Film Production (BFA)
Description
The B.F.A. in film production prepares students to work in the professional film industry or to pursue graduate work in the discipline. The curriculum is production based, offering many opportunities to make films. Students must have a successful application for admission to the B.F.A. degree program.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to
- change or withdraw courses;
- change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and
- change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
| First-Year Writing I | ||
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| First-Year Writing II | ||
| Freshman Honors II | ||
| Complete three hours of Math except for: | 3 | |
| Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I | ||
| Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II | ||
| Select six hours of literature survey from the following: | 6 | |
| Survey of World Literature to 1650 | ||
| Survey of World Literature since 1650 | ||
| Survey of American Lit to the Civil War | ||
| Survey of American Lit since Civil War | ||
| Survey of British Lit to 18th Century | ||
| Survey of Brit Lit since Romantic Period | ||
| Select six hours of history | 6 | |
| Select six hours of behavioral/social sciences from the following areas: | 6 | |
Anthropology | ||
Economics | ||
Political Science | ||
Psychology | ||
Sociology | ||
| Select six-eight hours of natural science courses with labs from the following areas: | 6-8 | |
Biology | ||
Chemistry | ||
Geology | ||
Physics | ||
Astronomy | ||
| Select at least two science laboratory courses | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 35-37 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| THEA 1930 | Film Practicum I | 1 |
| THEA 2500 | Film Production I | 3 |
| THEA 2520 | Film Production II | 3 |
| THEA 2530 | Cinematography I | 3 |
| THEA 2930 | Film Practicum II | 1 |
| THEA 2940 | Film Practicum III | 1 |
| THEA 3050 | Screenwriting I | 3 |
| THEA 3500 | Editing I | 3 |
| THEA 3540 | Directing for the Screen I | 3 |
| THEA 3610 | Sound Design for Film I | 3 |
| THEA 3930 | Film Practicum IV | 3 |
| THEA 3940 | Film Practicum V | 3 |
| THEA 4500 | Editing II | 3 |
| THEA 4930 | Film Practicum VI | 3 |
| THEA 4940 | Film Practicum VII | 3 |
| Select three hours of production electives of the following: | 3 | |
| Writing the Pilot | ||
| Producing I | ||
| The Writer's Room I | ||
| Motion Picture Lighting | ||
| Screenwriting II | ||
| Writing the Feature I | ||
| Writing the Feature II | ||
| Directing for the Screen II | ||
| Cinematography II | ||
| Sound Design for Film II | ||
| Select six hours of Production Electives from the following: | 6 | |
| Intro to Acting | ||
| Acting Realism | ||
| Rendering for the Theatre I | ||
| Three-Dimensional Design for the Theatre | ||
| Acting for the Screen | ||
| Makeup for Stage & Screen | ||
| Costume Crafts | ||
| The Social Camera: Personal Storytelling | ||
| The Practical Camera: Actor & Director | ||
| Documentary Production I | ||
| Basic Lighting & Sound Technology | ||
| Introduction to Stagecraft | ||
| Introduction to Costumes for the Stage | ||
| Costume Construction | ||
| Theatre Design Graphics | ||
| Scene Painting I | ||
| Drafting I | ||
| Introduction to Patternmaking | ||
| Costume Design for Film & Television I | ||
| Writing the Pilot | ||
| Property Design and Construction | ||
| Producing I | ||
| Devised Filmmaking | ||
| The Black Lens: Circa 1619 | ||
| The Writer's Room I | ||
| The Writer's Room II | ||
| Motion Picture Lighting | ||
| Experimental Approaches to Filmmaking | ||
| Animation I | ||
| Sound Design I | ||
| Scenic Design II | ||
| Period Patternmaking | ||
| Lighting Design II | ||
| Advanced Makeup Techniques for the Stage | ||
| Costume Design II | ||
| Basic Draping | ||
| Fabric Dyeing and Modification | ||
| Theatre Production Techniques III | ||
| Advanced Rendering for the Theatre | ||
| Production Design I | ||
| Screenwriting II | ||
| Millinery | ||
| Postproduction Specialties | ||
| Directing for the Screen II | ||
| Documentary Production II | ||
| Producing II | ||
| Editing Short-Form Content | ||
| Cinematography II | ||
| Sound Design for Film II | ||
| Color Grading | ||
| Animation II | ||
| Sound Design II | ||
| Scenic Design III | ||
| Lighting Design III | ||
| Basic Tailoring | ||
| Costume Design III | ||
| Scene Painting II | ||
| Drafting II | ||
| Costume Design for Film & Television II | ||
| Production Design II | ||
| Special Topics in Film Production | ||
| Total Hours | 48 | |
Major Requirements II
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| THEA 2030 | Drama in Film | 3 |
| or THEA 2040 | Comedy in Film | |
| THEA 2050 | Film Survey I | 3 |
| ARTH 2010 | Global Art: Prehistory to 1500 | 3 |
| ARTH 2020 | Global Art: 1300 to the Present | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Anthropological Films | ||
| Study Abroad in Cinema | ||
| Studies in Cinema/Media Genres | ||
| The Cinematic South | ||
| Shakespeare on Film | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Cinema | ||
| Gender on Film | ||
| Aesthetics | ||
| Philosophy of Film | ||
| Religion and Film | ||
| Indigenous Storytelling on Screen | ||
| African Americans in Film and Television | ||
| THEA 1200 | Introduction to Theatre, Film, & Dance | 3 |
| THEA 1210 | Creative Thinking | 3 |
| THEA 1500 | Intro to Design for Theatre & Film | 3 |
| THEA 4990 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
Other Academic Requirements
A grade of C or higher is required on all theatre courses applied toward the B.F.A. degree.