TCE Media Production Level 2 or Level 3

TCE Media Production Level 2 (Foundation) or Level 3

What will I learn?

Media Production is designed for students who wish to develop understanding of a range of aspects of contemporary media production. Students will explore media through practical experiences. Students work both independently as well as forming production teams within learning environments that simulate a professional setting in order to develop products in a specific medium. Through acquisition of technical and analytical skills students will develop the ability to critically assess and appreciate the operational functions and social implications of their medium of specialisation.

Media Production is offered with two possible specialisations – Print and Video.

Print

This course models the professional environment of a print production or marketing team. Students are given the opportunity of working on The Friends’ School newspaper, Focus, with a circulation of about 7000. The newspaper is a student-run enterprise where students become multi-skilled in journalism, photography, desktop publishing and design. Students experience working in a team developing skills in editorial, photography and production management.

As journalists, students gain confidence in performing interviews and gathering and validating data for stories. They learn to solve and overcome problems that are inherent in the real-world situation of meeting deadlines. Their writing is for a wide audience, and editing and proofreading are important skills of validation.

Understanding marketing and the ethics of journalism is an integral part of the course. Students gain skills in graphics and desktop publishing using  Adobe InDesign CC, Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Illustrator CC applications.

It is an innovative, hands-on course that takes students outside the classroom to interview clients, take photos and gather stories from the community. A student's final folio of work combines journalistic practice, editorial and design skills, demonstrating to prospective employers developing skills with initiative, enterprise, planning and project management.

At the pre-tertiary level (MED315117) the folio is externally assessed. The folio of work is presented in hard copy and comprises a major piece of work that is either an eight four-page tabloid format or a 12-page magazine format, and at least one other two minor pieces of work, one being a commercial and one being a completed news story or similar project. Journalism and desktop publishing for the Focus newspaper counts as service hours: these articles and photographs can be used for your first minor work to be also externally assessed.

Students can also enrol in a 100 hour long course, Media Production – Foundation MED215117 or a 50-hour course.

Video

This course allows students to experience, understand, enjoy and value film and video as a social collaborative and creative art form and as an expression of culture through making and critically appreciating content made for the screen. This course also develops the skills to work as a director and member of a team to produce content for the screen. Technical competence, time management as a producer of content , collaboration on production also provides opportunities for experience in roles such as writer, camera operator, sound operator, director and editor. There will also be the opportunity to work with student specialists in other media area such as  audio design.

Students gain the technical skills needed to produce quality screen products such as commercials, news stories, documentaries, and short films during the course. Students either work individually, or organise a small production crew to produce quality video/television products including live on-location shoots and develop an understanding of the role of media in society. Students gain skills in operating a range of cameras: Canon C100, 5D mkIII and 80D, Sony Alpha 7s : as well as peripherals such as tripods, gimbals, lighting equipment, digital audio recording using XLR microphones and post production using Adobe Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC, Final Cut and Apple Logic Pro X or Ableton Live 11.

 At the pre-tertiary level the folio is internally and externally assessed and consists of works including a major production of 4:30 minutes minimum for either a documentary, drama, or an animation of 3:00- 5:30 minutes. Two minor productions are created initially, either a 30 or 60 second TV commercial, news story or profile production.

Students can also enrol in a 100 hour long course, Media Production – Foundation MED215117. This course does not require the completion of exams at the end of the year and is a great way to prepare for the Level 3 course.

The Media Production school-based 50-hour course introduces Production for the screen using the Adobe Suite, animation and audio software. The course offers academic, artistic and technically minded students the opportunity to experience powerful professional software used in today’s screen and marketing industries.

Why should I consider this course?

The media production courses provide an opportunity to gain real-world experience as a producer of media content, while also developing production management and team building skills. 

What Skills does this course provide?

You will develop skills using industry standard software that will provide you with a competitive edge in a rapidly growing industry.

What Pathway Options does this course provide?

Following this through tertiary studies students may focus on disciplines such as: Production management, Directing, Animation and VFX Cinematography,  DOP (director of photography), Documentary making, Editor, Filmmaker,  Design, Motion graphics, Screenwriting, Sound, Television production,  Radio and Podcasting, Research and Development, Screen Music, Screen Studies. 

Further Industry experience and development of skills through tertiary study may lead into careers options such as: Journalism, publishing, public relations and advertising, corporate, organisational and public sector communications, internal communications, media relations and social media strategy, digital media, digital marketing, website content management.