BFA in Production

Highlights of Course of Study

• Students learn in intensive workshops with accomplished industry professionals.
• The majority of instruction is provided in one-on-one settings and in small groups with a six-to-one student to faculty ratio.
• Students are trained in both production fundamentals and screenwriting.
• Students learn to work with professional equipment and facilities.
• Students write and direct a minimum of three short films and one documentary, and they serve as producer, cinematographer, editor, and production designer on other short films.
• Students are provided with industry mentors upon graduation.
• Students graduate with creative works ready for submission to the film festival circuit.

Description of Curriculum

The curriculum in production combines courses in film production with a liberal studies core.

The students are directed through the program in such a way that they begin by making short video projects, both narrative and documentary, progressing to 16mm films, and culminating with a senior thesis project. The College of Motion Picture Arts pays the production costs of student films.

The goal of the program is to produce educated and creative filmmakers, helping them become responsible members of the entertainment profession. The purpose of the film program is to furnish the conceptual framework, the professional training, and the working environment for eventual participation in a profession that is a powerful influence in our culture.

The major courses include producing, directing, screenwriting, editing, cinematography, sound, film history and aesthetics.

Students who are admitted as transfers into the film major are required to have already earned 27 credit hours of the FSU liberal studies requirements.

Click here for BFA Film School Curriculum

**All film students must maintain a minimum "B" average in all major requirements.**

HONORS IN THE MAJOR

The undergraduate College of Motion Picture Arts offers a program of Honors in the Major to film students in their junior and senior years. The program encourages talented students to write a feature length screenplay (or undertake independent and original research) as part of the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. For requirements and other information on Honors in the Major, please view the "University Honors Program and Honor Societies" chapter of the FSU General Bulletin online at: http://registrar.fsu.edu/bulletin.

COST OF BFA IN PRODUCTION PROGRAM

Tuition estimates are based on tuition rates posted by FSU in Fall 2011 and include state, local, and other fees.
Visit http://controller.vpfa.fsu.edu/Student-Financial-Services/SFS-For-Students/Tuition-Rates/Main-Campus for details.

NOTE:  The above tution rates cover the cost of student production.
Above estimate is based on completion of 120 hours; see the Sample BFA Curriculum for details.

An Equipment, Damage and Loss Fee of $250 and a $20 Facilities Use Fee are assessed at the beginning of each semester.
Above costs do not include cost of food, housing or transportation.

We encourage all of our students, both graduate and undergraduate, to investigate and apply for financial aid through The Office of Financial Aid at the university.