School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: NC-Winston-Salem Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $31,044 Subject: Film Directing

DESCRIPTION

Students may pursue either the Bachelor of Fine Arts in filmmaking, or the College Arts Diploma. The first two years of the curriculum stress fundamentals of the filmmaking process and visual storytelling. Students are required to become familiar with every aspect of creating, developing, making, finishing and exhibiting their cinematic work. During the third and fourth years, students train within disciplines in a mentor/student relationship with professional faculty, staff and guest artists. Only students who are successful in meeting the rigorous requirements of conservatory training in the first two years are invited to continue into the advanced levels of the program.

Students write, direct, photograph, edit, design and produce a variety of film and digital video exercises, short film and digital video productions, and numerous school-sponsored productions during their four-year course of study. All creative works are prepared at a professional conservatory level, and shown in our state-of-the-art theatres.

ADVANTAGES

Students are taught the art of visual storytelling, and directing the camera and actor. They progress from simple Year One exercises that stress the fundamentals of cinema language to their first directorial effort, a five-minute digital video production. Two more video productions are directed in the second year, with an increased emphasis on interpreting the screenplay through camera and performance. Students specializing in directing will become well-versed in preparing the director’s script, directing comedy and drama, and honing their collaborative skills with the various artists who work to realize the director’s vision.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

The program at the School of Filmmaking is intense, and requires the complete attention of the would-be filmmaker. Students participate in lectures, workshops, screenings, production meetings, story conferences, crew assignments, principal photography in studio and on location, post-production, community service projects, and professional internships.

FINANCIAL AID

The Office of Student Financial Aid at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is here to serve prospective students and currently enrolled students by providing information, assistance and guidance on ways to plan for and meet the costs of education

SCHOLARSHIPS

At UNCSA, each of the five arts schools may award scholarships to students based on artistic “merit.” For new students, this determination may be made as a result of your audition or interview.

CERTIFICATIONS

We are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

SUMMARY

The School of Filmmaking trains talented students for professional careers in the film and television industries. The program stresses the collaborative nature of filmmaking in a rigorous conservatory atmosphere. The School of Filmmaking’s goal is to produce the “complete” filmmaker – a storyteller of unusual vision who knows how to use and value the components of the filmmaking arts.

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