Program Competencies

• Apply a holistic understanding of digital filmmaking.

• Analyze the historical and theoretical foundations of filmmaking to locate students' own work within those foundations.

• Apply a critical understanding of filmmaking to better understand its relationship to other creative and intellectual disciplines.

• Develop the filmmaker's voice.

• Understand story structure and the writing process.

• Apply recognized best practices in cinematography.

• Apply recognized best practices in use of formats and technical tools.

• Employ filmmaking and storytelling literacies in editing language and visual effects.

• Apply the processes of leadership, collaboration and production management.

• Use knowledge of law and ethics in students' practices as filmmakers.

• Synthesize knowledge of the filmmaking industry, its impacts and its opportunities to formulate career goals.