Postgraduate studies - Digital Film program

Deakin University's Digital Film courses are designed to meet the growing demand of film industries. This is done by providing postgraduate students varied and diverse opportunities to create content, using Deakin's state of the art technologies including Motion.Lab, Australia's largest and most sophisticated motion capture studio. Students acquire the entrepreneurial skills needed to create their own employment in this vibrant and exciting industry.

These unique programs offer units that specialise in building on practical skills that match the opportunities for short film exhibitions throughout Australia and overseas. These are the only postgraduate programs in Victoria that are professionally oriented to give you the in-course experience of making short films. Through Deakin's network of international partners, the courses also offers students the opportunity for international exchanges, study tours, internships and producing projects internationally.

The programs are designed to cater for those who have studied film studies, mass media or media arts at the undergraduate level, and graduates with no background but a keen interest in digital film production.

Your career

At the completion of the course, graduates will have a range of folio work through which they can demonstrate the conceptual, creative, collaborative and practical skills they have acquired. Students will be well prepared to seize the diverse opportunities that exist for work in film production. The internship and international project opportunities available through the course will also assist students to identify opportunities for work and where their place in film production may be.

Employment opportunities

This program offers opportunities for entering into stimulating careers as:

• Entrepreneurs, developing independent productions or producing commissioned work;
• Freelancers, sub contracted on major film and television production;
• Working for production houses engaged in television and advertising production; and
• Working for production houses engaged in corporate and training video production.

Online and on the move, making film is undergoing a period of massive change and unprecedented growth. The demand in knowledge for visual communications is increasing the need for film and video professionals.

The world of moving images has expanded in all communication technologies, including desktop, online and portable, and with this expansion comes new and exciting opportunities to distribute and exhibit creative work.

This proliferation in demand for screen content requires more producers, directors and independent freelancers within this dynamic, exciting and internationally growing industry.

Why Choose Deakin University?

Creative freedom
The Master of Digital Film program allows you the creative freedom to explore a wide range of interests in the arts and humanities while engaging in professional digital film and motion capture production practices and developing sensitivity towards the language of the cinema. You will have full access to a variety of electives and be able to orient your film studies in directions of interest.

Flexibility
The suite of units available provides a high level of flexibility - there are no core units or pre-requisites. The program can be tailored to cater for those who have either no or varying levels of previous film studies experience.

Quality
At Deakin we pride ourselves on providing quality postgraduate courses. Excellence is evident in all aspects of our courses from the standard of our study materials to the teaching staff, who are leaders in their field. Setting a benchmark for Australian universities, our library service is among the best in the world.

Technology and resources
The programs give you access to the extensive, high quality production resources, which includes HD formats, Final Cut Pro editing suites, animation studios, digital media computer labs, Deakin HD Broadcast TV Studio, sound studio and a film mixing studio. Deakin state-of-the-art Motion.Lab is Australia's largest and most sophisticated motion capture studio, and the only motion capture studio in the southern hemisphere dedicated to performing and creative arts education.
Red Epic cameras at Deakin

Industry experience
The programs have been designed to encourage and provide you with opportunities to gain industry experience through internships.