Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours (Factual Production)

Summary

Specialise in Factual Production for your Bachelor of Screen Arts with Honours at Massey

Commonplace across all major broadcasters and platforms is the audience's desire to consume factual series, bite-size web content and formatted shows from around the world. Factual Production is usually associated with non-fiction broadcast and includes formats such as documentary, chat shows, comedy, quiz and reality shows etc. In addition to broadcast TV, these formats are distributed across a number of different digital platforms both real-time and pre-recorded.

You will go on a journey of discovering compelling real-world true stories and characters lighting the screens of Aotearoa, as well as the international market. This deep dive into factual development, production and post- production reveals the mechanisms of fun and formatted, multi-camera, and studio shows all the way to long-form storytelling around the big issues of the day and character-based features.

We will investigate how the story or format defines the best approach to making the content, alongside explorations to discover your unique, creative voice. Students will also be working with clients throughout their degree generating online content.

Facilities

Facilities for Factual Production include multi camera broadcast studio, cameras, lenses, lighting, sound studios, and green screen. Post-production facilities for Factual also include edit suites, computer labs and a dubbing theatre.