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Media Arts and Production

UTS are a leading provider of education in moving image, video, sound and convergent media, renowned for the creative talent and award-winning success of its staff, students and graduates. Recent student achievements include 2009 Tropfest winner, with screenings and awards at high-profile festivals around the world including Cannes, the AFIs, IF and AIMIA Awards, Berlinale, Arcipelago, SFF, MIFF, International Emmys and the Academy Awards.

Students in the program can develop professional production portfolios on state-of-the-art equipment, while gaining a critical perspective on media arts and contemporary culture.

UTS: Communication offers outstanding media arts and production graduates from any university the opportunity to pursue advanced work in the area by completing a separate one-year, full-time honours course.

UTS: Communication also offer postgraduate coursework in media arts and production.

Undergraduate courses

Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production) (C10247v1)

Combined courses

Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production) and in International Studies (C10253v1)
Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production) Bachelor of Laws (C10259v1)

Why media arts and production at UTS?

  • Lecturing staff are accomplished academics with extensive production experience.
  • UTS is renowned in the field for the award-winning creativity and technical ability of its students and graduates. There are opportunities for students interested in specific technical areas such as editing, cinematography, sound or new media to collaborate with other students during the program, building expertise, sharing ideas,and developing show reels that demonstrate their talent and potential.
  • Student have the opportunity to enter the UTS Golden Eye awards, a biennial multi award winning and prize-giving event celebrating some of the best work from Media Arts and Production and Master of Animation students.
  • Students have access to cutting-edge and regularly updated production facilities and equipment including: purpose-built digital sound studios and editing suites, A vid and Final Cut Pro digital video editing suites, an optical printer, Oxberry animation stands, HD digital video cameras, sound recorders, a radio studio and a television studio/shooting stage, portable lighting and all necessary accessories. Other facilities include a computer lab with Mac Pro workstations running software such as After Effects, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash.

What students say

Find out from:

  • Ben Byrne, Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production).
  • Genevieve Clay, Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production) and Tropfest 2009 Winner.
  • Kim Mordaunt, Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Film and TV Production/Performance).
  • Matt Reeder, Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production).
  • Ursula Lane-Mullins, Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production) and International Studies (Mexico).

What type of student work is involved?

  • 11th Golden Eye Awards winners' videos: Golden Eye Awards celebrates the work of Media Arts and Production and Master of Animation students.
  • No Rhythm City: is an experimental film, representing disorder and boredom in the city.
  • Online documentary projects: These projects were created by students of the of Journalism and Media Arts and Production study areas.
  • The Narrow Path: A documentary about a north-east Indian matriarch who became the first Christian in her family.
  • Picture this: This video is an abstract poetic travelogue that takes the viewer on a sensory and imaginative journey from giant shopping malls to endless landscapes of clouds.
  • New media: A selection of some of the best new media work by Media Arts and Production students.

Careers

Graduates may work as directors, editors, film producers, cinematographers, sound designers, new media producers, production managers, scriptwriters, multimedia designers, radio producers, arts administrators and freelance media artists.

Mapping your career 2011 (PDF, 5.7MB) by UTS Careers Service

The following audios are compilations of interviews with media arts industry employers and UTS academics and are divided into important themes.

  • Academic record
    05:02 - 4.8MB   Transcript (pdf, 73kb)

  • Advancement opportunities
    09:55 - 9.5MB   Transcript (pdf, 83kb)

  • Current and future industry trends
    10:37 - 10.2MB   Transcript (pdf, 87kb)

  • Entry level positions
    18:18 - 17.6MB   Transcript (pdf, 98kb)

  • Industry events
    04:55 - 4.7MB   Transcript (pdf, 74kb)

  • Job seeker strategies
    08:03 - 7.7MB   Transcript (pdf, 81kb)

  • Networking
    11:45 - 11.3MB   Transcript (pdf, 93kb)

  • Non-technical skills
    15:58 - 15.3MB   Transcript (pdf, 98kb)

  • Production portfolio
    12:53 - 12.4MB Transcript (pdf, 93kb)

  • Technical skills
    12:38 - 12.1MB Transcript (pdf, 91kb)

  • The interview
    10:39 - 11.1MB Transcript (pdf, 94kb)

  • Work experience
    20:28 - 19.7MB Transcript (pdf, 105kb)