Film/Video & Photography

About Film/Video & Photography

Film/ Video & Photography encompasses photography, film, video, and animation in one academic program in which students elect a specific field of concentration while surveying the department’s other areas. Pratt’s Film/ Video & Photography program emphasizes an awareness of fine arts traditions as well as the professional disciplines of the contemporary media artist. About one-third of the students work in documentary, one-third in experimental and one-third in narrative. The department promotes critical thinking and independence across the spectrum of media making.

Film/Video & Photography Degrees

Film/ Video & Photography offers an undergraduate Film B.F.A. with an emphasis in Film or Animation, and an undergraduate Photography B.F.A.

B.F.A. in Film (Film or Animation)

Film/ Video & Photography offers a Film B.F.A. The film and video program is structured to offer parallel production courses at each level of the curriculum. Students acquire foundation skills while pursuing their own artistic visions. Courses in ways of seeing cinema, documentary, personal diary media, project development, and contemporary issues in film and video, augment the education of the a media maker. Animation courses are constructed to afford a wide exposure to all aspects of animation production and to allow students to focus on the areas of greatest interest. Courses in animation history, character development, storyboarding, and storytelling enhance the animation production courses. The junior workshops are advanced studies in film/video or animation production using traditional and digital tools. Because of Pratt’s proximity to New York City, students are encouraged to work in internship programs in film, video, animation, and postproduction studios. The four years culminate in a senior film/animation project that can be in any genre—experimental, dramatic, documentary, or a combination thereof—and in a variety of media. The projects, which are screened in an end-of-the-year show, become students’ portfolios. A portfolio reel can be part of a graduate school application, can be sent to festivals, or can serve as a calling card demonstrating the student’s skill.

B.F.A. in Photography

Film/ Video & Photography offers a Photography B.F.A..The photography department is committed to the education of artist/professionals who have acquired a comprehensive understanding of the artistic and professional options inherent in the field of photography. The curriculum is designed to create a broad-based knowledge of photography from traditional photographic techniques to the digital darkroom, including aesthetics, history, and artistic and professional practice. The student moves from a highly structured program in the sophomore year to a more self-determined program in the senior year in which individual interests are emphasized. This approach is intended to facilitate the transition from student to independent artist/professional.

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