University of Canberra - Bachelor of Arts (Screen Production)

ChristopherSpilberg on 19/02/2019 - 20:09

Hi

I am in my early 30 full time employee in IT. I want to do B.A Screen Production from UC on part time basis . ANU does not have any film making course. How good is the course? any alumni could share some info here?

Thanks

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  • [Deactivated] on 19/02/2019 - 21:59
    +2

    OMG Do not do anything like this. I did film & TV quite a few years ago and worked in TV for a round 10 years. But it's an industry that is declining and will only continue to decline. Pay rates are really low.

    • ChristopherSpilberg on 19/02/2019 - 22:29

      Hmmm..I want to do it as part time. I am a full time IT employee..Where have you studied your degree?

      • [Deactivated] on 19/02/2019 - 23:16

        ECU Perth. What do you mean part time - do you mean study part time or work part time.

    • blitz on 19/02/2019 - 22:41

      Hang on, Screen Production is not necessarily TV. I don't see Netflix in decline. People don't seem to be reducing the amount of curated and produced video they watch. I don't think it's worth giving up just yet.

      • Ughhh on 19/02/2019 - 23:08

        Perhaps it's only the Australian industry that's dying.

  • mskeggs on 20/02/2019 - 06:44
    +1

    In my view, these courses are a bit of a waste of time and money.
    Look at the subject lists. Do you really want to spend time and money learning how to draw up film budgets or film history? That history unit will end up costing you over $1000, and do you think it will teach you more than watching a few documentaries or reading a few books would?
    Presumably, you want to make movies firstly, and possibly get a job in the industry.

    If you need help with technical elements of cinema, do something like this short course
    https://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-course/filmmaking-intensive/
    Then make a bunch of movies until you get good. The gear is cheap, you can easily distribute globally, and there are online communities happy to help you develop/critique.

    If you want to work in the industry, having a degree like this opens few doors, but does cost a lot.
    The people I know in TV and film all got there buy doing, not learning. Their resume is the short films they made and the connections they have from working with others.

    A good friend completed a similar course last year, and is a talented guy, but he is still working at IKEA. His course didn’t furnish him with any industry links except with the tutors, who are full time educators,and the other graduates, who are in a similar position as him.

    • ChristopherSpilberg on 20/02/2019 - 18:34

      I am really after a mindset that could improve my skills

      • mskeggs on 20/02/2019 - 18:40

        Sorry, not sure what that means.
        Don't know if it is included with the university course.

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