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The Motion Picture Arts Division provides students with a progressive interdisciplinary education through production and theory-based courses in digital video, screenwriting, film history and related arts. The program is dedicated to exposing students to filmmaking as a truly collaborative art form. Emphasis is placed on all aspects of the medium: from the written word to the moving image, from the aesthetics of film art to the basics of practical filmmaking.
Screenwriting workshops develop storytelling skills and help students understand the narrative structure of a film. Production classes explore the visual and aural aspects, including but not limited to cinematography, lighting, music/sound, directing, and editing.
MPA Foundation Electives from other disciplines, such as acting and photography, give students a deeper understanding of the components of the motion picture. Finally, students are given opportunities to learn the history of cinema, how it has evolved worldwide, investigating the impact of how developments in technology continue to challenge and inspire today’s filmmakers. Students will graduate with experience in each area of cinema with opportunities to write, produce, direct and edit their own projects screened in a yearly festival.
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