— TV and Film Production

TV camera

Introduction

This one year course is taught using a range of digital video cameras and Apple Mac computers. Students are taught a range of skills including scripting, storyboarding, camera skills and editing skills etc. There is one group project in the whole course. Outside of this, students work on individual projects in which they are encouraged to produce videos on topics of interest to themselves, provided it fits within the given brief.

The majority of this course is practical rather than theory based, which allows students to produce varied and substantial portfolios.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate or equivalent
Successful completion of interview
Applications from mature students will be considered

Duration

This is a one year daytime course. Students attend three and a half days per week and are given video and paperwork to complete outside of classtime.

Course: TV & Film Production Level 5, Registration Fee: €220, Course Code ETFPX

TV & Film Production Level 5 Application Form

Course Modules

Mandatory modules:

TV & Video Production
Editing for TV & Film
Media Analysis
Communications
Work Experience
Digital Movie Processing
Image Processing

Elective Modules (one of the following to be chosen):

Animation
Computer 3D Modelling & Animation
Graphic Design Skills
Design

Students must complete and pass 8 modules in the one year in order to receive a full level 5 certificate

Computer room

Career Opportunities / Further Studies

This full level 5 certificate facilities entry to the Multimedia , Level 6 course in Kinsale. It also facilities entry on a competitive basis to a range of third level colleges.

Robert Monoghan, completed this course in 2010. He is now attending the Dublin Institute of Technology, BA Art course( level 8), on Shirkin Island.

Rose Neenan, completed this course in 2009. Rose is now working towards a level 8 Degree in Fine Art, at The Crawford College of Art & Design.

Both of these students had artistic skills which they had developed prior to attending this course. In both cases they wanted to develop their technical skills in harmony with their creative skills. This they achieved in Kinsale and the full FETAC certificate along with the excellent portifolios which they produced here helped them to gain entry to their present courses.

Facilities in this Department

This department contains the most up to date hardware and software. Students on this course are assigned their individual Apple Mac computer, which they can work at all day everyday that they are in class.

Facilities include wireless Apple Macs, wide screen G5s, a range of digital video cameras, still cameras, scanners, sound recording equipment, music/soundtrack production equipment, colour and black & white laser printers and ink jet printers. We have a green screen animation room, in which students can produce stop-motion animations, with the option of mixing them with live video. 3D computer animations can also be produced using Cinema 4D.

Software includes; Cinema 4D, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Flash, Toon Boom Studio, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Microsoft Office.

Interviews

These take place in mid May,and again in the first week of September.

If you have any queries about this course please contact Fran McMorran (course co-ordinator) at Email: kinsalefurthered@eircom.net

Notes

For full FETAC Certificate, Communications and Work Experience are mandatory.
Students may select from different Course groups.
VTOS, BTE and 3rd level grants available.
Study in Kinsale and avoid city traffic.
Public transport available from Cork.

All courses are subject to an adequate number of applicants and may be subject to change.
Places are awarded on a first come first Served basis.