The A.A.S. degree program in Digital Film prepares students to create, interpret, and analyze visual language through the study of aesthetic and technical concepts applied in the making and producing of films. Students learn all aspects of digital film including directing, producing, editing, cinematography, and screenwriting.

Each course connects to another course in the curriculum in some unique way and provides a solid foundation for students to achieve successful careers in the highly competitive film industry. The curriculum has been designed to encourage collaboration throughout the college on several levels, enabling learning opportunities beyond the classroom experience.

The Digital Film program offers a variety of courses that are production-oriented, as well as those exploring film history, theory, and criticism. The program also includes training in all aspects of new media technologies including state-of-the-art, high-definition digital acquisition.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

• Write, produce, direct, and edit a variety of digital film productions;
• Achieve entry-level professional competence for a position in commercial or film productions;
• Apply narrative structures in the development of short films;
• Choose and analyze scripts, and evaluate the potential of auditioning talent;
• Effectively direct actors to illustrate dramatic action and character;
• Design and implement mood-setting lighting design;
• Evaluate film scripts and select appropriate camera lenses for storytelling;
• Assemble production teams to work on short films.