Associates Degree Program:

Digital Film and Visual Communication

Program Overview and Description

This program is designed to teach students about a variety of topics related to film production and marketing for creative industries and a variety of organizations. At the same time, students will explore the artistic aspects of the topics, including the creation of visual images to gain knowledge and skills to produce films and marketing campaigns. It also includes a general-education component to introduce students to courses in the humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, and natural sciences mathematics.

This combined effort of film and visual communication gives students access to courses that will enhance the skills needed to finance, create, and market their future projects. The program covers a series of courses intended to shape the film premiere project and a marketing portfolio so that it will best meet the challenges of micro-budget planning and digital production.

The program prepares candidates for a wide range of entry-level positions on independent films and related productions and in entry-level marketing positions for a business.

Courses For Degree

FILM 100 Screenwriting and Storyboarding
FILM 133 Digital Cinematography and Lighting
FILM 167 Preproduction Casting, Crew, and Budgeting
FILM 200 Digital Directing and Producing
FILM 267 Digital Editing, Film Premiere, and Demo Reel Presentations
MKTG 100 Digital Marketing Management
MKTG 133 Digital Advertising Production
MKTG 167 Motion Graphics 1
MKTG 200 Digital Film Marketing Distribution Exhibition and Sales
MKTG 233 Web Development
MKTG 267 Social Media/Digital Marketing and Portfolio Presentations

Associate Degree includes 15 credits of general education courses in the humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, and natural sciences/mathematics.

Diploma Program

Digital Film and Visual Communication

Program Objective and Description

This program is designed to teach students about a variety of topics related to film production and marketing for creative industries and a variety of organizations. At the same time, students will explore the artistic aspects of the topics, including the creation of visual images to gain knowledge and skills to produce films and marketing campaigns. It also includes a general-education component to introduce students to courses in the humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, and natural sciences mathematics.

This combined effort of film and visual communication gives students access to courses that will enhance the skills needed to finance, create, and market their future projects. The program covers a series of courses intended to shape the film premiere project and a marketing portfolio so that it will best meet the challenges of micro-budget planning and digital production.

The program prepares candidates for a wide range of entry-level positions on independent films and related productions and in entry-level marketing positions for a business.

Courses for Diploma

FILM 100 Screenwriting and Storyboarding
FILM 133 Digital Cinematography and Lighting
FILM 167 Preproduction Casting, Crew, and Budgeting
FILM 200 Digital Directing and Producing
FILM 267 Digital Editing, Film Premiere, and Demo Reel Presentations
MKTG 100 Digital Marketing Management
MKTG 133 Digital Advertising Production
MKTG 167 Motion Graphics 1
MKTG 200 Digital Film Marketing Distribution Exhibition and Sales
MKTG 233 Web Development
MKTG 267 Social Media/Digital Marketing and Portfolio Presentations