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Get
Into Film and Television:
Scripts, Screenwriting
& TV Producing
Diploma TVPS17
Journalism,
Media & Photography
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As featured on the
Australian Film Commission website
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Do
you want to get into television?
Would
you like to produce a top-rating television show?
Do you have a desire to write a
blockbuster film script for the movies?
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Imagine having an exciting
job creating television programs that will be watched by thousands,
or millions, of viewers around the country.
The television and film
industry offers some of the most exciting and lucratively rewarding
jobs available.
As a television extra
for shows and commercials you may find yourself appearing on a daily
drama or on the shopping channel. You may meet all kinds of people:
actors, producers or even famous stars. Most people think you need
to be a star to work in television. You dont. With the expanding
world of network television, satellite, DVD, and digital pay-to-view
there are literally thousands of opportunities within the
sidelines of television. With nearly 100 channels, and more launching
all the time, there is an increasing need for people to work behind
the scenes. TV show producers, for instance, can earn salaries of
$80,000 or more. You need to keep in mind that there are thousands
of producers in the TV industry. Then there are the field directors,
programme coordinators and so on.
If you head towards the
career of a television producer, field director or program director
you may be involved in everything from coming up with ideas for
new shows to hiring the stars and supervising shooting. You will
have a rewarding and creative job that lets you see the results
of your work.
If you decide to write
scripts for television, film or video then you could find yourself
developing the next blockbuster.
This course takes you
through every possible aspect of entry level television, from getting
a job as a TV extra or show runner to starting a lucrative career
as a producer, director or on-camera presenter. You then explore
the world of scriptwriting, learning how to write for television,
film and video. You will actually develop your own screenplay and
even learn how to market it.
It's a fabulous industry
and one that nearly anyone can have if they want.
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Career
opportunities include: Television Producer/Director, Field Producer,
Production Assistant, Television Presenter, TV/Movie Extra, Runner,
Screenwriter, Scriptwriter for TV/Film/Video*.
Industries
include: television, film, corporate/educational videos.
A television
production assistant could undertake any sort of role behind the
scenes. This could be a clerical assistance role compiling program
requirements. It could be assisting with the research of background
material, the organising of props, or just about anything from typing
to working on the production crew.
Film
and television producers oversee the whole process of production,
drawing all of the aspects of a show or movie together. They manage
the budget, hire staff, organise and supervise script development,
and coordinate sets, locations and equipment. Sometimes the producer's
role is combined with the role of directing.
Film,
television and video scriptwriters come up with ideas for movies,
shows or vidoes and develop a script right through from first draft
to completion. In most cases the scriptwriter will need to market
their final script to the media, corporate or educational industry.
*Note:
Many people ask what the difference is between scriptwriting and
screenwriting.
Scriptwriting
involves many areas. A scriptwriter can write scripts for television,
radio, political speeches, VIP presentations, film, video stage,
music even games. Scriptwriting is not limited to just writing scripts
for the movies. A script is the text or manuscript (dialogue, instructions,
etc.) for a movie, television program, radio program, and so on.
'Script' comes from the word 'manuscript' so it's a bit like the
manuscript for a book except that it's for a different form of media.
Screenwriting is actually writing a script for the screen (movie
screen, television screen, video screen, even a computer screen).
This is the difference between scriptwriting and screenwriting.
This course focuses on writing scripts for television, film and
videoscreenwriting.
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