Perhaps no program series at the School is as challenging as Digital Filmmaking. It is here that the student works to earn a diploma or certificate in the creation of the moving image. He or she uses a vast set of creative options combined with an array of digital audio and visual tools .

Those individuals who believe they are destined for the world of cinema directing and producing must understand the real demands of this industry. Today, one does not move to a directing or producing position through single effort study of the cinema or an "appreciation" of the art. Instead, success is a product of acquiring a diverse background of hands-on, new digital world skills that include High Definition 24p production.

This program departs from usual film study recognizing the realities of the job market. HD capability and versatility are essential to making it today. Digital filmmaking has arrived and its going higher and higher. Entry into filmmaking now requires an entire layer of added know-how.

PRODUCING FOR THE BIG SCREEN & THE PERSONAL SCREEN

Market opportunities are broader for the individual who can produce for big screen theatrical release as well as the home entertainment market. Add in industrial communications for DVD and include television and suddenly opportunities grow when one "owns" digital know-how. Some of the production strategies covered in the program include: Documentary development, drama directing, TV commercial directing, motion graphics for titling and special FX, 2D animation for the Internet iFilm, plus 24P HD techniques that are used in Digital Filmmaking production.