Film Production

Film Production

Create Your Future in Film

Every aspect of film production turns abstract ideas into what you see on the silver screen. In today’s stream-heavy world where content is king, experienced filmmakers and production crews are in high demand. Are you ready to transition from a film novice to a skilled filmmaker?

Earn your Bachelor of Science Degree 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 Production is 120 credit hours and 36 months in length.

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Featured Classes

Production Management

Explore the world of line producing, production management, and the infrastructure of various forms of production. Students learn how to plan and execute a successful production in its entirety. Students expand their understanding of how to breakdown a script, the scheduling process, budgeting, casting, crewing and location scouting in this course.

Advanced Grip & Electric

Acquire the necessary skills used by the grip and electric departments on a film set. Students study and practice the use of a variety of advanced grip and electric equipment including large overhead frames, rigging equipment, stands, booms, jibs and electrical meters. Throughout this course, students master the operational tools and gear that are intrinsic to the film production industry.

Advanced Postproduction

Learn to use non-linear editing techniques in professional post-production film environments. Students learn about editing theory, color correction, compositing, post-production organization and hierarchy, with a focus on collaboration and the project pipeline from start to finish.

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.

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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.

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Alex M. Ferrufino

Alex M. Ferrufino

Alex M. Ferrufino is best known for the HBO Latinx-winning short film, Slipping Into Darkness. The film follows a young Mexican American named Juanito, who is struggling to provide for his family and not follow in his incarcerated father’s footsteps. Slipping Into Darkness was a breakout project for Alex Ferrufino and is loosely based on his rough upbringing in Los Angeles.

Kyle Newacheck

With more than 90 combined directing, writing and producing credits spanning the past decade and a half, Kyle has made a name for himself in the comedy world. Whether you’ve seen his work on popular TV shows like Workaholics, Parks and Recreation or Community, you’ll find yourself doing one thing while watching—laughing.

Cinematographer Brandon Trost

Brandon Trost

With a thriving career in cinematography, Brandon Trost is part of the new generation of filmmakers in Hollywood. His contributions to popular feature films like This Is The End, The Disaster Artist, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile have earned him acclaim in the entertainment industry.

Hannah Lux Davis

For more than a decade, Hannah Lux Davis has transformed artists’ music into visual masterpieces. Hannah is an award-winning music video director known for her work with chart-topping pop icons like Ariana Grande, Halsey, Demi Lovato, Nicki Minaj and Kacey Musgraves.

Martin Pensa

Martin is the first alumni to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Film Editing for his editing work on Dallas Buyers Club. That year, Dallas Buyers Club won three Oscars including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Kevin Otte

Kevin Otte

Boasting more than 90 credits for work on professional sets for feature films, reality TV shows and web series, honors graduate Kevin Otte has built a Hollywood career as a freelance production coordinator and production manager.

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