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Film Video Media: Cinematography Certificate

Cinematography majors develop their filmmaking craft through hands-on instruction and collaboration with Directors and Production Designers. They learn to visualize a movie while provoking emotional response from the audience. This is the essence of why people connect with cinema. You will master a wide variety of industry standard cameras and production tools currently in use at the highest levels of our industry. Working in parallel with other disciplines allows a Cinematography major to explore a wide range of filmmaking, gaining skills in: dramatic narrative, documentary filmmaking and the latest in state-of-the-art technology and technique.

Certificate Requirements: 51 credits 

General Education: 6 credits

English

ENG 1021English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3

Ethnic Studies

ETH 2000Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)

3

Film Video Media Core: 15 credits

FVM 1003Pre-Production I

3
FVM 1005Video Production I

3
FVM 1017Understanding the Actor's Process

3
FVM 1050Development of Film Expression

3
FVM 1060Video Post-Production I

3

Cinematography/Videography Emphasis: 30 credits

FVM 1053Introduction to Film Production

3
FVM 1185The Documentary Film

3
FVM 2000Video Production II

3
FVM 2005Camera Techniques

3
FVM 2006Film/Video Lighting

3
FVM 2013Cinematography

3
FVM 202016MM/HD Production

3
FVM 2023Color Grading

3
FVM 2073Professional Documentary Production

3
 
AND
 
FVM Elective
 
FVM 2021Commercial Media Production

3
 
Or
 
Any other FVM course approved by the department

3