Course General Description

You will receive a hands-on education across various formats, including high definition video, and will have access to a state of the art cinema. You will learn how to work in a team to bring visions to life on the screen, as well as gain a thorough grounding in the history, practice and critical analysis of film. You will have the choice of electives in editing, producing, cinematography, directing and production design, among many others. You will also take courses in screen production and screen distribution, which will help you learn about finding support and audiences for your screen production work. Your academic studies will be enhanced by regular exposure to national and international artists-in-residence working in different areas of film and screen media production, as well as a supervised work placement.

School General Description

Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asian studies. Griffith has over 34,000 students and offers a full suite of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees in the areas of business and government, criminology and law, education, engineering and information technology, environment, planning and architecture, health, humanities and languages, music, science and aviation, and visual and creative arts. It is a verdant university and a member of the IRU.