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School of Motion Pictures & Television

"Don't give me any money, don't give me any people, but give freedom, and I'll give you a movie that looks gigantic."
~ Robert Rodriguez

Academy of Art University has one of the top film schools in the nation. Whether you are looking for an acting school, film directing school, cinematography school, film production school, or screenwriting program, the film school offers every type of film study with motion picture industry knowledge.

Motion Pictures & Television Class Descriptions and Course Schedules

• Directing
• Editing
• Music Videos
• Screenwriting (Script writing for film and television)
• Acting
• Film
• Commercial
• Television
• Theatre
• Shakespearean
• Voiceover
• Performance Arts
• Dance
• Fencing
• Voice and Singing
• Broadway Musicals

• Producing
• Film Production
• Television Production
• Commercial Production
• Production Design
• Cinematography
• Digital Cinematography
• Lighting
• Cinematography Lighting
• Special Effects
• Underwater Filming
• Film Makeup
• Film Costume Design
• And More!

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Motion Pictures & Television Career & Job Opportunities

• Actor
• Producer
• Director
• Editor
• Gaffer
• Camera Operator

• Art Director
• Set Designer
• Screenwriter
• Location Manager
• And more!

Motion Pictures & Television Companies Hiring Our Film School Graduates

• ABS CBN International TV
• American Idol
• The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival
• Artist International
• Boxcar Theatre Company
• Canon Inc.
• Current TV, LLC
• Electronic Arts
• Geffen Records
• J. Walter Thompson Specialized Communications

• PBS/Discovery Channel
• Radium
• San Francisco Cinematheque
• Spreckels Performing Arts Center
• United Airlines
• Vivian Weisman Productions
• Wieden + Kennedy
• Zephyr Films

Motion Pictures & Television Schools & Degree Programs

• Film Associate & Bachelors Degree Programs
• Film Masters Degree Program
• MFA Program Learning Outcomes

Online Motion Pictures & Television Schools & Degree Programs

• Associate of Arts

• Bachelor of Fine Arts

Professional Development & Continuing Art Education

Reach your individual goals in motion pictures & television by taking non-prerequisite classes

Top Among Film Schools

The Academy's School of Motion Pictures and Television offers a film school experience that combines theoretical knowledge and technical know-how to create a program unlike other film schools. Students begin creating their own stories from day one.

A Prime Film School Location

Located in San Francisco, the epicenter of culture and technology, the film school offers students an ideal film school setting. Not only has the city been immortalized in some of America's greatest films, it is also home to some of the most innovative production companies and directors – Pixar, Dreamworks and Francis Ford Coppola. Film school students are encouraged to take advantage of this unique situation.

Cutting-edge Film School Facilities

Film schools should provide professional facilities and equipment. The School of Motion Pictures and Television offers the best of both. Film school students have access to industry equipment and two green screens.

Professional Film School Instructors

Innovative film schools like the Academy hire only working instructors to give students a real-world picture of the film industry. Film School students are prepared for a job immediately after graduating.

As one of the top film schools in the nation, the Academy looks forward to preparing film school students to do what they love.

More Motion Picture and Television School Information

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