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Mon, 29 Aug 2005, 03:09 pm
Walter Plinge4 posts in thread
Hi,
I live in Perth, W.A and am wishing to study a course in Film and Television next year, in the production side of things. Initially I thought i would do a postgraduate in film and television at Curtin University as I completed a teaching degree there nine years ago. However I have since heard, from a person working as a production assistant for a documentary company in Fremantle, that a TAFE course would be much more useful and hands on (less theoretical) and is very well accepted by the industry. If this is the case it would be a lot better financially too for me! I was just wondering if anyone had any advice about this. Do you agree with what she said or think otherwise? If i want to get into production/editing and don't want to have to go back to study for that long, what are my best options? I have no previous experience, only in theatre.
Applications for TAFE close september 30, so I would really appreciate a fast response!!!,
Thanks!
Laura

Re: film and television courses

Fri, 16 Sept 2005, 11:38 am
It's a bit of a 50/50 chance you take.
Depending on the focus you want TAFE might be the better option than Uni.

Suggestion: Look into the details of the Course Structure. Investigate the Topics covered and the types of Classes provided.
See if you can get feed back from thos who have already studied the courses.

Then it's a personal choice. Neither is any worse than the other, it's the focus that varies.

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