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Bachelor of Creative Industries (Film and Television)
Study Creative Industries (Film and Television) at Flinders
Get ready for a career in film and television.
If you spend endless hours watching film and television, and are curious about how they are made, this is the degree for you. You’ll deep-dive into the theory of film and television, exploring narrative, film style and screen history. Working on student-led productions, you’ll get hands-on with equipment and become part of the Flinders creative community from day one.
In this flexible degree you’ll develop your unique voice as a filmmaker and design a degree based on your interests, with topics available from across the creative arts and industries. Taught by leading industry practitioners, you’ll have regular access to industry experts and filmmakers. You’ll also graduate with a portfolio of real-world experience and join a legacy of successful Flinders alumni in the screen, tv and film industries.
*Available at Flinders' Adelaide City Campus at Festival Plaza from 2024.
*Available at Flinders' Adelaide City Campus at Festival Plaza from 2024.
Why study Creative Industries
(Film and Television) at Flinders
- Build your degree based on your unique interests from across the Creative Arts and Industries, including Visual Effects and Entertainment Design, Creative Writing or History, English and Sociology. No two Bachelor of Creative Industries are the same.
- Gain a broad grounding in film and television, understand the theory behind the practice.
- Flinders offers a unique curriculum, combining critical studies with production topics.
- Study in state-of-the-art facilities, such as SA’s largest motion capture and virtual reality lab, The Void, or the Foley sound room.
- You’ll be part of a student-led production in your third year, filming a TV pilot.
- Hands-on learning, small class sizes and taught by practising industry experts.
- Learn to create your own work and produce your own ideas.
- Be part of the Flinders creative community, working on large-scale collaborative projects that will prepare you for the workforce.
- Build your filmmaking network by collaborating on student-led productions and a work placement.
- Flinders has a long legacy of excellence in the creative arts, with well-known alumni working all over the world.
- Use your degree portfolio to apply to the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Screen) in your second or third year of study.
Your career
This degree prepares you for careers across the field, combining hands-on production skills with critical analysis, and a high-level study of media industries. You can specialise in a particular aspect of production, and graduate prepared to step into the film and television industries (production and postproduction), or distribution, exhibition and administration (film festivals, film distributors, project development, policy advisors etc.)
Potential occupations include:
- film/television crew
- scriptwriter, editor, or videographer
- camera operator
- film festival programmer
- film exhibitioner or distributor
- arts administrator
- Independent creative content producer in sport, health, science, tourism, or other industries
- roles within galleries or museums
- film/television critic or reviewer
- marketing or advertising content creator
Potential employers include:
- screen production companies
- government agencies
- media organisations
- news organisations
- post-production studios
- freelancing and independent productions
- film festivals and film distributors
- film festivals, galleries and museums
- hospitals and charitable organisations
- sports clubs and broadcasters
- corporate or government organisations
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I have always had a deep love of storytelling and performance. In Film and Television I can gain experience in all the different roles I'm interested in. I've had the freedom to direct, write, edit, and act, without having to restrict myself and my learning to one role. With that experience, I hope to find a career doing what I love: filmmaking.
Luna Grzan, Bachelor of Creative Industries (Film and Television)
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Study Film, Screen & Television at Flinders
"I've had the opportunity to work with many ambitious and talented fellow students whilst on set. I've made close friends, practiced essential skills, and created some work I'm very proud of."
Luna Grzan
Bachelor of Creative Industries (Film & Television)
Connect with industry
Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) cements Adelaide's place on the international stage as a hub of vibrancy, creativity, and innovation. Over twelve days this world-renowned festival provides a wide range of opportunities for festival-goers to be inspired, entertained, and educated, through a unique program of the best of global and national cinema, forums, collaborations, and special events. AFF celebrates diversity and excellence through creative storytelling and provides a strong platform for new and emerging Australian talent.
Graduates can apply for the Helpmann Academy grants and can apply to join the Australian Cinematographers Society, Australian Screen Editors and Australian Writer's Guild.
What you will study
First year A typical first year may include: |
You’ll be introduced to the creative industries – what are they? Where do you fit? What jobs are there? Develop your understanding of film form and analysis, analysing media in society and a deep-dive into filmmaking. An overview of screen production techniques, the fundamentals of film analysis, and an introduction to major creative artists and media theories Production skills: operating a camera, sound, lighting, editing and post-production. |
Second year A typical second year may include: |
Dive into your own documentary production combining theory and practice. You’ll learn how to research, develop and pitch your project to industry. You’ll study a unique combination of Indigenous topics taught by award-winning academics. Study of major media industries (Hollywood, Australian media). |
Third year A typical third year may include: |
Collaborating on a large-scale production with students from across the creative industries, you’ll create your own TV pilot and short films. Opportunity to undertake Work Integrated Learning with an industry partner. Write a feature film screenplay. High-level study of screen history and contemporary screen culture. |
Gain career-ready experience through industry placements and a range of practical creative assessment tasks: screen production exercises, multimedia and digital design pieces, video essays, and a major creative response to course content.
There are opportunities to take your studies overseas with a student exchange program, and intensive field trips to international film festivals (e.g. a New Colombo Plan trip to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia) through a limited number of fully-funded student places.
ATAR and Student Profile Information
The table below shows ATAR and Selection Rank data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR commencing in Semester 1, 2024. It is limited to applicants that have recently completed secondary education (within the last two years). Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.
Notes:
<5 – less than 5 ATAR based offers made
N/A – This course uses additional selection criteria and therefore Selection Rank is not published
| ATAR-based offers only across all offer rounds | ATAR - Excluding adjustment factors | Selection Rank - ATAR plus any adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 98.10 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 79.40 | 82.35 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 53.90 | 60.85 |
The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students who commenced study in this course in Semester 1, 2024 including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia. Applicant background groupings are based on educational background, not basis of admission. Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.
Notes:
<5 – the number of students is less than 5
N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students
| Applicant background (Semester 1, 2024) | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
|---|---|---|
| Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) | 22 | 38% |
| Vocational education and training (VET) study | <5 | <5 |
| Work and life experience | <5 | <5 |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) | 22 | 38% |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test) | 0 | 0 |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration pathways) | 5 | 9% |
| International Students | 5 | 9% |
| All students | 58 | 100% |
How to apply
Choose your preferred course.
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Choose other courses to include in your preferences.
Visit SATAC and submit your application online.
Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through adult entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course).
For applicants using their SACE (Year 12) results (or equivalent), entry is subject to achieving a minimum selection rank of 60.
When choosing your preferences through SATAC, other Flinders degrees you might want to include in your list are:
How to apply
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Submit your application and documents.
If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through Flinders University Academy – or our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.
This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.
If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through Flinders University Academy. With a range of diplomas, foundation and English language courses, students can find a direct pathway into the destination degree of their choice.
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Last Updated: 01 May 2023