Film+Media. Make a scene.

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1 Film+Media Make a scene.

2 SMALL IS BIG. Believe it or not, we are one of the top ten smallest colleges in the country. Our small size makes us big on being able to provide student-centered and individualized education. This means that careful faculty advising, student involvement in designing your program of study, small seminar-style classes, one-on-one mentoring, experiential learning, and narrative evaluations are all part of the rich Film+Media learning experience at Burlington College. The Burlington College film program has been in existence for nearly two decades. Over that time we ve trained filmmakers that have gone on to direct feature-length films, have successful careers in the industry, and even start their own production companies. Our program centers on developing the individual as a visual storyteller. As a first year student you will learn the craft of filmmaking by using actual film movie cameras. In contrast to digital mediums, film requires more thought, preparation and vision. You will learn to be a more thoughtful and prepared artist through this process. Narrative filmmaking is just one facet of the art form, you will also focus on documentary filmmaking, cinema studies and screenwriting. Each area is taught by professionals with strong artistic and academic experience. Film has quickly become the history of visual storytelling and in the second semester you ll move on to digital filmmaking. Courses focus on camera and lens techniques, field and studio audio, acting and directing and much more. We also have extensive cinema studies offerings giving you an opportunity to learn about the history of the craft and the techniques of the masters. The culmination of your program is an intensive degree project. This generally takes the form of short film that you write, direct, produce, and edited. The extent to which you will execute your degree project varies and all students rely on the help of their peers to complete their film. By the time you graduate you ll have developed into complete filmmaker competent in many facets of the filmmaking process. You ll work with and become proficient on a variety of equipment, and learn and perform many valuable roles on film shoots. Gain understanding of the forces that are shaping the new media landscape. STUDENT SPOTLIGHT David Littlefield 14 is a Cinema Studies and Film Production major with some formidable skills already under his belt. Last year as producer and assistant director on the Burlington College team their short film called Watcher won Sleepless in Burlington, a 24-hour film competition at the Vermont International Film Festival. 3 WATCHER WATCHER View the short film Watcher at: burlington.edu/watcher FILM+MEDIA PROGRAMS Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema Studies and Film Production This program provides relevant technical skills while fostering your development as a creative artist. The program sets high standards of structural sophistication, technical excellence, and artistic ambitiousness. The B.F.A. program includes an additional foundation of interdisciplinary arts requirements in design, drawing, and photography, an advanced professional seminar, and an emphasis on the filmmaker as an independent auteur. Bachelor of Arts in Media Activism Media Activism can include graphic design, journalism, multimedia production, documentary, advocacy, and activism. It combines critical analysis with the theory and practice of making media. A degree in Media Activism prepares media makers to enter into the necessary public conversations that generate critical thinking and dialogue. This degree is for those who want to become media activists. Through technical training rooted in history and theory, students are encouraged to apply media making techniques, craft, and art to issues of advocacy, activism, and social change. Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Studies and Film Production This program embeds a fully-articulated program in cinema studies and film production within the context of a liberal arts philosophy. The program takes a craft approach to filmmaking, providing students with very high levels of technical skills while fostering the student s personal development as a creative artist. Graduates have the skills and knowledge to qualify for a variety of possible positions at television stations, advertising agencies, production companies, and studios. Bachelor of Arts in Documentary Studies The purpose of this program is straightforward to tell stories about people s lives as truthfully and effectively as possible through writing, film, photography, or some combination of these media. This major is rooted in disciplines dedicated to understanding human lives and communities. This program fosters creative entrepreneurship as you work with individuals and communities on your documentaries, and enlist and collaborate with others to support their work.

3 Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts Degrees Every student must complete the College s Liberal Arts Requirements and earn 120 credits to achieve the Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Arts degree. Students explore broad areas of the liberal arts and may choose from a range of course options. Interdisciplinary courses may also be used, as designated, to satisfy these requirements. All students are required to complete an upper-level internship. Liberal Arts Requirements Writing for College I Writing for College II Research and Reflection First-Year Seminar Complete 3 credits in each of the following areas: Creative Expression Cultural Awareness Historical Consciousness Media Literacy Quantitative Reasoning Responsible Action Scientific Thought Social Awareness MINOR IN AUDIO PRODUCTION B.F.A. in Cinema Studies and Film Production Foundation-Level: 9 credits Required (6 credits) Color and Composition Required 1 of 3 (3 credits) Drawing as Communication Photographic Communication Creative Writing Art in Context Required: 6 credits Intro to Cinema Studies Art History I or Art History II Interdisciplinary Arts: 3 credits Thinking and Achieving Through Craft Topics in Art History Ways of Seeing: Art, Literature, and Film Criticism The Avant Garde: Paradoxes of Modernism Intermediate Level: 12 credits Required Shadows and Light I Web Design I Intermediate and Upper Level Electives: 24 credits 3 credits in each category below Plus 9 additional upper-level in any category Pre-Production Production Post Production Cinema Studies Cinema Culture Upper Level: 15 credits Required (6 credits) I Total: 69 credits Burlington College partners with local studios to offer intensive courses in audio production. Students can augment coursework with guided independent studies in musical instrument instruction, internships, or other film and media applications. B.A. in Cinema Studies and Film Production Intermediate Level: 18 credits Required (12 credits) Shadows and Light: Reflections on the Screen I Electives (6 credits) Cinema Studies (3 credits) Contemporary Cinema Films of Director Non-Fiction Film: Capturing the Real Genre Films The Festival Experience Films of Era Essential Art House Cinema I Film Production (3 credits) can include workshops Adventure Cinematography The Art of the Interview Introduction to Animation PhotoShop I Upper Level: 27 credits Required (9 credits) Narrative Filmmaking or Documentary Production I or Electives (9 credits) Cinema Studies (3 credits) National Cinema Studies Elective Topics in Film Cinema Studies Elective Adaptation Film Production (6 credits) The 30-Second Commercial Writing the Feature I Writing the Feature II Adaptation Advanced Cinematography Documentary Production II Editing 2: Extensions and Applications Audio Production I Audio Production II: Sound Design I Total: 51 credits B.A. in Media Activism Intermediate Level: 15 credits Required (12 credits) Media Studies History of Media and Activism Creative Writing Required 1 of 3 (3 credits) Video Production (video) Graphic Design I (design) Photographic Communication (photo) Intermediate and Upper Level Electives : 36 credits 6 credits in each category; 18 must be upper-level Courses other than those electives listed below may be used with permission of Program Director. History and Change (6 credits) History of Graphic Design The 20th Century Women s Lives Revolutions Global Economics Black America Creation of the New World Changemakers Aging: Issues and Argument Context and Community (6 credits) The Festival Experience Field Studies Seminar Foundations in Human Services Families in the 21st Century Social Entrepreneurship Community Development Social Policy Sustainability and Urban Gardening Online Social Networking Social Ecology Society and Culture (6 credits) Foundations and Traditions of Documentary Ways of Knowing Topics in Art History: Women, Art, and Society Exile Women s Lives Cultural Encounters Black America Globalization and Pirates Politics: The Art of the Possible and Impossible Economics in Today s World International Problems, Intergovernmental Solutions Criticism (6 credits) Intro to Cinema Studies Shadows and Light Foundations and Traditions of Documentary Ways of Knowing Ways of Seeing: Art, Literature, and Film Criticism Evolution of Psychology Symbolism: Language of the Soul Art and the Symbolic Process Biopsychology: The Science of Being Human Civic Journalism Psychology Foundations Production and Distribution (6 credits) Intro to Media Production Recycled Film Non-Fiction Film The 30 Second Commercial Documentary Production I Audio Production I: Fundamentals Intro to Animation Web Design I Photoshop I Writing for New Media Voice (6 credits) Art of the Interview Oral History and Oral Documentary Graphic Design in the Public Sphere Media and Public Relations How to Tell a Story Public Art Personal Vision Through Photo Essay Poetry Seminar Poetry: Presentation and Performance Upper Level: 12 credits Required (3 credits) I Total: 60 credits Mary Arbuckle Faculty, Film+Media Director Fellow, American Film Institute B.A., Philosophy and Religion M.Ed., Boston University An award-winning documentary filmmaker and media educator with over 20 years experience working in Boston, New York, and Vermont. Mary teaches media skills to people of all ages, and also runs a small community TV station in Bristol, Vermont, where she lives. Contact info: marbuckle@burlington.edu EXPERT AND ACCESSIBLE FACULTY Our faculty are filmmakers with deep roots in the industry. Whether it s documentary films, Hollywood productions, community media, independent films, music videos or commercials, our faculty have done them all. And since our class sizes are small, our faculty are able to give a great deal of individualized attention to each Film and Media student.

4 Associate of Arts Degree The Associate of Arts Degree in Film Studies is a 60-credit degree program in liberal arts with a concentration in cinema studies and film production. It allows students to take up to 30 credits in cinema studies and film production. The program is designed so it can be completed in four semesters of full-time coursework. Liberal Arts Requirements First-Year Seminar Writing for College I Writing for College II Research and Reflection Complete 3 credits in each of the following areas: Creative Expression Cultural Awareness Historical Consciousness Media Literacy Quantitative Reasoning Responsible Action Scientific Thought Social Awareness Associate of Arts in Film Studies Required (3 credits) Electives (6 credits in Cinema Studies) Plus 21 credits in Cinema Studies or Film Production Shadows and Light: Reflections on the Screen Contemporary Cinema Adventure Cinema Great Directors Non-fiction Film: Capturing the Real Film Genres Film Eras Narrative Filmmaking I Motion Graphics Managing the Entrepreneurial Life Total: 60 credits Professional Certificates The College offers Film+Media certificate programs that provide students with specific skills to satisfy both personal and job-related goals. Any of these programs can be started on campus in either the fall or the spring semester. Film Production Certificate Film Production Intermediate-Level: 6 credits Upper Level: 3 credits II Electives: 9 credits Narrative Filmmaking I Documentary Production I Total: 24 credits FESTIVAL COURSES Screenwriting Certificate Required Screenwriting: Writing the Feature I Screenwriting: Writing the Feature II Total: 12 credits Documentary Filmmaking Certificate Intermediate and Upper Level Electives: 6 credits Electives in film production, content coursework, or independent study, which may include up to 3 workshop credits. Upper Level Required: 3 credits Documentary Production II Total: credits 24 Every year, students from Burlington College earn credit while attending film festivals. These opportunities not only expose students to a vibrant array of current and cutting edge media, but also steep the group in an intense cultural experience rooted in the context and setting of the festival. Meetings with filmmakers, festival programmers, directors, writers and actors round out a simply transformative experience. Students have attended The Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah, The Festival Du Nouveau Cinema in Montreal Quebec, the Vermont International Film Festival in Burlington, Vermont, and the Festival De Cannes in the South of France. We ve got a bunch of great stories to tell. What will yours be? Noah Petrie 13 was chosen to participant in the 2013 Filmmaker Institute of the Creative Mind Group at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The event s activities include a short film competition judged by a panel of industry professionals, daily networking events, filmmaker workshops and Cinema Master Classes hosted by industry icons such as Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese. I m really grateful for all of the help from the teachers and others at Burlington College that helped make this happen, Petrie said. It s an amazing opportunity. Noah Petrie 13 on the left with friends in Cannes, France. Read Noah s story at burlington.edu/one-day Alumni Mark Covino 06 and Jeff Howlett 10 combined forces to produce the award winning documentary A Band Called Death which won the 2013 South by Southwest Audience Choice award, broke attendance records at the Vermont International Film Festival, and received accolades from RogerEbert.com, Rotten Tomatoes, and IMDB. The film is available on Amazon, itunes, and their website. They are appearing around the globe to present the film at screenings and have parlayed their success into a new round of exciting projects in development and production. Find out more at: abandcalleddeath.com Alumnus Nate Beeman 04 talents have been recruited for several major motion pictures such as: The Social Network, Knight and Day, Grown Ups, Frozen River, and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. He has collaborated with many indie directors and produced his own cinematography work. In his spare time, Nate founded and operates two Vermont-based companies: Urban Rhino, an animation and post-production company, and Queen City Lighting and Grip, Inc. Visit Nate s site at: urbanrhinovisual.com Alumna Alison Segar 09 is a social worker and documentary filmmaker whose work has played at numerous film festivals throughout Europe and North America. Her film about the Somali Bantu has been distributed to refugee and immigrant networks across all 50 states to educate and inform volunteers and workers of the mental health needs of the Bantu population. Her film We Have to Talk About Hunger won the Footage Farm USA Documentary Award. Find out more at: wehavetotalkabouthunger.org

5 REWARDING AND RELEVANT INTERNSHIPS Internships are an integral part of the Film+Media program. You gain real world experience working with a variety of area organizations, businesses, and studios. This is an invaluable component of your Burlington College experience. Not only do you gain valuable work experience, but you also develop professional connections that often lead to further career opportunities upon graduation. Some recent internship locations: Big Heavy World Northeast Addison Television (NEAT) Peter Schumlin for Governor Campaign Regional Educational Technology Network (RETN) Vermont Public Radio (VPR) Toronto Film Festival WCAX-TV A GREAT COLLEGE IN AN AMAZING PLACE Matt Wohl Chair, Film+Media B.A. in Human Studies with a Concentration in Politics Bradford College M.F.A. Screenwriting Spalding University Matt is a screenwriter, filmmaker and performer with over two decades of experience in the dramatic and cinematic arts. He served as Executive Director of The Orlando International Fringe Festival, Arts Alive and Waterfront Theatre. In addition, Matt was a co-founder of the Central Florida Theatre Alliance and served as its Board President. He also served on the board of the Vermont International Film Festival. He has a long history of theatrical performance with nearly 15 years as a professional improvisational comedian. Trained at Sak Theatre in Orlando, Florida, Matt performed on the main stage before starting his own improv troupe, Atomic Cocktail and also performed with Kamikaze Comedy and The Chris and Matt Show. Matt has optioned three feature scripts including Two Grooms, a comedy in development with Northern Exposure Films. His short film $18 was juried into the Vermont International Film Festival and earned him a showcase on Vermont Public Television s show Reel Independents. His original screenplay Funny Man recently won Best Comedy in the Table Read my Screenplay competition at Sundance. Matt is currently producing and directing a feature documentary titled It s Great to be Here, a look at the life of stand up comics and the hardships it takes on relationships. Contact info: mwohl@burlington.edu Vermont s low population density combined with Burlington s college town urban vibe, is set against a backdrop of local farming, alpine mountains, and breathtaking lakeside vistas. Nature, history, and culture mingle to provide students with the ideal environment to explore telling stories, making contacts, and practicing the technique, craft, and art of filmmaking. For more Information, contact the Office of Admissions. 351 North Avenue Burlington, Vermont Toll Free: Direct Line: Fax: admissions@burlington.edu Apply today, visit burlington.edu/apply-now