Santa Fe University of Art and Design Re-Envisions Its Film
Program, Launching The Film School at SFUAD
SANTA FE, N.M., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Fe
University of Art and Design (SFUAD) announced today that it has
re-envisioned its film program and will make a new Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Film curriculum available to SFUAD film students beginning
Fall 2013. Reflecting these changes, the university is renaming its
Moving Image Arts Department to The Film School at SFUAD.
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The BFA in Film curriculum includes three primary
concentrations: Production, Story Development, and Visual
Effects/Technical Animation. Classes focus on storytelling, the
business of film and TV, screenwriting, directing, cinematography,
producing, critical studies and more. Students will learn how to
create media content for film, TV and Internet platforms that
extend to a variety of audiences and purposes, including
entertainment, information, marketing and publicity.
"The core values we base our film program upon are storytelling,
business and professional responsibility," said Chris Eyre, chair
of the Film School and an award-winning, nationally recognized
director and producer of film and TV. "We have now also
incorporated new technology and a twenty-first-century curriculum
into the classroom so students can explore the range of career
opportunities that a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film makes possible.
Alumni of The Film School at SFUAD will be prepared with the tools
they need to succeed in an ever-changing industry."
The university has also created an Advisory Board for the Film
School. Leading directors, screenwriters, animators and other film
professionals will give guest lectures and workshops on campus, as
well as advise the university on how to continue to strengthen the
Film School's curriculum.
The Film School is proud to announce that the Advisory Board
includes writer and producer Kirk Ellis, best known for
writing the Emmy Award– winning John
Adams miniseries for HBO; Jaime Paglia, writer, producer
and co-creator of Eureka for the Syfy Channel and NBC
Universal; animator and director John Stevenson of Kung Fu Panda, Shrek, Shrek 2 and Madagascar; and Kathleen Broyles, a program coordinator for
feature films at the Sundance Institute and liaison to actor
Robert Redford.
"We have something here that is very special, which is a space
to create," added Eyre. "We are in the Southwest, and something
about that is creative and stimulating. The other component that's
unique about Santa Fe University
of Art and Design is the opportunity to intern at Garson
Studios—professional soundstages connected to the Film School where
movies like True Grit and No Country for Old
Men were made."
To watch Eyre speak at greater length about the Film School,
visit the university's YouTube channel. For highlights on where
some of SFUAD's Moving Image Arts Department alumni are today,
visit the Alumni Accomplishments page on SFUAD's website.
About The Film School at SFUAD
The Film School at
Santa Fe University of Art and
Design offers a comprehensive, hands-on, four-year curriculum that
integrates film, video and digital production with critical studies
and writing. Films such as True Grit and Cowboys &
Aliens and TV dramas such as Longmire have been shot at
the university's Garson Studios, where students have the
opportunity to intern on professional productions. Garson Studios
is part of the Garson Communications Center, which features a
65,000-square-foot production and postproduction facility. The
Screen, a popular destination within the Garson Communications
Center, shows some of the greatest works of world cinema daily for
students and the public.
About Santa Fe University of
Art and Design
Santa Fe
University of Art and Design is an accredited institution located
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, one of
the world's leading centers for art and design. The university
offers degrees in arts management, contemporary music, creative
writing, digital arts, graphic design, film, performing arts,
photography and studio art. Faculty members are practicing artists
who teach students in small groups, following a unique
interdisciplinary curriculum that combines hands-on experience with
core theory and prepares graduates to become well-rounded,
creative, problem-solving professionals. As a Laureate
International Universities Center of Excellence in Art,
Architecture and Design, the university boasts an international
student body and opportunities to study abroad, encouraging
students to develop a global perspective on the arts. Santa Fe
University of Art and Design is accredited by The Higher Learning
Commission and a member of the North Central Association,
www.ncahlc.org.
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