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As a cinematographer, you must understand camera movement, composition and, most importantly, lighting. Learn how to guide a film’s narrative through powerful imagery and become a master visual storyteller.
Earn your Bachelor of Science in Film Production. As a student, you’ll be exposed to every stage of film production through a theoretical and gear-centric curriculum.
- Our Bachelor of Science in Film Production Degree with a concentration in Cinematography is 120 credit hours and 36 months in length.
- Each class is studied exclusively during a four-week period allowing students to focus on one particular subject at a time.
Featured Classes
Advanced Cinematography
It’s all about the look and feel of a film. Cinematography students will study the advanced camera system and its capabilities. Students gain extensive experience lighting for the advanced system, shooting in 4K, data management and understanding high-end digital cameras such as the Arri Alexa. This course will teach students how to progress the narrative forward through setting, mood and tone.
Advanced Operating & Steadicam
Show and tell a story through seamless camera movements. Learn the skills and aesthetics of camera operating and the equipment used by both independent Steadicam technicians as well as professional Steadicam operators. Students practice framing, composition, movement, balancing and finer points of operating as it relates to technique are the focus of this course.
Color Grading & Correction
Fine-tuning the final product. In this hands-on course, students learn the art of color grading from an aesthetic and technical perspective. Principles of color theory, and the tools available to achieve them, are explored through lecture and interactive exercises using the DaVinci Resolve color system. Students gain the essential knowledge to properly color correct their own content and experiment to find their visual aesthetic.
Student TechKit®
You’ll use the same equipment used by the pros. We outfit you with a retina display MacBook laptop loaded with software including: Avid Media Composer, Final Draft, Movie Magic Budgeting, Movie Magic Scheduling, Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office.*
*Specific types of gear and gear info subject to change without notice.
Not Your Average Classroom
Take a peek inside our film sets and production stages. You will work with industry-experienced faculty in a hands-on studio environment and learn the technical skills needed to excel in the field.
Step onto our sets and get a first-hand experience of our
Multiple Soundstages • Green Screen Stage • Dolby-Approved Dubbing Stage • 300-Seat Movie Theater • Avid Editing Lab and more!
Did you know that we offer daily tours of our campus?
Alumni Success
Join the ever-growing list of alumni who are shaping the film industry with their contributions to the craft.
The legacies our alumni leave behind inspire future generations of students to pave their own path to success in the entertainment industry. Here are just some of the esteemed alumni who’ve worked on award-winning productions in film, TV and the commercial industry.
Read more about our Alumni Success
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