Which skills are required for students in film production at the intermediate level?

What skills should students majoring in cinematography at an intermediate level achieve? (Illustrative image)

Circular No. 40/2018/TT-BLDTBXH outlines the skills students should achieve after graduating from the intermediate level in the cinematography major as follows:

- Proficiently exploit, use, operate, and maintain cameras, lenses, lighting, and basic filming equipment as required;- Skillfully perform camera angle selection, camera movement, scene framing, and camera techniques to create effective visual images;- Competently film game shows, event films, music videos (MVs), advertisements, and take service photos as required;- Handle audio, images, and lighting to be proactive during fieldwork;- Manage arising situations during fieldwork;- Organize tasks ensuring labor safety, industrial hygiene, and fire prevention for people and equipment;- Apply basic information technology according to regulations; use information technology in specific professional tasks of the major;- Use basic foreign languages, achieving level 1/6 in Vietnam's foreign language proficiency framework; apply foreign languages in some professional tasks of the major.

Additionally, this Circular stipulates the minimum knowledge requirements for the cinematography major at the intermediate level as follows:

- Present and explain basic techniques in cinematography and photography;- Analyze cinematography and photography languages to apply in service photography, music video shooting, advertisements, event filming, and game show filming;- Outline the production process for television programs and service products;- Analyze basic knowledge of visual editing;- Present basic knowledge about audio and lighting in cinematography and photography;- Describe regulations on labor safety, industrial hygiene, and fire prevention to ensure the safety of people and equipment;- Present basic knowledge about politics, culture, society, law, national defense, security, and physical education as required.

For more details, see Circular No. 40/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, effective from February 10, 2019.

Ty Na

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