Bachelor of Screen Production
Creative Media
A course by
SAE Creative Media Institute
Gain practical experience and technical skills needed to launch a career in the film and screen production industry with hands-on training in industry standard facilities.
NZ$37,144
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Demonstrate professional film production skills
Gain hands-on experience across pre-production, production, and post-production processes using industry-relevant equipment and software.
Apply critical and creative thinking
Employ conceptual, reflective, and analytical skills to realise creative media projects and solve problems in screen production.
About This Course
Make your mark in film! In a world driven by visuals and a booming demand for creative content, screen production skills have never been in more demand. Get hands-on from day one and build your skills, your industry connections, and a killer showreel!
The Bachelor of Screen Production at SAE Institute is a three-year, NZQA Level 7 accredited programme that provides students with the knowledge, technical skills and creative experience required for the film industry. The programme covers all aspects of pre-production, production and post-production, including screenwriting, directing, producing, editing, cinematography, visual effects and industry practice. Students collaborate in a highly practical studio environment, using industry-standard equipment and software, under the guidance of experienced staff. The curriculum includes significant work-integrated learning and culminates in a capstone screen project.
Course Content
- Pre-production, production, and post-production software
- Screenwriting and storyboarding
- Directing and producing
- Cinematography and lighting techniques
- Editing motion and sound
- Visual effects and compositing
- Critical, conceptual and reflective thinking
- Collaborative client projects
- Industry placement and professional practice
- New Zealand cinema and global screen practices
- Genre conventions and narrative techniques
- Research and reflective practice
- Capstone interdisciplinary project
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
Video EditorProducerCinematographerColouristDirectorScreenwriterVisual Effects ArtistMedia ProducerFilm EditorCamera Assistant/OperatorFilm Production CrewContent Creator
SAE New Zealand is an Auckland-based creative media school with over 40 years of history developing working professionals in audio, music production, screen, songwriting, and creative business. Their courses are hands-on and studio-based, taught by industry practitioners in purpose-built facilities. SAE is part of a worldwide network spanning campuses across four continents; the qualification you earn here carries weight far beyond New Zealand.
