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Overview
This Major offers a unique integration of two Concentrations, Film and Media Arts, to equip students with the essential knowledge to establish careers in the creative industries including audio-visual production, interactive games, digital animation and arts-related administration. The Film Concentration embraces the gems of the well-received Cinema and Television programme while the Media Arts Concentration extends the professional training into the arena of online, interactive and digital media.
Two Concentrations
Film
Students of Film Concentration will learn both practical and conceptual dimension of film, video, screenplay and animation, followed by intensive course work in history, criticism, writing, directing, producing, editing, photography, sound recording and mixing.
Media Arts
The Media Arts Concentration provides theoretical training in visual design and creativity with the emphasis of proficiency in leveraging the digital media for various forms of creative expressions, such as digital animation, interactive games, visual design and art installation.
Course Highlights
Film Concentration Required Courses
| Introduction to Digital Video and Sound Production |
| Script Writing |
| Fundamentals of Computer Graphics |
| Television Studio Production |
| Digital Animation |
Media Arts Concentration Required Courses
| Digital Aesthetics and Practices |
| Interactive Arts |
| 3D Modeling, Texture and Rendering |
Major Elective Courses
| Apps Design and Programming |
| Creative Media and Art Direction |
| Hollywood Cinema |
| Hong Kong and Taiwan Cinema |
| East Asian Cinema |
| French Cinema |
| Creative Media Management |
Career prospects
Career prospects for graduates of Film and Media Arts include creative content industries, such as network TV, film, broadcasting, cable TV, multimedia, animation, online and interactive application development, visual and creative communication, and other sectors involved in the use of electronic image-sound media, such as public relations and advertising, IT, education, publishing, corporate communication, arts and media administration and management and journalism.
