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| Award granted | Bachelor of Film and Digital Media |
|---|---|
| Campus | Offered at Melbourne Campus at Burwood |
| Off-campus | No |
| Length | 3 years full time |
| Next available intake | March (Trimester 1), July (Trimester 2) |
| Indicative course fee | 2011 Course fees not yet available |
| CRICOS code | 060430C |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Deakin course code | A358 |
| VTAC Codes | 16031 - Burwood (Melbourne), Commonwealth Supported Place (HECS) 16033 - Burwood (Melbourne), International full-fee paying place |
| Faculty contacts | Deakin International Tel +61 3 9627 4877 Online enquiry |
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.
As a graduate of the Bachelor of Film and Digital Media you will be readily equipped with skills appropriate for employment in the expanding media industries. Your opportunities will include positions such as a creative director, art director or graphic designer within the multimedia industry or within the creative departments of more traditional media industries.
In multimedia your career opportunities may include working on the production of CD-ROMs, interactive games and online services such as webpage design. These opportunities exist within industry enterprises, corporations and institutions such as education, entertainment, government and other service industries. There are also employment opportunities in traditional media industries such as film and television.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Film and Digital Media a student must complete 24 credit points including:
Level 1
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
ACM138 3D Animation 1: Screen Space, Layout, Landscape
Trimester 1
ACM132 Introduction to Animation
Trimester 2
ACM126 Internet Arts
ACM133 Animation Basics
Level 2
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
ACN203 Digital Studio
Trimester 1
ACM225 Effects, Graphics and Compositing
Trimester 2
ACM239 Digital Animation
ACM240 3D Animation 2: Character and Performance
Level 3
Trimester 1
ACM327 Advanced Animation
Trimester 2
ACM308 Interactive Images
ACC316 Collaborative Major Creative Project (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
Level 1
Trimester 1
ACM112 Writing with the Camera
ACM120 Moving Pictures: Screening Film History
Trimester 2
ACM111 Sound, Light, Motion
ACM116 Screen Practices
Level 2
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
ACM213 Genre Form and Structure
ACM217 Documentary Production Practice
ACM237 TV Studio Production
Trimester 1
ACM236 Screen Practitioners
Level 3
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
ACM318 Independent Production Practice
Trimester 1
ACC307 Developing a Project: Ideas to Scripts
Trimester 2
ACC316 Collaborative Major Creative Project (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
Level 1
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
ACM101 Still Images
ACM102 Pixel to Print: Digital Imaging 1
Trimester 2
ACV110 Texts and Images 1: Ways of Seeing, Reading and Telling Stories
Level 2
Trimester 1 or trimester 2
ACM203 Photographic Practice *
ACM204 Contemporary Photography
Trimester 2
ACM234 The Suburbs as Site
ACM207 Advanced Imaging
Level 3
Trimester 1
ACM328 Shifting Focus: Experimental Photography and Creative Practice
Trimester 1
ACC308 New Worlds: Physical and Digital Intersection **
Trimester 2
ACC316 Collaborative Major Creative Project (2 credit points)
ACM335 Studio and Professional Photography
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
* Warrnambool offering only available in Trimester 1
** ACC308 not offered in 2011, ACT303 or ALX321 may be taken as alternative units during 2011.
Select 4 credit points over 2 levels from the minor sequences listed below:
Animation
ACM126 Internet Arts
ACM132 Introduction to Animation
ACM138 3D Animation 1: Screen Space, Layout, Landscape
ACN203 Digital Studio
ACM240 3D Animation 2: Character and Performance
ACM308 Interactive Images
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
Creative Entrepreneurship
ACE222 Creative Industries
ACC301 Freelancing in the Arts
ALX321 Creative Industries Internship *
* Offered in trimester 3 (2010/11)
Cultures and Contexts
AAM219 Contemporary Australian Cinema **
AAM220 Cinemas and Cultures
ACN108 History of Interactive Entertainment
ACT102 Criticism, Narrative and Contexts
ACT303 Art and the Politics of Censorship
** Offered trimester 3 (2010/11)
Dance (Via Audition)
ACD101 Introduction to Contemporary Dance Practice A
ACD102 Introduction to Contemporary Dance Practice B
ACD105 Ballet for Contemporary Movers
ACD110 Dance Improvisation and Body Awareness *
ACD203 Contemporary Dance Practice and History A
ACD204 Contemporary Dance Practice and History B
* ACD110 does not require an Audition
Drama (Via Audition)
ACP101 Principles of Live Performance
ACP177 Modern and Postmodern Drama
ACP279 The Integrated Performer
ACP280 Performance, Text, Realisation
ACP323 Out of the Box: Theatre Practice in Alternative Contexts
ACP378 Out of the Ether: Devised Performance
Film
AAM219 Contemporary Australian Cinema **
ACM112 Writing with the Camera
ACM116 Screen Practices
ACM120 Moving Pictures: Screening Film History
ACM236 Screen Practitioners
ACM237 TV Studio Production
** Offered trimester 3 (2010/11)
Graphic Design
ACG101 Graphic Design Studio
ACG102 Image and Text Applications
ACN107 Foundations of Design
ACG203 Graphic and Digital Imaging
ACG204 Visual Communication and Design
ALW222 Desktop Publishing - Design and Production
Interactive Media
ACN108 History of Interactive Entertainment
SIT161 Principles of Interactive Media
SIT162 Design of Interactive Media Systems
SIT363 Authoring of Interactive Media
SIT263 Interface Design of Interactive Media
SIT362 Advances in Interactive Media
Interdisciplinary Practice
ACC303 Sound and Voice: Performance Collaborative Project
ACC304 Dance Video: Choreography and the Camera
ACC308 New Worlds: Physical and Digital Intersection
ACV211 Texts and Images II: in Quest of Story and Image
Motion Capture
AMC201 Motion Capture Boot Camp
AMC202 Animating Motion
AMC303 Digital Puppetry
ACN310 Choreographing Digital Space
Photography
ACM101 Still Images
ACM102 Pixel to Print: Digital Imaging 1
ACM203 Photographic Practice
ACM204 Contemporary Photography
ACC308 New Worlds: Physical and Digital Intersection
ACM328 Shifting Focus: Experimental Photography and Creative Practice
Professional and Creative Writing
ALW101 Writing: Finding a Voice
ALW102 Writing: Telling a Story
ALW227 Script Writing: Focus On Fiction
ALW225 Fiction Writing: Story, Structure and Starting Out
Visual Arts
ACV101 Studio Art: Painting A
ACV102 Studio Art: Painting B
ACT104 Art and Technology
ACV203 Visual Narrative Studio
ACV205 Studio Art: Painting C
ACV206 Studio Art: Painting D
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.
Wholly online units
To ensure that all Deakin students have the skills to meet the demands of the modern workforce, undergraduate students are required to complete at least one unit of their study wholly online.
The wholly online units offered by the Faculty of Arts and Education are:
ACN108 History of Interactive Entertainment
AIH265/AIH365 Great Debates: Unfinished Business of the Past
AIR236 Global Capitalism and its Discontent *
ALC314 Advertising: Designing Desires
ALC320 Approaches to Media: Audiences and Effects
ALL379 Representing Australia *
ALR383 Government Relations and Issues Management
ASC320 Sex, Crime and Justice in An Electronic Age
* Offered in trimester 3 (2010/11)
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.
Tracking your application
If you have already applied and wish to enquire about your application please refer to the relevant area through which you originally applied.
Assessment 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.
