Certificate in Film, TV and Screen Media Production

This module introduces learners to emerging filmmaking technologies as they apply to the film, TV and screen media sector. It begins with an exploration of AI ethics and data protection, followed by an introduction to Virtual Production, Augmented Reality and sustainable filmmaking practices.

In this module learners acquire foundational knowledge of the core principles and purpose of critical thinking; recognising its relevance to academic study, work, and informed citizenship. They will critically analyse film, media, products, marketing messages to see the implicit potential impacts on people and the living world.

This module aims to provide learners with the fundamental knowledge of the major movements in early film history. Learners place film aesthetics within wider contexts of technology and visual arts and discuss film as an inherently ideological product, and specify how and where certain films invoke particular national ideas.

This project-led, hands-on practical module is designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge to produce and direct both fiction and non-fiction projects. Students will work independently on short documentary projects. These projects serve to guide students through the entire production process, from pre-production and filming to post-production, providing them with valuable experience and a deep understanding of the creative and technical workflows, all grounded in industry practices.

This module blends theoretical insights with practical, workshop-based exercises to introduce learners to the fundamental craft of screenwriting and support their development as emerging screenwriters. It guides learners from the core principles of storytelling to the practical skills of script formatting.

This module is motivated by two key points: a) providing learners with the core technical skills in camera operation, lighting technique and the handling of equipment and b) providing learners with the core conceptual skills that enable them to develop visual storytelling techniques in both fiction and non-fiction filmmaking.

Throughout this module, learners are introduced to the fundamental practices, techniques and equipment in location sound recording. They will be shown how these techniques feed forward, to assist both the editing and post production sound departments. Learners will also start to develop their knowledge and understanding of the post production sound design process. Learners are encouraged to get as much practical hands-on time with the equipment 53 as possible and to develop teamwork skills to help them in their documentary and short film projects. For post production sound, learners are introduced to Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) and their basic applications.

This module introduces learners to key aspects of digital editing and post-production workflows including creating and organising projects, ingesting media, sequence construction, narrative storytelling, creating mood, tone and pace. The module is positioned in the first year of the programme to generate an awareness of editing and its central role in screen media production while giving a practical bedrock for its execution in all subsequent tasks and productions in other modules.

This module provides learners with the fundamental concepts and skills necessary to analyse film, TV and other audiovisual media forms. It introduces learners to various approaches of analysis in terms of audiovisual production, narrative, aesthetics and reception. It equips learners with the critical language necessary to thoughtfully engage with these forms.

In this module learners look at to the core principles and practical methods of production design, focusing on visual research, script analysis, location surveying and the preparation of design materials for screen projects. Through lectures, practical sessions and project work, learners explore how design choices support storytelling and develop the foundational skills needed to document, plan and communicate production design ideas across a range of screen media contexts.

This module introduces learners to the roles and relationships within a TV studio crew. They have the opportunity to closely analyse the use of technologies in contemporary TV programming and to use professional TV studio production equipment. Learners effectively work as a studio crew member in as-live TV programme production and adhere to health and safety regulations while operating TV studio technologies.

This module introduces learners the production and directing workflow central to creating scripted fiction for film and television. At this introductory stage, learners begin to develop the core technical and creative skills involved in producing and directing narrative content. They will research, analyse, and develop existing scripted material into feasible concepts for short narrative film production and interpret and structure visual storytelling approaches, demonstrating how narrative intention is expressed through cinematography, performance, sound, and editing.

Study Mode: Full-Time

Dublin : EUR 8,400.00 for Year 1

An Academic Administration Fee of €250.00 is payable each September at the start of term. For students starting in the January/February term, €125.00 is payable in February, and then €250.00 will be payable each September from then onwards. 

Study Mode: Full-Time

Dublin : EUR 8,000.

Study Mode: Full-Time

Dublin 

Non-EU living in Ireland or abroad: Please refer to our Non-EU Tuition Fees section.

Non-EU students: A Student Services and Administration fee of €200 is payable each academic year in addition to the fees quoted below.