Directors (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) interpret and approve selection of scripts, and direct and instruct cast and crew during filming, recording or performance of productions.
Occupation description
Directors (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) interpret and approve selection of scripts, and direct and instruct cast and crew during filming, recording or performance of productions.
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Art Director (Film, Television or Stage)
- Director of Photography
- Film and Video Editor
- Program Director (Television or Radio)
- Stage Manager
- Technical Director
- Video Producer
- Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors nec
- Performing Arts Technician nec
These occupations are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO.
Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) is a VETASSESS Group B occupation.
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher.
Applicants can fulfil the assessment criteria for this occupation in four different ways.
*If employment is prior to the completion of the qualification at the required level, an applicant must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining five years of pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
* Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree or AQF Graduate Diploma
*** Bachelor degree or higher degree includes:
- AQF Master Degree or AQF Doctoral Degree
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week)
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minimum years of employment highly relevant to the nominated occupation, completed at an appropriate skill level in the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
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minimum 4 years of relevant employment required – Three years of relevant employment (can be outside the last 5-year period) in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years before applying.
Qualification and Employment Criteria
Employment
Highly relevant tasks include:
- Overseeing creative aspects of film, television, radio or stage productions;
- Conferring with other specialists to assess requirements for production – script development, set locations, stage directions, costumes, choreography, sound and lighting effects and filming techniques;
- Consulting with a Media Producer about aims of production content and detail and commercial considerations;
- Studying scripts to determine artistic interpretation and articulating desired interpretation and meaning to cast;
- Scheduling and directing rehearsals;
- Supervising editing and final mix;
- Coordinating the activities of production and technical staff.
Employment information
Directors (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) oversee the creative aspects and vision of the production. They direct the making of a film, television, radio or stage production by visualizing the script while guiding and bringing out the best performance from the actors and technical crew to capture the vision for the production. Directors have overall responsibility for production filming, recording, or performance. Directors may commonly find employment in film companies, television stations, video production houses and theatre companies.
Supporting material for assessment
Applicants nominating for this occupation are advised to provide a copy of, or a link to, their showreel.
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