About this Event
Discover how to create engaging short-form video content using your phone, natural light, and simple storytelling techniques.
Across six immersive hours, you’ll explore what user-generated content is, how brands use it, and how to plan, film, and edit a short UGC-style video. Through guided practice, you’ll learn how to frame your shots, make the most of everyday lighting and locations, record clear audio, and shape your footage into a simple, polished content sample.
You’ll walk away with a short social media / UGC-style video sample that you have planned, filmed and edited during the workshop, which you can continue refining for your portfolio or future brand pitches.
What You’ll Learn
In this creative and practical workshop, you’ll discover how to:
- Understand what social media video and UGC are, and how they fit into the creator economy
- Plan and script content that tells a clear story and connects with an audience
- Learn basic videography techniques, including framing, composition, shot angles, and B-roll
- Make the most of lighting and locations for professional-looking shots
- Capture clear audio and voiceovers that sound natural
- Edit using mobile tools like CapCut to create engaging short-form content
- Add hooks, captions, and transitions to support viewer engagement
- Discuss how to develop your portfolio, rate card, and pitch templates
You’ll Leave With
- A completed social media / UGC-style video sample
- Step-by-step templates for scripting, pricing, and pitching
- Practical experience filming and editing using your phone
- Greater confidence using professional techniques to create short-form content
- A clearer understanding of how to continue developing your content, portfolio, and creator pathway
Who It’s For
Perfect for aspiring content creators, influencers, freelancers, and small-business owners who want to create more polished, brand-aware short-form videos for social media. No experience needed — just your phone, creativity, and curiosity.
Can’t make this workshop but want to know more about our courses? Check out our TAFE Media Ultimo Screen & Media course in our Sway site:
Or read more about them below.
Certificate III & Certificate IV in Screen and Media (Full-Time)
Certificate III in Screen and Media
Focused on Podcasting & Mobile Journalism
Online / Evening
If you’re new to the media industry and looking for a practical starting point, the Certificate III in Screen and Media introduces you to podcasting, mobile journalism, and digital content creation. Delivered online for flexible study, this entry-level course helps you build foundational skills in storytelling, presentation, audio and video editing, and creating content for social media. You’ll explore how to plan, record, edit, and share media across different platforms while developing confidence in your creative and technical skills. Perfect for anyone wanting to start a podcast, create online content, or take their first step into media.
Certificate IV in Screen and Media
Focused on Radio & Podcasting
Full-Time / Day
Explore radio and podcasting while building practical skills in audio production, presenting, and storytelling. In this hands-on course, you’ll learn how to plan, record, edit, and present content for radio and podcast platforms. You’ll gain experience creating shows, developing podcast ideas, and building confidence behind the mic, with opportunities to produce content for TAFE Radio and TAFE Media. Throughout the course, you’ll develop a portfolio of audio work to support your next steps in media, broadcasting, podcasting, or digital content creation.
Certificate IV in Screen and Media
Focused on Journalism
Full-Time / Day
Explore journalism through digital, print, and mobile storytelling. In this hands-on course, you’ll learn how to research, plan, write, and produce engaging stories for a range of media platforms. You’ll develop skills in news writing, mobile journalism, portable reporting, and audio-visual editing while building confidence in your storytelling and technical abilities. Throughout the course, you’ll create work for a professional portfolio, supporting your next steps in journalism, media, communications, or digital content creation.
Certificate IV in Screen and Media
Focused on Social Media
Full-Time / Day
Explore social media and content creation in this entry-level course designed for emerging digital creators. You’ll learn how to plan, create, edit, and promote short and long-form content for platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and Spotify. Develop practical skills in mobile content creation, storytelling, platform strategy, and editing while producing work for TAFE Radio, TAFE Media, or your own professional portfolio. This course supports your next steps in social media, digital content, marketing, or media production.
Certificate IV in Screen and Media (Part-Time)
We offer a range of courses and delivery modes. Our Certificate IV Part-time evening is ideal for those wanting a face-to-face learning experience but need the flexibility of studying at night or online. This version of the course runs over 3 nights per week for a 12-month period.
Certificate IV in Screen and Media
Focused on Radio & Podcasting
Part-Time / Evening
This course will give students skills in radio and podcast producing and writing for journalism. Students will learn how to write, plan, record, produce, and present their own creative digital audio content with confidence. They will program for radio and podcasts and gain technical skills in production, recording, and editing audio. Students will be broadcasting live and produce podcasts for our online radio station, TAFE Radio. They will also study writing, researching, and interviewing for our WordPress news site.
Diplomas of Screen and Media (Full-Time)
Diploma in Screen and Media
Focused on Radio & Podcasting
Full-Time / Day
Develop your skills in radio, podcasting, and audio production through a practical Diploma course designed to strengthen your presenting, storytelling, and production abilities. You’ll refine your on-air style through live shows on TAFE Radio, create podcast content for TAFE Media and other platforms, and build a professional portfolio guided by industry-experienced teachers. The course also supports your development in production planning, collaboration, industry awareness, and storytelling across audio platforms, helping prepare you for further study, work experience, or entry-level opportunities in the media industry.
Diploma in Screen and Media
Focused on Journalism
Full-Time / Day
Develop advanced skills in journalism, writing, research, and editing through this practical Diploma stream. You’ll extend your ability to identify strong story ideas, conduct thorough research, interview subjects, write ethically, and refine your work through editing and proofreading. Working both independently and collaboratively, you’ll produce journalism content suitable for digital publication, with opportunities to have work featured on the student news platform, TAFE Media. This stream supports your development as a confident writer, reporter, and media practitioner.
Diploma in Screen and Media
Focused on Social Media
Full-Time / Day
Develop practical skills in social media, content creation, audience engagement, and online community management through this Diploma stream. You’ll learn how to research trends, write effective captions, apply branding and style guides, schedule content, and create platform-appropriate media using tools such as Canva. Working collaboratively, you’ll also explore copyright, ethics, hashtags, content strategy, and audience engagement across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, and more. Students may have opportunities to publish content through TAFE Media, contribute to TAFE Radio, and manage real student media platforms.
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