Certificate IV in Screen and Media

Julia Overton - Documentary:  Julia has had a career in the screen production industry in Australia and internationally across all genres. She has worked for Australia's national screen agencies assisting filmmakers in the development, financing, production and marketing of their projects specialising in the past five years in documentary. She is on the board of the Australian International Documentary Conference, is an international advisor' for Hot Docs Canada, a member of the Australian Directors Guild and is a national co ordinator for INPUT the public broadcast television event. In May 2012 the annual event will be held in Sydney and she is currently workig on this event.

Timothy Wilde – Scriptwriting:

Timothy is a screenwriter with success across all platforms. His list of awards include an AWGIE award for Interactive Media, Digital Emmy Award and BAFTA nomination for Primeval Evolved.  In 2010 Timothy was the Australian Writers Guild winner of the John Hinde Award for Outstanding Science Fiction.

Xanthe Highfield - Production Design:

Xanthe is an AFI award winning Production Designer, she has worked as a Production Designer and Art Director for the ABC, SBS, Foxtel’s Comedy Channel and on many TVCs and music videos.

Cathy Vogan - Editing:

Cathy has 20 year + broadcast professional and Apple Certified Trainer, and is highly skilled in many areas, including graphic design, editing, compositing, animation, DVD authoring and web design. She is also a prolific media artist. Her work throughout the world, including the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Japan, Brazil, the USA and Australia.

Renae Moore - Producing:  Renae has studied producing at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Her Short Film 'Love" was accepted as part of the SBS catalogue in 2003.  She has worked in the Australian film and television industry for over twelve years as a script supervisor. Some of the productions she has worked on include Love My Way, Packed To The Rafters, Sea Patrol and Cedar Boys.

 

Metro Screen course coordinator Carine Chai ensures participants have all the necessary support to make the most of their experience as well as providing advice on applying for jobs and industry contacts. 

 

Facilities, equipment and netwoking

Metro Screen’s Hire and Post Production department supplies equipment to professional productions, and is expertly maintained. Metro Screen participants learn on an impressive range of industry standard gear, ranging from broadcast quality HD digital cameras with tapeless formats, fully functional Chroma key multi-cam TV studio and G5 iMac post production facilities.

Participants learn the latest version of professional standard software, including Final Cut Pro X, DVD Studio Pro 4 and Photoshop CS3.

 

Metro Screen membership benefits

Once enrolled in Metro Screen’s Certificate IV Screen and Media Course, students become automatic members of Metro Screen and are entitled to all the benefits of membership. Metro Screen members enjoy discounts for short courses and equipment and facilities hire. Metro Screen members also enjoy access to networking events as well as discounts for professional consults for producing, scripts and pitching. Being a part of the Metro Screen network ensures you have the best possible start and support for your emerging film and screen industry career.
 

Graduate and launch your career

Throughout the course, participants receive a wealth of advice about the film, TV online and portable media industries. By graduation, participants will have devised a career plan and be well placed to take advantage of Metro Screen’s industry contacts. As we find most participants need and want to gain work, this becomes our priority as we identify a range of employment opportunities. While we cannot guarantee employment, a high percentage of our participants secure employment in the industry. All participants create a personalised DVD show reel to assist in launching their screen careers. A public screening and graduation ceremony is held for all participants. As well as a celebration for crew, cast, family and friends, this is an opportunity for participants to network with the industry contacts they invite. Metro Screen also continues its ongoing support of graduates through advice, contact with screen industry networks and access to Metro Screen’s own professional services and production grants. With the approval of filmmakers, Metro Screen also submits graduate works into film festivals and to other screening opportunities.
 

A small selection of past participant's successes

Olivia Gelbart

Undertook an her participant Internship as Production attachment on Leon Ford’s first feature film Griff The Invisible starring Ryan Kwanten. She has gone on to be accepted for study production at AFTRS.

 

Daniel Fenech

Secured work as a Director’s Assistant while studying at Metro Screen. He works for Curious at Fox Studios and recently shot is second film through Metro Screens Jump Start Subsidy.

 

James Hunter’s

Metro Screen Cert IV project film Struggle won Best Film in the National Youth Category [Under 25s] in the Canberra Short Film Festival and first prize in the Urban Shorts Film Festival. James is continuing to make films and works as a Production Assistant at Prime Television.

 

Steve Crombie

Steve received funding through the Ignite project and produced his program ‘Lonely Planets Natural Born Traveller’ which sold to Discovery and picked up Best Cinematographer and was nominated for two other awards at the Asian TV Awards 2010.

 

Annmaree Bell

Set up her own production company, Azure Productions. With a large repertoire of short films, she has just produced two Screen Australia funded projects and is has received Research and Development funding to develop feature film ‘Teenage Kicks’.
 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

This course is Austudy and Abstudy approved for eligible participants. Full details of Metro Screen participant support policies and procedures, including Recognition of Prior Learning [RPL], can be provided upon request.

 

Group 1, 2012

Mon – Wed [Day] | 20 Weeks | 27/02/12 – 18/07/12
$7250        [upfront payment]
$7615.00  [6 Month payment plan]
$6890.00  [Early Bird Discount if full course fee paid by 16th of December 2011]

Group 2, 2012

Mon – Wed [Day] | 20 Weeks | 30/07/12 – 12/12/12
$7250        [upfront payment]
$7615.00  [6 Month payment plan]
$6890.00  [Early Bird Discount if full course fee paid by 29th of June 2011]

 

 

Hear what the participants have to say

For a chat and tour or for detailed information on course structure, subjects taught, equipment and films produced contact Carine Chai, Metro Screen’s Certificate IV Program Coordinator on 02 9356 1825 or email c.chai@metroscreen.org.au or learning@metroscreen.org.au

 

"You’re forging friendships which are going to last a long time, hopefully business partnerships as well. I actually directed my first film and now I feel like I can actually go out there into the industry." Ben Raglione 2011

"Small classes, very hands on, and a lot of time spent with the lecturers which is great. The syllabus is geared to really teach you a range of things that bring you right up to speed." Scott Vickery 2011

"From this class I pretty much created my own family which I’m going to work with in the future. The course at Metro Screen has set me up to walk straight into the industry, and this is what I wanted to do." Christopher Villamar 2011

"There were quite a few people older than me, there were quite a few people younger than me, it was a really good mix. You’re also talking industry contacts, that’s very important and Metro Screen has provided that." Richard Redman 2011