Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Screen Arts

SCREEN ARTS BACHELOR OF PERFORMING AND SCREEN ARTS (SCREEN ARTS)

CREDITS 360 (3.0 EFTS) CAMPUS Mt Albert

Career opportunities • Cinematographer • Editor • Production manager • Director • Screenwriter • Researcher • Camera assistant/gaffer/grip • Sound recordist • Editor • Post supervisor • Sound designer • Production coordinator • Content developer

Highlights

• Participate in hands-on learning through film, television and small screen projects designed to emulate the real world. • Experience different crew models such as working in small, tight teams, as well as full industrial crews – as you would on a television or film set. • The real world of performing and screen arts: work collaboratively with acting, dance and art department students to gain real-world, on-set experience working in the studio and on location.

• Small class sizes in specialist areas allow for lecturers to mentor students. • If you’re interested in directing, you can take a mixture of lectures, screenings and workshops. • Access to our equipment and facilities for 12 months after you graduate so you can continue to develop your projects and career. • Industry connections to various organisations in film, television, media, gaming and digital. START DATES February DURATION Full-time for three years ANNUAL FEES $10,200 (NZD)

(Approximate domestic fees only. Includes GST but excludes the Compulsory Student Services Fee levy)

This is an in-depth programme of study where you engage in a combination of creative, academic, technical and practice-based courses, designed to develop your creative skills and qualities for a career in film and television.

Programme overview

Train to be a screen professional and learn the creative, business and technical skills of pre-production, production and post-production. This is a specialist programme designed to develop the necessary skills to succeed in the screen industry. It’s hands-on, enabling students to conceptualise and produce their own video and film projects.

In your first year, you'll learn about the full range of screen production skills along with creative and critical thinking and storytelling. From Year Two you’ll start to specialise, gaining depth in one area of the industry. Year Three you’ll work on productions that are driven by your creative and technical abilities. Across all three years, screen arts students work collaboratively with acting and dance students to create standout projects.

Specialisations

• Camera and location sound: creative and technical skills for capturing images and sound including cinematography, location work, sound recording and colour grading. • Post-production: gain creative and post-production skills to make stories come alive including editing, postproduction and sound design. • Production: includes production management, assistant directing, location management and scouting. • Directing: a competitive specialisation that teaches crafting stories for screen including working with actors and leading crew. • Screenwriting: writing stories for film and television, writers will craft screenplays for student productions. Admission requirements

For this programme, you’ll need:

Academic

1. 42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher including: • 14 credits in two different approved subjects; and • 14 credits from up to two subjects (approved or non-approved) 2. 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 or higher in

English or Te Reo Māori (4 in reading, 4 in writing) 3. 14 credits in NCEA Level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pāngarau 4. Interviews, submissions and/or auditions will be required – we'll tell you what we need when you apply.

English

If English is not your first language, you’ll need one or more of the following:

• Achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand

University Entrance • Provide evidence you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency such as

IELTS • Achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years

If you don’t meet the English criteria above, we have a range of English Language programmes available.

There are additional English requirements for international students – you can find more information on our website.

Other options

If you don’t meet these requirements, you’ll need one of the following:

• A relevant qualification at Level 3 or above on the NZQF or equivalent • Evidence to be eligible for special or discretionary admission

For more information download the programme regulations: unitec.ac.nz/screen

International Students, please visit unitec.ac.nz/international

Postal Address Private Bag 92025 Victoria Street West Auckland 1142, New Zealand

Mount Albert campus 139 Carrington Road, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025

Waitākere campus 5-7 Ratanui Street Henderson, Auckland 0612

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The information contained in this publication is for domestic students. For international students, please get in touch with international@unitec.ac.nz or visit unitec.ac.nz/ international to view the international prospectus.

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