DISC401-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Conception and development in the digital screen

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

This course focuses on the economics of producing digital screen properties: financing, budgeting, permits, insurance, intellectual property, royalty contracts, working with unions and guilds, talent contracts and deal memos, asset creation and delivery, and understanding the role of the influencer. The course also covers securing permits, avoiding censorship, and understanding New Zealand and target country laws relating to libel, slander, privacy and tax. Students will apply this knowledge to the development and creation of a project in DISC403, "Digital Screen Project." The first part of a two-semester sequence followed by DISC402.

Prerequisites

360 points from the Bachelor of Digital Screen.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 Otakaro 236 L2 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 14:00 Otakaro 236 L2 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Course Coordinator

John Chrisstoffels

Lecturer

Jim Marbrook

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,058.00

International fee $5,038.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Creative and Digital Arts .

All DISC401 Occurrences

  • DISC401-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026