B.F.A. in Cinema Production

The B.F.A. in cinema production offers an immersive and intensive hands-on education in filmmaking, with storytelling and collaboration at its core. Students begin making films their first year and continue to make work each year as a cinema production major.

Students can concentrate in: producing, directing, cinematography, editing or sound design.

Production courses are designed to model real-world production environments, with students from a variety of disciplines collaborating. Students are taught and mentored by industry professionals and artists that prepare them to be successful filmmakers.

After graduation, students can move seamlessly from student film productions to professional productions, whether that be film, TV, commercial, online marketing and more.

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Course Offerings

You will receive a well-rounded education through Point Park's core curriculum and classes in your major. Some of the courses in the program include:

Production 1, 2, 3 and 4
Intermediate and advanced electives in:
- Producing
- Directing
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Sound
- Screenwriting
- Visual Effects
Production Design
Music Video Workshop
Documentary Workshop
Acting for the Camera
Internship

Faculty who work in the field

Point Park faculty members bring academic and work experience into the classroom.

Meet the faculty

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Andrew Halasz, M.F.A.

"I treat every student as an artist equal to myself. They know and understand their personal vision uniquely. My goal is to help them refine and clarify that vision."

Alumni success

Learn about where our graduates have gone on to build their careers.

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Alyssa Briddes '16

Alyssa Briddes worked on Into the Unknown: Making of Frozen 2, ABC’s 2020, Vice, truTV, among others.

News & Features

Ashley C. Stokes '18

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 "Having four regional Emmy’s under my belt after my first year working for PBS is humbling. It inspires me to continue to share stories that make a difference in our communities and eventually around the world."

Milky Tran '20

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 "I loved that you began making and experimenting with film your freshman year ... I’m grateful that Point Park had such a heavy focus on storytelling and allowed me to go through the full process of making a film many, many times."

Laura J. Boyd

"I loved that you began making and experimenting with film your freshman year ... I’m grateful that Point Park had such a heavy focus on storytelling and allowed me to go through the full process of making a film many, many times."