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Bachelor of Film and Television

Program overview

There is no better place to study film and television than Queensland’s Gold Coast. Home to the largest studio lot in the southern hemisphere at the Village Roadshow Studios, the whole region is a blockbuster hot spot, producing films such as Pirates of the Caribbean, San Andreas, The Chronicles of Narnia, Thor and Aquaman.
 
Bond’s Bachelor of Film and Television program draws on the University’s strong connections with the local production industry to provide hands on experience and real-life projects for our film and television students. Gain industry credits and make contacts working on movie sets, television shows, and at broadcast events. You will be taught by the internationally experienced producers, directors, writers, videographers and show runners.
 
You’ll have unrivalled access to the full suite of multimedia and creative industries technologies. With more than 40 editing stations available, throughout your studies you will have access to Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro, Pro-Tools 5.1 HD mixing suites, including a fully equipped three-camera digital television studio. Gain access to Bond’s equipment loan store that gives you the opportunity to use industry standard lighting, camera, and sound equipment for your own film projects.

Within this hands-on, dynamic, creative, and collaborative program, you will be encouraged to explore your own individual creativity and find your artistic voice.

Program code: HS-20021

CRICOS code: 063066E

Program overview

There is no better place to study film and television than Queensland’s Gold Coast. Home to the largest studio lot in the southern hemisphere at the Village Roadshow Studios, the whole region is a blockbuster hot spot, producing films such as Pirates of the Caribbean, San Andreas, The Chronicles of Narnia, Thor and Aquaman.
 
Bond’s Bachelor of Film and Television program draws on the University’s strong connections with the local production industry to provide hands on experience and real-life projects for our film and television students. Gain industry credits and make contacts working on movie sets, television shows, and at broadcast events. You will be taught by the internationally experienced producers, directors, writers, videographers and show runners.
 
You’ll have unrivalled access to the full suite of multimedia and creative industries technologies. With more than 40 editing stations available, throughout your studies you will have access to Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro, Pro-Tools 5.1 HD mixing suites, including a fully equipped three-camera digital television studio. Gain access to Bond’s equipment loan store that gives you the opportunity to use industry standard lighting, camera, and sound equipment for your own film projects.

Within this hands-on, dynamic, creative, and collaborative program, you will be encouraged to explore your own individual creativity and find your artistic voice.

Program code: HS-20021

CRICOS code: 063066E

This is your story – Bond University Film & Television

About this program

The Bachelor of Film and Television is a heavily hands-on and project-based degree that allows you to balance practical filmmaking production experience with creative practice theory, enabling you to explore and develop your individual creativity and artistic voice. This comprehensive filmmaking program is focused on visual storytelling through the key creative areas of producing, screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, sound design, production design, and television broadcasting. You will be taught by staff with long professional careers in the film, television and screen-based industries, acquiring craft skills in modern production techniques using professional filmmaking equipment and technologies. You will develop strong visual aesthetics and storytelling capabilities and receive insight into the business and industrial aspects of the international film, television and screen-based industries.

Program Specific Scholarship

Bond University Film & Television Awards (BUFTA)

BUFTA is a film competition open to Year 11 and 12 high school students. The Best Overall Filmmaker is awarded a full scholarship to study a Bachelor of Film and Television at Bond University. 

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What you'll be studying

  • Study Overview

    The degree is founded upon practical experience and provides students the opportunity to work on numerous film projects, as well as television broadcast opportunities. Students have access to advanced equipment and dedicated learning spaces, ensuring they graduate with working knowledge of industry standard equipment. You will graduate with an extensive portfolio of work samples to ensure you stand out to employers.   The Bachelor of Film and Television program comprises 24 subjects in total, with starting semesters in January, May and September.  

Program features

  • Hands-on from day one

    Our curriculum takes a comprehensive approach to filmmaking, focussing on visual storytelling through the key creative areas of producing, screen writing, directing, cinematography, editing, sound design, production design and television broadcasting.
    You will start building your creative portfolio from day one.

  • Hollywood standard tech

    Access a large range of professional standard lighting, camera and sound equipment. Our studios come equipped with Hollywood standard state-of-the-art technology such as Sony F65 and F3 digital motion picture cameras, and Arri 35mm and 16mm cameras, all with Zeiss prime lenses. There are over 40 Mac editing suites, with Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, as well as a Pro-Tools HD 5.1 audio mixing suite, and a fully equipped three-camera digital television studio.

  • Award-winning mentors

    You will also be inspired by your academic mentors: the award-winning film and television writers, directors and producers who teach screenwriting, sound production, cinematography, editing, directing and more including Australian television director/publisher, Dr Michael Sergi; award-winning screenwriter, producer and director, Dr Darren Fisher; award-winning writer/director and producer, Chris Fitchett; and award-winning screenwriter, producer and academic, Marc Rosenberg.

  • Build your network

    You’ll build an extensive network of industry contacts. In addition to your projects and work-experience opportunities, you will also meet industry professionals on campus at the Creative Hub; an Australian-first co-working space developed by Bond University and Screen Queensland where screen industry creatives such as filmmakers, producers, writers and game developers, work alongside students, sharing green screens, boardrooms and office space.

  • Make a difference

    Extracurricular programs such as Transformer and Beyond Bond let you work on real-life passion projects and industry programs as part of your studies.

  • Stand out upon graduation

    Hit the ground running and stand out upon graduation with your extensive portfolio of work samples produced over the course of your degree. Collectively, our film and television students develop more than 300 film and television productions a year and, throughout your degree, you will write and direct at least six short productions. Past graduates have entered their student projects in international film festivals.

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Inherent requirements

Inherent requirements are the essential abilities, knowledge and skills required to successfully complete the program. Learn more about the inherent requirements and make an informed decision about your capacity to undertake the program.

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Hear from our Bondies

  • "I highly recommend studying at Bond due to the world-class facilities and opportunities to meet people from all around the world. My job is to seamlessly integrate real life footage (usually of actors) into different scenarios, as well as digitally polishing up any given image to a presentable film-production quality. Bond helped to prepare me for these responsibilities as I was forced to find out what my personal strengths and weaknesses are, which have allowed me to push for what I am good at."

    Eric So - Film and Television alumnus
  • Film and Television

    "All our degrees are intensely practical, hands-on, and project-based, which encourages students to deeply immerse themselves in a total educational and creative experience. Our programs carefully balance industry standard professional production techniques with carefully selected creative practice theory, which enables students to explore and develop their individual creativity and personal talents in small crew environments."

    Dr Michael Sergi - Associate Professor
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Additional Costs

When planning your budget, there are a number of other costs you'll need to consider in addition to your program fees. The below information is a guide but keep in mind that costs may be different.

Hear from our Bondies

  • Film and Television

    "All our degrees are intensely practical, hands-on, and project-based, which encourages students to deeply immerse themselves in a total educational and creative experience. Our programs carefully balance industry standard professional production techniques with carefully selected creative practice theory, which enables students to explore and develop their individual creativity and personal talents in small crew environments."

    Dr Michael Sergi - Associate Professor
  • "I highly recommend studying at Bond due to the world-class facilities and opportunities to meet people from all around the world. My job is to seamlessly integrate real life footage (usually of actors) into different scenarios, as well as digitally polishing up any given image to a presentable film-production quality. Bond helped to prepare me for these responsibilities as I was forced to find out what my personal strengths and weaknesses are, which have allowed me to push for what I am good at."

    Eric So - Film and Television alumnus
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