Digital Film Making (DFM)
Bachelor of Creative Media
The Bachelor of Creative Media is available in either Digital Film Making or Animation and Visual Effects. The curriculum focuses on the art, craft, and the business of storytelling. Students choose an area of emphasis, but they study all aspects of digital filmmaking and digital arts, whether they are aspiring writers, animators, directors, editors, or cinematographers. Theory and practice are integrated at every step as students manipulate text, sound, and images using industry-standard technology. CMI houses a state of the art digital projection screening room, post-production lab, animation lab, and production space.
Students must complete a minimum of 128 credits in the following areas: 66 credits in CMI/CMT**/ENGL/THTR/ART with a grade of C or better; 35 cr. of Common Core, 6 cr. Viewing a Wider World; 21 cr. of electives
General Education Core Requirement : ENGL 116 G, Perspectives on Film – 3 cr.
MINOR: Digital Film Making
Take 18 credits from the CMI, CMI/ENGL, CMI/THTR courses as listed in the Digital Film Making major. A minimum of 9 credits must be upper division.
*course may be taken at an NMSU community college
** course offered only at Dona Ana Community College
Creative Media Foundation Courses
42 total credits total required (of which 15 credits are # 300 and above)
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| CMI 100, Introduction to the Creative Media Industry |
3 |
| CMI 101, History of Cinema |
3 |
| CMI 200, Sound Design I or CMT 206, Principles of Sound |
3 |
| CMI 205, Intro to Cinematography or CMT 205, Cinematography |
3 |
| CMI 216*, Editing I or CMT 195, Digital Video Editing 1 |
3 |
| CMI 230,Developing the Animated Project |
3 |
| CMI 305, Business of Filmmaking/Animation or CMI 496, Media Law and Ethics |
3 |
| CMI 498, Final Yr. Senior Project : Production and Post Production |
9 |
| ENGL 303, Theory and Criticism: Film, Media, and Culture or ENGL 326, Cultural Identity and Representation Across the Media |
3 |
| ENGL/CMI 232, Storyboarding |
3 |
| ENGL/CMI 235, Principles of Story Across the Media |
3 |
| THTR 110*, Acting or THTR 105, Acting for non-majors |
3 |
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MAJOR: Digital Film Making
Choose 21 total credits from the following (of which 15 credits must be #300 and above):
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| CMI 214, Acting for Film |
3 |
| CMI 301, Sound Design II |
3 |
| CMI 303, Cinema Review and Criticism |
3 |
| CMI 308, Writing for Animation |
3 |
| CMI/ENGL 309/THTR 306, Screenwriting |
3 |
| CMI 310, Advanced Cinematography |
3 |
| CMI 311, Editing II |
3 |
| CMI 315, Adventures in Genre |
3 |
| CMI 318, Documentary Production & Narrative |
3 |
| CMI 328, Production Management |
3 |
| CMI 395, Directing I |
3 |
| CMI 396, Directing II |
3 |
| CMI 397, Practicum |
1-9 |
| CMI 398, Special Topics |
3-9 |
| CMI 400, Directed Studies |
3-9 |
| CMI 420, Short Film Production |
6 |
| CMI/ENGL 480, Screenwriting II |
3 |
| CMI/ENGL 490, Advanced Screenwriting |
3 |
| CMI 495, Internship |
3 |
| CMI 496, Media Law/Ethics |
3 |
| CMI 497, Portfolio Design and Development |
3 |
| CMT 126**, Film Crew Training I |
9 |
| CMT 156**, Film Crew Training II |
9 |
| CMT 190**, Digital Video Production I |
3 |
| CMT 210**, Digital Video Production II |
3 |
| CMT 215**, Digital Video Editing II |
3 |
| CMT 222**, Pre-Production Management |
3 |
| ENGL 336, Studies in Film |
3 |
| ENGL 427, Advanced Studies in Film & Digital Media |
3-9 |
| ENGL 436, Advanced Studies in Film & Digital Media History & Culture |
3-9 |
| ENGL 437, Advanced Studies in Film & Digital Media Theory & Criticism |
3-9 |
| *Course may be taken at an NMSU community college |
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| **see course descriptions in back of this catalog for designated community college campus |
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