Communication: Digital Film Production - B.S. Degree

Department of Communication 
Office: 311 McEwen Hall

(716) 673-4729

Roslin Smith, Chairperson

Email: Communication.Department@fredonia.edu

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/communication

Focuses on the theoretical, technical, and practical issues of digital film production. Hands-on, project-based major with emphasis on pre-production, production, post-production and distribution. Students gain experience in field production and fiction narrative. Topics covered include: concept development, visualization, writing, aesthetics, ethics, shooting and editing techniques.  Please note:  at least 18 credit hours and capstone classes must be taken at Fredonia.

Major Requirements

The department requires all students to declare and complete a minor or a semester studying abroad. The minor must be officially recognized by the offering department and be chosen in consultation with a Communication advisor. Students electing the study abroad option are required to complete a complimentary course at Fredonia chosen in consultation with their advisor. 

Students who have dual majors with both majors inside the Communication department are still required to have a minor outside the department or meet the criteria for the study abroad option. A second major outside the Communication department will also satisfy this requirement.

A grade of C or better is required for a course to satisfy a major requirement.

Communication Core:

COMM 101Fundamentals of Communication

3

COMM 105Public Speaking

3

COMM 199Communication Orientation

1

Total Credit Hours:7

Major Core Courses:

COMM 155Rhetoric of Vision and Sound

3

COMM 251Audio Production I

3

COMM 254Video Field Production

3

COMM 255Studio Production

3

COMM 309Film Analysis

3

COMM 361Screenwriting

3

COMM 366Postproduction

3

COMM 368Video Camera and Lighting Techniques

3

COMM 420Communication Law and Ethics

3

Total Credit Hours:27

Capstone Courses:

COMM 454Fiction I

4

COMM 464Fiction II

4

Total Credit Hours:8

Elective:

COMM 312Multimedia Integration

3

COMM 316Videojournalism

3

COMM 317Production Management

3

COMM 318Directing

3

COMM 358Television News

4

COMM 466Sound Design

4

Total Credit Hours:3
 

Total Credit Hours: 45