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Art Direction For Television Creative Solutions Development Training

SAQA US 117658 | NQF 6 | Credits 11 | Duration 8 Days
From $1,658 per delegate

Description

This course equips learners with the advanced skills required to conceptualise, plan, and direct creative solutions for television art direction. It focuses on developing innovative visual strategies that align with production briefs, budgets, and timelines, ensuring compelling and coherent on-screen storytelling.

Learning Outcomes

  • Analyse television production briefs to identify creative requirements and constraints.
  • Design comprehensive art direction solutions that integrate visual elements, set design, and props.
  • Evaluate the feasibility of creative concepts against budget, time, and resource limitations.
  • Implement art direction plans through effective collaboration with production teams.
  • Demonstrate leadership in guiding the visual direction from pre-production through to final output.
  • Apply industry standards and safety regulations in all art direction activities.

Target Audience

Aspiring and practicing art directors, production designers, and creative leads working in television production who seek to enhance their conceptual and directional abilities for creative problem-solving.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Day 1: Understanding Art Direction in Television

Objectives:
• Define the role and responsibilities of an art director in television.
• Explain the creative brief and its importance in art direction.
• Identify key stakeholders in TV production and their relationship to art direction.
• Analyse how art direction contributes to storytelling and audience engagement.

Topics:
• Introduction to art direction for television
• The creative brief: purpose and components
• Roles of art director, production designer, and set decorator
• Art direction as a narrative tool
• Overview of the TV production process

Day 2: Visual Research and Concept Development

Objectives:
• Conduct visual research to inform creative concepts.
• Develop mood boards and visual references.
• Translate script requirements into visual ideas.
• Present and pitch concepts to stakeholders.

Topics:
• Sources of visual inspiration
• Creating mood boards and style frames
• Script analysis for visual cues
• Concept sketching and ideation
• Pitching creative concepts

Day 3: Colour Theory and Lighting for Television

Objectives:
• Apply colour theory to evoke mood and support narrative.
• Understand lighting techniques for different TV genres.
• Select colour palettes for sets, costumes, and props.
• Collaborate with lighting director to achieve desired look.

Topics:
• Colour psychology in television
• Colour harmony and contrast
• Lighting basics: key, fill, backlight
• Genre-specific lighting (drama, comedy, reality)
• Colour scripts and lighting plans

Day 4: Set Design and Spatial Planning

Objectives:
• Design sets that meet script and budget requirements.
• Create floor plans and elevations.
• Select materials, textures, and furnishings.
• Ensure sets are functional for camera and crew.

Topics:
• Set design principles
• Reading and creating floor plans
• Material selection and budgeting
• Props and dressing: telling stories through objects
• Safety and accessibility considerations

Day 5: Costume Design and Makeup Integration

Objectives:
• Understand the role of costume in character development.
• Coordinate costume, makeup, and hair with overall art direction.
• Manage costume budgets and sourcing.
• Work with costume designers and makeup artists.

Topics:
• Costume design for television
• Character analysis through wardrobe
• Makeup and hair for screen
• Budgeting and sourcing costumes
• Collaboration with wardrobe and makeup departments

Day 6: Graphics, Titles, and Visual Effects

Objectives:
• Design on-screen graphics and title sequences.
• Integrate visual effects (VFX) with physical sets.
• Understand green screen and compositing basics.
• Ensure brand consistency across all visual elements.

Topics:
• Title sequence design
• Lower thirds and on-screen graphics
• VFX planning and pre-visualisation
• Green screen and chroma key techniques
• Brand guidelines and consistency

Day 7: Budgeting, Scheduling, and Resource Management

Objectives:
• Create and manage an art department budget.
• Develop a production schedule for art direction tasks.
• Source materials and manage vendors.
• Apply cost-saving strategies without compromising quality.

Topics:
• Art department budgeting
• Scheduling and timeline management
• Vendor relations and procurement
• Sustainable and cost-effective practices
• Contingency planning

Day 8: Practical Integration and Final Presentation

Objectives:
• Synthesise all art direction disciplines into a cohesive project.
• Present a complete art direction package for a TV script.
• Receive and incorporate feedback.
• Reflect on professional practice and career pathways.

Topics:
• Group project: art direction pitch
• Compiling a presentation deck
• Peer review and critique
• Career opportunities in TV art direction
• Course wrap-up and certification

Practicals

No practicals for this training.

This course is made up of exercises and case studies delivered alongside the theory — no separate practical sessions are required to complete it.

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course and a final summative test at the end.

Daily Exercises — 30%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 30% to the final total.

Final Test — 70%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 70% to the overall mark.

Final Total
Component Out of Weight
Daily Average (multiple choice) 100% 30%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) 100% 70%
Final Total 100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Daily Average 30% + Final Test 70%).

How it works
  • Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
  • Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
  • You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
  • If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.
Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates Discount
5 3% off
10 6% off
15 9% off
20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.

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