BA in Digital Cinema

Bachelor of Arts

Digital Cinema

The BA in Digital Cinema is an innovative motion picture production program dedicated to utilizing the latest digital technology while incorporating classic cinema narrative theory and aesthetics. Students receive hands-on experience with the latest production equipment in the first year and get an insider’s view of the industry from experienced faculty. Students in this program will gain practical production experience through classes, internships and the Project Bluelight program Working under a group of professionals in a full-length feature film, or working in an all-student independent short productions.

Standard Concentration
This concentration features a hands-on program in live-action production. With its greater number of electives students may also develop an interdisciplinary program of study in cinema history and theory.

Screenwriting Concentration
This concentration features a program of study in advanced screenwriting in addition to core courses in cinema production, dramatic literature and cinema history/theory.

Some courses are available for review and playback via the CDM Course Online playback system (COL). If a course is COL-enabled, any student registered in the course has access to the course playback. Students are strongly encouraged to utilize the COL resource wherever available. Some undergraduate courses are offered online. However, CDM currently does not offer any undergraduate program completely online. For more information on online learning at CDM visit the Online Learning page.