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Online Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Digital Filmmaking Online

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Bring stories to life and your future into focus.

Watch your passion for cinematography, storytelling, and creativity come alive as you pursue a future in the flourishing field of digital filmmaking. It’s more than just Hollywood; businesses, nonprofits, marketing agencies, corporations and institutions all over the world recognize the powerful tool of digital filmmaking and seek professionals to tell their story through videos.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Filmmaking degree at William Woods University prepares students to be well-rounded, versatile field practitioners by providing them with a diverse portfolio of knowledge and experience in a variety of mediums such as music videos, advertising, documentaries, fictional narratives, and experimental projects.

You will take courses in film production, screenwriting, editing and special effects, cinematography, lighting, sound design, theory, critique and more as you cultivate a mastery of the filmmaking process from pre-production to post-production. Whether it’s your dream to be a screenwriter, editor, producer, director, marketer, digital content creator, videographer, animator, multimedia manager, or other pursuits in the film industry, the digital filmmaking degree at William Woods University opens the door to a multitude of opportunities.

Special Opportunities

  • Learn from faculty who have extensive background experience working in film, editing and production, cinematography, and other related fields
  • Gain experience working across a variety of editing platforms, including Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Avid MediaComposer, ProTools, and others.
  • Produce a variety of projects across the spectrum of the film production industry, including commercial videos, narrative films, experimental films, music videos, documentaries, trailers and more.
  • Intern with a multitude of organizations and gain real world experience creating video content and putting what you’ve learned in the classroom into practice.

Your digital filmmaking degree at work

Our Bachelor in Digital Filmmaking graduates find themselves working in a wide variety of professional areas, including advertising and marketing agencies, broadcast networks and agencies, in-house video production departments and production studios. They can also be found pursuing freelance and entrepreneurship opportunities.

Students who complete their Bachelors in Digital Filmmaking can also be found pursuing an MA or MFA in film studies, cinema production or similar fields.

Employers

Our alumni have found great careers at:

  • Studio City KC
  • Chimaeric Motion Pictures
  • United Way
  • FC Dallas
  • TriDigital Marketing
  • Intuitive Surgical
  • Fairmont Grand Del Mar Resorts
  • Millard Family Chapels
  • State of Missouri
  • Sofar Sounds St. Louis
  • Oh Snap Multimedia
  • And more…

Digital Filmmaking Curriculum

The Digital Filmmaking program at William Woods University is a hands-on, project focused, degree. Students will experience all areas of the filmmaking process throughout the pre-production, production, and post-production workflows. Upon completing the program students will have the skills necessary to enter the filmmaking workforce in a variety of content areas ranging from narrative and documentary filmmaking to advertising and small screen content.

Major Requirements

Core Credits: 48.00

Course Number Course Title Credits
ENG 215 Film Genres -Q

3

FLM 105 Fundamentals of Filmmaking

3

FLM 220 Elements of Sound

3

FLM 221 Screenwriting I -X

3

FLM 227 Cinematography I -X

3

FLM 250 Editing I -X

3

FLM 320 Sound Design For Film

3

FLM 321 Screenwriting II

3

FLM 327 Cinematography II

3

FLM 330 Cinematic Lighting

3

FLM 331 Production Design

3

FLM 337 Directing Actors & Crew

3

FLM 350 Editing II

3

FLM 370 Special Topics in Filmmaking

3

FLM 450 Film Seminar I

3

FLM 490 Film Seminar II

3

Requirements/Curriculum

The Online Digital Filmmaking degree at William Woods University consists 57 core major credits.

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