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FilmFLEX at BCIT was developed over several
years, culminating in our first intake of students in November, 2003.
Who Helped Us Build the Program
BCIT programs are guided by Advisory Committees, made up of individuals
affiliated with related industries. FilmFLEX was developed with guidance
and input from a wide variety of film and television industry "stakeholders" -
film unions, film commissions, independent producers, post production managers,
and many others. Our program was shaped and molded, and continues to be
improved, with their input.
What Our Graduates Do
FilmFLEX has a unique focus in the world of film training. Our mandate is
to develop "independent producers". We are not in the business of training
individuals to take specific union-based roles. Instead, we train people
in three specific areas:
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1) Technical
2) Business
3) Marketing |
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Our graduates have the necessary skills to
produce their product, sell it in the world market, and run an independent
business. Our goal is to stimulate a "home grown" industry in Canada, and
assist in creation of an indigenous film and television production industry.
Our instructors are all skilled professionals in the film and television
production industry, who bring a wealth of experience to our program.
Further information about the FilmFLEX program content is available
HERE.
Course Structure
- Classes are small, with a maximum of 24 students per
class.
- Each FilmFLEX program consists of 4 terms, 12 weeks
each in length, 27 hours per week of instruction.
- FilmFLEX runs in three and half day a week blocks.
- We have two intakes a year, one in May and one in
November.
- November intake runs Wednesday PM, all day Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
- May intake runs Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday morning.
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"Kitchen Table" Production
In addition to a solid knowledge base, our program offers a high quality package
of equipment and software to the student.
This package is part of the tuition cost of FilmFLEX, and is retained by the
student after graduating from the FilmFLEX program. This equipment package
enables the graduate to "hit the ground running" in the film and television
production industry.
As technology continues to change, the FilmFLEX
equipment package will continue to evolve, bringing the most up to date
equipment and software to our students. One of the best aspects of
FilmFLEX is the ability to bring production to the "kitchen table" - top quality
results can be produced from the student's home. Access to equipment
is never an issue, as each student has his/her own package of gear and software.
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