Major:
Film Production
Degree:
Certificate
Description:
As cameras capable of capturing high-quality moving images and computer-based editing programs become increasingly common, the capacity to make movies is in the hands of more people than ever before. But being a filmmaker means more than knowing how to push some buttons. At the level of a craft, ...
As cameras capable of capturing high-quality moving images and computer-based editing programs become increasingly common, the capacity to make movies is in the hands of more people than ever before. But being a filmmaker means more than knowing how to push some buttons. At the level of a craft, filmmaking is an endeavor requiring a high level of technical skill and knowledge. At the level of art, it is an endeavor that involves understanding the complex ways in which emotions and ideas are created through combinations of images and sound.
The Certificate in Film Production is a 24-credit program that provides aspiring filmmakers the foundational skills in shooting, scripting, and editing film and video necessary to make films at a level of technical and aesthetic sophistication beyond the work of an amateur, but without pursuing the more advanced coursework involved in the B.A. program in Cinema Studies and Film Production. Beyond the basic production sequence, Certificate students have the opportunity to take 9 credits of electives in film production or cinema studies courses, including 3 workshop credits.
The Certificate in Film Production is designed so that it can be completed in two to four semesters of full time or part time coursework.
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Major:
Documentary Filmmaking
Degree:
Certificate
Description:
Documentary films have played a long and venerable role in the cultural life of societies, whether the films in question are home movies, government propaganda, ethnographic records, historical studies, explorations of the natural world, film essays, or any of the other varieties of forms that fall ...
Documentary films have played a long and venerable role in the cultural life of societies, whether the films in question are home movies, government propaganda, ethnographic records, historical studies, explorations of the natural world, film essays, or any of the other varieties of forms that fall under the heading of non-fiction film. With the advent of digital cameras and computer-based non-linear editing programs, more and more people have access to the tools for creating such films, fueling a vast new interest in the documentary form, and through their creation bringing to light new and unexpected arenas of the human experience.
The Certificate in Documentary Filmmaking is a 24-credit program of interest to students who would like to learn the basics of documentary film production without pursuing the additional coursework involved in earning a bachelor’s degree. Students in this program develop foundational skills in shooting, scripting, and editing documentaries shot on film or video, grounded in a general understanding of the traditions, principles, and practice of non-fiction film. Beyond the basic production sequence, Certificate students have the opportunity to take 6 credits of electives in film production, content coursework, or independent study, including up to 3 workshop credits.
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Major:
Film Studies
Degree:
Associate of Arts
Description:
An Associate of Arts Degree in Film Studies is a 60-credit degree program in liberal arts with a concentration in cinema studies and film production. Beyond the requirements for the Associate’s Degree program, it allows students to take up to 30 credits in cinema studies and/or film production ...
An Associate of Arts Degree in Film Studies is a 60-credit degree program in liberal arts with a concentration in cinema studies and film production. Beyond the requirements for the Associate’s Degree program, it allows students to take up to 30 credits in cinema studies and/or film production coursework. Students take 9 credits of required cinema studies courses (Introduction to Cinema Studies plus 6 credits of electives), plus an additional 21 credits of either cinema studies or film production, including workshops. Prerequisites for higher-level courses must be met before those courses can be taken. The program is designed so that it can be completed in four semesters of full-time coursework.
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Film History & Criticism / Film & Video Production
Major:
Documentary Studies
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Description:
The purpose of Documentary Studies at Burlington College is straightforward: to tell stories about people’s lives as truthfully and effectively as possible through writing, film, photography, or some combination of these media. The real world is the classroom, and real people and real situations are...
The purpose of Documentary Studies at Burlington College is straightforward: to tell stories about people’s lives as truthfully and effectively as possible through writing, film, photography, or some combination of these media. The real world is the classroom, and real people and real situations are the content. Through the telling of others’ stories, students also recognize and tell their own. They stretch their boundaries, learn about themselves, and build empathy.
We draw on the rich traditions and knowledge in the field of Documentary Studies. We are rooting the major in disciplines dedicated to understanding human lives and communities—anthropology, folklore, psychology, sociology, political science, history, and oral history. Required interdisciplinary classes introduce students to the theory, history, ethics, and methods of making documentaries; meanwhile, classes in writing, film, and photography introduce them to the expressive and technical possibilities of each medium.
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Major:
Cinema Srudies & Film Production
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Description:
The Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Studies and Film Production is a 120-credit program that embeds a fully-articulated program in cinema studies and film production within the context of a liberal arts philosophy emphasizing the education of the person as a whole. The program takes a craft approach to ...
The Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Studies and Film Production is a 120-credit program that embeds a fully-articulated program in cinema studies and film production within the context of a liberal arts philosophy emphasizing the education of the person as a whole. The program takes a craft approach to filmmaking, providing students with very high levels of technical skills while fostering the student’s personal development as a creative artist. The student’s personal interest in filmmaking is nurtured in light of a range of historical models, from classic Hollywood narrative films to revolutionary “Third Cinema” to experimental filmmaking and documentary. Structural sophistication, technical excellence, and artistic ambitiousness are the landmarks of the films and videos produced by graduates of the B.A. program.
The B.A. in Cinema Studies and Film Production is designed so that it can be completed in eight semesters of full-time coursework. Students with a B.A. in Cinema Studies and Film Production are ready to begin their careers as filmmakers or go on to graduate work in the fields of cinema studies and/or film production. Graduates of the B.A. program in Cinema Studies and Film Production have the skills and knowledge to qualify for a variety of possible positions at television stations, advertising agencies, production companies, and studios.
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Major:
Fine Arts
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Description:
The Fine Arts major is designed to provide broad foundations in the arts as well as the opportunity to focus in one area such as painting, drawing, mixed-media, or photography. Art history and criticism are emphasized, as are technical foundations. As students develop more advanced skills, they are ...
The Fine Arts major is designed to provide broad foundations in the arts as well as the opportunity to focus in one area such as painting, drawing, mixed-media, or photography. Art history and criticism are emphasized, as are technical foundations. As students develop more advanced skills, they are encouraged to work more independently in tutorials or guided independent studies as well as placements in internships and even apprenticeships with local artists. Cross-registration and arrangements with local arts and crafts organizations provide additional opportunities to enrich possibilities for individualizing the curriculum. Students in this program work closely with the advisor to plan their programs.
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Major:
Screenwriting
Degree:
Certificate
Description:
During the studio era screenplays were written by professional screenwriters in the employ of the studios. Today, scripts for major movies originate from many sources, including the work of non-professionals. But the screenplay is a unique form, with its own technical language and its own rules of ...
During the studio era screenplays were written by professional screenwriters in the employ of the studios. Today, scripts for major movies originate from many sources, including the work of non-professionals. But the screenplay is a unique form, with its own technical language and its own rules of composition, and writing for the screen is different in many ways than other types of creative writing. The goal of the certificate program in screenwriting is to provide students with the knowledge of how to take an idea and effectively transform it into the visual and dramatic language of a feature film.
The Certificate in Screenwriting is a 12-credit program of interested people who would like to learn the fundamentals of screenwriting. Students in the Certificate program gain an understanding of narrative structure, character development, how to visualize drama, and more. In the process of completing the Certificate program, students will write an original feature-length screenplay.
The Certificate in Film Production is designed so that it can be completed in three to four semesters of part-time coursework.
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