Students can think broadly about film, and are able to push the boundaries of genre and film as a medium by considering both narrative and non-narrative modes of production, as well as diverse contexts of exhibition and dissemination.

Students can apply narrative and storytelling concepts and dynamics when appropriate to critiquing, analyzing and making fiction and non-fiction work.

Students can depart from habitual, traditional, and comfortable modes of thinking and making in a manner that allows for new discoveries, innovation, and the continued growth of their practice.

Students can make a film from start to finish, either alone or as part of a group effort.

Students demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of global and diverse cinema history and theory and are able to analyze it through a critical lens, apply this knowledge to problem-solving in their own creative decisions, as well as when discussing the work of others.

Students can use the tools of cinema, including production and post-production equipment, to experiment with new processes, techniques, and aesthetic possibilities, as well as to perform practice-standard work on their own and others’ projects with acceptable technical facility.

Students demonstrate an understanding of professional practices, industry standards, and on-set protocols from the conception of a film through distribution. Students are able to apply and reimagine that understanding to their personal practice in order to chart a path for their career and projects.

Students create work that exhibits a distinctive voice and/or contributes to further development of the moving image and sound arts.