The Digital Cinema Production Arts BFA at Southern Oregon University offers student filmmakers a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a chosen production or story development craft while contributing to the creation of a significant undergraduate thesis project in a year-long Capstone sequence. In completing their BFA degree, each student will also have completed the requirements for a certificate in their chosen concentration area.  Concentration areas include:

The Digital Cinema Production BFA is a restricted-access program with an additional portfolio application and technical skills demonstration requirement beyond the general admission requirements of SOU. Freshmen students interested in the BFA will typically be admitted to SOU first as a BA or BS major in Digital Cinema before they are eligible to apply to the BFA program, while transfer students who have completed at least 36 college credits may apply directly for BFA admission from their transfer institution. Specific portfolio and technical demonstration requirements will depend on the student’s Capstone focus area.

In order to be eligible to apply to the Digital Cinema Production BFA program, the student:

1. must simultaneously apply to become or already have applied and been accepted as a degree-seeking student at SOU;
2. must have completed a minimum of 36 college credits at a regionally accredited institution, at least 14 of which must have been in Digital Cinema or another creative discipline relevant to the student’s declared concentration area (discipline areas that may meet this requirement include but are not limited to Art, Broadcast, Communication, Creative Writing, Digital Media, Film, Media Journalism, Photography, and Theatre), with a minimum GPA of 2.5;
3. must have completed all BFA Program Prerequisites or have received Credit for Prior Learning toward those requirements prior to application, otherwise acceptance will be provisional pending successful completion of those credits with a C- or better;
4. must have a portfolio of concentration-relevant work samples, including the following:

• For Directing Scripted Narrative for the Screen: a short film or sample scene directed by the student that is no longer than 5 minutes in length;
• For Screenwriting & Story Development: up to five sample pages of screenwriting;
• For Producing & Production Management: a short film or sample scene produced by the student that is no longer than 5 minutes in length, along with samples of relevant production documents, such as call sheets, budgets, schedules, contracts, and/or permits, not to exceed 10 pages;
• For Documentary Production: a short documentary, essay film, or news piece directed by the student that is no longer than 5 minutes in length;
• For Cinematography & Production Technology: a short film, reel, or sample scenes of work relevant to the concentration, no longer than 5 minutes in length. The applicant will also be required to exhibit proficiency in relevant technical skills or may be required to complete additional coursework to attain that proficiency.
• For Media Post-Production: a short film, reel, or sample scenes of work relevant to the concentration, no longer than 5 minutes in length. The applicant will also be required to exhibit proficiency in relevant technical skills or may be required to complete additional coursework to attain that proficiency.
• For Sound Design: a short film, reel, or sample scenes of work relevant to the concentration, no longer than 5 minutes in length. The applicant will also be required to exhibit proficiency in relevant technical skills or may be required to complete additional coursework to attain that proficiency.
• For Scenic & Environmental Design: a short film, reel, or sample scenes of work relevant to the concentration, no longer than 5 minutes in length. The applicant will also be required to exhibit proficiency in relevant technical skills or may be required to complete additional coursework to attain that proficiency.
• For Animation & Motion Design: a short film, reel, or sample scenes of work relevant to the concentration, no longer than 5 minutes in length. The applicant will also be required to exhibit proficiency in relevant technical skills or may be required to complete additional coursework to attain that proficiency.

Please contact the Communication, Media & Cinema office for full application instructions. Applications will be evaluated on a competitive basis for a limited number of available thesis slots.