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Film Production

CSUN Cinema and Television Arts students filming on set

In the film production program students will learn the complexities of the art and craft of filmmaking, beginning with conceptualization, traditional film production practices inclusive of producing, directing, cinematography and production sound recording, through the post-production workflows of motion picture editing, sound design and mixing. 

 

Course projects are prescribed as teaching tools with professional learning objectives applicable for both entertainment and informational purposes.  These objectives include grasp of the required deliverables to all exhibition places from the theater, streaming platforms, television, internet, etc. 

 

From the 4-semester program experience, the student will migrate through the program to the crucible of exhibition with a Senior Thesis Project Showcase.  This journey includes story creation, learning how to collaborate, how to translate words from the printed page to moving images and then how these images and sounds are reimagined into motion pictures that capture viewer attention.

 

Student films from the program have received accolades from the Directors Guild of America Student Awards, the BAFTA Student Awards and the Student Academy Awards. Recent film alumni have won the Emmy® and the Oscar®.

 

The film program’s distinguished faculty include both Emmy® and Academy Award® winners.


Program Information

Michelle Mizner, Producer

Winner of Academy Award® 2024

20 Days in Mariupol

 

Glenn S. Gainor 

Head of Physical Production Amazon Original Movies at Amazon Studios

Executive Producer, Various Sony Theatrical Features 

 

Ami Cohen

Vice President of Production at LionsGate

 

Darren Grant, Director 

Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman, LionsGate

The Chi, Showtime

Gossip Girl, Max

Your Honor, Showtime

Various Award-Winning Music Video/Commercials

 

Arielle Kilker, Producer

Emmy® Award Winner (2)

Cheer, Netflix 

 

Paul Hunter, Director

Bulletproof Monk, MGM

Government  Cheese, Apple TV+ (Executive Producer)

Various Award-Winning Music Videos/Commercials

Co-Founder, Prettybird

 

Elias Azume, Producer/CEO

Premiere Entertainment Group

 

Clay Epstein, Producer/President

Film Mode Entertainment

Chair, Independent Film and Television Alliance  

 

Tanissa Potrovitza Schoen

Director, Visual Effects for Marvel Studios  

 

Beverly Abbott

Marvel Visual Effects Producer

 

Chris Moore, Screenwriter

Meet The Browns, TBS TV Series

House of Payne, TBS TV Series

End of the Road, Netflix

Film Portfolio Application

Portfolio submissions are currently closed.

Please check back the first week of next semester.

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