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BFA MPT Outlines

MFA MPT Outlines

School of Motion Pictures & Television

BFA MPT - Cinematography

First Year - 30.0 Units

First Semester 12.0 Units

• MPT_105: Photo Storyboarding/Super 8mm
  [Major Required Course]
• MPT_110: Nonlinear Computer Editing 1: Principles of Editing
  [Major Required Course]
• MPT_295: Successful Storytelling
  [Major Required Course]
• MPT_120: Respect for Acting
  [Major Required Course]

Second Semester 18.0 Units

• MPT_130: Motion Picture Language
  [Major Required Course]
• MPT_231: Non-Linear Computer Editing 2: Advanced Final Cut Pro
  [Major Required Course]
• MPT_220: Introduction to Screenwriting
  [Major Required Course]
• FND_113: Sketching for Communication
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_108: Composition for the Artist
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement] *To be taken in Summer.
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement] *To be taken in Summer.

Second Year - 36.0 Units

Third Semester 15.0 Units

• MPT_260: Cinematography 1: Foundational Aspects
  [Major Required Course]
• MPT_330: Directing Actors for Film & TV
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• MPT_225: Introduction to Sound/Foley & Effects
  [Major Required Course]
• MPT_205: Introduction to Producing
  [Major Required Course]
• LA_120: Art History through the 15th Century
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]

Fourth Semester 21.0 Units

• MPT_140: Lighting 1: The Art of Seeing Light
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• MPT_340: Cinematography 2: The Craft
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• MPT_320: Screenwriting 2: The Short Film
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_121: Art History through the 19th Century
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• (LA_202: English Composition: Creative Persuasion & Argument, OR LA_280: Perspective Journalism)
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement] [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement]
• LA_291: Designing Careers
  [Liberal Arts: Employment Communications & Practices requirement] *To be taken in Summer.
• MPT_299: Script Breakdown, Blocking, & Continuity
  [Major By Advisement Course] *To be taken in Summer.

Third Year - 36.0 Units

Fifth Semester 15.0 Units

• MPT_445: Cinematography 3: The Camera Technician's Role
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• MPT_271: Lighting 2: Lighting the Set
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• MPT_***:
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Art Histoy & Appreciation requirement]
• LA_110: English Composition: Narrative Storytelling
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement]

Sixth Semester 21.0 Units

• MPT_465: Cinematography 4: Advanced Camera Techniques
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• MPT_351: Lighting 3: Exteriors: Day & Night
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 1]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Cultural Ideas & Influence requirement]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Historical Awareness requirement]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Quantitative Reasoning Literacy requirement] *To be taken in Summer.
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course] *To be taken in Summer.

Fourth Year - 30.0 Units

Seventh Semester 12.0 Units

• MPT_***:
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• MPT_***:
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• MPT_470: The Demo Reel
  [Major Required Course] (Choose from MPT 470A, 470B, 470C, or 470X)
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]

Eighth Semester 18.0 Units

• MPT_***:
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• MPT_470: The Demo Reel
  [Major By Advisement Course] (Choose from MPT 470A, 470B, 470C, or 470X.)
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 2]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course] *To be taken in Summer.
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 3] *To be taken in Summer.