Diploma in Digital Film & Television (T23)
Course Overview
Every great film begins with a strong idea. In this diploma, you will learn how to craft compelling stories—whether as emotional dramas, slice-of-life documentaries, or short-form social media content. You will explore the entire storytelling process in film and video production, and delve into the evolving role of AI in filmmaking and how it is shaping creative workflows and possibilities.
Gain core competencies in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, sound, editing, and production design. Pitch to clients, work in teams, and bring ideas to life across genres and formats. Your films will compete in local and international festivals—from The Pinwheels and Crowbar Awards to the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards. You will join learning journeys to local and overseas studios, attend major events such as the Busan International Film Festival, and collaborate with organisations like SAFRA, the Singapore Kindness Movement, Honour Singapore, and the Singapore Discovery Centre. Your work may even be featured on Singapore Airlines’ in-flight entertainment or screened at venues like the Esplanade and Oldham Theatre.
You will be mentored by award-winning filmmakers and trained in professional studios with industry-standard equipment. Our close ties with industry partners offer real-world projects, mentorship, and internships that prepare you for careers in film, television, advertising, and digital media. If you’re passionate about storytelling and ready to bring ideas to life, your journey starts here.
REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
Work closely with industry and clients immediately from the first year. Successful pitches often receive funding from clients.
PRACTICE-ORIENTED LEARNING
Learn from the best on how it’s done in the industry, from pitching to final screening.
ONLY THE BEST
Our students’ films have consistently won top places at the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards—the only school in Singapore to do so.
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for consideration for admission, applicants must obtain 26 points or better for the net ELR2B2 aggregate score (i.e. English Language, 2 relevant subjects and best 2 other subjects, including CCA Bonus Points) and meet the minimum entry requirements of this course. CCA cannot be used to meet the minimum entry requirements.
Subject
Grade
English Language
1-7
Mathematics (E or A)
1-7
Any one of the subject in the 2nd group of relevant subjects for ELR2B2-D Aggregate Type
- Art
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Computing / Computer Studies
- Creative 3D Animation
- Design & Technology
- Design Studies
- Food & Nutrition/ Nutrition & Food Science
- Electronics / Fundamentals of Electronics
- Higher Art
- Media Studies (English)
- Media Studies (Chinese)
- Physics
- Science (Chemistry, Biology)
- Science (Physics, Biology)
- Science (Physics, Chemistry)
1-6
2026 Planned Intake
55
Net ELR2B2 aggregate range (2026 JAE)
8 - 14
• Singapore-Cambridge GCE O Level applicants with good grades in the relevant subjects at their Singapore-Cambridge A Level may be granted subject exemption on a subject by subject basis.
• Applicants who are in the Singapore Integrated Programme are considered for admissions based on their Year 4 school results, pegged closely to the course entry requirements for Singapore-Cambridge GCE O Level qualification.
Note:
- Applicants with mild or severe colour vision deficiency may have difficulties meeting the course requirements and expectations. Interested applicants with mild or severe colour vision deficiency are highly encouraged to contact Temasek Polytechnic for more information.
- Applicants with severe visual impairment may have difficulties meeting the course requirements and expectations. Interested applicants with severe visual impairment are highly encouraged to contact Temasek Polytechnic for more information.
- Applicants with physical impairment or are physically dependent on mobility equipment may have difficulties meeting the course requirements and expectations. Applicants with impaired or limited motor functions may be assessed on a case-by-case basis to determine their suitability for the course. Interested applicants with physical impairment are highly encouraged to contact Temasek Polytechnic for more information.
Early Admissions Exercise (EAE)
Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE)
Joint Polytechnic Admissions Exercise (JPAE)
Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE)
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- TPFun
You will take this set of subjects that builds your foundation skills, strengthens your craft, and encourages you to experiment and discover with confidence.
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMV1667 | Creative Storytelling
This subject explores how to transform an idea into a properly structured story in the visual medium. It covers the elements that go into each act of a story. It also covers methods used to create distinctive characters with whom an audience can empathise. |
2 | ||
| DMV1668 | Introduction to Directing
The subject introduces the role of a film director and the collaborative process with the production team in a film production. Fundamental skillsets of a film director in interpreting and visualising the script incorporating film language and grammar will also be practised in the subject. |
2 | ||
| DMV1669 | Video Editing
This subject provides an introduction to the principles and grammar of nonlinear video editing, covering a detailed walkthrough of the post-production process. This subject also covers an overview of basic editing techniques that are required to get started in the process of video editing. |
4 | ||
| DMV2672 | Pitching for Social Media
The subject covers the basics of applying techniques for effectively pitching an idea for social media. It also covers producing effective pitch slides for social media, as well as making presentations more visual and easily understood by using various audiovisual tools and props. |
2 | ||
| DMV2675 | Production Planning & Management
This subject introduces the planning and tasks required to ensure efficient and timely management of a video or television programme production. These management tasks begin in the pre-production stage and are implemented right through to production and post production. Topics covered include budgeting, scheduling, execution plan, location management and documents for programme delivery. |
4 | ||
| DCF1051 | Ideas & Concepts
This subject introduces essential tools and methods for ideation, fostering divergent thinking and creative exploration. It cultivates students' critical awareness and stimulates criticality in conceptualising and visualising creative solutions. Through exploration, curiosity, and observation, students will learn to apply these approaches to contexts within our ever-changing world. |
2 | ||
| DCF1052 | Narratives in Design
This subject explores storytelling as a powerful strategic tool within the creative process across various design disciplines. |
2 | ||
| DCF1053 | Aesthetic & Design Sensibility
This subject explores the visual language of design, emphasising both its aesthetic and communicative functions. Students will develop an understanding of the Elements of Visual Art and the Principles of Design in both two-and three-dimensional forms. The subject also introduces foundational skills in material manipulation and form-making to support creative expression. |
4 | ||
| DCF1054 | Design Software Essentials
This subject equips students with training in essential, industry- standard design software commonly used across creative fields. Students will undertake a personalised learning pathway to build digital fluency through guided learning materials and self-directed activities. |
2 | ||
| DCF1055 | Foundation Studio
This subject develops fundamental discipline specific skills, enabling students to apply them within the design process. It also introduces contextual studies as a framework to integrate historical, cultural and social considerations into their design practice. |
6 | ||
| DMV2681 | Studio-Production
This subject introduces students to the fundamentals of multi-camera broadcast studio operations. Students learn the discipline of studio workflow, roles, communication hierarchy, live switching, basic lighting for studio, audio for studio, and producing short live studio formats. This subject builds confidence in controlled, real-time television production and prepares students for collaborative professional practice in broadcast and live content environments. |
4 | ||
| DMV2682 | Camera In motion
This subject explores creative and technical camera movement in storytelling. Through hands-on training with equipment such as dollies, jibs, gimbals, sliders, and tracking systems, students learn how motion affects mood and narrative. Emphasis is on planning and executing dynamic shots for varied environments with confidence and alignment to production needs. |
2 |
You will take this set of subjects that develops your ability to shape concepts, create solutions, and work across interdisciplinary contexts.
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMV2674 | Screen Writing
This subject covers the basic skillsets needed for screenwriting including |
2 | ||
| DMV2676 | Overview of Non-Fiction
This subject introduces a variety of non-fiction film including factual television programmes such as documentary, docudrama and reality. It focuses on the research and creative processes in developing the non-fiction genre and the |
2 | ||
| DMV2680 | Media Futures
The subject covers the use of advanced and emerging tools across a wide range of technologies, including but not limited to Generative AI, to conceive, design, and produce a dynamic media project. |
4 | ||
| DMV1671 | Film Project: Social Media
This subject allows students to apply production skills through creating short genre-based film. Students will explore how different film genres use different narrative, visual and stylistic choices, and how these choices affect audience expectation and meaning. Working collaboratively in different production roles, students will plan, shoot and edit short scenes that reflect specific genre conventions. |
6 | ||
| DMV2683 | Film Project: Genre
This subject introduces visual narration for short social media films. Students learn basic pre-production, production and post-production techniques and work in small groups, taking on different creative and technical roles to complete a short film. Students will explore how a story can be shaped and expressed in different ways for social media consumption. This subject builds teamwork confidence and gives students first experience in making short form video that connects clearly with online audiences. |
6 | ||
| DMV2684 | Film Project: Documentary
This subject gives students the opportunity to use skills such as pitching, research, scriptwriting, production planning, production and post-production to create a short documentary. Students will learn how to shape real stories responsibly, represent real people and real situations, and communicate non-fiction ideas clearly to an audience. Teamwork and collaboration are core, as each group works together through the full documentary process from idea to final delivery. |
6 | ||
| DMV2673 | Directing
The subject focuses on the role of a film director working with the script, the actors and the camera. Fundamental skillset of a film director in analysing the script and interpreting its subtext as well as nuances will be covered for film production. The craft of blocking a scene will be iterated through understanding the subtext of the script and interpreting the meaning of the scene. |
2 |
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC1056 | Data & Code as Creative Tools
This subject introduces students to creative methods for using data and code in design. Through accessible low-code and no-code platforms, students explore how computational thinking, and structured data can be playfully reimagined. Emphasis is placed on using these tools to generate interactive design outcomes and expand creative possibilities. |
2 | ||
| DEC1057 | Interactive & Immersive Technologies
This subject explores how emerging technologies—such as sensors, microcontrollers and motion trackers—enable designers to create responsive and immersive experiences. Students experiment with physical computing to prototype interactive systems, gaining an intuitive understanding of how technology can shape user engagement and interaction. |
2 | ||
| DEC2058 | Design Realisation through Technology
This subject brings together digital fabrication and physical prototyping practices to help students realise interactive concepts as tangible outcomes. Through tools like 3D printing, laser-cutting, and hands-on iteration, students refine their ideas into functional prototypes that demonstrate thoughtful application of technology in design. |
4 |
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC1059 | People-Centred & Inclusive Design
This subject introduces students to the principles and practices of people-centred and inclusive design. Through user research, empathy-building, and accessibility principles, students learn to uncover real needs and engage diverse perspectives with clarity and care. The subject encourages thoughtful design grounded in the realities of people and the contexts they live in. |
2 | ||
| DEC1060 | Facilitating Innovation through Design
Students explore how design enables innovation within cross-functional teams and complex environments. Through practical frameworks, tools and case studies, they learn to frame opportunities, support co-creation and guide creative collaboration. The subject highlights the designer's role as a facilitator of change, helping teams navigate ambiguity and unlock new value. |
2 | ||
| DEC2061 | Prototyping for Service Innovation
This subject focuses on using prototyping to explore and communicate ideas across service and system-level contexts. Students learn how to develop physical and digital mock-ups, test experiences across multiple touchpoints, and refine their solutions through rapid iteration. Data and user feedback are used to inform design decisions and enhance service outcomes in real-world contexts. |
4 |
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC1062 | Strategic Brand Building
This subject introduces the fundamentals of brand strategy and management. Students learn how to position a brand, define its value, and develop coherent brand systems that connect with audiences. Through case studies and hands-on exercises, they explore how brands stay relevant and align with business goals. |
2 | ||
| DEC1063 | Consumer Psychology & Brand Influence
This subject explores how consumer behaviour and psychology shape brand interactions. Students examine decision-making patterns, emotional drivers, and behavioural insights to better understand how people relate to brands. The subject bridges marketing strategy with human perception, helping students build more meaningful and persuasive brand experiences. |
2 | ||
| DEC2064 | Storytelling for Brand Engagement
This subject explores how storytelling and data-driven insights come together to engage audiences across marketing platforms. Students learn to craft compelling brand narratives, apply performance analytics, and develop targeted strategies that align with consumer behaviours. Through integrated campaigns, they activate brands that are both creatively distinctive and strategically informed. |
4 |
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC1065 | Digital Content Strategy
This subject introduces students to the fundamentals of social media and content strategy. They learn how to plan, manage, and measure content across platforms to build brand presence and engage audiences. Students explore performance analytics and platform-specific behaviours to craft strategic, consistent, and effective digital content. |
2 | ||
| DEC1066 | Crafting Stories for Digital Media
This subject focuses on storytelling techniques for digital content creators. Students learn how to structure compelling narratives, storyboard ideas, and write with clarity and purpose. Drawing on principles from journalism, content marketing and digital publishing, the subject helps students shape stories that resonate across media formats and audience types. |
2 | ||
| DEC2067 | Media Production for Content Creators
This subject equips students with practical production skills for digital content creation. They learn how to plan, shoot, and edit photo and video content while working with lighting, sound and composition. Through hands-on projects, students produce engaging media assets that align with platform and audience needs, building content that is both technically sound and creatively effective. |
4 |
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC1068 | Creative Business Essentials
This subject introduces students to the practical realities of running a creative business. From understanding business structures and managing finance to finding clients, students learn how to operate independently and sustainably. Project management, client communication, and business administration are explored through the lens of creative practice. |
2 | ||
| DEC1069 | Ethics, IP & the Creative Economy
This subject introduces the legal and ethical considerations relevant to creative professionals. Students learn the basics of intellectual property, copyright and contract law, along with the responsibilities involved in fair and ethical business practice. Real-world examples help students understand how to protect their work and navigate client agreements with confidence. |
2 | ||
| DEC2070 | Creative Practice for the Marketplace
This subject prepares students to take their creative work to market. They learn how to position their value, tailor messaging to different audiences, and develop pitching strategies that resonate. From crafting narratives to developing and presenting business ideas, students build confidence in articulating and promoting their creative ventures. |
4 |
Diploma Option Subjects
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMV2678 | Audio Post
This subject will introduce the fundamentals of sound design and cover practical audio post-production techniques. It also focuses on the technical audio postproduction workflow and the creation of soundtrack for video sequences. |
2 | ||
| DMV3668 | Advanced Editing
This subject covers advanced editing terminology and techniques. Proper application of these techniques will be taught to improve on the design of the videos. |
2 | ||
| DMV3669 | Cinematography
This subject focuses on advanced lighting theory and techniques, camera placement, camera angles, camera movement and lens choice, as the basis for the design and execution of video production. |
2 |
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMV2679 | Writing for Non-Fiction Film & Television
This subject gives an overview of scriptwriting for an audio-visual medium and the know-how to design scripts for different non-fiction video and television programme formats. It also provides an understanding of how to apply non-fiction scriptwriting principles and skills in order to develop the script for a message or a story. |
2 | ||
| DMV3670 | Advanced Directing
The subject addresses the role of a film director in an actor-director relationship. The collaborative process during rehearsals and the sharing of interpretations and meanings will work towards extracting honest performances from actors. The craft of conducting an interview will also be explored through an understanding of the aesthetic and technical meanings of the different types of shots required to visually tell a story. |
2 | ||
| DMV3671 | Content Marketing
This subject covers the fundamental concepts of media marketing and distribution in filmmaking and television production. The focus will be on insights and strategies to brand and market a film to the relevant distribution platforms, especially new media distribution channels. Topics will cover market and audience research, marketing strategies and channels of distribution. |
2 |
You will take this set of subjects that deepens your professional readiness through industry exposure, equipping you to produce high-quality work for real-world applications.
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMV3673 | DFT Professional Practice
This subject prepares students to present themselves professionally and confidently to future employers in the film and content creation industries. Key topics include crafting effective CVs and portfolios, assembling showreels that clearly showcase their roles and contributions in projects, and understanding personal branding strategies. |
2 |
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMV3672 | DFT Capstone Project: Short Film
The subject takes the form of a group project. It involves working on the production of a film that showcases the abilities developed throughout the course, reflecting areas of specialisation within the course. It involves scripting, time management, budgetary plans, casting and the execution of directing, camera, audio and editing skills. |
8 | ||
| DGL3071 | Guided Work-based Learning
This subject provides opportunity for students to be involved in industry attachment through collaboration with industry partners. The industry-specific knowledge and skills acquired during the attachment would be facilitated by organisation supervisors and school liaison officers to enhance learning and application of knowledge in a real-world workplace environment. |
10 |
You will also take this set of subjects that equips you with the crucial 21st-century life skills you need to navigate the modern world as an agile, forward-thinking individual and team player.
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTP1103 | Effective Personal Leadership
This subject examines self-management and self-leadership through an exploration of values and beliefs, necessary for adapting to the world of work. It covers topics such as self-management and awareness, values and ethics, interpersonal communication, teamwork, resilience and emotional intelligence for enhancing leadership capabilities. These can significantly influence careers, relationships, and overall well-being. This subject is a reflective exploration of ‘leadership from within’ to have a greater awareness for the development of attributes required in an effective values-centred leader for oneself and for others. |
3 | ||
| GTP1203 | Career Readiness & Communication
This subject equips students with career preparation skills through better understanding of their career interests, values, skills and aspirations. Topics covered include personal branding, job search strategies, resume and cover letter writing, and interview techniques. In addition, students will gain awareness of workplace communication to succeed in their careers and achieve professional goals. |
3 | ||
| GTP1303 | Current Issues & Critical Thinking
This subject provides a comprehensive introduction to critical thinking by engaging students with current local and global issues. Students will learn to analyse diverse perspectives and uncover underlying assumptions in opinions, evaluate the credibility and bias of information sources, and construct well-reasoned, evidence-based arguments using established critical-thinking frameworks. They will also assess the societal, ethical, and personal implications of contemporary problems, and develop the ability to communicate their conclusions clearly and persuasively, employing appropriate digital tools to support their ideas. |
4 | ||
| INV1001 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship
The subject is designed for learners from all disciplines to embrace innovation in either their specialised field or beyond. Learners will be taught to apply the Design Thinking framework to develop problem statements, ideate and identify feasible solutions. Learners will be exposed to several tools for prototyping. In addition, commercial awareness will be imbued in learners through various innovation and entrepreneurship concepts or tools. This subject also prepares students to be self-directed lifelong learners who are digital and information literate. It nurtures communicative and collaborative citizens who can use objective analysis in problem-solving. |
2 | ||
| LSW1002 | Sports & Wellness
This subject reinforces the fundamental knowledge learnt on health, fitness, exercise and sports. Hands-on time will be allocated for a greater variety of fitness exercises and sports skills in a recreational setting. In addition, theoretical knowledge such as sports safety and risk management when participating in physical activities will be introduced. Guidance will be provided for improvement of physical fitness, acquiring of sports skills and relating theoretical knowledge to the physical activities. |
2 | ||
| TGS1002 | Global Studies
This subject provides essential skills and knowledge to prepare students for an overseas experience. They will examine the elements of culture and learn the key principles of cross-cultural communication. In addition, they will gain an appreciation and awareness of the political, economic, technological and social landscape to function effectively in a global environment. The subject prepares students to be responsible global citizens and leaders who can contribute to the global community through effective communication and collaboration. |
3 | ||
| TGS1003 | Sustainability & Climate Action
This subject prepares students to be responsible global citizens and future leaders who can contribute to the global community. It introduces the topics of sustainability and explores how human societies can act to build a sustainable future. This subject focuses on the impact of climate change, potential solutions to climate change, and the future of the green economy from global and local perspectives. |
3 | ||
| DSI3075 | Student Internship Programme
This structured programme is designed to link your learning with the real work environment. You will be placed in organisation(s) with opportunities to apply the concepts and skills acquired in the course of your study. Besides reinforcing technical concepts and mastering of skills in areas that you have been trained, the practical training will enable you to build important skills such as problem-solving, communication, teamwork, and to cultivate good attitude and a strong work ethic. |
16 |
| Subject Code | Subject | Credit Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTP1304 | Beyond the Classroom: Guided Learning
This subject empowers students to take charge of their personal learning in a chosen area of inquiry. Students will broaden or deepen their knowledge and skills, fostering a proactive approach to lifelong learning. Following a scaffolded process, students will design and execute a personalised learning plan that extends beyond traditional classroom walls. The journey culminates in a curated portfolio that highlights their achievements and growth. |
3 |
Graduation Requirements
Cumulative Grade Point Average
min 1.0
TP Fundamentals Subjects
min 36 credit units
Diploma Subjects – Core Subjects
66 credit units
Diploma Subjects – Option Subjects
6 credit units
Diploma Subjects – Elective Subjects
min 16 credit units
Total Credit Units Completed
min 124 credit units
Contact
- deshotline@tp.edu.sg
- Website: https://www.tp.edu.sg/des
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School of Design
Temasek Polytechnic
Central Block 28-28A
21 Tampines Ave 1
Singapore 529757
