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As a Griffith Film School graduate, you will have developed high level conceptual skills and an in-depth knowledge of the film, television, animation or games design fields.

The film and television industry in Queensland is well positioned to attract both domestic and international productions. With studio facilities, unique conditions and environments and government incentives drawing productions across a wide range of genres and budgets to the state, Griffith Film School students have the opportunity to thrive.

Graduates of Film and Television find employment as:

  • Director
  • EditorPeter Hegedus with child and video camera
  • Screenwriter
  • Cinematographer (aka Director of Photography or DP)
  • Sound recordist/boom operator
  • Production Designer
  • Production manager
  • Location Manager
  • Post production/special effects
  • Steadicam Operator
  • Casting Director
  • Production Assistant
  • Grip
  • Lighting (gaffer)
  • Prop Master
  • Line Producer

 

 

Marek Kochout - Dreamworks Animator - Kung Fu PandaGraduates of Animation find employment as:

  • Cartoonist
  • Animators
  • Concept/Storyboard artists
  • Model creators
  • Set designers
  • Prop designers
  • Character design
  •  Programmers

 

 

 

 

Animation Students Chiu Chi-Cheng and Zhi Ming SuGraduates of Games Design find employment as:

  • Concept/Storyboard artists
  • Character artists and animators
  • Level designers
  • Texture artists
  • Programmers
  • Interface designers
  • Sound/Audio designers
  • Professional Testers

 

 

Graduates also find employment in audio/visual sales or as technicians and in the education sector. Many graduates will become self-employed through undertaking freelance videography, animation or games work.

Images (top to bottom):

  • Peter Hegedus, filmmaker, Griffith Film School alumni.
  • Marek Kochout, animator at Dreamworks Animation. QCA alumni (Image from Herald Sun/Dreamworks).
  • GFS Animation Students, Chiu Chi-Cheng and Zhi Ming Su.

 

 

Employment links

  1. Griffith Careers and Employment
  2. Screen Australia Industry Support
  3. Grapevine - Film Industry Jobs
  4. Tsumea List of Australian and New Zealand games developers.
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  7. Graduate Opportunities (the major directory of graduate recruitment in Australia)
  8. Teach for Australia recruits outstanding, well-rounded graduates from all disciplines who have the distinguished academic performance, leadership experience, and communication and empathy skills to succeed in teaching in disadvantaged schools.
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  15. United Nations graduate internships
 

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