Film, Video + Integrated Media Major
Offering a vibrant array of technical and theoretical courses, the Film, Video, and Integrated Media major of the Bachelor of Fine Arts gives students an opportunity to explore contemporary practices in the media arts. Housed in the Faculty of Culture and Community which engages the world as its classroom, the program's socially expansive focus offers students opportunities for internships and external collaborations in pursuit of their creative objectives.
Based on a collaborative model of interdisciplinary learning and technical skill development, the program encourages students to craft their education to pursue their own interests. Courses combine studio work, technical instruction, theory, critical analysis, history, documentary, and professional practices.
Graduates are highly skilled practitioners and creative problem solvers with the knowledge to enter a diversity of professional media arts fields such as film and video production, sound art, communications, new media, gallery exhibition, education, advertising, entertainment, and beyond. Skills developed include production and post-production, innovative approaches to narrative, experimental, and documentary filmmaking, while specific course offerings include film and video, installation, sound, performance, and set design.
Building on a foundation of technical proficiency acquired through creative exploration, students gain confidence to develop self-directed projects that may combine different media, theoretical and/or critical approaches. The innovative curriculum includes lectures, workshops, group critiques, class discussions, individual consultation, and studio support with comprehensive technical instruction. Students can focus on a specialized stream of courses that suit their particular interests such as Film and Video Production, Performance, or Installation.
Honouring our Film Students
2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Congratulations to the many Emily Carr students involved in A Fine Young Man, a short film written and directed by 4th year student Kevan Funk. A Fine Young Man has been selected to make its world premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. The film will be screening as a part of the Short Cuts Canada program.
The crew was comprised of a number of students including 4th years Benjamin Loeb (Director of Photography, Producer), Ken Tsui (Assistant Director), Dustin Wadsworth (Gaffer), Jennifer Somerstein (Script Supervisor), Alex Viau (Dolly Grip), Riel McGuire (Sound), Hanna Tveite (Production Stills); 3rd year Kelsey Brill-Funk; and recent graduates Mitch Stookey, Darren Bachynski, Raphel Choi, Onno Blase and Christina Ladwig.
The Toronto International Film Festival's Student Showcase
Since Emily Carr started sending films to Toronto International Film Festival’s Student Showcase in 2006, four of our film students have been included in the showcase - the top ten student films and animations of the year. http://tiff.net/studentfilmshowcase
2010 A Glimpse by Naghmeh Abbasi
2009 Axel by Sara Bogh Jensen
2007 John’s Untitled Clock by Shine Mi-Hyang Park
2006 Kaka'Win by Leah Nelson