craft

The Craft department focuses on multiple art and design disciplines within a film and TV Craft department. In our course, you will be introduced to Art Direction, Costume, Hair + Makeup, as well as Camera for Craft.

A Craft Department is often the largest on a Film or TV set and is one of the most in-demand in the industry. Craft includes making things such as built sets, props, puppets, models and miniatures. It also includes costumes, hair, makeup and prosthetics that are created, from minor cuts to full body suits. If you love being hands-on and the idea of defining characters through their dress, makeup or the sets they are on, this is the pathway for you!

Year One

In your first year, the course keeps a broad focus, developing your basic skills and understanding of the many areas of a Craft Department. Each week you will do two hours of Art Direction, two hours of Costume, two hours of Hair + Makeup and two hours of Camera for Craft. In addition, you will have two hours of storytelling and one hour dedicated to developing your portfolio alongside your four hours of Production + Development.

Students will study the following in the first year:

  • Art Direction

  • Costume

  • Hair + Makeup

Plus

  • Production + Development

  • Storytelling

  • Careers + Portfolio Development

Year Two

After you have developed your broad skill set in your first year of Craft, you will specialise in your second year. You will take an in depth dive into the knowledge, skills and behaviours required in employment or higher education.

In year two, students will spend 10 hours a week developing their chosen specialist skills. Students will also continue with four hours a week of Production + Development and one hour a week dedicated to their careers and portfolio development.

You will spend 10 hours a week developing in your chosen areas. The choices are either:

  • Art Direction

  • 10 hours a week in Art Direction

  • 4 hours a week in Production + Development

  • 1 hour a week in Careers + Portfolio Development

OR

  • Hair + Makeup

  • 10 hours a week in Hair + Makeup

  • 4 hours a week in Production + Development

  • 1 hour a week in Careers + Portfolio Development

OR

  • Costume

  • 10 hours a week in Costume

  • 4 hours a week in Production + Development

  • 1 hour a week in Careers + Portfolio Development

Entry level jobs in Craft include: Art Department Trainee, Costume Trainee, Hair + Makeup Trainee.

You can read all about other jobs in the industry here.

*students on the Craft pathway will not have to purchase any materials, hair or makeup supplies, this will be provided in class