Film & TV Careers &
Employment Opportunities

Opening Doors

Qsft’s close links with the local industry helps open doors for our post-graduate film and television students. We help our former students gain invaluable experience on commercial film sets, filling positions in area such as camera, make-up, wardrobe, art department, sound, gripping, lighting and production assistant.

Former qsft students have gone on to secure work on the following high profile productions:

Feature Films

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Lord of the Rings
• King Kong
• Superman Returns
• Charlotte's Web
• Bax Luhrmann's Australia
• Oliver Stone's World Trade Centre
• House of Wax
• Ghost Ship
• Peter Pan
• Pitch Black
• Hildegarde

Television

• Big Brother
• Crocodile Hunter
• Flipper
• Cybergirl
• Location, Location

Music Videos

• Powderfinger
• Silverchair
• The Whitlams
• Danielle Spencer

The Queensland Film Industry

The state of Queensland provides a thriving environment for the film and television industry, attracting numerous interstate and international productions.

Queensland boasts the largest studio facility in the southern hemisphere. These studios are just 45 minutes drive from Brisbane. This purpose built 210 acre studio complex includes eight air-conditioned sound stages, furnished production offices, film lab, set construction, special effects and wardrobe facilities.

Along with these studio facilities Queensland also boasts a large variety of superb locations all within a couple of hour’s drive of the capital city, Brisbane. The Queensland government also offers a range of incentives for overseas production companies to shoot in Queensland and use Queensland-based crew. These factors have seen Queensland become a favourite destination for international film shoots ranging from features to television series.

Film Career Options

Employment Prospects

The two year Diploma of Screen (specialising in film and television production) course is designed to prepare students for employment in a number of areas including:

• film or video editor
• cinematographer/director of photography
• camera operator/assistant
• production designer
• production manager
• production coordinator
• sound recordist/boom operator
• gaffer (lighting person)
• grip (equipment set-up)
• floor manager
• runner (assistant on productions)
• documentary producer/director
• TV commercial producer/director

There are many employment opportunities in the marketplace for film and TV graduates. Some of the more common employers are:

• television stations
• movie studios
• television commercial production companies
• private production companies
• government production units
• photographic companies
• equipment hire companies
• post production/special effects companies

Qsft students build up a professional portfolio throughout the course, leaving them well equipped to present themselves to potential employers.

Film Career Paths

NB Qualifications in italics are awaiting accreditation.

Related Career Info Links

The Job Guide 2008 - This is a fantastic little site that includes hundreds of occupational profiles.