Our newest program, the Digital Media Arts major has attracted a talented (and quickly growing) group of students who want to use the medium of digital animation to tell stories that convey deeply felt human experiences from a redemptive perspective.

Those who major in DMA at Huntington University study with two of the best Christian digital animators in the field, Steve Leeper and Bryan Ballinger (read about their work with Veggie Tales and other animated productions by clicking on their names).

Students choose from two focused tracks in the DMA program: Animation, or DV Cinema. (Learn more about these options.) Huntington University has a state-of-the-art animation lab with digital media workstations.  Students attend an annual DV Cinema/Digital Media Arts festival and can choose to spend a semester at the CCCU’s Los Angeles Film Studies Center. Reflecting the dual nature of the degree program, the Digital Media Arts program is closely linked with the Department of Fine Arts, giving you the best of both the art and communication disciplines.

We invite you to attend a Communication Visit Day in October or April each year to meet the professors, see the labs, attend a class, and eat and sleep on campus as a prospective student. Parents are welcome to attend the sessions also. Contact the Huntington University admissions office at 800-642-6493 for more details.

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.