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The Master of Producing is a practice-based graduate coursework degree that focuses on the creative and business aspects of being a successful producer in the film, television and allied industries.

This includes the creative aspects of script development and analysis, and the development of your own work as well as the business aspect of the Australian Film, Television and allied industries, including organising film schedules, budgets, distribution, and management of film shoots and raising funding from private and public sources. You will gain the ability to take on key roles in the development of artistic works including decision making, implementation of ideas and leadership of teams.

The course features studio based intensive classes with a range of industry guest lecturers, as well as regular ‘insiders’ Q&A sessions with visiting filmmakers. You will an opportunity to participate in an industry placement scheme to prepare you for your career within the entertainment industry and open doors to significant industry contacts and contexts.

Through the course, you will work on undergraduate and graduate films in animation, narrative and documentary developing practical skills and building networks with other students. As such this course also provides a unique opportunity to develop creative partnerships that can lead to future collaborations in the profession.

Who is this course for?

The Master of Producing is designed for graduates and/or professionals in the film and television industry, who are looking to pursue a career as a successful producer in the film, television and allied industries.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates will have:

• developed their creative abilities and business skills as a professional producer for the 21st century
• developed a sound understanding of the structure of the Australian Film, Television and allied industries
• demonstrated an entrepreneurial approach coupled with an understanding of how to engage with key industry players
• gained confidence to critically and creatively engage with topics of cultural significance across communities
• gained an understanding of how filmmaking connects with the broader society and contributes to its social and economic development
• demonstrated the capacity to produce a substantial short creative project working with a graduating VCA Film and Television writer/director.