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Breaking through the Noise of Social Media

No matter what you make-app, fashion line, game, product, film-social media marketing creates an impact. You’ll learn to secure funds, and practice building your brand, attracting supporters, and navigating multitudes of social media channels to bring your dream project to life. (This course is cross-listed with MPT 204, LA 204,… Read More

Certification Preparation for Avid Media Composer

Do you have the chops to work as an editor in Hollywood, and/or to work with professional editors? Avid Media Composer is the industry-recognized standard for nonlinear editing, and Avid itself designed this course to build the skills and competencies needed to become a fluent, professional-level editor. You will prepare… Read More

Crowdfunding and Social Media Marketing for Entertainment

This course will throw you into the game-changing world of crowdfunding and social media. No matter what project you are creating- a film, an app, fashion line, game, product, or another endeavor- you will build a crowdfunding campaign from the ground up, from inception to launch! You will learn how… Read More

Scheduling and Budgeting a Feature Film

What does it really take to make a film? In this course, you will explore the roles of time and money. Examining and practicing the key functions ofAssistant Directors andUnit Production Managers by scheduling and budgeting a feature film.Working within unions, guilds,clearances andcontract perimeters, you’ll gain skills regarding scheduling, supervising… Read More

Securing Rights and Agreements for Film

Learn the business side of show business. You’ll write option/purchase, submission, producer, employment, non-disclosure, and negotiating agreements. Plus, you’ll explore right-to-work laws, insurance requirements, financing, intellectual property protection, negotiating fees, profit participation, compensation, and more. (This course is cross-listed with MPT 367.)

Visual Storytelling

Discover the power of visual storytelling by studying the work of great directors and cinematographers. You will make numerous short films demonstrating a variety of pictorial concepts, refining your visual vocabulary. (This course is cross-listed with MPT 641.)

Exterior Lighting

In this course, students will learn creative and technical approaches in lighting exteriors for day and night. Students will gain hands on experience with the operational procedures of working on a professional film set. Shooting will be done in both digital and film formats. (This course is cross-listed with MPT… Read More

Visual Storytelling

Discover the power of visual storytelling by studying the work of great directors and cinematographers. You will make numerous short films demonstrating a variety of pictorial concepts, refining your visual vocabulary. (This course is cross-listed with MPT 377.)

Making the Documentary

Become a documentary filmmaker. In this course you will explore the roots and trajectory of this ever-expanding form of filmmaking. You will watch numerous award-winning documentaries to examine how the genre pushes boundaries to tell real stories. You will conceptualize, shoot and edit your own documentary projects. (This course is… Read More

Fall Production Central

This two-semester portfolio course feels like a real-world production company, where you will write, direct, or produce at least 2 different projects: an assessment scene, and a thesis film. In this hands-on advanced production environment writers, directors, and producers collaborate todevelop scripts in the first semester along with writing and… Read More