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. With it’s home in Express Newark, the video program boasts state-of-the-art editing facilities with Adobe Creative Cloud editing software and Macintosh computer systems as well as a production studio with green screen.
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.
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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)
- 21:086:340 Intro to Multimedia (3)
- 21:089:440 Directing*** (3)
- 21:089:441 Topics in Video Production (3)
- 21:089:487 Independent Study in Video Production (3)
- 21:089:331 Production Lab (3)
***required studio elective
Media Studies Electives (9 credits from the following in consultation with adviser)
- 21:089:445 Screenwriting*** (Fulfills Writing Intensive requirement) (3)
- 21:089:256 Art and History of Film*** (3)
- 21:350:363 or 364 Topics in Film (3)
- 21:014:255 Race and Gender in American Films (3)
***required media studies elective
Internship (6 credits in consultation with adviser)
- 21:089:393 Internship in Video Production (3)
- 21:089:394 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)
* Screenwriting is a pre-req for Narrative and MUST be taken the Fall semester previous to Narrative
*Required Production course cannot be a Transfer Course
*Students cannot take the Required Studio Courses simultaneously or out of sequence
Minor Requirements
Minor Requirements
Below are the requirements for a minor in video production, depending on the start of minor and the track:
TRACK 1: Fall Start: Documentary track
Can complete all production courses in 1.5 years *
FALL: Introduction to Video – 21.089.104 (prerequisite for any other production class)
SPRING: Intermediate Video – 21.089.204 (needed for Documentary)
FALL: Documentary Video – 21.089.333 AND a Media Studies elective (in consultation with adviser)
SPRING: Studio Elective (in consultation with adviser)
(optional) Internship (after completing Intermediate)
TRACK 1A: Fall Start: Narrative track
Can complete all production courses in 2 years*
FALL: Introduction to Video – 21.089.104 (prerequisite for any other production class)
SPRING: Intermediate Video – 21.089.204 (needed for Narrative)
FALL: Screenwriting – 21.089.445 (required for Narrative / required media studies elective
SPRING: Narrative Production – 21.089.319 AND Directing – 21.089.440 (required studio elective)
TRACK 2: Spring Start: Documentary track
Can complete all production courses in 2 1/2 years
*If unable to take Introduction to Video in the Fall
SPRING: Introduction to Video – 21.089.104 (prerequisite for any other production class)
FALL: Studio Elective (in consultation with adviser)
SPRING: Intermediate Video – 21.089.204 (needed for Documentary)
FALL: Documentary Video – 21.089.333 AND Media Studies elective (in consultation with adviser)
(optional) Internship (after completing Intermediate)
TRACK 2A: Spring Start: Narrative track
Can complete all production courses in 2 1/2 years
*If unable to take Introduction to Video in the Fall
SPRING: Introduction to Video – 21.089.104 (prerequisite for any other production classes)
FALL: No video requirements this semester
SPRING: Intermediate Video – 21.089.204 (needed for Narrative)
FALL: Screenwriting – 21.089.445 (required for Narrative/required media studies elective)
SPRING: Narrative Production – 21.089.333 AND Directing – 21.089.440 (required studio elective)
