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Film Studies

As a Film Studies student at Huntington University, you will explore movies and documentaries from both sides of the silver screen--by critiquing what others have produced, and by producing films that others will watch. As a film student at our Christian college, you will also practice faith-informed thinking about this enormously popular and pervasive form of storytelling in our society.
Through classes, practicums, and studio work, you will gain the practical experience needed for entering a career in films. You'll also have an opportunity to participate in the Los Angeles Film Studies semester option.

What's the difference between majoring in Film Studies or majoring in DV Cinema at Huntington University?

While both majors share many courses, projects, and even deadlines, the real difference lies in the student’s primary interest. DV Cinema is a Digital Media Arts track in which the student will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree. The focus in DV Cinema is on the making of films, with a great deal of hands-on courses dedicated to the craft of filmmaking. This dedication to craft is supplemented with courses designed to challenge young filmmakers with the historical, theoretical, and even spiritual aspects of being a filmmaker willing to engage the culture at large. The DV Cinema major is designed for students most interested in pursuing a career in filmmaking.

Students pursuing Film Studies, on the other hand, will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. The Film Studies focus is primarily on learning about film, emphasizing a broader, more critical approach to the historical, literary, and cultural aspects of film. While sharing many of the hands-on experiences of DV Cinema, Film Study has as its primary objective understanding and articulating the place that film as an art-form holds in our twenty-first century culture. The Bachelor of Arts students will be required to take a foreign language in addition to the core curriculum and will be in a better position to pursue film theory, film history, or film journalism as an area of graduate studies.

Writing Roses directed by Jason Eberly
and written by Nathan Hartman.
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Brethren Productions is the department’s electronic field and post production company. Students can gain the professional experience necessary for those entry level positions in the video production marketplace through practicum experience with Brethren Productions. The department operates off of a rate card budget that provides income for upgrades of equipment and supplies. Recent clients have included local businesses, film companies, the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, and former vice president Dan Quayle, whose museum is located in Huntington.

Students discuss film program at HU.
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On location opportunities abound. Several outside clients have hired Brethren Productions to shoot commercials, industrial video, and mission videos. Students have traveled to NY, LA, and overseas on Brethren Productions shoots. The department utilizes cutting edge video software and hardware in editing and producing quality videos for our clients.

Courses in the Film Studies Track

In addition to taking college general education courses, film studies majors take 15 hours of core communication courses and 30 hours of film studies courses for a total of 45 credit hours in the major.

COMMUNICATION – On-Campus
Film Studies Track BA

CO111 Intro to Communication

CO211 Communication & Society

CO241 Introduction to News Writing

CO246 Interpersonal Communication

CO481 Mass Communication

Digital Film Studies Concentration

CO251 Electronic Field & Post Product.

CO295 Introduction to Editing & Media Mgmt

CO333fs Film Studies

CO363 Digital Film Aesth. & Production

CO395 Practicum in Film

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DM360 Writing for the Screen

DM405 Documentary Film

9 Hours From:

CO261 Broadcast Journalism 3 ____

CO281 TV Studio Production 3 ____

CO326 Broadcast Management 2-4 ____

CO351 Advanced TV & Video Prod. 3 ____

CO381 Media Law 3 ____

CO395 Practicum 3 ____

CO421 Research Methods in Comm. 3 ____

CO434 Advanced Audio Production 3 ____

CO495 Internship in Digital Film 2 ____

AR241R Computer Graphics: Raster 1 ____

AR241V Computer Graphics: Vector 1 ____

BA252 Business Org & Management 3 ____

BA381 Marketing Management 4 ____

TH212 Beginning Acting 3 ____

TH253 Creative Dramatics 2 ____

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COMMUNICATION – Los Angeles
Film Studies Track BA

CO111 Intro to Communication

CO211 Communication & Society

CO241 Introduction to News Writing

CO246 Interpersonal Communication

CO481 Mass Communication

Film Studies Concentration

CO251 Electronic Field & Post Product.

CO295 Introduction to Editing & Media Mgmt

CO333FS Film Studies

CO395 Practicum in Film

DM405 Documentary Film Making

CO363 Digital Film Aesthetics & Production*

or DM360 Writing for the Screen* ____

LA Film Studies Program (16 credits)

FS391 Theology in Hollywood 4____

FS394 Hollywood Prod Workshop 3____

FS495 Intrnshp: Inside Hollywood 6____

3 Hours From:

FS393 Profess Screenwriting* 3____

FS392 Motion Picture Production* 3____

*If CO363 Digital Film Aesth & Production is taken on campus, then FS393 Professional Screen Writing should be taken in LA; If DM360 Writing for the Screen is taken on campus, then FS392 Motion Picture Production should be taken in LA

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