Filmmaking Concentration Bring Your Vision to Life MCAD’s Filmmaking concentration is versatile, experiential, and prepares students for a variety of fields. Courses cover all elements of cinematic production, including writing, directing, acting, producing, shooting, sound mixing, and editing. Cutting-edge film and digital technologies allow you to experiment, collaborate, and express yourself as you work across genres, crafting narrative, documentary, and experimental projects. Using traditional motion-picture language as well as contemporary innovations, students develop formally inventive films and videos to bring a personal vision to life. Hear about the student experience As a Media Arts major with a Filmmaking concentration, you will: Investigate Filmmaking in relationship to interdisciplinary media practices. Develop creative and technical skills in filmmaking, videography, screenwriting, visual effects, and sound. Pursue independent film and video projects informed by personal vision. Learn a range of professional crew positions. Acquire the skills and knowledge for an independent creative practice and a professional career in filmmaking. Obtain a broad historical and critical understanding of cinema history. Gain new tools of self-expression in media production while you navigate complex questions of identity. Tell me more about Filmmaking at MCAD Email CAPTCHA This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Class Highlights Narrative Filmmaking Documentary Experimental Filmmaking Editing & Post-Production Sound Degree Information After MCAD There are many paths to explore with a degree in Filmmaking. Potential careers include: Cinematographer Documentary Filmmaker Film Editor Sound Designer Additional Careers “While I was heavily interested in graphic design and sculpture, filmmaking was the major that satisfied my creative soul, thirst for technological innovation, and entrepreneurial drive.” –Zachary Nelson ’12, Cofounder/CEO of MotoCrane, LLC Image Alumni Profile Jaafar Alnabi BFA in Filmmaking Image Faculty Profile Craig Rice BA, University of Southern California