Master of Producing (MC-PROD) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

This course will enable students to:

• extend their creative abilities and business skills;
• developed a sound understanding of the structure of the Australian Film, Television and allied industries;
• demonstrate the capacity to produce a substantial short creative project working with a graduating VCA Film and Television writer/director.

Generic skills

On completing this course students will:

• exhibit extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of the film, television and/or allied industries, including relevant professional knowledge, skills, discipline and ethics as they relate to these industries;
• demonstrate capacities for creativity, transformation and interpretation;
• demonstrate developed skills in respect of critical analysis, problem solving, report writing, team work and oral and written communication;
• demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the national and international challenges for the professional producer in the 21st century;
• demonstrate an entrepreneurial approach coupled with an understanding of how to engage with key industry players;
• work at various levels, both as an individual and as a team member, in a wide variety of environments;
• contribute effectively as collaborators, leaders and mentors;
• demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas;
• critically and creatively engage with topics of cultural significance across communities;
• understand and appreciate how filmmaking connects with the broader society and contributes to its social and economic development;
• understand their relationship with and responsibility to their cultural environment and society.

Graduate attributes