Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Digital Cinema named as a top film school
Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Digital Cinema program recently found itself in MovieMaker magazine as a top 30 film school in America.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Digital Cinema program recently found itself in MovieMaker magazine as a top 30 film school in America.
Continuing to build its booming curricula in film & video production, the Communication, Media & Cinema program at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ secured final state approval for a new Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Digital Cinema Production Arts in April, 2023. The BFA debuts starting in Fall, 2023.
In Spring 2023, Nibley and co-instructor Chris Lucas are teaching DCIN 321: Cinematography, an immersive course focused on teaching cinematography from a technical, aesthetic, and craftsmanship perspective. As an established professional in the film industry, Nibley’s experience and knowledge of cinematography offer an invaluable resource for Digital Cinema students.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Communication, Media & Cinema program is one of 16 higher education programs accepted for new membership in the Green Film School Alliance – a collaboration of leading film schools that have committed to industry-level sustainable production practices in their programs.
Marking a transformative addition to Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s major in Digital Cinema, the Communication, Media & Cinema program is thrilled to announce the arrival of Vaun Monroe on campus. Newly hired as an assistant professor, Monroe begins in the Fall of 2022 as the program’s third full-time faculty member in Digital Cinema.
After a two-year pandemic delay, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has launched its innovative, new, 12-credit spring immersion course called “The Crew Experience.” Student filmmakers spend an entire term learning on location, collaborating under the supervision of faculty and experienced industry mentors on the set of a significant film project designed to emulate the professional working environment.
In the wake of a year of national protest grounded in issues of equity and diversity, the Digital Cinema faculty at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ took an opportunity to quickly respond to current events and launch an innovative course on Black screenwriting in Fall 2020.
The newly implemented Digital Cinema undergraduate program at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ is nearing the end of its first term. The newly implemented Digital Cinema undergraduate program at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ is nearing the end of its first term. The plan for the new major is to build upon the pre-existing Digital Cinema concentration within the Communication major while delving deeper into filmmaking education.
A video created by Âé¶¹´«Ã½ students to promote the university’s new Digital Cinema degree program will screen before films at Coming Attractions Theatre locations across Oregon, northern California, Washington and Alaska.
The 2019 season of the Ashland Independent Film Festival opened Thursday, April 11, and many Âé¶¹´«Ã½ students will see their names on the big screen.