Associate Degree of Film

SAE Film graduates have been involved with outstanding production companies, studios and networks, including Nine Network, Steam Motion and Sound, Fuel VFX, Foxtel, ABC and independent production companies.

The Associate Degree of Film course at SAE puts you in the spotlight from day one, helping you gain the practical experience and technical knowledge needed to launch yourself in the world of motion pictures.
Starting with the fundamentals and rolling through to the finer, more complex aspects of cinematography, you’ll acquire a very particular set of skills during your time at SAE.

In preparation for an industry that commands agility and adaptability, you’ll cut your creative teeth on projects alongside your peers. As your skills develop and you work on more dynamic projects, you’ll apply your experience to cross-discipline projects in audio, games, design, or animation. By the end of your course, you could be collaborating with fellow students across all SAE’s disciplines.

Areas of study

Aesthetics and techniques, business and leadership skills, creative production approaches, employability skills in screen industry contexts, film, history and theory, media and cultural studies, post-production methods and techniques, production and post-production workflows, project management, screen industry best practices, screenwriting and drafting, story concept development.

Career opportunities

Director, assistant editor, broadcast designer, production designer, production assistant, producer, camera assistant, director of photography, screenwriter, visual effects artist, creative/content producer.

Practical experience

SAE offers hands on, practical and project based education – it’s what makes us unique. We recognised this back in 1976 and that’s why we pioneered our hands-on, industry focused, and personalised curriculum. You will truly sharpen your skills by doing, not watching. From day one, you’ll be in small classes, using the latest equipment. The more prac work the better – that’s our theory. Upon completion, you will have built a portfolio of work to share with potential employers or first clients.

Fees and charges

SAE offers a range of options to help students fund their studies. Current SAE fee information.