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Multi Cam Studio Operation

Discipline/s: broadcast & post production
Level: Intermediate
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(Courses will run when we reach minimum numbers)
Contact hours: 24
Places: 8
Fee: $737 Open Channel Members / $885 (non-members) (Prices are Inclusive of GST)
(Membership: $55 / $44 concession - join Open Channel here)
Prerequisites: Digital/Documentary Filmmaking Introduction or equivalent.

 

Learn all aspects of operating multi camera set up within a television studio. This course provides a great step into working on any studio or outside-broadcast (OB) show as part of a television crew.

In this course you will learn how to:

  • Understand types of TV studio cameras & recording mechanisms
  • Operate Floor Cameras, Pedestals and Autocue
  • Use a CCU
  • Vision switch multiple cameras
  • Pre-visualisation exercises and examination of photographic styles
  • Composition, exposure and movement
  • Lighting safety, equipment care and maintenance
  • Practical exercises in three-point lighting and derivatives
  • Build a career in this role

Get your start in television in this comprehensive course.

Who should do this course?
Anyone with an interest in working inside a television studio or outside broadcast environment.

Where can I go after this course?
Continue to volunteer or work on C31 productions, building experience before working as a freelance studio technician, applying for a television technical operators traineeship or employment in commercial or Pay Television.

Are you interested in being Accredited for this course?
Read about Accreditation Options on Short Courses

How do I Enrol?
Simply print an Enrolment Form and return to us with payment to secure a place in the Short Course. See the Enrolment Form for details on how to pay.
pdf Short Courses Application Form (pdf)

If you wish to enrol in this course as part of a full Certificate III in Media / Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media, with up-front payment, click here.

Tutors

Past Tutors

ROHAN SCHMIDT
Rohan is a technical director for Channel Seven, and has worked on network TV shows such as Blue Heelers, Newlyweds, and Marshall Law.