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Film Production

The film production program prepares students to enter the field of film production and Georgia’s burgeoning film industry.

Coursework emphasizes the development of skills in areas such as storytelling, compositing, editing, visual effects, motion graphics, and sound editing. View the suggested course sequence for the B.A. and A.A. degrees in the academic catalog.

  • Film student David Morgan prepares to shoot with the Canon C200 cinema camera.
  • Film students shoot and record audio for a senior capstone film
  • Photo of film production majors after winning national award for their short film
  • Students show off their demo reels at the VPA Creative Careers Fair

Film Production Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the BA program in Film Production will demonstrate the following characteristics:

  • Understand critical and creative processes and aesthetic approaches involved in the pre-production, production and post-production phases of film making
  • Develop mastery of technical and artistic skills that are fundamental to filmmaking and video production and post-production—including writing, producing, directing, editing, cinematography, production and audio design
  • Acquire and model accepted industry practices, including those regarding professional collaborations, safety and ethical standards, and demonstration of employment marketability
  • Analyze and critique films representing a broad range of theoretical and historical perspectives

The student learning outcomes for the Associate of Arts degree in Film Production are:

  • to develop technical skills that are fundamental to on-set film production,
  • to acquire and model accepted industry practices, including those regarding professional collaborations, safety and ethical standards, to demonstrate employment marketability in the film industry.

Program Coordinator

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Mr. Jonathan Harris
Professor of Film Production