Motion Pictures, B.S.C.

Develop your unique voice in film through versatile tracks and comprehensive training in motion pictures.

Top Film School

The Wrap named the University of Miami a top 11 film school in the country for 2024.

Choose a Track

Pursue one of six tracks that aligns best with your post-graduation plans and career goals.

Major or Minor

Both a major and a minor are offered in Motion Pictures.

Craft Your Cinematic Path

The Motion Pictures, B.S.C. program offers six specialized tracks, including Production, Screenwriting, Business, TV Writing, Critical Studies, and General. Students gain hands-on experience in a collaborative environment, preparing for diverse careers in the evolving media landscape. Choose your path and shape the future of cinematic arts.

Explore some of the featured courses:

Post production sound editing and design is a seminar/workshop that provides a practical and theorectical introduction to sound and its function in the narrative moving image process. The course explores the process from production recording through the final mix.

Study of, and practice in, writing feature length, narrative motion picture scripts. Attention is given to cinematic structure, the development of character, and its presentation on screen. Emphasis is placed on bringing the script to a completed draft.

An introduction to the structures and techniques of writing situation-comedy and dramatic series television.

This is an advanced animation, compositing, and motion graphics workshop in which students will design a three to five minute production from script to final product.

Examination of the aesthetic, social, and economic aspects of the motion picture industry. Concentration on the present state of the medium with particular emphasis on future trends.

Dr. Alfred Martin

Department Chair
almartin@miami.edu | (305) 284-5012

Tracks

Production
Screenwriting
Business
TV Writing
Critical Studies
Studio

Related Minors

Motion Pictures
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Track Advisors

Rechna Varma
Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Head of Producing Track
Thomas Musca
Professor of Professional Practice, Head of Writing Track
Betsy Mateu
Betsy Mateu
Lecturer, Head of TV Writing Track
course Spotlight

Learn Sound Design in the Foley Room

In the foley room, students learn the craft of sound design by using common items to create essential on-screen sounds. See how props like lettuce, stacks of fake money, boots, and balloons help bring film scenes to life.

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