The faculty and students of Cinema Arts & Digital Technologies are linked by a common focus on the creation and analysis of media that powerfully affects their chosen audience. Located within a Liberal Arts curriculum, a rigorous education is offered in the areas of film and video production, digital imaging processes, motion graphics, and the critical analysis of visual mediums. The Film Studies and Graphic Communications majors in the department are designed to give students the technical skills necessary to adapt to an ever-changing technological landscape. Students pursuing a degree in Film Studies (FILM) choose an emphasis in either Film Production or Film History and Criticism. Classes are taught by highly engaged faculty with diverse professional backgrounds who instruct students in areas such as film directing, SD and HD video, 16mm film production, and moving image aesthetics and criticism. Graphic Communications (GCOM) majors focus on the creation and production of visual images. Coursework explores areas of print production and design, web and multimedia development, and 3D graphics.In both programs, intensive hands-on instruction with access to the latest industry equipment and software prepares graduates with professional industry knowledge and experience to excel in a variety of related career fields.
MSUM Cinema Arts & Digital Technologies will host their semi-annual Juried Film/Juried Graphic Communications Exhibitions this weekend. GCOM’s Exhibition will be 7 p.m. Friday, May 4 in the CMU ballroom and Film Studies Exhibition will be 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5 in Glasrud Auditorium, Weld Hall. The exhibitions will showcase the best film/video & computer graphics [...]
Film student, Jesse Balzer, who graduated in spring 2011, has been accepted at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Montreal, Canada. Jesse will receive a $25,000 scholarship to start the MA in Film Studies.
A project by senior graphic design student Andrew Pilch was featured on the Bēhance Student Show Gallery last week. The online gallery features a small number of student projects every day, selecting a few that “promote new thinking” from thousands of submissions. Pilch’s project, entitled “Serqa,” is a hypothetical company that develops technology to facilitate [...]
Film studies alum Zach Marion, 2007, was recently accepted into UCLA’s Master of Fine Arts program in film production/directing. Marion produced and wrote commercial spots, promo videos, documentaries, television series and more for Discovery Health, Microsoft, and others while working soon after graduation at Video Arts Studios in Fargo. He begins classes at UCLA this [...]
Ivan Clow, Film Studies Major
Sarah Palm, Film Studies Major
