About Advanced Television And Film in Sheridan College (Ontario)

Develop your skills and creativity

ATVF integrates the practical, technical and creative aspects of television and film studies while providing direct, industry-relevant experience. You'll develop your creativity while gaining the specialized skills you need to bring your ideas and vision to life on the screen. You'll also acquire an understanding of new technologies and production methods, enabling you to stay current.

Get immersed in the industry

• Learn sophisticated production techniques and explore a variety of digital image capture systems and technologies.
• Gain skills in areas such as directing, screenwriting, cinematography, editing, sound, production design and post-production.
• Build career connections during a four-week job placement.
• Produce dramatic or documentary films.

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze the effectiveness of a proposed digital media story in the context of a given role in the film-making process.
• Collaborate with other creative professionals to develop a shared creative vision for a digital media project.
• Select, plan and execute the creative, organizational, and technological workflows to produce a specific project.
• Work at an entry-level industry standard of performance in at least 2 production disciplines to produce the project.
• Complete all work in compliance with industry and Ministry of Labour health and safety regulations.
• Troubleshoot effectively to overcome the creative, technological, organizational, and collaborative challenges of the production process.
• Communicate effectively with personnel in the digital media industry, according to their roles and responsibilities, using industry terminology.
• Meet financial, technical and organizational targets and deadlines of projects.
• Judge, at various stages, the effectiveness of one's own and others' creative choices, in achieving the collaborative vision of the project.
• Refine the project continuously to achieve heightened audience engagement.
• Explore ways in which new technology and emerging platforms can be used for storytelling.
• Maintain employment in the media industry using professional job-search and job-retention strategies.

Career Opportunities

Sheridan Advanced Television and Film Studies program (ATVF) alumni have earned Academy Award nominations, Genie Awards, festival awards and numerous other honours. They build careers in all aspects of the film and television industry.

Here are some jobs we will train you for:

• Film/TV Producer
• Director
• Art Director
• Cinematographer
• Film and Video Editor
• Assistant Director
• Motion Picture Camera Operator/Camera Assistant
• Production Manager/Unit Coordinator

Academic qualification equivalents

• Postsecondary diploma or a degree or 2–3 year diploma (media-related is desired)

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS       :    6.5 – Overall Band Score with no Band below 6.0
• TOEFL      :    88 (21L,W,S,R) iBT (Internet-based TOEFL) or 570 Paper-based
• PTE           :    60 – Overall Minimum Score (57L,W,S,R)

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Sheridan College (Ontario) The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Though the cost of attendance for a student studying at Sheridan College would vary as per standard of living and choices of an individual, however, the estimated average cost for an academic year is tabulated below: