BA in Digital Cinema 2005

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Digitization has caused the convergence of cinema, computer graphics, animation, and gaming. Digital Cinema is the realization that computer-generated images and animations can be inserted convincingly into realistic images; and real images can be brought into computer-generated models to provide photo-realistic effects. The convergence of cinema, computer graphics, animation and gaming in the BS and BA in Digital Cinema will train you to redefine cinematic reality. Find out more at the digital cinema website.You will learn the following concepts and techniques in Digital Cinema.

• Develop a comprehensive body of production skills, including cinematography, lighting, sound recording and design, production design, directing, and editing postproduction digital special effects, 3D modeling, & animation
• Be able to clearly articulate a creative concept and realize it in a personal style indifferent digital media forms—animation, traditional cinema and gaming
• Understand the principles of effective narrative techniques for all forms of digital cinema
• Understand the basic aesthetic techniques used in the three forms of digital cinema
• Be able to utilize different modes of digital media distribution including streaming web-based media and DVD
• Understand the impact of technological change on the creative process
• Understand how fictional narrative, animation and interactive digital media (gaming) have been historically and theoretically conceptualized
• Understand the historical development of digital media as technological, creative forms and understand the institutions that structure and use these forms
• Have the ability to create detailed production budgets and execute them
• Understand the basic digital media storage formats and the tools to create and manipulate them

• The Liberal Studies Program (20 courses)
• Major Field Study

Liberal Studies Program

The Liberal Studies Program at DePaul University is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Topics include: First Year Program, Sophomore Seminar in Multiculturalism, Junior Experiential Learning and a Senior Capstone. For general information, please see the Liberal Studies homepage.
Please note: Students in the both Digital Cinema programs are required to take 4 quarter hours in Quantitative Reasoning (ISP120) in addition to the nineteen (19) liberal studies courses other CTI majors must take.

Major Field (29 courses)

Although all 29 courses are required, the grouping of the courses into First-Year, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior courses is a recommendation only. See your advisor for help in choosing your classes.

First Year:

Second Year:

Third Year:

Fourth Year:

Open Electives (3)

Last Modified: Wednesday December 19, 2007