2024-2025 Catalog

Film Video Media: Writing/Directing Emphasis, A.A.S.

The Writing / Directing degree program is designed to provide students with the storytelling skills that are essential to media content creation. Writing / Directing majors focus on scriptwriting, preproduction, eliciting actor performances, production with crews, and post-production. Students should graduate from our rigorous program with a completed teleplay, feature screenplay, and a reel of professional quality videos, ready to work in the creative economy sector in broadcast, feature film, webcast, or any of the evolving media creation formats.

Degree Requirements: 75 credits

General Education Requirements: 15 credits

English

(6 credits)

ENG 1021English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3

ENG 1022English Composition II (GT-CO2)

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

(6 credits)

PSY 1001General Psychology I (GT-SS3)

3

Or

PSY 1002General Psychology II (GT-SS3)

3

 

AND

ETH 2000Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)

3

Arts and Humanities

(3 credits)

COM 1150Public Speaking

3

 

Or

 

COM 1250Interpersonal Communication (GT-SS3)

3

Film Video Common 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

Writing/Directing Emphasis: 36 credits

FVM 1018Screen Actor Improvisation

3

Or

FVM 2006Film/Video Lighting

3

Or

FVM 2017Acting for the Screen

3

 

FVM 1055Writing the Short Script

3

 

FVM 2000Video Production II

3

Or

FVM 202016MM/HD Production

3

 

FVM 2002Film/Video Business

3

FVM 2004Art Direction

3

FVM 2005Camera Techniques

3

FVM 2007Directing Workshop

3

FVM 2009Production Management

3

FVM 2012Contemporary Global Cinema

3

FVM 2015Post-Production II

3

 

FVM 2022Writing the Web Series

3

Or

FVM 2032Writing the TV Pilot

3

Or

FVM 2042Writing the TV Spec Script

3

Or

FVM 2043Writing for Interactive Games

3

 

FVM 2051Feature Script Analysis

3

Production III OR Feature-Writing Track: 9 credits

Students need to take either the Production III OR Feature-Writing Track.

Production III Track

FVM 2029Production III Preparation

3

FVM 2070Film/Video Production III

3

FVM 2071Post-Production III

3

Feature-Writing Track

FVM 2052Writing the Independent Film

3

Or

FVM 2062Writing the Hollywood Feature

3

 

FVM 2068Feature Rewrites Workshop

3

FVM 2069Screenwriter's Workshop

3