BFA in Film and Television Production
71 units
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Film and Television Production major is a robust program covering all aspects of film production that prepares graduates for employment in a highly competitive but richly compelling industry. As freshmen, BFA students begin the process of crafting engaging and entertaining stories. In addition to the coveted directing role, students are immersed in writing, production management, cinematography, editing, and sound design, as well as designing and building sets and props. As students progress through this program, they engage in increasingly complex productions and learn to collaborate in several specialty areas. At the junior and senior levels, students assume department head roles on larger-budget films that annually screen at spring semester’s end to full houses in our Hollywood Premiere Night.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| THTR 110 | Introduction to Acting 1 | 3 |
| CINE 119 | Introduction to Directing | 3 |
| CINE 240 | Introduction to Film Analysis and Theory | 3 |
| CINE 260 | Cinema-TV Production I | 4 |
| CINE 280 | Writing the Short Screenplay | 3 |
| CINE 285 | History of Film 1 | 3 |
| CINE 295 | Film and Television Business | 3 |
| CINE 316 | Production Development Workshop | 3 |
| CINE 317 | Cinematic Design | 3 |
| CINE 319 | Directing for the Camera | 3 |
| CINE 320 | Cinematography | 3 |
| CINE 321 | Film and Television Editing | 3 |
| CINE 322 | Sound Design | 3 |
| CINE 335 | Cinema-TV Production II | 5 |
| CINE 361 | Production Management | 3 |
| CINE 375 | Screenwriting | 3 |
| CINE 385 | Screenwriting Portfolio | 3 |
| CINE 416 | Capstone Production Development | 3 |
| CINE 462 | Advanced Cinema Production | 5 |
| CINE 494 | Production Capstone 2 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Film and Social Issues 3 | ||
| World Cinema 3 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Contemporary Auteurs | ||
| Genre Studies | ||
| Total Units | 71 | |
- 1
Meets the APU Core: Humanities: Fine Arts general education requirement.
- 2
May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 units, but only 3 units count toward the major.
- 3
Meets the APU Core: Intercultural Competence general education requirement.