Diploma programme

Diploma in Film & TV Production

The whole pipeline of a shoot: writing, directing, shooting, cutting and delivering.

Programme codeFA4404
MOHE refR/213/4/0185
Duration2.5 years
Semesters7
StatusPending MQA approval
Diploma in Film & TV Production programme emblem

About the programme

You start with visual communication and screenwriting, move through cinematography, audio, directing and editing, and finish on documentary, short film and production management. The programme is built so you leave with finished work, not just a transcript.

A cinema camera on a fluid-head tripod beside a softbox and a boom microphone on a darkened studio floor, two crew members in silhouette against a lit cyclorama at the back
What the work looks like · camera, grip, lighting and sound on a set

What you’ll study

Modules across the full 29 module programme, as listed in the college programme profile.

Modules

  • Visual communication
  • Basic computer skills
  • Pengajian Malaysia
  • English 1
  • Introduction to Screenwriting
  • Introduction to Music and Audio
  • Colour research
  • History of Art & Design
  • Basic drawing
  • Introduction to World Cinema
  • Concept and storyboard development
  • Digital photography
  • Innovation & Critical Thinking
  • Film & TV Production 1
  • Digital audio production
  • English 2
  • Integration and ethical practices
  • Digital Animation 1 (2D)
  • Film & TV Production 2
  • Acting and directing skills
  • Digital Animation 2 (3D)
  • Professional Practice
  • Asian Cinema
  • Film and TV Directors Workshop
  • Documentary and short film production
  • Production management for television and film
  • Entrepreneurial foundations
  • Industrial training
  • Final project
A colour grading and edit suite lit by monitor glow, one screen showing a timeline and scopes, a grading panel with trackballs on the desk and an editor in silhouette
The half of the job that happens after the shoot · edit, sound and colour

Where it leads

Roles graduates move into.

Career path

Director / assistant director

Career path

Cinematography and camera

Career path

Editing and post-production

Career path

Production management

Career path

Documentary and factual

Applications are open

Intake in September. The online form takes about ten minutes.

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