Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) Apply directly to College
If you have a creative flair and a desire to use it in the creative industries then this is the course for you. You will be introduced to a range of skills such as, how to shoot short films using a HD video camera and edit them using Adobe Premiere Pro, how to take great digital photographs using a DSLR camera with a range of lenses and how to enhance them in Adobe Photoshop.
Produce graphics such as posters, fliers etc. Learn how to organise events such as an exhibition to promote your work. Use the campus green screen/photography studio with a range of lights. All equipment is provided.
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| EMMPX | 5M2146 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
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Career Progression
Graduates of the Film and TV Production course will be ready to enter this dynamic environment with a range of career opportunities open to them, taking on roles such as content producers, editors, communications and independent film producers.
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