Course Descripons - The Art Institutes

Media Arts
DIGITAL FILMMAKING & VIDEO PRODUCTION, Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
Off ered at Chicago, Schaumburg, Cincinna�
Program Mission
The mission of the Digital Filmmaking & Video Produc� on program is to prepare students for the next genera� on of digital
produc� on and delivery who can meet the needs of corporate communica� on, television, e-business, and other media
outlets for their exis� ng markets. It enables students to create compelling, eff ec� ve, and aesthe� cal content to be delivered
on CD, DVD, videotape, broadband Internet, and/or other emerging means of technology, and prepares them for successful
entry-level employment in the fi eld.
Desired Student Outcomes
1. Communica� on: Graduates will understand the elements of storytelling – how to communicate with an intended audience,
including a refi ned sense of pacing and cri� cal story elements; they will know how to collaborate with and direc� ng
all par� cipants in a project, including crew, talent, and clients; they will have wri� en, oral, and visual communica� on skills
needed to communicate ideas to employers, colleagues, and clients.
2. Cinematography and Ligh� ng: Graduates will understand the theory, techniques, and terminology of the fi eld; will apply
cinematography and ligh� ng as components of the storytelling process.
3. Produc� on Processes & Problem-solving: Graduates will be able to conceptualize, pre-produce (loca� ons, wardrobe, etc.)
direct and execute successful produc� on plans; will be able to iden� fy, an� cipate and fi nd solu� ons to technical, logis� cal,
storytelling, and personnel problems.
4. Audio produc� on processes: Graduates will be able to produce and assemble the audio elements of a fi lm, including
voice, sound eff ects, and musical score, automa� c dialogue replacement and will have technical profi ciency in recording and
edi� ng professional audio material.
5. Edi� ng and Cri� cal Thinking: Graduates will understand how edi� ng styles, techniques, and approaches aff ect the overall
story and audience reac� on; will have technical profi ciency in non-linear edi� ng techniques; will be able to cri� que their
own and others’ work and apply their self-cri� quing ability to edi� ng a work.
6. Graphic Design & Visual Eff ects: Graduates will be able to produce eff ec� ve mo� on graphic and composi� ng and anima-
� on projects displaying technical ap� tude, aesthe� c decision-making and an awareness of intended audience.
7. Context: Graduates will be familiar with a wide range of stories in various genres; fi lm history; aesthe� cs; they will have
research skills related to documentary subjects and to ensuring the accuracy of fi lms.
8. Professionalism: Graduates will present and conduct themselves professionally; demonstrate knowledge of the fi lm
industry, including career paths, responsibili� es and industry expecta� ons; will apply business principles and prac� ces while
maintaining legal and ethical standards
Program Descrip� on
Students take advantage of well equipped video and audio studios, up-to-date computer labs and a wide range of industryproven
so� ware. Students complete this program with a sophis� cated senior project included in their video por� olio of
original produc� on work. This por� olio, essen� al to seeking employment in the industry, demonstrates the student’s mastery
of design, produc� on and communica� ons skills.
Gradua� on Requirements
To receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Digital Filmmaking & Video Produc� on, students must complete a minimum
of 180 quarter-credits with 60 quarter-credits in general educa� on courses and 120 in the specialty area with a cumula� ve
GPA of 2.0 or higher. Also a student must receive a passing grade or credit for all required course work and meet por� olio
requirements including par� cipa� on in the Senior Por� olio Show. Gradua� ng students must pass a required course in which
a por� olio is produced and sa� sfy all fi nancial obliga� ons to The Illinois Ins� tute of Art.
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