School of Cinematic Arts

Home to our cinema and animation programs, the place to learn your craft, to develop your creative voice, and to start your filmmaking career

Ranked a Top Film School by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety

State of the Art Facilities

Use three professional soundstages, green screen cycloramas, a scenic shop, Arri and RED cameras, a 3-ton grip truck, stop motion and motion capture stages, high-end editing suites and mixing studios at both our Loop Campus and our 32,000 square foot production facility in Cinespace Chicago Film Studios.

Production Resources

Accomplished Faculty

Learn from award-winning filmmakers with extensive industry experience who bring their expertise to the classroom.

Faculty

Award-Winning Student Filmmakers

Collaborate with talented fellow filmmakers. Our students’ projects have screened at prestigious festivals and have won industry awards.

Student Work

Alumni Success

Our graduates help shape the future of visual storytelling.

SCA Alumni

DePaul/CHA Youth Partnership

Since 2016, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) has partnered with the School of Cinematic Arts to offer youth in public housing valuable skills in documentary filmmaking and screenwriting through two 6-week summer programs.

DePaul/CHA Programs

Highlights

In collaboration with The Second City, DePaul University’s School of Cinematic Arts is now offering graduate and undergraduate degrees in Comedy Filmmaking.

Comedy Filmmaking

Gain valuable insight into the industry from established professionals in the field.

Visiting Artist Series

Take classes on a historic studio lot and intern at high profile companies.

LA Quarter

Undergraduate

BA Animation
BFA AnimationConcentrations: Cinema | Game Art | Motion Graphics | Storyboarding and Character Design | 3D Animation

BA Film and Television
BFA Film and TelevisionConcentrations: Cinematography | Comedy Filmmaking | Creativity Producing | Directing | Documentary | Editing | Production Design | Screenwriting | Showrunner | Sound Design | Visual Effects