The Video Production Program offers a broad range of technical and media studies courses that place emphasis on creative production, academic scholarship, and media literacy. Students take a core curriculum with courses in the history of film and video, journalism, new media, critical studies, and intensive video production.
Our program prepares students to be original independent media makers and provides them with diverse production and analytical skills that can be applied to varied careers in an ever-changing media landscape.
The Video Program faculty consists of internationally renowned artists with extensive professional and industry experience in television, film, and video art. Within the major, students specialize in either narrative or documentary production and benefit from small classes where they are offered close guidance and mentorship by teachers who work actively in the field.
Students in the Video Program utilize state of the art professional HD video cameras, location lighting equipment and sound recording equipment. Editing facilities consist of non-linear digital editing labs with Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro editing software and Macintosh computer systems. As the field constantly changes and expands, the Video Program continues to update and upgrade its equipment to reflect what is happening in the professional workplace.
Our students have the opportunity to gain essential practical experience and professional contacts through the internship program which has direct access to a vast range of television, film, and multi-media production companies in northern New Jersey and the New York metropolitan region.
Major Requirements
Major Requirements
Required Studio Courses (16 credits)
- 21:089:104 Introduction to Video Production (4)
- 21:089:204 Intermediate Video Production (4)
- 21:089:319 Narrative Production (4)
- 21:089:333 Documentary Production (4)
Studio Electives (6 credits from the following in consultation with adviser)
- 21:080:261 Introduction to Photography (3)
- 21:089:310 Intro to Mass Multi Media and the Internet (3)
- 21:088:102 Acting Fundamentals (3)
- 21:089:406 Expanded Media (3)
- 21:089:407 Community Video (3)
- 21:089:410 Video Art (4)
- 21:089:440 or 441 Topics in Video Production (3)
- 21:089:487 Independent Study in Video Production (3)
Media Studies Electives (9 credits from the following in consultation with adviser)
- 21:086:201 Introduction to Media Studies I (3)
- 21:086:202 Introduction to Media Studies II (3)
- 21:089:256 or 257 Art and History of Film (3)
- 21:089:280 The Music Video: Mirror to Contemporary Society (3)
- 21:089:263 or 264 Modern Film (3)
- 21:089:304 Convergence (3)
- 21:089:309 Imagery and Culture (3)
- 21:089:351 or 352 Topics in American Film (3)
- 21:089:402 TV News and Documentary Writing (3)
- 21:089:405 International Cinema and Media (3)
- 21:089:445 Drama Writing for Television (3)
- 21:350:363 Topics in Film: The Films of Alfred Hitchcock
- 21:350:364 Topics in Film: Cinematic Movement
Internship Requirement (6 credits in consultation with adviser)
- 965/089:393 Internship in Video Production (3)
- 965/089:407 Internship in Video Production (3)
ACM Department Requirements (6 credits)
- 21:083:101 Introduction to Arts, Culture, and Media (3)
- 21:083:301 Colloquium in Arts, Culture, and Media (3)
Minor Requirements
Minor Requirements
Required Video Production Courses (12 credits)
- 21:089:104 Introduction to Video Production (4)
- 21:089:204 Intermediate Video Production (4)
- 21:089:319 or 333 Narrative Production or Documentary Production (4)
Studio Electives (3 credits from the following in consultation with adviser)
- 21:080:261 Introduction to Photography (3)
- 21:088:102 Acting Fundamentals (3)
- 21:089:310 Introduction to Mass Multimedia and the Internet (4)
- 21:089:406 Expanded Media (3)
- 21:089:407 Community Video (3)
- 21:089:410 Video Art (4)
- 21:089:440 or 441 Topics in Video Production (3)
- 21:089:443 or 444 Dramatic Film Production (3)
- 21:089:487 Independent Study in Video Production (3)
Media Studies Electives (3 credits from the following in consultation with adviser)
- 21:089:256 or 257 Art and History of Film (3)
- 21:089:263 or 264 Modern Film (3)
- 21:089:351 or 352 Topics in American Film (3)
- 21:089:304 Convergence (3)
- 21:089:309 Imagery and Culture (3)
- 21:089:402 TV News and Documentary Writing (3)
- 21:089:405 International Cinema and Media (3)
- 21:089:445 Drama Writing for Television (3)
