Stony Brook University Stony Brook University 11 courses 21 total credits
The undergraduate filmmaking minor at Stony Brook immerses students, hands-on, in the art of narrative filmmaking. Students who want to tell stories on film need a firm understanding of the power of images and sounds, a solid grasp on how to develop a compelling storyline and the technical know-how to manipulate and transform these images in a way that can inform, educate and persuade audiences of the 21st century. Created in the spirit of the innovative MFA in Film, a program with a “roll up your sleeves and dive in” approach, the undergraduate filmmaking courses help students develop the narrative, analytical and technical skills needed to make films that tell the stories they want to tell. We begin with harnessing what students already know - their smartphones and their everyday interaction with social media and movies - and build their understanding of filmmaking through workshops that immerse them in screenwriting, film analysis from the professional filmmaker’s perspective, cinematography, editing and production. As visual literacy becomes increasingly necessary in a world of moving images, workshops in the craft of filmmaking enable students to develop their capacity for creative and critical thinking as well as the technical acuity necessary to create compelling stories and images as filmmakers.
| Total Credits | 21 credits |
Introductory Courses required of all minors
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FLM 101 | Introduction to Filmmaking and Television: Visual Storytelling | 3 |
| FLM 102 | Introduction to Film and Television Composition: How Films and TV Shows Say What They Mean | 3 |
| FLM 201 | Visual Storytelling Across the Disciplines | 3 |
| FLM 301 | The Filmmaker’s Toolbox: Cinematography, Sound and Editing | 3 |
| Total Introductory Courses required of all minors | 12 credits | |
Two Filmmaking Workshops chosen from the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FLM 203 | Podcasting: Audio Storytelling Skills for Filmmakers | 3 |
| FLM 215 | Scriptwriting for Film and Television | 6 |
| FLM 220 | Documentary Filmmaking | 6 |
| FLM 221 | Fiction Filmmaking | 6 |
| FLM 302 | Producing Practices for Film and Television: Producing and Directing | 6 |
| Total Two Filmmaking Workshops chosen from the following | 6 credits | |
One Film Survey Course for Filmmakers
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FLM 310 | Story Analysis for Filmmakers and Television Writers | 3 |
| FLM 320 | Topics in Film for Filmmakers and Television Writers | 3 |
| Total One Film Survey Course for Filmmakers | 3 credits | |
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