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Screen & Media (Video)

Take your first step into the media industry as you immerse yourself in the production process of planning, creating and editing a range of media products.

Become a media maker from the moment you begin the Certificate III in Screen and Media (Video). Create short films, podcasts, whole class projects in the television genre, short stories and social media profiles all whilst become familiar with the media industry. Work with others, develop your technical skills and cultivate your critical eye.

Screen & Media (Video) enables you to:

Collaborate with like-minded people to develop your skills in the different production stages of creating a media product.

Develop technical skills of video making.

Better understand the current media industry landscape.

Produce media in a range of forms to discover where your interests lie.

Certificate III in Screen and Media - Video students working on a video

Collaborate with like-minded people to develop your skills in the different production stages of creating a media product.

TestimonialsMason Peart (Multimedia Student)

“In multimedia we're given the opportunity to experiment with various concepts within the multimedia realm this includes podcasting, web design, animation and games design.”

TestimonialsNatasha Stamos (Media Teacher)

“There's a respect and acknowledgement of those traditional media forms and then we're just consistently looking for ways to push those boundaries.”

TestimonialsAnthony Stevens (Media Student)

“So we've got our usual film and animation and we've also got things like magazine covers, posters and we can even do apps now.”

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Course

Level(s)

Qualification(s)

Screen & Media (Video)

VET

Qualification(s):

CUA31020 Certificate III in Screen and Media (Video)

Course Structure

In the Video stream of the Certificate III in Screen and Media students develop skills in the area of film, audio and online. Students undertake practices to create creative individual and collaborative media products.

Activities & Tasks

Units 1 & 2 (First Year)
Students complete varied tasks to cover the qualification criteria which may include: planning and recording of a short film; sound and audio editing leading to the production of podcasts; research on the industry and current trends, careers and professional development; collecting and organising content to create a media product for screen or audio.

Units 3 & 4 (Second Year)
Students complete varied tasks to cover the qualification criteria which may include: writing content in response to a pitch; social media strategy for a person or product; develop skills of presentation and production techniques; planning and recording of a television show; creating a short film –how to, tutorial genre.

Assessment

The assessment involves a variety of methods including product assessment, observation and evidence of planning and production, like storyboards.It may also involve written responses. The assessment of overall competence will be undertaken by a qualified assessor and students’ competence judged using all of the qualification’s criteria.

Students will be given a fair and adequate assessment process that includes multiple opportunities to demonstrate competency.

Eligibility & Prerequisites

Basic language literacy and computer competency levels are pre-requisites.It is necessary to have completed first year to enrol in second year. If you have individual needs, please contact the College.