Digital Media Production
Introduction
The Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Production emphasizes the production & distribution of creative digital content in multiple media formats. This highly interdisciplinary program integrates video production, photography, computer graphics, graphic design, audio production, animation, writing for the media, and media theory & analysis. It prepares students for successful careers in digital art & animation, graphics & design, audio production, video production & media writing.
Our students have recently interned or have been hired by ABC News, ABC News Radio, CNN America, CNBC, Rolling Stone Magazine, Nickelodeon, The Colbert Report, Sirius XM Radio, The Creative Group, The Creators Project, Seventeen Magazine, Music Choice, and Viacom.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Optional Minors
Students can also choose to minor in Digital Media Production
Career Ideas
Director, Producer, Video Editor, Camera Operator, Motion Graphics Artist, Sound Designer, Script Supervisor, Audio Engineer, Title Designer, Lighting Designer, Storyboard Artist, Photographer, Art/Photo Director, Animator, Production Manager
Program Administrators
Jim Frank, Program Chair, (914) 323-5410, Jim.Frank@mville.edu
Faculty and Staff
Program Chair
Jim Frank – Digital photography, studio photography, graphic design, computer graphics
Faculty
Nikhil Ghodke – motion graphics, video production
Christine Dehne – Video production, computer graphics, animation, and alternative media
Dara Murray – advertising, gender and communication, media criticism, social media
Brian Snee – Media history, theory, and analysis; rhetoric; documentary film studies
Affiliated Faculty
Jeff Bens – Screenwriting and narrative writing
Gillian Greenhill Hannum – History of photography
Geoffrey Kidde – Music technology and audio recording
David Lugowski – Film history, theory and analysis
Adjunct Faculty
Holly Avella – media studies, interpersonal communication
Mark Beech – sport communication and media
Cynthia Brosnan – public speaking, business communication
Michael Castaldo – Technician, video production
Jeanne Christie – Public speaking, small group and visual communication
Tony Ely – TV, video and digital media production
Laura Katen – public speaking, business communication
Susan Morelock – Technician, Digital Photography, 3D printing, computer graphics
John Proctor – Media convergence and “new” journalism, blogging and media writing, communication theory
Overview
The Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Production prepares students for successful careers in digital art and animation, graphics and design, audio production, video production, and media writing. In addition to class work, students will hone their skills by contributing to Manhattanville College’s student-run media, and compete for top internships and jobs in nearby New York City and Stamford, Conn.