Bachelor of Film and Digital Media
Course summary for current students
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G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Bachelor of Film and Digital Media |
|---|---|
| Campus | |
| Duration | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 060430C |
| Deakin course code | A358 |
Course version for continuing students who enrolled prior to 2013. | |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
The Bachelor of Film and Digital Media comprehensively explores the theories, techniques and practices of a major media discipline, enabling you to build your skills in a range of other creative arts theory and practices.
The major disciplines of Film, Animation and Photography focus on the development of the creative and analytic skills required to successfully apply technique in professional and artistic practices. You will be exposed to diverse histories of the mediums and the critical and theoretical ways in which these mediums can be analysed and received.
The degree comprises study in many areas including narrative structure, exhibitions and folios, project management, visual language, online collaboration and exhibition, digital video and TV studio production, short filmmaking, history and theory of film making, character animation, special effects, darkroom and digital manipulation, small to large photographic formats and photographic history and theory.
The course will prepare you for the opportunities and challenges of the media and creative industries by allowing cross disciple collaboration, multi-skilling, internships, international study and study in professional practice and entrepreneurship. The program draws upon the expertise of its staff - who are active media practitioners, and the industry - through visiting, special guest and casual academic staff.
Transition to University study
The faculty offers two units ASC160 Introduction to University Study and ALW117 Writing for Professional Practice which are specifically designed to ease the transition into university study. New students are encouraged to enrol in one or both of these units in their first year.
Prerequisites
Because a number of disciplinary studies are cumulative in knowledge, technical competencies and/or study and research skills there are prerequisites which direct students to take some units before others. Students must seek advice from a course adviser before enrolling in units for which they do not have prerequisite or recommended units.
Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Film and Digital Media a student must complete 24 credit points including:
- 12 credit points from one of the three major sequences:
- Animation ,
- Film or
- Photography
- 12 credit points of electives which may comprise 4-credit-point minor sequences to add a further specialism, or electives from across the Faculty of Arts and Education (or other University courses as approved)
- no more than 8 credit points taken outside the Faculty of Arts and Education
- no more than 10 credit points at level 1
Course structure
Animation Core units - unit set code MJ-AU00011
Level 1
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
| ACM138 | 3D Animation 1: Screen Space, Layout, Landscape (B) |
| ACN108 | History of Interactive Entertainment (ONLINE) |
Trimester 1
| ACM132 | Introduction to Animation (B) |
Trimester 2
| ACM133 | Animation Principles and Practices (B) |
Level 2
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
| ACN203 | Digital Studio (B) |
Trimester 1
| ACM225 | Effects, Graphics and Compositing (B) |
Trimester 2
| ACM239 | Digital Animation (B) |
| ACM240 | 3D Animation 2: Character and Performance (B) |
Level 3
Trimester 1
| ACM327 | Advanced Animation (B) |
Trimester 2
| ACM308 | Delivering Moving Images (B) |
| ACC316 | Collaborative Major Creative Project (B, S) (2 credit points) |
The following unit is also available in addition to the major sequence
Trimester 1, trimester 2 or trimester 3
| ACM337 | Creative Arts International Project Or Study Tour |
| ALX321 | Creative Industries Internship (B, G, W, X) |
Film Core units - unit set code - MJ-A000059
Level 1
Trimester 1
| ACM112 | Writing with the Camera (B) |
| ACM120 | Moving Pictures: Screening Film History (B) |
Trimester 2
| ACM111 | Sound, Light, Motion (B) |
| ACM116 | Screen Practices (B) |
Level 2
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
| ACM213 | Genre Form and Structure (B) |
| ACM217 | Documentary Production Practice (B) |
| ACM237 | TV Studio Production (B) |
Trimester 2
| ACM236 | Mindscreen: Cinema, Psychology and Psychoanalysis (B) |
Level 3
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
| ACM318 | Independent Production Practice (B) |
Trimester 1
| ACC307 | Developing a Project: Ideas to Scripts (B) |
Trimester 2
| ACC316 | Collaborative Major Creative Project (B, S) (2 credit points) |
The following unit is also available in addition to the major sequence
Trimester 1, trimester 2 or trimester 3
| ACM337 | Creative Arts International Project Or Study Tour |
| ALX321 | Creative Industries Internship (B, G, W, X) |
Photography Core units - unit set code MJ-A000049
Level 1
Trimester 1 or Trimester 2
| ACM101 | Still Images (B, S) |
| ACM102 | Pixel to Print: Digital Imaging 1 (B, S) |
Trimester 2
| ACV110 | Texts and Images 1: Ways of Seeing, Reading and Telling Stories (B) |
Level 2
Trimester 1 or Trimester 2
| ACM203 | Photographic Practice (B, S) |
| ACM204 | Contemporary Photography (B) |
| ACM207 | Advanced Imaging (B) |
Trimester 1, Trimester 2 or Trimester 3
| ACM202 | Advanced Digital Imaging (B, S) |
Level 3
Trimester 1
| ACM328 | Shifting Focus: Experimental Photography and Creative Practice (B) |
Trimester 1
| ACC308 | New Worlds: Intersections of Art and Science (B) |
Trimester 2
| ACC316 | Collaborative Major Creative Project (B, S) (2 credit points) |
| ACM335 | Studio and Professional Photography (B) |
The following unit is also available in addition to the major sequence
Trimester 1, trimester 2 or trimester 3
| ACM337 | Creative Arts International Project Or Study Tour |
| ALX321 | Creative Industries Internship (B, G, W, X) |
Minor sequences
Select 4 credit points over 2 levels from the minor sequences listed below:
Animation
| ACN108 | History of Interactive Entertainment (ONLINE) |
| ACM132 | Introduction to Animation (B) |
| ACM138 | 3D Animation 1: Screen Space, Layout, Landscape (B) |
| ACN203 | Digital Studio (B) |
| ACM240 | 3D Animation 2: Character and Performance (B) |
| ACM308 | Delivering Moving Images (B) |
Creative and Media Arts Theory
Students intending to study at honours level should complete the units listed below:
| ACT102 | Criticism, Narrative and Contexts *** |
| ACT203 | Art and the Politics of Censorship **** |
| ALC208 | Researching Media: Texts, Audiences and Industries (B, G, X) |
Creative Entrepreneurship
| ACC301 | Freelancing in the Arts **** |
| ALX321 | Creative Industries Internship (B, G, W, X) * |
* ALX321 also offered in trimester 3
Cultures and Contexts
| AAM219 | Contemporary Australian Cinema (B) * |
| AAM220 | Cinemas and Cultures (B, X) |
| ACN108 | History of Interactive Entertainment (ONLINE) |
| ACT102 | Criticism, Narrative and Contexts *** |
| ACT303 | Art and the Politics of Censorship **** |
* AAM219 also offered trimester 3
Dance
| ACD101 | Introduction to Contemporary Dance Practice A (B) |
| ACD102 | Introduction to Contemporary Dance Practice B (B) |
| ACD105 | Ballet for Contemporary Movers (B) |
| ACD110 | Dance Improvisation and Body Awareness (B) |
| ACD203 | Contemporary Dance Practice and History A (B) |
| ACD204 | Contemporary Dance Practice and History B (B) |
Drama
| ACP101 | Principles of Live Performance (B) |
| ACP177 | Modern and Postmodern Drama (B) |
| ACP279 | The Integrated Performer (B) |
| ACP280 | Performance, Text, Realisation (B) |
| ACP323 | Out of the Box: Theatre Practice in Alternative Contexts (B) |
| ACP378 | Out of the Ether: Devised Performance (B) |
Film
| AAM219 | Contemporary Australian Cinema (B) * |
| ACM112 | Writing with the Camera (B) |
| ACM116 | Screen Practices (B) |
| ACM120 | Moving Pictures: Screening Film History (B) |
| ACM236 | Mindscreen: Cinema, Psychology and Psychoanalysis (B) |
| ACM237 | TV Studio Production (B) |
* AAM219 also offered trimester 3
Visual Communication Design (formerly Graphic Design)
Note: Students who commenced studies prior to 2011 may need to contact Student Support office for course advice. Melbourne Burwood Campus Tel 03 924 43843 or 03 924 43910 artsedstudentsupport@deakin.edu.au
| ACG101 | Design Fundamentals (B) |
| ACG102 | Design and Typography (B) |
| ACG103 | Design Skills (B) |
| ACG204 | Design and Society (B) |
| ACG207 | Professional Practice in Design (B) |
| ACG208 | Branding Design (B) |
Interactive Media
| ACN108 | History of Interactive Entertainment (ONLINE) |
| SIT161 | Principles of Interactive Media (B) |
| SIT162 | Interactive Media Systems (B, X) |
| SIT363 | Authoring of Interactive Media (B) |
| SIT263 | Interface Design (B, X) |
| SIT362 | Advances in Interactive Media |
Interdisciplinary Practice
| ACC308 | New Worlds: Intersections of Art and Science (B) |
| ACV211 | Texts and Images II: in Quest of Story and Image ** |
Motion Capture
| AMC101 | Introduction to Motion Capture (B) |
| AMC202 | Animating Motion (B) |
| AMC303 | Advanced Motion Capture (B) |
Photography
| ACM101 | Still Images (B, S) |
| ACM102 | Pixel to Print: Digital Imaging 1 (B, S) |
| ACM203 | Photographic Practice (B, S) |
| ACM204 | Contemporary Photography (B) |
| ACC308 | New Worlds: Intersections of Art and Science (B) |
| ACM328 | Shifting Focus: Experimental Photography and Creative Practice (B) |
Professional and Creative Writing
| ALW101 | Writing Craft (B, G) |
| ALW102 | Writing Spaces (B, G) |
| ALW227 | Script Writing: Focus On Fiction (B, G) |
| ALW225 | Fiction Writing: Story, Structure and Starting Out (B, G) |
Visual Arts
| ACV101 | Studio Art: Painting A (B, S) |
| ACV102 | Studio Art: Painting B (B, S) |
| ACT104 | Art and Technology (B, S) |
| ACV203 | Visual Narrative Studio (B, S) |
| ACV205 | Studio Art: Painting C (B, S) |
| ACV206 | Studio Art: Painting D (B, S) |
** ACV211 not offered 2014, re-offered 2015 subject to approval.
*** ACT102 not offered 2013, re-offered 2014 subject to approval.
**** ACT203/ACT303 and ACC301 are not offered 2014, reoffered 2015 subject to approval.
Other Course Information
AssessmentAssessment within the award of Bachelor of Creative Arts varies from written assignments and/or examination to practical and technical exercises and performance. In some units assessment may also include class participation, online exercises, workshop exercises and tests.
Cross-institutional arrangements
Continuing Deakin students may apply to study units offered by another Australian tertiary institution and have them credited to their Deakin University degree. Further information is available from Arts Student Support.
