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Digital Cinema Production, B.S.
Requirements
The BS degrees in Digital Cinema Production trains students in the development, production, and post-production process of filmed media content for a variety of platforms. Using a hands-on, practical approach, students learn the tools, equipment, technologies, software, and protocols that are used on sets and post-production facilities, large and small, throughout the world. The curriculum focuses on creating character driven stories and how to use emerging digital technologies to enhance storytelling. Advanced students can choose to focus their study on different skill-sets within the digital cinema production process including, but not limited to, directing for digital cinema, writing for digital cinema, cinematography, production, post-production, documentary, and sports broadcasting.
Total Program Credits: 120
| General Education Requirements: | 35 Credits | ||
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 | |
| or | ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5) | |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research | 3 | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
| MAT 1030 | Quantitative Reasoning (3) | ||
| MAT 1035 | Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6) | ||
| STAT 1040 | Introduction to Statistics (3) | ||
| STAT 1045 | Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5) | ||
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra (4) | ||
| MATH 1055 | College Algebra with Preliminaries (5) | ||
| MATH 1090 | College Algebra for Business (3) | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
| HIST 2700 | US History to 1877 (3) | ||
| and | HIST 2710 | US History since 1877 (3) | |
| HIST 1700 | American Civilization (3) | ||
| HIST 1740 | US Economic History (3) | ||
| POLS 1000 | American Heritage (3) | ||
| POLS 1100 | American National Government (3) | ||
| Complete the following: | |||
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values | 3 | |
| HLTH 1100 | Personal Health and Wellness | 2 | |
| or | PES 1097 | Fitness for Life (2) | |
| Distribution Courses | |||
| Biology | 3 | ||
| Physical Science | 3 | ||
| Additional Biology or Physical Science | 3 | ||
| Humanities Distribution | 3 | ||
| Fine Arts Distribution 1 | 3 | ||
| Social/Behavioral Science 2 | 3 | ||
| Discipline Core Requirements: | 80 Credits | ||
| DGM 1061 | Digital Cinema Editing I | 3 | |
| DGM 1500 | Intro to Digital Cinema | 1 | |
| DGM 1510 | Film Production Analysis | 3 | |
| DGM 1520 | Digital Cinema Production I | 3 | |
| CINE 217G | Race Class and Gender in U S Cinema | 3 | |
| or | DGM 312G | Digital Media for Intercultural Communication (3) | |
| DGM 2110 | Digital Cinema Production II | 3 | |
| DGM 2130 | Digital Audio Essentials | 3 | |
| CINE 2312 | Film History II | 3 | |
| DGM 2320 | Digital Photography and Compositing I | 3 | |
| DGM 2440 | Sound for Film and Television | 3 | |
| DGM 2540 | Cinematography I | 3 | |
| DGM 2570 | Storytelling for Digital Media I | 3 | |
| or | THEA 2742 | Scriptwriting for the Screen (3) | |
| DGM 2661 | Visualization for Digital Cinema-Pre-Directing | 3 | |
| DGM 302R | Digital Cinema Production Lecture Series-CineSkype | 1 | |
| or | DGM 301R | Digital Lecture Series (1) | |
| DGM 3530 | Digital Cinema Production Management | 3 | |
| DGM 3540 | Cinematography II | 3 | |
| DGM 3550 | Producing I | 3 | |
| DGM 3560 | Digital Cinema Editing II | 3 | |
| DGM 3570 | Storytelling for Digital Media II | 3 | |
| DGM 3580 | Digital Cinema Directing Workshop I | 3 | |
| DGM 4310 | Senior Capstone I | 3 | |
| DGM 4410 | Senior Capstone II | 3 | |
| Complete at least 18 upper-division credits from the following Recommended Tracks. | 18 | ||
| Recommended Tracks | |||
| POST-PRODUCTION | |||
| Following this track students must complete three additional upper-division elective credits. | |||
| DGM 2340 | Output and Color for Digital Cinema I (3) | ||
| DGM 2510 | Visual Effects for Digital Cinema I (3) | ||
| or | DGM 2545 | Virtual Reality for Digital Cinema Storytelling (3) | |
| DGM 3061 | Professional NLE Certification (3) | ||
| DGM 4510 | Visual Effects for Digital Cinema II (3) | ||
| or | DGM 3545 | Advanced Editing for Mixed Reality Content (3) | |
| DGM 456R | Digital Cinema Editing III (3) | ||
| DGM 4560 | Output and Color for Digital Cinema II (3) | ||
| PRODUCTION | |||
| DGM 3520 | Digital Cinema Production III (3) | ||
| DGM 450R | Story Editing for Digital Media (3) | ||
| DGM 4550 | Producing II (3) | ||
| DGM 4511 | Film Production Analysis II (3) | ||
| ACC 2010 | Financial Accounting (3) | ||
| ENTR 3170 | Entrepreneurship and Opportunity Validation (3) | ||
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | |||
| Following this track students must complete three additional upper-division elective credits. | |||
| DGM 2340 | Output and Color for Digital Cinema I (3) | ||
| DGM 2545 | Virtual Reality for Digital Cinema Storytelling (3) | ||
| DGM 3320 | Digital Photography and Compositing II (3) | ||
| DGM 4530 | Special Topics-Cinematography Masterworks (3) | ||
| DGM 454R | Cinematography III (3) | ||
| DGM 4560 | Output and Color for Digital Cinema II (3) | ||
| DIRECTING FOR DIGITAL CINEMA | |||
| DGM 3520 | Digital Cinema Production III (3) | ||
| DGM 450R | Story Editing for Digital Media (3) | ||
| DGM 4511 | Film Production Analysis II (3) | ||
| DGM 458R | Digital Cinema Directing Workshop II (3) | ||
| THEA 3113 | Acting for Film (3) | ||
| THEA 3614 | Directing Actors for the Screen (3) | ||
| WRITING FOR DIGITAL CINEMA | |||
| DGM 3520 | Digital Cinema Production III (3) | ||
| DGM 450R | Story Editing for Digital Media (3) | ||
| DGM 4511 | Film Production Analysis II (3) | ||
| DGM 457R | Storytelling for Digital Media III (3) | ||
| THEA 3741 | Script Writing II (3) | ||
| THEA 4741 | Scriptwriting III (3) | ||
| SPORTS BROADCASTING | |||
| DGM 2340 | Output and Color for Digital Cinema I (3) | ||
| DGM 351R | Digital Broadcasting (3) (Take for up to three semesters, equalling nine credits) | ||
| DGM 4560 | Output and Color for Digital Cinema II (3) | ||
| DGM 454R | Cinematography III (3) | ||
| or | DGM 3590 | Documentary I (3) | |
| DOCUMENTARY | |||
| DGM 2545 | Virtual Reality for Digital Cinema Storytelling (3) | ||
| DGM 3590 | Documentary I (3) | ||
| CINE 418R | Sundance Documentary Film (3) | ||
| or | THEA 3110 | Non Fiction Cinema History (3) | |
| DGM 450R | Story Editing for Digital Media (3) | ||
| DGM 456R | Digital Cinema Editing III (3) | ||
| DGM 459R | Documentary II (3) | ||
| Elective Requirements: | 5 | ||
| Complete an additional 5 credits from the above Recommended Tracks or from the list below. | |||
| ACC 2020 | Managerial Accounting (3) | ||
| ACC 3000 | Financial Managerial and Cost Accounting Concepts (3) | ||
| ARTH 2710 | History of Art to the Renaissance (3) | ||
| or |
ARTH 271H |
History of Art to the Renaissance (3) | |
| ARTH 2720 | History of Art from the Renaissance (3) | ||
| or | ARTH 272H | History of Art from the Renaissance (3) | |
| ARTH 3200 | The History of Photography (3) | ||
| CINE 2150 | Critical Introduction to Cinema Studies (3) | ||
| CINE 312R | National Cinema History (3) | ||
| DGM 1110 | Digital Media Essentials I (4) | ||
| DGM 281R | Internship (1) | ||
| DGM 3110 | Corporate Issues in Digital Media (3) | ||
| DGM 3260 | Immersive Authoring II (3) | ||
| DGM 3261 | Authoring Virtual Reality Experiences (3) | ||
| DGM 340R | Advanced Topics in Digital Audio (1) | ||
| DGM 3410 | Audio Engineering for the Studio I (3) | ||
| DGM 3420 | Studio Recording II (3) | ||
| DGM 3430 | Recording Studio Design Principles and Practices (3) | ||
| DGM 3490 | Digital Audio Workstation Training III (3) | ||
| DGM 3491 | Digital Audio Workstation Training IV (3) | ||
| DGM 4261 | Mixed Reality Studio (3) | ||
| DGM 481R | Internship (1) | ||
| ENTR 3180 | Developing Small Business (3) | ||
| ENTR 3190 | Early-stage Financing (3) | ||
| ENTR 4300 | The Art of the Pitch (3) | ||
| THEA 1033 | Acting I (3) | ||
| THEA 1223 | Makeup I (3) | ||
| THEA 1513 | Stagecraft I (2) | ||
| THEA 1514 | Stagecraft I Lab (1) | ||
| THEA 2203 | Costume Construction I (3) | ||
| THEA 2204 | Costume Construction I Lab (1) | ||
| THEA 2513 | Introduction to Design for Stage and Screen (3) | ||
| THEA 2514 | Introduction to Design for Stage and Screen Lab (1) | ||
| THEA 2517 | Visual Concepts in Theatre (3) | ||
| THEA 2541 | Costume History (3) | ||
| THEA 2574 | Drafting for Theatre Design (3) | ||
| THEA 314G | Global Cinema History GI (3) | ||
| THEA 3223 | Makeup II (3) | ||
| THEA 3516 | Art Direction for Film (3) | ||
| THEA 3541 | Costume Design I (3) | ||
| THEA 3543 | Costume Design II (3 | ||
| THEA 3571 | Scenic Design I (3) | ||
| THEA 3572 | Scenic Design II (3) | ||
|
THEA 3573 |
Scenic Painting (3) | ||
| THEA 3612 | Directing Actors for the Stage (3) | ||
| THEA 374R | New Script Workshop (3) | ||
| THEA 416R | Special Topics in Film Studies (3) | ||
Graduation Requirements:
- Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits.
- A minimum of 2.5 GPA in all discipline core courses with no grade lower than a C- required for graduation. To qualify for the portfolio review, DGM courses must be completed with a grade of B- or higher.
- Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
- Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements, which includes a portfolio review and acceptance into the degree.
- Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
| Footnote: | |
| 1- THEA 2311 recommemded | |
| 2 - MGMT 1010 recommended |
Graduation Plan
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track. (Note: This graduation plan has not been updated, please contact the department for the most updated plan.)
Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and Italicized.
| Semester 1 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
| DGM 1061 | Digital Cinema Editing I | 1 |
| DGM 1500 | Intro to Digital Cinema | 3 |
| DGM 1510 | Film Production Analysis | 3 |
| Fine Arts | See List (CINE 2311 recommended) | 3 |
| MAT1030/MAT 1035/MATH 1040/1050/1090 | Quantitative Literacy | 4 |
| HLTH 1100 or PES 1097 | Personal Health and Wellness or Fitness for Life | 2 |
| Semester total: | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
| DGM 1520 | Digital Cinema Production I | 3 |
| DGM 2320 | Digital Photography and Compositing I | 3 |
| CINE 2312 | Film History II | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 | Introduction to Academic Writing or Literacies and Composition Across Context | 3 |
| Biology | See List | 3 |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 3 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
| DGM 2130 | Digital Audio Essentials | 3 |
| DGM 2540 | Cinematography I | 3 |
| DGM 2661 | Visualization for Digital Cinema-Pre-Directing | 3 |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values | 3 |
| *Student begins process of Portfolio Submission, email will be sent to all students | ||
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
| DGM 2440 | Sound for Film and Television | 3 |
| DGM 2110 | Digital Cinema Production II | 3 |
| DGM 2570 or THEA 2742 | Storytelling for Digital Media I or Scriptwriting for the Screen | 3 |
| Area Emphasis Elective | See Advisor | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral Science | See List | 3 |
| *Student applies to program by submitting portfolio toward the end of this semester. | ||
| See Advisor for more information on selection of Area of Emphasis in Electives which takes place in Junior Year | ||
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 5 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
| DGM 3530 | Digital Cinema Production Management | 3 |
| DGM 3540 | Cinematography II | 3 |
| DGM 3560 | Digital Cinema Editing II | 3 |
| Area Emphasis Elective | See Advisor | 3 |
| Physical Science | See List | 3 |
| DGM 302R or DGM 301R | DCP Lecture Series - Cineskype or Digital Lecture Series | 1 |
| Semester total: | 16 | |
| Semester 6 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
| DGM 3570 | Storytelling for Digital Media II | 3 |
| CINE 217G or DGM 312G | Race/Gender Film or Global Intercultural Communicatoin | 3 |
| Area Emphasis Elective | See Advisor | 3 |
| Humanities | See List | 3 |
| Biology or Physical Science | See List | 3 |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 7 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
| DGM 4310 | Senior Capstone I | 3 |
| DGM 3550 | Producing I | 3 |
| Area Emphasis Elective | See Advisor | 1 |
| Area Emphasis Elective | See Advisor | 3 |
| American Institutions | See List | 3 |
| Semester total: | 13 | |
| Semester 8 | Course Title or Text | Credit Hours |
| DGM 4410 | Senior Capstone II | 3 |
| DGM 3580 | Digital Cinema Directing Workshop I | 3 |
| Area Emphasis Elective | See Advisor | 3 |
| Upper Division Elective | See List | 3 |
| Upper Division Elective | See List | 2 |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Degree total: | 120 | |
Department
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Name: |
Digital Media |
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Location: |
CS 526 |
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Telephone: |
801-863-8485 |
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Email: |
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Web Address: |
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Chair: |
Mission Statement
Digital Media prepares students for careers in digital media. Here are the Bachelor's and A A S Degrees offered.
Animation & Gaming Development allows students to gain skills that are central to contemporary industry best practices, with a focus on aesthetics, scripting, and modeling.
Digital Audio is a powerful gateway into the fascinating world of album recording, mixing, on-site location, and post-production sound for film and video, audio restoration, and forensic sound analysis, live sound, radio production, and audio hardware and software design.
Digital Cinema track at UVU has been over ten years in the making. Created by filmmakers, a "hands-on" filmmaking experience integrates theory and engaged learning by using industry-standard scripting, pre-production, production, and post-production digital cinema techniques. Dollar for dollar, this is the best media training in the nation.
Web & Development will assist students in learning industry standards in the field of Web Technologies. They will receive a cross-discipline education foundation of design and development. Students can choose Interaction & Design emphasis that will help them create websites, digital interfaces, and digital publications. Students focus on UX and Interaction and Design; or they can choose Web & App development emphasis and develop websites, digital interfaces, and apps. Students focus on Web and App Development.
Students in Digital Media (DGM) may earn either an AAS Degree or a Bachelor's Degree. The Digital Media program was one of the first in the country. For over 20 years, UVU students have been working in the digital media field
Digital Media
Advisors:
- Sehrash Khan (student last name A-Ha)
- Telephone: 801-863-6597
- Email: SKhan@uvu.edu
- Barbara Shirley (student last name Hb-L)
- Telephone: 801-863-4641
- Email: Barbara.Shirley@uvu.edu
- Joyce Porter (student last name M-Z)
- Telephone: 801-863-7125
- Email: Joyce.porter@uvu.edu
Bachelor Admittance Requirement
Digital Media (DGM) requires all students seeking a bachelor’s degree to meet or exceed certain criteria to be eligible for the program. All sophomores and transfer students will need to apply to the program by completing a Portfolio Review. Eligibility for the bachelor program requires that all students receive a B- (2.75) or above in DGM courses. Additionally, this grade threshold must be maintained throughout the bachelor degree program to remain in good standing. Upper-division courses (3000 or 4000 level) cannot be taken unless accepted into the bachelor program.
Note: All freshmen should declare their “anticipated” degree when they complete their entrance application. Students accepted into the bachelor program must re-submit a new application at which time they must declare their “official” degree.
Laptop Requirement
Laptops will be required for many of the upper-division courses. Each degree will have its own laptop specifications. Please see a Digital Media advisor for details.
Faculty
Duane Andersen(2014)
Associate Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Thor Anderson(2018)
Associate Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Kim Brown(2008)
Associate Professor
Department: Digital Media
Department Chair, Faculty
Arlen Card(2009)
Associate Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Paul Cheney(2008)
Associate Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Seth Christensen(2018)
Assistant Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Marty Clayton(2012)
Associate Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Rodayne Esmay(2003)
Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Michael Harper(2002)
Associate Professor
Department: Digital Media
Department Co-Chair, Faculty
Daniel Hatch(2016)
Assistant Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Emily Hedrick(2018)
Assistant Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Clayton Lantz(2016)
Assistant Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Alex Nibley(2015)
Professional In Residence
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Bill Otto(2016)
Assistant Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Owen Peterson(2015)
Assistant Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Anthony Romrell(2008)
Associate Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Michael Wisland(2003)
Associate Professor
Department: Digital Media
Faculty
Careers
Careers:
Because of extensive use of digital media in nearly every area of our lives, graduates will find themselves in demand by diverse organizations which use digital technology to communicate ideas. For example, graduates may work with medical teams to develop training materials to describe new surgical techniques to physicians, or work with a team to create an educational game. They may work as video or audio specialists on a documentary, or create an interactive web site to support a company's retail efforts or as administrative information management professionals.
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