Production - Loyola Marymount University

Production from Loyola Marymount University is a Campus Master Film degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. Mission Statement The Master of Fine Arts degrees offered by the School of Film and Television at Loyola Marymount University is based on a professional academic program and designed to foster original and creative work in film and television production and writing. The emphasis is on understanding and mastering visual storytelling in an atmosphere which allows students to explore and express their ideas with ever increasing creative and technical skills. The School of Film and Television is committed to a relatively small graduate program. Given the large number of qualified applicants, the review process is necessarily very selective. Graduate study in this program is a full-time, intensive endeavor; only the most motivated and serious students can be considered. PRODUCTION (FILM AND TELEVISION) DEGREE The School of Film and Television's major in Production is designed to enable students to express their ideas on the screen ? whether that screen is in a theater, at home, or held in one's hand. Beyond the existing television and theatrical feature landscape, new forms of media empower a single person to be both a worldwide broadcaster and a very selective receiver. Digital technologies have created new ways of working that transcend the traditional distinctions between film and television. The SFTV Production major combines the best of both of these fields. Students admitted to this rigorous major become quickly immersed in the art of storytelling for the screen. They encounter and study great works of world cinema, both past and present, and ponder the ramifications of the emerging media of the future. They receive expert hands-on training in writing the screenplay, directing actors, cinematography , sound recording and design, and editing. In the process, each student learns about the challenging relationship between art and technique, and how both serve each other. Students learn the practical aspects of mounting a production: budgeting, location scouting, casting, set design and construction, post production, and the importance of safety in all aspects of what they do. Complete premier state of the art equipment and technology are available 24/7 ? all in service of story. Through teamwork, students learn an appreciation for all of the artists who labor to serve the story, and the camaraderie that comes from working as part of a crew engaged in a large, collaborative creative enterprise. Students also learn to find their individual voices, and express their own points of view, on projects driven by their own creative choices. Beginning with their work on a series of short and intermediate films, students forge the fundamental skills of visual storytelling. Each student's experience culminates with a final project in which advanced students write, cast, direct and edit their own thesis films . These projects may be entirely from the imagination, or they may document the real world. These finished works are produced and owned by the students, and many are distributed and celebrated far beyond the confines of our campus, through the exciting world of festivals, theatrical, television, and other channels of local, national and international exhibition. View more details on Loyola Marymount University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Film courses.