Motion Pictures & Television (BFA)

Get hands-on experience with the entire filmmaking process. Functioning in a range of creative and technical roles including: Director, Cinematographer and Editor, you'll collaborate with other students to produce a piece of digital content.

Video editing can be a very powerful visual storytelling tool. Using Adobe Premiere Pro, you will use montage, screen direction, continuity, and stylistic concepts to edit a narrative scene as you prepare for the Adobe Premiere ACA exam.

Explore the dynamics of lighting for narrative motion picture. Shooting in B and W and Color, film and digital formats, you will learn how diffusion, contrast ratios, exposure control, light placement, electricity and safety, and other factors affect the overall design of your work.

This course offers you hands-on practice in lighting, staging of scenes and blocking for the camera, as seen from the director of photography's perspective. Your projects will be 16mm color film or digital with dialog recorded.

No matter what you make-app, fashion line, game, product, film-social media marketing creates an impact. You'll learn to secure funds, and practice building your brand, attracting supporters, and navigating multitudes of social media channels to bring your dream project to life. (This course is cross-listed with LA 204, MPT 705, and GLA 705.)

Are youcreative producer material? You'll learn to identify and acquire the rights to material, how to raise financing and secure distribution, create a marketing plan, and work as a creative producer in all stages of production.

You will be introduced to the basic elements of sound recording and production for film and television. You will learn microphone selection and placement, as well as mixing and equalization. You will use Pro-Tools software for recording Foley and automatic dialog.

Develop the skills necessary to become a productive member of a film crew. You'll collaborate to write, produce, direct, and edit short scenes within a fixed schedule and a set budget.

Do you have the chops to work as an editor in Hollywood, and/or to work with professional editors? Avid Media Composer is the industry-recognized standard for nonlinear editing, and Avid itself designed this course to build the skills and competencies needed to become a fluent, professional-level editor. You will prepare for and take the certification exam to become a Certified Avid User. When bidding for a gig, Certification can serve as a validation of your expertise. Real skills, proven. [This course is cross-listed with MPT 766.]

While learning all about how a movie art department operates under the leadership of the Production Designer, you will have the opportunity to develop the visual style of how you "see" stories come to life. The basic roles and responsibilities of the creative team will be explored allowing you to experience what it takes to create sets for filming.

Learn how to find, option, and develop material for feature films and television. Practice composing effective script notes to help writers, and learn to evaluate the appropriate marketplace for your developed content. (This course is cross-listed with MPT 688 and MPT 888.)

Gain experience being a director by working with actors on film sets. While concentratingon screenplay analysis, you'll direct actors through the rehearsal process and shooting of a basic scene. You'll learn the best way to communicate with actors to become "an actor's director".

Develop the professional collateral needed to enter the entertainment industry. Create a professional website, resume, demo reel, and a personal pitch. Create and package a project to market to the industry upon graduation. (This course is cross-listed with ACT 710 and MPT 810.)

Characters are the heart of every story. You'll acquire the skills to develop compelling three-dimensional characters and to create strong, believable backstories.