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In the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Art, Media, and Design programs, you will expand your artistic potential through a broad-based education in studio art, photography and media art, or graphic art.
- BFA Film and Television
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television is a...
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Our BFA in Film and Television program emphasizes the...
- BFA Film and Television
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television is a specialist degree. Students concentrate in one of eleven specific film and television areas and create portfolios preparing them for careers in the industry.
Our BFA in Film and Television program emphasizes the technical aspects of media production and explores the relationship between cinema production technologies and creative artistic expression. You’ll choose one of 11 filmmaking concentrations.
- Cinematography Concentration
- Comedy Filmmaking Concentration
- Creative Producing Concentration
- Directing Concentration
- Documentary Concentration
- Editing Concentration
- Production Design Concentration
- Screenwriting Concentration
- Showrunner Concentration
- Sound Design Concentration
The cinematography concentration will provide a strong technical foundation for cinematographers enabling students to focus on lighting, color correction, or special effects while facilitating the creation of more portfolio pieces.
This robust four-year comedy filmmaking concentration will enable students to have sufficient time to develop a methodology for creating, developing and showcasing their comedic writing and directing, from the script to the screen. Additionally, these students will have access to Second City’s Master Seminar classes.
The creative producing concentration allows students to achieve competency in multimedia streaming, creative financing structures, international distribution, intellectual property and original content acquisition. This concentration will enable students to oversee more portfolio pieces.
The directing concentration lays a strong foundation for students who wish to direct coupled with a strong technical and storytelling foundation.
The documentary concentration provides students with the opportunity to experience different documentary modes of production, dig deeper into issues that interest them, and experiment with the styles of documentary creation that are best suited to their personal vision.
The editing concentration will provide a solid foundation in managing media during production to editing and finishing a project. This includes picture, sound, titles, color correction, and mastering workflows. The concentration will allow students to specialize in both the technical and creative aspects of editing.
The production design concentration was developed in conjunction with DePaul’s Theater School and provides students with a strong foundation in production design across several media. Students can specialize in various crafts including art direction, scene design, costume design, property, hair and makeup.
The screenwriting concentration enables students to enhance their creative voice and spec portfolio which will prepare them to become professional screenwriters.
The showrunner concentration will allow students to hone and showcase their voice within the web series format. Showrunners have become the most sought-after producers in an ever-changing television landscape, as studios and networks. Emphasis will be placed on branding and marketing in addition to cultivating innovative storytelling techniques.
The sound design concentration provides a solid foundation in sound design for the visual image. The concentration will provide deep exploration of all elements of sound design including audio engineering, field recording, dialogue recording, dialogue and sound effects editing, sound mixing, re-recording mixing, deliverables, and film scoring.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Acting offers student actors world-class, professional training and practical hands-on experience, preparing them for successful careers on stage and screen. Request Information Visit The Theatre School Apply Online.
The BFA in Animation provides students serious about careers as animation artists with a thorough foundation in the art of animation and its history, combined with intense advanced practice in a wide variety of animation methods and mediums.
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The Theatre School’s undergraduate program is a highly specialized conservatory offering fifteen Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) majors across three departments: Design/Technology, Performance, and Theatre Studies.