Study film and video as fine arts, in an environment that emphasizes and supports the development of a personal vision and encourages experimentation across mediums and genres. Take individual courses and workshops, or take a deeper dive with our Summer Film School.
Discover your identity as a storyteller and focus on the stories that matter most to you and that you can best tell. Learn how to successfully structure compelling narratives with a scene-based, character-driven approach. With this hands-on course, you will also learn how to avoid the pitfalls of stories that … Read more
Start Date
01/28
Meeting Day
Thursdays
End Date
03/11
Faculty
Michael Sheridan
Time
6pm–8pm
Credits
0
An introduction into the wide spectrum of moving image art, this course focuses on developing the necessary skills to create short experimental films directly from home. Using various image-capturing devices, such as phones, DSLRs, point-and-shoot cameras and more, this class will examine the potential to construct both abstract and narrative … Read more
Start Date
03/04
Meeting Day
Thursdays
End Date
04/08
Faculty
Camilo Cardenas
Time
9am–11am
Credits
0
“The eye sees but the ear imagines.” This course will explore everything that filmmaker Robert Bresson meant with that famous statement while giving equal emphasis to what it takes to record moving images and sounds that tell engaging stories and stimulate the imagination. We will cover the aesthetic and technical … Read more
Start Date
03/15
Meeting Day
Mondays and Thursdays
End Date
04/08
Faculty
Michael Sheridan
Time
6pm–8pm
Credits
0
This workshop is an introduction to animation and compositing techniques for setting still images in motion and combining them with video into one cohesive project. Students learn animation techniques,working with masks, traveling mattes and creating motion paths to set still images in motion and to create depth. The primary software … Read more
Start Date
04/03
Meeting Day
Saturdays
End Date
05/08
Faculty
Janne Holtermann
Time
10am–1pm
Credits
0
Learn the principles and techniques of video editing – the backbone of filmmaking. Whatever your interest or desired role in filmmaking, understanding editing is fundamental to your success. The editor is a detail-oriented storyteller, craftsperson, organizer, and technician. We often rediscover and sometimes reinvent our stories in the edit. Through … Read more
Start Date
04/26
Meeting Day
Mondays and Thursdays
End Date
05/13
Faculty
Michael Sheridan
Time
6pm–8pm
Credits
0