers:
- An outstanding creative enviroment
- Small class sizes to facilitate personal tutoring and monitoring
- Teaching and mentoring by highly regarded industry professionals
- Study of visual language and film genre
- Examination of cinematic masterpieces and the work of the great cinematographers
- Learning through practical examples: deconstructing films and re-creating classic scenes
During the course students will work as cinematographers on a number of major projects written, produced and directed by other students at IFSS. Cinematography specialists will also make their own projects, including: a documentary, a music video, a commercial, and a major project.
In addition to providing in-depth knowledge and skills in the use of cameras, lenses and lighting, the course emphasises the role of the cinematographer in pre-production and post-production. The technologies and processes required for data-wrangling, editing, compositing, grading and finishing are all covered in depth to ensure graduates are ready to work in today's digital cinema industry.
Application requirements:
In addition to completing the online application form, cinematography course applicants must supply a portfolio of their own work as follows:
a. 1 x Short film/video project: 3 to 7 minutes duration, in Quicktime H.264 format.
The film must have been directed or photographed by the applicant.
b. A portfolio of 12 still photographs in JPEG format. All photographs must be taken by the applicant (and any Photoshop or other processing work must also have been done by the applicant).
The stills must include:
1 x Female Portrait
1 x Male Portrait
1 x Self-Portrait
1 x Social Event
1 x Architectural Subject
1 x Still Life
1 x Landscape
1 x Personal/Reflective Shot
1 x Interior Shot
1 x Night Shot
1 x Black & White
The complete portfolio (film/video and photographs) should be supplied on a single DVD, accompanied by a declaration that all work is original and by the applicant.
The Advanced Diploam of Screen and Media
Units of competency studied are:
BSBCRT501A Originate and develop concepts
BSBCRT601A Research and apply concepts and theories of creativity
CUFCAM601A Direct cinematography for screen productions
CUFDRT502A Direct performers
CUFDRT601A Establish the creative vision for screen productions
CUFDRT603A Direct screen production crews
CUFDRT604A Devise camera coverage
CUFDRT605A Collaborate with editors during post-production
CUFLGT501A Conceive and develop lighting designs
CUFPPM601A Plan and manage film and media pre-production
CUFPPM602A Plan and manage film and media post-production
CUFWRT501A Develop storylines and treatments
CUFWRT601A Write scripts
BSBMKG609A Develop a marketing plan
BSBPMG510A Manage projects
CUETEM08B Realise productions