
From directing a summer blockbuster to producing an Emmy Award-winning TV series, working in film and television requires a passion for storytelling.
From directing a summer blockbuster to producing an Emmy Award-winning TV series, working in film and television requires a passion for storytelling.
In the Film, Television and Media Arts (BA and BFA) programs, you'll combine storytelling skills with the ability to create compelling digital content for both the large and small screens.
From day one, you'll learn how to project your creative vision to a wide range of audiences. Coursework focuses on intensive hands-on training in all phases of digital media production and has you producing content for theatrical, television and web-based distribution.
The Film, Television and Media Arts programs are dedicated to the professional growth of artful storytellers and innovative content providers in an environment that combines theory and practice across all media production and distribution platforms. The programs demand that students become technically accomplished, aesthetically grounded and expressively mature. Coursework includes digital cinema and multi-camera television, audio, animation, visual effects, interactive media production and post-production, along with courses in moving image theory, analysis, film and television history, screenwriting and industry production practice culminating in senior projects.
Our Emmy® and other award-winning faculty are active in the profession as writers, producers, editors, cinematographers and directors, and they bring those experiences back to you in the classroom.
Coursework can be supplemented with a semester of study in Los Angeles in the QU in LA program, along with internship opportunities and field acquisition coursework in places as diverse as Ireland, France and South Africa.
If you’ve got a story to tell, we can help you bring it to the world.
iMac media workstations online with our Ross video server.
The vast majority of our video cameras record in 4K cinema format.
Percentage of the 2021 graduates with a BA in Film, Television and Media Arts who are currently employed or pursuing an advanced degree.
Both programs initially follow the same course of study. Students are immersed in techniques of visual storytelling that demand expertise in single and multi-camera video production, and writing and producing for film, radio, television and the Internet. Because good media practice also requires a solid understanding of media history and theory, the curriculum is balanced with courses that explore the role and impact of mass media in society.
Formal coursework for both programs is taught on campus, both in Connecticut and in Los Angeles during the QU in LA program. Additionally we offer a number of international options for education abroad, which have in recent years included production coursework in Ireland; Nice, France; and in Cape Town and Kruger National Park, South Africa.
A separate application is required to enter the BFA program.
The bachelor of arts (BA) program offers a broader perspective and is dedicated to a more traditional approach to a liberal arts education. With a 45-credit load in the core and FTM curriculum, the program explores a broad range of topics outside the major and requires an 18-credit minor.
The bachelor of fine arts (BFA) program delivers a more intensive approach to acquiring the kind of real-world knowledge that drives the industry today. With a 63-credit load in the core and FTM curriculum and no minor requirement, students take more classes in their chosen field and have a greater opportunity to explore areas of interest through an expanded choice of FTM electives in production practice, history and theory.
A separate application is required to enter the BFA program.
Justin Janoson ’22 had an idea — an idea that developed during the silence and separation resulting from the pandemic and subsequent quarantine that would enable him and others like him to be better represented in the media.
Janoson has ADHD, and his twin sister has autism. Growing up not seeing much representation of disabilities in films and television, Janoson set out to change that.
During the first round of quarantine, Janoson came up with the idea for IndEP Media, a production company established to create opportunities for disabled artists. The I, E, and P are capitalized to represent IEP, an acronym for “Individualized Education Plan,” which is a special education plan laid out to help meet a student’s needs for success.
“I wanted to do something different where I can be able to see myself and give kids and adults comfort in that they’re not alone,” Janoson said.
Most recently, IndEP Media completed a pilot episode of a series Janoson hopes to pursue called “What’s The Rule?”
“What’s the Rule?” is a coming-of-age dramedy.
“Chapter 1” highlights the story of twins – Samantha (Sam) Schneider, who has ADHD, and Jaclyn (Jack) Schneider, who has autism, as they navigate their first day of school.
Janoson’s role in “What’s The Rule?” was vital – he not only played huge parts in the written aspect, but produced, directed and edited the entire first episode.
“I don’t see the world the same way as everybody else and it’s often challenging, especially being a creative who's neurodivergent, there’s so many different ideas that pop into my head but it’s so hard to find the strength to finish them,” Janoson said.
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