Film & Video, BA
Film and Video Production is a professionally-oriented program with a strong liberal arts foundation. It brings together faculty and courses from Film and Video Production, Theatre, Art and Design, the School of Languages & Cultures, and English.
The goal of this program is to help prepare students to meet the new challenges they will encounter as citizens and professionals in the information age, and to qualify them for immediate entry into professional careers or graduate programs in film and video. Students may choose from multiple concentrations, including Directing, Editing, Writing, Cinematography, Production Design, Live Production, and International Cinema; or mix and match courses to create a more customized experience. Students will learn how to analyze, integrate, and apply the theories that form the basis of the film and video discipline, and to work in a practical, professional capacity. To maximize their experience, students are encouraged to actively seek real-world opportunities through internships, participate in capstone experiences, or perhaps include a second major or minor. The students plan offers excellent flexibility to personalize their experience to their own personal, professional, and artistic goals.
All liberal arts majors prepare students with the skills identified as contributing to managerial success: communicating and listening well, possessing insights into others, creative/critical thinking, problem solving, and the ability to make connections across complex ideas.
In order to enhance your degree, you may wish to add one of these concentrations:
Cinematography concentration
This is for students interested in gaining greater mastery in the composition of shots and usage of the camera and lights within a film or video. To achieve this concentration, take 12 credits from this course list.
Directing concentration
This is available for students interested in working with and helping actors and crew achieve theirs and the producers vision for a film or video project. To achieve this concentration, take 12 credit from this course list,
Editing concentration
This is available for students interested in graphic design, film and video editing, and being involved in a production's post-production. To achieve this concentration, take 12 credit from this course list,
Live Production concentration
This is available for students interested in being involved and gaining in-depth experience about live streamed productions. To achieve this concentration, take 12 credit from this course list,
International Cinema concentration
To achieve this concentration, take 12 credit from this course list,
Screenwriting concentration
This is available for students interested in adapting plays, novels, original works and other art forms into screenplays. To achieve this concentration, take 12 credit from this course list,