2022-2023 Catalog

Film Video Media: Writing/Producing Certificate

The selective entry Writing / Directing degree program is designed to provide students with the storytelling skills that are essential to media content creation. Writing / Directing majors focus on scriptwriting, preproduction, eliciting actor performances, production with crews, and post-production. Students should graduate from our rigorous program with a completed teleplay, feature screenplay, and a reel of professional quality videos, ready to work in the creative economy sector in broadcast, feature film, webcast, or any of the evolving media creation formats.  

Certificate Requirements: 51 credits 

General Education: 6 credits

English

ENG 1021English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3

Ethnic Studies

ETH 2000Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)

3

Film Video Media Core: 15 credits

FVM 1003Pre-Production I

3

FVM 1005Video Production I

3

FVM 1017Understanding the Actor's Process

3

FVM 1050Development of Film Expression

3

FVM 1060Video Post-Production I

3

Writing/Producing Emphasis: 30 credits

FVM 1055Writing the Short Script

3

FVM 2000Video Production II

3

FVM 2002Film/Video Business

3

FVM 2009Production Management

3

FVM 2016Producing the Independent Film

3

FVM 202016MM/HD Production

3

FVM 2036Creative Producing

3

FVM 2051Feature Script Analysis

3

 

FVM 2022Writing the Web Series

3

OR

FVM 2032Writing the TV Pilot

3

OR

FVM 2042Writing the TV Spec Script

3

OR

FVM 2043Writing for Interactive Games

3

 

FVM 2073Professional Documentary Production

3

OR

FVM 2087Internship

3