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School of Communication -
Undergraduate
http://com.miami.edu/MotionPictures
Introduction
The Motion Pictures program offers a complete curricular
experience for its majors, including writing, production,
the business of film and film studies. Students graduating
from the program have not only studied motion picture theory,
but have also had the opportunity to learn how to script a
film or television program, produce that program (lighting,
sound, set design, photography and editing) and how to promote
and market a film or television production. A major is offered
in Motion Pictures. Minors are offered in Motion Pictures
and Motion Pictures Film Studies.
Motion Pictures majors may elect to specialize in one of
four areas: production, screenwriting, business, or film studies.
Production and screenwriting specialties allow students to
concentrate in narrative film, documentary, animation, or
experimental filmmaking. Most production courses utilize a
16mm motion picture or digital format. The film studies concentration
examines the history, theory and criticism of film, while
the business specialization concentrates on producing, financing,
distribution, and related aspects of the industry.
Special facilities in the Motion Pictures program include
the Bill Cosford Cinema, a site for the exhibition of first-run
and alternative films, AVID and FinalCut Pro non-linear editing
suites, and digital audio post-production and mixing facilities.
The Canes Film Festival showcasing UM undergraduate and graduate
films is held every year on campus with a showcase screening
in Los Angeles.
The School also possesses one of the nation's largest privately
held collections of 35mm and 70mm films dating from the beginning
of motion pictures to the present.
Special programs include the summer Film Program in Prague,
Czech Republic, the summer Film Program in England and Ireland,
and an annual trip to Los Angeles which offers an opportunity
to interact with leading film and television professionals.
Educational Objectives
The educational objectives of the Motion Pictures program
require that:
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of and
proficiency with the basic motion picture and digital visual
storytelling collaborative creative process.
• Students will demonstrate fundamental competency
with 16mm and digital production. Learning also the theoretical
and historical underpinnings of production, students will
be encouraged to apply these skills in narrative, documentary,
and animation moving image forms.
• Students will demonstrate understanding and proficiency
with the basics of story and writing for the screen. Through
a progression of classes, student work will evolve from
exercises in story development to screenplay formatting
and feature-length screenplay writing. Students will be
expected to demonstrate an understanding of dramatic structures,
narrative points of view, and their application to screenplay
forms.
• Students will become familiar with major individual
works, genres, national cinemas and movements and their
significance within the history and theory of the moving
image. Students will become conversant with major film theories
and concepts in terms of both social and cultural contexts.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to
articulate their thoughts and opinions regarding motion
pictures within a diverse and multicultural critical and
historical context.
Degree Programs
The Bachelor of Science in Communication is offered in the
Motion Pictures Program.
Major
A major is offered in Motion Pictures.
Each candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Communication
will complete School of Communication requirements including
courses in the Required Areas of Study, the second major,
and electives sufficient for a total of 66 credits in the
liberal arts and sciences.
A Bachelor of Science student in Motion Pictures will be
permitted a maximum of 36 credits in Mass Communication courses
(excluding COM 101, COM 110, and COM 250) toward the 120-credit
University degree.
Admission to the Motion Picture major
Before admission as a Motion Pictures (CMP) major, a student
must:
A) Achieve sophomore standing;
B) Complete the five Core courses listed below, in residence
at the University, all with grades of C or higher (C- is
not acceptable).
Students who have obtained the written approval of the Director
of the Motion Pictures major to use transfer credit to satisfy
one or more requirements of that major may be required to
complete additional courses in residence at the University
before being admitted to that major.
Upon completion of a student’s first 45 University
credits while enrolled in the School of
Communication, all University credits earned toward the major
will be used in computing a student’s major cumulative
quality point average; only those students with a cumulative
average of 2.5 or higher will be admitted to a major.
A student who has completed 45 credits while enrolled in
the School of Communication but who has not been admitted
to one of the Communication majors may be dismissed from the
School. A student who has completed 60 University credits
while enrolled in the School but who has not been admitted
to one of the Communication majors will be dismissed from
the School. See PROBATION AND DISMISSAL.
The Motion Pictures Major
COM 101 Mass Media Communication in Society
CMP 103 Survey of Motion Pictures
COM 110 Communication Theory
CMP 126 Introduction to Scriptwriting
COM 250 Freedom of Expression and Communication Ethics
CMP 204 History of Motion Pictures (1895-1940)
CMP 205 History of Motion Pictures (1941-Present)
CMP 222 Motion Picture Techniques
CMP 306 What is Cinema?
Select one of the following courses:
CMP 403 Film Directors or
CMP 406 American Movie Genres or
CMP 407 Film, Society, and Culture or
CMP 408 Women, Media and Popular Culture or
CMP 429 Nonfiction Film
Select one of the following courses:
CMP 455 Producing the Motion Picture or
CMP 509 Legal Aspects of Motion Pictures or
CMP 552 Motion Picture Marketing and Distribution
Twelve additional credits in Motion Pictures chosen with
the prior approval of a Motion Pictures advisor. A minimum
of 18 credits at the 300-level or above is required within
the 45-credit major.
Participation in CMP 352 requires a cumulative quality point
average of 3.0 or higher in CMP 103, 126, 204 or 205, and
222.
Minor
The minor in Motion Pictures requires CMP 103, 204 or 205,
222, 306, and one of the following: 403, 406 or 407.
The minor in Motion Pictures Film Studies requires CMP 204,
205, 306, and two of the following: 403, 406, 407 or 429.
Department Honors
School of Communication students may graduate with School
Honors in Communication noted upon their diplomas and transcripts.
Students should contact the School’s Office of Admissions,
Academic & Alumni Services (2037 Wolfson Building) for
details.
Students may receive recognition as graduates cum laude,
magna cum laude, or summa cum laude if they meet the requirements
set forth under GRADUATION HONORS in this Bulletin.
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