Concentrations in Filmmaking

You're going to cover a lot of ground in Champlain's Filmmaking major. You'll be exposed to every career possibility in the industry, from screenwriting and cinematography to documentary filmmaking and digital cinema distribution.

After exploring all types of work within the film industry, you'll choose a concentration and start focusing your filmmaking skills. What part of the process fascinates you most? What kind of work do you find most rewarding? We’ll prepare you to succeed in whichever filmmaking role you envision for yourself.

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From the pre-visualization of the image to the final color grade, our cinematography concentration provides a deep dive into camera work and creating the video images you want.

While you learn the skills you'll need to be a director of photography or gaffer, you'll use professional cameras and lighting gear, and employ professional color-grading software to perfect your captured image.

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This concentration provides the opportunity to explore directing for different types of projects including narrative, documentary, and experimental.

Understand the inner workings and logistics of filmmaking, from inception to screening. Learn how to lead teams and guide a project toward a successful vision-you'll practice working with the essential creative departments that build a film: actors, screenwriters, producers, directors of photography, and editors.

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Bring visual concepts and still images to life in innovative ways through typography, audio, video, photography, illustration, animation, and cinematic techniques. Motion graphics are different from typical animation because they are not story-based and often represent shapes and forms, such as logos for brands.

Motion graphics is one of the fastest-growing areas within the film industry. For Filmmaking majors who aspire to be editors, expanding your repertoire with this valuable and exciting skill set will give you essential cutting-edge tools to succeed in the industry.

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Script development, pitching, budgeting, marketing, distribution—the role of a film producer is vital to the success of a film.

The skills of a successful film producer are grounded in filmmaking, business, budgeting, planning, and communication. The producing concentration will deepen those skill sets for students who aspire to be film producers.

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The screenwriting concentration will equip students with the tools and inspiration to create engaging, powerful scripts through the study of compelling characterization, dialogue, and story structure in multiple genres. Students will also analyze current market conditions and evolving business models.

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From recording live in a sound studio to designing a soundtrack, learn how to build the perfect soundscape for a film.

The Sonic Arts concentration takes you through the basics of music creation and sound design, and teaches you the specifics of film scoring so you can create original music. This highly specialized skill set will distinguish you from other candidates as you break into the film industry.

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