For more than 40 years, The New School has offered workshops in the art and craft of filmmaking. Since then, audio, video and new, emergent, technologies have been integrated throughout the curriculum. Taught by working professionals and an experienced faculty, our courses offer students the opportunity to learn technical and aesthetic aspects of filmmaking, and to explore a wide range of cinematic practice including directing, cinematography, screenwriting, sound design, production design, acting, and digital video production.
Film, video and selected inter-media courses may be taken toward the Film Production Certificate, for undergraduate credit or on a non-credit basis. For information about degree programs, call the Admission Office, 212.229.5630.
In order to ensure the quality of each course, enrollment is strictly limited. If a desired course is filled, call the film program advisor at 212.229.5899 to inquire about additional classes that might still be open. Early registration is strongly advised.
Curriculum
The New School awards a Certificate in Film Production for the successful completion of the production sequence indicated below. Student filmmakers complete a number of exercises and a short 16mm and/or digital video film across narrative, documentary and experimental categories and are provided the opportunity to screen finished work in Tishman Auditorium, The New School's largest public venue. Internships in the film industry can be arranged. The certificate program is directed toward the committed student at any level of experience and can be completed on the standard track (part-time study, minimum two years) or the intensive track (full-time study, one year).
The following courses must be taken either sequentially or concurrently as indicated:
Standard Track
- The Art of Film (or concurrently with 16mm Filmmaking Studio)
- 16mm Filmmaking Studio
- Cinematography and Lighting (or concurrently with Sync-Sound Preproduction)
- Sync-Sound Preproduction
- Sync-Sound Production
- Sync-Sound Editing
Intensive Track
- The Art of Film (concurrent with 16mm Filmmaking Studio)
- 16mm Filmmaking Studio
- Cinematography and Lighting (concurrently with Sync-Sound Preproduction)
- Sync-Sound Preproduction
- Sync-Sound Production Intensive (counts as two courses)
Two elective courses must be chosen from the following Film Production Courses in order to complete the certificate program:
The Aesthetics of Directing
The Art of Film Sound
Audio Production
Developing Ideas for Film
Production Design for Film
The Art of Editing
Credit students must earn a B or better to apply a course toward the certificate.
