BFA Film | Long Island University
CIN 1 The Art of the Film: 1900 – 1930
This course studies the silent film and the birth and development of film as an art form in the United States, Germany, Russia, and France.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 2 The Art of the Film: 1931 to Present
In this course students study the sound film: the international development of creative motion pictures from the advent of sound through Neorealism, the New Wave, and the work of major new directors.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 3 Major Forces in the Cinema
The influence of major movements in the cinema is examined in this course. Subject changes each semester. May be taken for a maximum of three semesters. This course fulfills the Ethics, Self, and Society thematic cluster requirement in the core curriculum.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 4 Major Figures in the Cinema
The personal styles and influences of major directors are covered in this course.
Subject changes each semester. May be taken for a maximum of three semesters.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 5 The Art of the Documentary Film
This course is an analysis of the major contributors to the film documentary from the Lumière and Edison one-shot films through the contemporary documentary. This course fulfills the Perspectives on World Cultures thematic cluster requirement in the core curriculum.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 6 Basic Motion Picture Production
The introductory concepts of visual storytelling are taught with HD production techniques.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 7 Intermediate Motion Picture Production
Introduction to working in small crews; development of storytelling skills.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 8 Advanced Motion Picture Production
This course develops further exploration into the techniques of filmmaking and application of professional practice.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 9 Screenwriting I
This course includes an intensive program of screenwriting techniques, focusing on writing a short form screenplay.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 10 Screenwriting II
This course includes an intensive program of screenwriting techniques, focusing on writing a short form screenplay.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 12 Basic Editing and Sound
This course is designed to give students basic skills in digital picture and sound editing, sound recording, and sound mixing.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 13 Intermediate Editing & Sound
This course is designed to give students intermediate skills in digital picture and sound editing, sound recording, and sound mixing.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 14 Cinema and the Arts
This course is a series of films, discussions and forums presented by film professionals working in the contemporary scene.
May be repeated for a maximum of three semesters.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 15 Cinematography
This course is an intensive study of the motion picture camera and lighting technology.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 24 Video Documentary Workshop II
Students learn the basics of producing a short documentary film, including research, interviewing, budgeting, shooting styles and organizing footage for editing.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 28 Film Theory
This course is an analysis of theories related to realism, montage, narrative and non-narrative films. Writings by Eisenstein, Vertov, Bazin and others are examined and films are viewed and discussed.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 35 Production Laboratory
This course is an intensive practicum in motion picture production that covers advanced cinematography, advanced sound, research, budgeting, production and postproduction practices.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 36 Production Laboratory
This course is an intensive practicum in motion picture production that covers advanced cinematography, advanced sound, research, budgeting, production and postproduction practices.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 37 Film Production Lab-Practicum
This course is an intensive production experience that culminates in a group-made professional film, including basic distribution planning, and possible film festival screenings.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 38 Film Production Lab-Practicum
This course is an intensive production experience that culminates in a group-made professional film, including basic distribution planning, and possible film festival screenings.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 44 Film Concepts: Directing
This course will allow the student director to experience the craft of acting first-hand and also begin to develop methodologies for an approach to directing actors for the screen through an understanding of the actor’s “tools” and actor vocabulary. Performance exercises, script analysis, and the concept of “organic blocking” will be explored through practical activities, screenings, readings, and discussions.
Frequently team-taught. Course may be repeated for credit with permission of the department.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 88 FIlm Thesis
Students work with a professor to create an original work that showcases his or her main areas of interest in film. Students must register for two consecutive semesters.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 89 Advanced Individual Study in Cinema
Individual faculty-guided projects in cinema are appropriate when existing courses in the student’s area of interest have been completed. Film majors may repeat for a maximum of four semesters. Students may register for more than one section during a given semester as long as the number of units for each section differs.
Credits: 4.00
CIN 99 FIlm Internship
This is an opportunity for the student to work in a professional venue and to be directly and meaningfully in day-to-day operations with an emphasis in an area of special interest.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 303 Film and Society
This course examines a selected topic (varying from year to year) in the relationship between sociopolitical issues and film as an art form, an entertainment medium, and an index of cultural and historical values.
Emphasis is placed on relating movies to the times and places in which they were produced, and on interdisciplinary interpretations of cinematic texts. Screening of selected films are coordinated with lectures, readings on cinema and other subjects, and discussions of relevant ideas. Students are expected to do substantial reading, viewing, and researching on their own to enhance class discussions and to prepare for writing a term paper. Oral reports and in-class presentations may also be required. Students may take CIN 303 or 304 but may not take both.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 304 Film and Society
This course examines a selected topic (varying from year to year) in the relationship between sociopolitical issues and film as an art form, an entertainment medium, and an index of cultural and historical values. Emphasis is placed on relating movies to the times and places in which they were produced, and on interdisciplinary interpretations of cinematic texts. Screening of selected films are coordinated with lectures, readings on cinema and other subjects, and discussions of relevant ideas.
Students are expected to do substantial reading, viewing, and researching on their own to enhance class discussions and to prepare for writing a term paper. Oral reports and in-class presentations may also be required. Students may take CIN 303 or 304 but may not take both.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 359 Honors Advanced Elective
Honors Advanced Elective – Please consult the Honors website for complete description.
Credits: 3.00
CIN 360 Honors Advanced Elective
Honors Advanced Elective – Please consult the Honors website for complete description.
Credits: 3.00
BDST 4 Digital Audio Production
This course is designed to familiarize the student with intermediate-level theory and practice of digital audio production. Continues instruction in the various techniques for capturing and engineering sound. it offers training in the tools and techniques of producing audio and provides the foundation for sound production/reproduction essential to dealing with audio in environments such as radio, television, film ,multimedia, broadcast journalism and web production.
Prepares the student for advanced work in audio production.
Credits: 3.00
JOU 52 Interviewing Skills for Media
This course teaches communications skills essential for any media career. Students receive practical training in interview techniques, including the one-on-one interview, the news interview, panels, and oral history interviews. Students record video or audio of interviews to assess their performance, and gain instructor feedback and peer critiques. Cross-listed as BDST 52.
Credits: 3.00
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Bachelor in Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Degree
OVERVIEW
The Film and Television Program leads to a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree (B.F.A.) and is designed for students interested in a career in directing, cinematography (lighting and camera), screenwriting, editing, producing, production design and sound recording. From the first day of classes, Film and Television students have access to the College’s professional film equipment. A hands-on approach provides professional experience and teaches the skills needed to pursue a career in any sector of the film industry.
The Film and Television Division’s mission is to provide direct experiential training in the art, science, and discipline of filmmaking. Filmmaking is a skill and art to be practiced, not simply information to be amassed.
Students will be supported by a balance of instructors’ and guest industry professionals’ shared wisdom, rigorous study of texts/creative works, and direct interactive exercises to put theory into practice. Through the medium of filmmaking, students will be encouraged to explore the truth within as they create beauty and build connections with the world around them. The wide variety of pathways into a life of film will be available for trial in the program’s diverse course topics and subdisciplines.
The program prepares students for a career in the Film and Television industry by offering a step-by-step approach that builds key skills and techniques, deepens critical reasoning and understanding of canonical theory, and broadens cinematic literacy and analysis. The curriculum guides students through real-world hands-on situations in order to hone creativity and craft. By emphasizing self-discipline, collaboration, and a global awareness, the Film/Video Division aims to develop students who become filmmakers with an ideal blend of technical skill and creative passion.
The College’s sound stage is equipped with a lighting grid, along with cyclorama, green screen, set construction, props and furniture. The equipment room supplies students with the latest filmmaking equipment for use on or off campus.
Cameras:
RED Dragon Package, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Packages, Canon C100’s, C200’s, Sony Packages, Canon DSLR Packages, Arriflex Super 16mm film cameras.
Grip & Lighting:
J.L. Fisher Dolly, DJI Phantom and Mavic Drones, Walkera Racing Drones, DJI Ronin Camera Stabilizing System, Easyrig Camera Stabilizing System, Sachtler fluid heads and tripods, TV Logic Video Monitors, Pix 240 Recorder, Jimmy Jib, a multitude of Matthews grip equipment; Arri, Aputure, Mole Richardson, Kino Flo, Litepanel, and LED Ikan Lighting units
Audio:
Sennheiser and RODE shotgun and wireless microphones, Sound Devices 702t field recorder
The editing lab is equipped with Macintosh computers installed with the latest software, such as Final Draft, The Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (including After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, Bridge), Unreal Engine, Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite, DaVinci Resolve color correction software, and more.