Master of Screen Producing (MC-SCPROD)
Masters (Coursework)Year: 2023 Delivered: On Campus (Southbank)
Overview
| Award title | Master of Screen Producing |
|---|---|
| Year & campus | 2023 — Southbank |
| CRICOS code | 110761K |
| Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
| Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
| AQF level | 9 |
| Credit points | 200 credit points |
| Duration | 24 months full-time or 48 months part-time |
The Master of Screen Producing provides students with industry-leading knowledge and skills to work as professional producers in the rapidly evolving screen industry. The program develops students’ theoretical and practical understanding of all aspects of the functional and technical role of the producer, focusing on the creative, practical and business aspects of being a successful producer.
In a collaborative learning environment and with mentoring from staff and industry guests, students will develop the interpersonal and intellectual skills that enable a producer to effectively lead a creative project and develop their own and others’ works. Students will establish themselves as multifaceted autonomous producers, with strong capacities in the business, creative development and leadership dimensions of the producer role, while also undertaking research into emerging and innovative directions of contemporary screen culture and storytelling.
The course offers a balance of theory, interdisciplinary practice, and departmental collaborations organised to allow for a progression from an intensively taught knowledge and skills-based first year to a more autonomous project and research-orientated second year.
Students will be given the opportunity to collaborate with students in the graduate film and television course, developing practical skills and building networks with other students.
This course includes a professional industry placement, designed to connect students with industry, which can be taken within Australia or overseas, or a research pathway for further research studies. A film festival and industry market experience that can be taken overseas or locally, granting students insight into the distribution landscape, essential to ensuring a product reaches the market.
Master of Screen Producing graduates will establish themselves as world artistic citizens and cultural agents within the international professional film, television, arts and streaming markets with the view to actively participating in the industry with a tailored and unique producing philosophy and a strong, diverse and resilient skill base.
Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
- an undergraduate degree or equivalent; or
- six years of documented relevant work experience; AND
- portfolio; and
- interview (shortlisted applicants only).
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
- prior academic performance; or
- relevant professional work experience; and
- portfolio; and
- interview (shortlisted applicants only).
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.
Notes:
- Details for the Portfolio and Interview can be found on the Fine Arts and Music Study website https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/study-with-us
- Successful applicants will be required to hold a current Working with Children Check and current police check.
- Successful applicants will be required to hold a current First Aid Certificate (HLTAID003) and this must remain valid for the duration of the course.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
Communication Skills: Students need to be able to communicate effectively and efficiently. Communication with fellow students, professional and academic staff, and the wider public about their knowledge and application of practicing arts disciplines is essential.
Creative, Intellectual and Organisational Abilities: Students require the capacity for high-level creative performance or production. They are also expected to have the ability to develop problem-solving skills and to comprehend disciplinary and cross-disciplinary information. Students must have the ability to establish study plans and prioritise training objectives and outcomes.
Behavioural and Social Attributes: Students must possess behavioural and social attributes that enable them to participate in a complex learning environment. They must take responsibility for their own participation and learning. Students also contribute to the learning of other students in collaborative environments and must therefore demonstrate a wide range of interpersonal skills which consider the needs of other students. Assessment may include the outcomes of tasks completed in collaboration with other students.
Students who have a disability which may prevent them from participating in tasks involving these inherent academic requirements are encouraged to contact Student Equity and Disability Services: https://students.unimelb.edu.au/student-support/student-equity-and-disability-support
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this course, graduates should be able to:
- adapt integrated knowledge of screen production processes - including script development, production management and compliance, distribution and marketing - to the evolving demands of contemporary practice;
- investigate, analyse and synthesise complex concepts and theories that contribute to professional screen practice or scholarship;
- critically engage with research principles and methods of screen producing to apply advanced knowledge to producing and developing screen work;
- communicate knowledge, skills, theories and ideas to specialist, non-specialist and culturally diverse audiences using evidence-based arguments that are robust to critique;
- apply cognitive, technical, business and creative skills to solving screen production problems and challenges;
- apply critically reflective, motivated and cooperative learning practices in delivering independent and collaborative screen projects;
- integrate complex skills and knowledge in both the business and art of screen producing to develop a critical strategic career pathway that is flexible and resilient in a changing industry landscape;
- exhibit creative and flexible leadership, working collegially across multiple contexts with diverse stakeholders, exemplifying skills that will enable them to contribute to screen culture;
- produce creative and written screen-based works of a high standard whilst exhibiting personal autonomy and accountability.
Generic skills
On completion of this course, graduates should be able to:
- work autonomously, use expert judgement, with knowledge adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner and learner;
- work as a leader showing initiative and openness and with creativity and initiative in new situations;
- display a working knowledge of screen based processes and pathways;
- work collaboratively, responsibly, and flexibly across disciplines, with a diverse range of stakeholders to create and organise a range of screen industry material;
- effectively communicate, interpret and analyse with a capacity for critical thinking;
- research and apply methodologies to making films;
- establish clear and attainable project goals and deliverables;
- determine the commercial viability of ideas;
- translate ideas into action;
- network, broker and mentor, to lead others in the skills of problem solving;
- demonstrate a positive self-concept that facilitates effective action and the ability to manage emotion and motivation to successfully handle challenges and manage conflict;
- demonstrate resilience (working under pressure).
Graduate attributes
Graduates of the Master of Screen Producing will be:
- adept at the analysis and evaluation of creative and business problems to facilitate evidence-based decision making
- proficient in professional knowledge and skills in screen practices, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- skilled at identifying and implementing creative business opportunities with the ability to take these to a defined market
- competent at researching, analysing and evaluating information that is evidence-based and applicable across screen production contexts
- ethical problem solvers in filmmaking through the application of appropriate concepts, principles and data
- strategic, creative and critical thinkers in relation to local and global screen based challenges and issues
- effective communicators of filmmaking and screen based concepts to organisations, peers, audiences and the wider community
- able to conduct basic market and audience research and to draw on information from a wide variety of sources
- able to demonstrate leadership and display excellent collaboration skills necessary to working within complex filmmaking environments
- knowledgeable across disciplines; graduates will critically examine, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across multiple disciplines relevant to screen development, writing, business, research, law, finance, marketing and logistics.
Course structure
The Master of Screen Producing requires the successful completion of 200 credit points.
Year 1
100 points of compulsory subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTV90028 | Managing Screen Projects | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV90029 | Screen Craft | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV90030 | Screenwriting and the Creative Process | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV90031 | Show Business of Creative Producing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV90032 | Producer as Creative Entrepreneur | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV90033 | Producing Methodologies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| FLTV90034 | Production Collaboration 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
Year 2
75 points of compulsory subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTV90035 | Festival and Marketplace | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| FLTV90036 | Producing Screen Projects Part 1 | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| FLTV90037 | Production Collaboration 2 Part 1 | Not available in 2023 | 6.25 |
| FLTV90038 | Creative Development Project | Not available in 2023 | 25 |
| FLTV90039 | Producing Screen Projects Part 2 | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| FLTV90040 | Production Collaboration 2 Part 2 | Not available in 2023 | 6.25 |
PLUS two core subjects (25 points) according to pathway being undertaken.
Research Pathway:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTV90043 | Producing in Industry: Research Part 1 | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| FLTV90044 | Producing in Industry: Research Part 2 | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
Attachment Pathway:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTV90041 | Producing in Industry: Attachment Part 1 | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| FLTV90042 | Producing in Industry: Attachment Part 2 | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2024