TV and Digital Film Production (Film and Television Production) 5M18519

Multimedia / Dublin College Dun Laoghaire

Duration

This is a Full-time One Year course which runs from Sept. to May. Exact details of the timetable will be given out to students during the induction process prior to class commencement in September.

Overview

Course Code: TVF5

This course is an excellent foundation for Film and Television degrees in IADT (National Film School), DCU, TU Dublin, and other Higher Education Institutes and Universities. Students will acquire practical skills in both Film and Television Production, including single-camera production, non-linear film, and video editing. Through the study of Media Analysis, students gain knowledge of how the relationship between the producer, the advertiser, and the audience impacts one another. These skills will be evidenced in a portfolio of work, including Film, Scriptwriting and Photography. This portfolio of work may be used for progression applications to degree programmes elsewhere.

This course has 3 different classes

Creative Digital Media Production – Film Photography, and Radio ( Media Production)

Digital Film Technologies (Film and Television Production)

Please check our website for full information.

What will I study on this Film & Television Award?

Developing Short Film and Video Clips
Script Writing including Pitch, Treatments & Industry Standard Script Layout
Storyboards & Shot Lists – understanding the narrative role of shot types.
Production Schedules & Call Sheets.
Budgets
Single Camera Production, electronic field production techniques.
Working with Cameras & Digital Video – Iris, Focus, lens and movement
Three-point lighting & using light and shadow for dramatic effect
Working with Audio
Understanding the roles and responsibilities of various type of production crew
Shooting own short film and clips
Non-Linear Video Editing with AVID Media Composer (as used on Stranger Things, Top Gun Maverick) and Adobe Premiere Pro
Special Effects including using Green Screen & Effect Controls Panel
Colour Correction and Grading
Audio Correction and Mixing.
Graphics & Titles
Traditional Black and White Photography, Darkroom Practice, Lightroom
How we Read Films and Television
How the industry works

Distribution & getting your work noticed

How festivals and competitions can be accessed.

Industry Guest Speakers & Webinars

Entry Requirements

One of the following:

Leaving Certificate (LC Established, LCVP, LCA) or equivalent
A Full Level 4 QQI Award (or equivalent)
For Mature applicants (aged 21 or over) – appropriate experience will be considered in lieu of formal qualifications.
Applicants whose first language is not English require level B1 competency on the CEFR language framework. Applicants may be required to undergo English language testing to establish their language competency.

Course Modules

Television and Film Editing
Film Production
Traditional Black and White Photography
Media Analysis
Digital Movie Processing
Scriptwriting
Communications
Work Experience

Certification

Level 5 QQI Award Film and Television Production (5M18519)

Special Features

This is a very practical course where the student will develop a personal portfolio of work; structured and produced to television and video industry standards. Students will use professional digital cameras, and practice editing techniques using both Avid Media Composer (software) and Adobe Premiere Pro as well as darkroom practice and techniques.

This course is supported by FIT, which offers students the opportunity to acquire essential skills to gain employment. Students are given training in job interview techniques and CV preparation.

Free full suite of Adobe Creative Cloud Software for all students on this course for one year to facilitate portfolio and assessment work.

All Dublin College Dun Laoghaire students are provided with an M365 account, which gives them access to the tools and resources needed to deliver assessment work while attending their course. M365 Apps include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and OneDrive.

Work Experience

Students will be required to undertake a period work placement in an organisation connected to their vocational area during the academic year. Work Experience is mandatory for all of our full-time Level 5 courses. Students are required to source their own work placement but will be assisted in this by the work experience teacher. The work placement is usually for a period of 10 days or a minimum of 60 hours. Students usually find the work experience element of the course to be invaluable and should bear in mind that a successful work placement can sometimes lead to further opportunities.

Additional Information

Students will produce a portfolio of materials from their course work in Film, Scriptwriting, and Photography, which may be used for applications to IADT and other Higher Education Institutes and Universities.

Assessment

Assessment techniques will be used to assess the knowledge and skills that students will have achieved on successful completion of modules:

Student Record
Collection of Work
Assignments
Examination (Written)
Project
Skills Demonstration

All assignments are submitted electronically. Therefore all students need access to a device such as a computer/laptop.

A full major award is granted on passing the relevant eight components. On successful completion of each component, you will be awarded a pass, a merit or a distinction grade. See www.qqi.ie for more details

Progression Opportunities

Dublin College Dun Laoghaire ;Graduates may progress to the Level 6 QQI Advanced Certificate in Television and Digital Film at DFEi.

Elsewhere: Graduates are eligible to apply through the CAO and/or the Higher Education Links Scheme for entry to year one of a range of higher certificate and degree programmes, at Universities, Institutes of technology, and Technological Universities using their full QQI Level 5 major award. Places are not guaranteed in these Institutes and are subject to students meeting certain criteria. It is the students’ responsibility to consult with the relevant HEI for information on the admissions process and any specific entry requirements. Students may also refer to the individual HEI prospectus or may also refer to the QQI FET section of the CAO website. www.cao.ie

Examples of CAO progression opportunities are listed below.

Progression Examples

BA Film (DL843)

BA Photography and Visual Media (DL833)

BA New Media Studies (DL837)

BA Television (DL844)

IADT, Dún Laoghaire (National Film School) – www.iadt.ie

BA Film and Screen Media (CK105)

BA Arts (CK101)

University College Cork – www.ucc.ie

BA Media Studies (MH109)

BA Arts (MH101)

BA Pscyhology (MH106)

Bachelor of Social Science (MH107)

Maynooth University – www.nuimaynooth.ie

BA Film and Broadcasting (TU983)

BA Photography (Portfolio) (TU976)

Technological University Dublin (City) – www.tud.ie

BA Media Production and Digital Arts (TU982)

Technological University Dublin (Tallaght) – www.tud.ie

BA in Film and Television Production (DK864)

BA Creative Media (DK863, DK769)

Dundalk Institute of Technology – www.dkit.ie

BA Creative Digital Media (TU706, TU981)

Technological University Dublin (Blanchardstown) – www.tud.ie

BA Communication Studies (DC131)

BSc Multimedia (DC133)

Dublin City University – www.dcu.ie

BSc TV and Media Production (SE208, SE212)

South East Technological University (Carlow Campus) – www.Setu.ie

BA Arts Journalism (GY119)

BA Arts (Film and Digital Media) (GY127)

BA Arts Global Media (GY135)

Galway University – www.nuigalway.ie

Career Paths

Graduates usually opt to advance to further studies, while others have gained direct employment as: production managers, production coordinators, directors and assistant directors.

Course Type : QQI Level 5
Duration : 1 year

Location / Contact details

17 Cumberland Street Dun LaoghaireA96EP44 012809676012809676 ***** http://www.dfei.ie