Graduate Diploma in Screen Arts – GradDipSCA

Work to an advanced technical, creative and professional standard in a collaborative production environment to complete a Major Project. Students will put into production the projects developed in the Major Project Development course managing deadlines and schedules to ensure project completion.

Develop professional skills in preparation for a career in the creative industries. Tauira will be supported in developing professional communication and presentation skills and to continue to strengthen personal growth and engagement in learning at this level.

This course propels students into the realm of Māori Arts Innovation and Community Leadership. By synthesizing foundational knowledge with advanced theoretical frameworks, innovative artistic projects, and community leadership principles, students will refine their skills as Māori Arts Practitioners and actively contribute to the evolution of Māori arts practices within a contemporary context.

Tauira will engage with concepts and theories that allow them to critically understand their own works, practices, and positionalities as makers in Aotearoa New Zealand. By employing their growing understandings of media ethics, alongside theories of representation, power and ideology, tauira will embed their creative process with critical thinking and consider their roles and responsibilities as media makers and as the producers of screen media.

This advanced-level course delves into the intricate relationship between Māori cosmological narratives and their dynamic manifestation within contemporary Māori creative expression. Through an interdisciplinary exploration that encompasses art, design, music, theatre, and dance, students will analyse the evolving role of cosmological narratives, connecting traditional wisdom to modern artistic innovation.

This course serves as the "on ramp" for next semester's major project. Student will analyse, research and reflect on their aesthetic choices and articulate how to their craft can support their vision. Students will prepare pitch presentations individually and in small groups, explaining the intentionality of their choices and demonstrating the viability of the proposed idea. At the end of the semester, projects will be green-lit to move forward to production in second semester.

Students engage in creative and technical exploration through the development of role specific skills in preparation for Major Project productions and industry. These specialized, area of practice learning modules include advanced equipment, techniques and processes specific to your chosen field.

Students work in project-based teams to gain hands-on experience with industry-standard processes and techniques directly applicable to their major project work. This fast-paced, intensive, allow students an opportunity to test their proposed major project by creating a vertical slice or test scene from their major project.

Gain knowledge and understanding of audio production tools in the studio and on location. Students will also be introduced to working with interactive audio platforms and environments.

Developing visual responses to the exploration of issues (social, political, environmental, global) significant to Māori people and their communities.