New Zealand Diploma in Screen Production

Southern Institute of Technology

Get into video production with the New Zealand Diploma in Screen Production and learn all the basics that you need to get into the visual storytelling industry or upskill your hobby.This introductory diploma will cover all the basics that you will need to know about screen production and help you develop necessary creative and technical skills.You will learnIntroduction to Screen ProductionScreenwritingEditing for ScreenScreen Culture and ContextScreen Business PracticesPreProduction PlanningScreen Production PracticesPractical Screen ProductionCareer OpportunitiesGraduates of the New Zealand Diploma in Screen Production will have the skills and knowledge to work in junior technical or assistant roles in a screen production environment.Recent graduates of the New Zealand Diploma in Screen Production have gained temporary roles on film crews andor used their newly developed skills for personal screen production projects.Satisfactory CompletionTo satisfactorily complete the New Zealand Diploma in Screen Production Level 5 and be awarded this qualification the student must successfully achieveA minimum of 120 credits in accordance with the Programme schedule for the New Zealand Diploma in Screen Production Level 5The student will normally be expected to complete the New Zealand Diploma in Screen Production Level 5 fulltime over one year or parttime over four yearsQualification PathwaysFor those wishing to pursue further study SIT offersthe Diploma in Animation Level 6the Bachelor of Screen Arts Level 7 where students can choose to specialise in either animation or digital filmmaking.