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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, we offer every type of film study with motion picture industry knowledge.

Motion Pictures & Television Class Descriptions and Schedules

Motion Pictures & Television classes in:

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), Directing, Editing, Screenwriting (Script writing for film and television), Special Effects (Underwater Filming, Film Makeup, Film Costume Design), Music Videos, and more!

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Motion Pictures & Television Career Opportunities

Actor, Producer, Director, Editor, Gaffer, Camera Operator, Art Director, Set Designer, Screenwriter, Location Manager, and more!

Motion Pictures & Television Firms Hiring Our Grads Include:

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 Degree Programs

Undergraduate Degree Programs
Graduate Degree Program

Online Motion Pictures & Television Degree Programs

Associate of Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Professional Development and Continuing Art Education

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

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