Motion Pictures, BA (GPS)

Term One

• MP 1310 - The Moving Image Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
• Sci Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
• MTH 1450 - Mathematics and the Modern World Credit Hour(s): 3

• Beginning Language Course (1010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

Term Two

• MP 2310 - History of the Motion Picture I Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• Sci Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4

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• ART 2140 - Themes in Visual Culture Credit Hour(s): 3 or
• TH 2140 - Theatre in Western Culture Credit Hour(s): 3

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• Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

Term Three

• MP 2320 - History of Motion Picture II Credit Hour(s): 3
• MP 3340 - Documentary Film: History and Theory Credit Hour(s): 3 **

• Intermediate Language Course (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Four

• MP Course - Motion Pictures 3300-Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• MP 4350 - Advanced Studies in Media Credit Hour(s): 3
• Intermediate Language Course (2020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*
• ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Five

• MP Course - Motion Pictures 3300-Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• MP 4350 - Advanced Studies in Media Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3 ***
• PHL Course - Philosophy Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Six

• MP Course - Motion Pictures 3300-Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• MP 4350 - Advanced Studies in Media Credit Hour(s): 3
• QT Course - Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 3 ***
• LA Course - ART HST or PLS or REL or TH or WMS Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Seven

• MP Course - Motion Pictures 3300-Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• MP 4350 - Advanced Studies in Media Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL Course - Philosophy Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• LA Course - ART HST or PLS or REL or TH or WMS Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4

Term Eight

• MP Course - Motion Pictures 3300-Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• LA Course - ART HST or PLS or REL or TH or WMS Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• UL - Upper-level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4

Note(s):

*Languages include Arabic (ARA), American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GER), Greek (GR), Latin (LAT), and Spanish (SPN).

**MP 3340  (Documentary Film: History and Theory) is specifically required but is taught only once every two years;

***PHL 3000  and Research Methods can be taken in place of each other in the schedule, but they must both be completed.

Program Description

Students in this program have excelled in their profession, and their accomplishments have included producing and writing feature-length and short form films and winning Golden Globe and Emmy awards. Students’ films have been awarded featured screenings and awards in the most important regional and national festivals in the country, including the Sundance Film Festival, the New York Expo of Short Film and Video, the Big Muddy Festival, the Black Maria Festival, The Charlotte Film Festival, the College and Independent Film Festival, the Athens International Film Festival, the David Wolper Documentary Achievement Reel, the Wexner Center, the Houston International Film Festival, and the Denver International Film Festival, among many others. Internationally, student films have won awards at the Cork International Film Festival in Ireland, the Calgary International Film Festival in Canada, and the Locarno International Festival in Switzerland. The motion pictures area has also won the Festival Jury Prize for the body of its students’ film at the Festival Internacional de cinema in Portugal, as well as a featured sidebar at the British Short Film Festival of London. As well, students and alumni filmmakers have participated in the American Independent Feature Market, have won grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, have had their work broadcast on HBO and national PBS, and had their films purchased for distribution nationally and internationally. Students have worked in virtually all components of the film and television industry: including as an advertising creative director, as a Hollywood cinematographer, as a producer of features, as a computer special effects artist, as a videographer, as a writer in the Writer Guild of America, as a cinema scenic artist and designer, as a storyboard artist, as crew member for Hollywood features, as a director, as a DVD graphics designer, as a Technicolor specialist, and as editor for both feature and documentary projects, among other positions.

Career Opportunities

For career information, please visit Wright State University Career Services:

http://www.wright.edu/careerservices

Campus Contact Information

Wright State University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Motion Pictures
T148 Creative Arts Center
theatre_arts@wright.edu
937-775-3072

http://www.wright.edu/tdmp/motionpictures/

Additional Comments

Academic success resources (math, writing, tutoring): http://www.wright.edu/uc/success/

Admissions: http://www.wright.edu/admissions/

Financial Aid: http://www.wright.edu/financialaid/

Transitional Advising WebPage (TAP): http://www.wright.edu/semesters-advising