Bachelor of Fine Arts in Filmmaking - Animation Concentration - Winston Salem - North Carolina - I1760

The School of Filmmaking is first and foremost an arts conservatory, preparing both our undergraduate and graduate students for careers in the moving image arts and industries. We offer a four-year undergraduate program in motion-picture production, as well as a two-year master’s program in film music composition. The faculty of the School of Filmmaking consists
of film and television artists-in-residence as well as professional scholars, all of whom are dedicated to instilling in our students the importance of telling stories of value and worth. We are committed to nurturing the “complete” filmmaker ― a storyteller of vision and insight who knows and appreciates the myriad components that are essential to the creation of the entire spectrum of moving images: whether fiction or nonfiction, animated or live-action, series television, music videos, commercials, industrial shorts, or other new media. We are a training ground for young artists, giving them the freedom to explore their creative visions within a carefully structured environment that attempts to mirror the collaborative creative process of the
professional world. The relationship between our faculty and students is one of “masterapprentice,”involving close collaboration in all aspects of the development, production and exhibition of the students’ digital video and film projects.

The BFA program in filmmaking is open to students who wish to pursue program emphasis in the areas of animation, cinematography, directing, picture editing and sound design, producing, production design, or screenwriting. At the same time, the School expects students to have or to develop a strong base in the liberal arts and humanities, as well as the physical and social sciences, with additional intensive coursework in film history, aesthetics and criticism. With this in mind, the School of Filmmaking does not offer a College Arts Diploma to any student who does not already possess a BA, BM, BS, or BFA degree.

Undergraduate Course Requirements
School of Filmmaking: Animation

Year One
FIM 131 132 133 American Cinema 2 2 2
FIM 151 152 153 Fundamentals of Filmmaking 6 6 6
FIM 599 Intensive Arts 2
GES 101 102 103 Critical Perspectives 2 2 2
GES 120 Digital Media for the Artist 2
Academic Electives* HUM, SOS, Math/Science 4 4

Year Two
FAN 201 202 203 Traditional Animation 2 2 2
FAN 207 208 209 Computer Graphics 2 2 2
FIM 231 232 233 Classics of World Cinema 2 2 2
FAR 251 252 253 Drawing 2 2 2
FIM 599 Intensive Arts 2
ARH 101 102 103 Art History 2 2 2
GES 211 212 213 Foundations of Western Thought 2 2 2

Year Three
FAN 301 History of Animation 2
FAN 307 308 309 Computer Animation 2 2 2
FAN 357 357 357 Animation Project 2 2 2
FIM [330] [330] [330] Cinema Studies [2] [2] [2]
FIM [370] [370] [370] Film Electives [2] [2] [2]
FIM 599 Intensive Arts 2
Academic Electives

Year Four
FAN 401 History of International Animation 2
FAN 407 408 409 Computer Animation 2 2 2
FAN 457 457 457 Animation Thesis Project 2 2 2
FIM [330] [330] [330] Cinema Studies [2] [2] [2]
FIM [370] [370] [370] Film Electives [2] [2] [2]
FIM 599 Intensive Arts 2
Academic Electives* Math/Sci, HUM, SOS, LIT, WRI, PHI 2 2 2