Graduate Film Projects

In the first year of the Graduate Film Program, students make three films:

–a 4 minute silent film which focuses on visual storytelling (MOS project)
–a short documentary character study
–an adaptation of a narrative short story

In the second year, students develop their own film style through a more ambitious production -- a 10 minute narrative film, which employs larger crews and more sophisticated equipment.

In the third year of the program, students have the opportunity to  take advanced classes in every craft area (i.e. advanced editing, advanced cinematography) and to explore feature writing and collaborations with other MFA students.

Finally, students will complete a thesis film project which is the culmination of three years of study, training, and production experience. The thesis is an opportunity to take on a project of more sophistication and complexity.