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CUF60107 Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media (Cross Platform Project Development)

Commence:	Register your interest
Contact hours:	20 hours per week
Times:	Monday, 6:15pm – 9:15pm, Wednesday, 6:15pm – 9:15pm, Friday, 9.30am – 4.30pm
Places:	8
Fee:	Subsidised fee: $2,000 * Full fee: $8,500
Prerequisites:	Certificate III in Media, equivalent related qualification, or demonstrated industry experience

Developing Cross-Platform and Digital Storytelling Projects

"The National Broadband Network will underpin our futures. It will change the business models and delivery of ALL screen content, including film and television."
- Sue Maslin, Producer (Japanese Story, Road to Nhill) and Adjunct Professor, RMIT School of Media and Communication.

This one-year accredited program develops people and projects. Designed for screen and digital media practitioners who want to create compelling cross-platform and innovative screen stories and related content. Its aim is to foster innovation
and to increase cross-platform production in Victoria.

Developing People
Emerging web designers, digital content creators and filmmakers learn skills in creative and technical project development, build new creative teams, develop industry networks, and gain the business knowledge needed to get innovative digital screen projects into production.

Developing Projects
With expert industry mentors, participants workshop and prototype or pilot a cross-platform or innovative digital narrative project. Projects are interrogated creatively, technically and financially in their evolution - and always with the audience in mind. Participants develop tools that will aid the commercial realisation of projects.

Limited places are available. Entry is selective by application.

Student Eligibility Criteria for Subsidised Fee Places

Students may be eligible for a course fee subsidy offered by Skills Victoria. If eligible, students will pay $2,000 in course fees. In order to be eligible you must meet the following criteria in addition to the course prerequisites listed at the top of the page:
1. Must be an Australian citizen; or a holder of a permanent visa; or a holder of a Special Category Visa (sub-class 444); or an East Timorese asylum seeker; or a holder of a Temporary Protection Visa
AND
2a. Must be under 20 years of age on January 1, 2010
OR
2b. Aged 20 years or over on January 1, 2010, without a completed qualification higher than an Advanced Diploma.
(eg. If you are currently enrolled in but have not completed a Bachelor (BA) degree.
OR
2c. Unemployed as a result of redundancy or retrenchment.

Please indicate and demonstrate your eligibility when applying. Once processed you will be required to make payment of $2,000.

There is one (1) subsidised place for students who do not meet the criteria describe above. This place is offered to a full-fee applicant based on merit of the project submitted and the quality of prior work. The decision on this place is at the discretion of the student selection panel. Applicants do not need to do anything additional to the normal application process to be considered for this exemption place, and if successful will be offered the place in writing.

Projects
Students may bring or source projects from one of the following:
1. An original idea for a cross platform or digital project
2. A project that responds to a client brief sourced by the applicant
3. Applicants may respond to project briefs lodged with Open Channel by external clients. If you are interested in this option please email training@openchannel.org.au

Teaching Staff
Teaching staff and mentors for 2010 will be added to this page as they are confirmed, and remain subject to change. 2010 staff include:
Bruce Jenkins - Bruce career as a Digital Content Producer includes current work as Online Project Director at Regional Development Victoria and Producer at Scaramouche. Previously, Bruce was Head of School at Melbourne at Academy of Interactive Entertainment, Creative Service Manager at Madman and Studio Manager at production companies including Photomation / Fluid Interactive, Icon Medialab Asia and Animation Works.