Film and Media, Master of Arts

MA in Film and Media

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The Master of Arts in Film and Media provides an in-depth curriculum designed to develop skill sets required to succeed in the film, television, and media industries. Students are exposed to the latest technology, taught the most current financial and distribution strategies, and explore a range of storytelling techniques. The program emphasizes experiential learning and focuses on the latest trends and advances in the entertainment industry. All courses balance practice with theory and are taught by successful creators and executives in the film, television, and media world. The program has been specifically designed to keep up with constant advances in technology, ideas, and trends, both practical and aesthetic.

Courses and workshops feature current case studies that help expose students to the latest tools, equipment, and resources in specific fields. The Johns Hopkins MA in Film and Media brings the industry to Baltimore, as our students grow their professional network while creating a two-way bridge between the local burgeoning film scene and the industry hubs in Los Angeles, New York, and abroad. Courses are held at the JHU/MICA Film Center, Baltimore’s film studio and recording center in the Station North Arts and Entertainment District.

Students must choose two concentrations from the fields of Business of Film, Sound Design, Writing, and Immersive Storytelling & Emerging Technology. While they specialize in two of these tracks, students acquire hands-on experience in developing, shooting, editing, and marketing original film, television, and digital short-form content in the Graduate Filmmaking Studio.

Admissions Criteria for all Advanced Academic Programs

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• Three required core courses
• Select two concentrations and complete four courses under each grouping

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses - Required:
AS.455.640	Graduate Filmmaking Studio I	3
AS.455.641	Graduate Filmmaking Studio II	3
AS.455.800	Capstone for Film & Media	3
Concentration: Immersive Storytelling and Emerging Technologies
Core Courses - Customizable
Select four of the following:
AS.455.610	Foundations of Immersive Storytelling: Theory & Practice	3
AS.455.643	The Future of Cinematic Gaming	3
AS.455.647	Virtual Production: A New Era of Filmmaking	3
AS.455.645	Production for Creative Technology	3
AS.455.638	Technology and the Future of Humanity	3
Concentration: Writing
Core Courses - Customizable
Select four of the following:
AS.455.615	Episodic Writing Workshop 1 – The Pilot	3
AS.455.616	Episodic Writing Workshop 2 – Comedy	3
AS.455.618	Episodic Writing Workshop II - The Writers' Room	3
AS.455.637	Comedy Writing - TV Spec Script	3
AS.455.624	Social Impact Documentary Filmmaking	3
Concentration: The Business of Film
Core Courses - Customizable
Select four of the following:
AS.455.620	Fundamentals of Business 1	3
AS.455.619	Business of Non Fiction Film & TV	3
AS.455.635	Sales, Acquisitions and Marketing	3
AS.455.625	Creative Producing & Line Producing	3
AS.455.644	Podcasting Fundamentals	3
AS.455.650	Script to Screen	3
AS.455.651	Film Financing	3
AS.455.652	Digital Media: Storytelling & Strategy	3
Concentration: Sound Design
Core Courses - Customizable
Select four of the following:
AS.455.626	Mixing Sound for Picture	3
AS.455.634	Designing Sound for Film and Media	3
AS.455.630	Recording Sound for Film	3
AS.455.632	Sound on Film I	3
PY.550.524	Sound Design/Video Games	3