Film Production
In the film production program students will learn the complexities of the art and craft of filmmaking, beginning with conceptualization, traditional film production practices inclusive of producing, directing, cinematography and production sound recording, through the post-production workflows of motion picture editing, sound design and mixing.
Course projects are prescribed as teaching tools with professional learning objectives applicable for both entertainment and informational purposes. These objectives include grasp of the required deliverables to all exhibition places from the theater, streaming platforms, television, internet, etc.
From the 4-semester program experience, the student will migrate through the program to the crucible of exhibition with a Senior Thesis Project Showcase. This journey includes story creation, learning how to collaborate, how to translate words from the printed page to moving images and then how these images and sounds are reimagined into motion pictures that capture viewer attention.
Student films from the program have received accolades from the Directors Guild of America Student Awards, the BAFTA Student Awards and the Student Academy Awards. Recent film alumni have won the Emmy® and the Oscar®.
The film program’s distinguished faculty include both Emmy® and Academy Award® winners.
Program Information
Faculty
Email: nate.thomas@csun.edu
Email: karen.carpenter@csun.edu
Email: michael.hoggan@csun.edu
Email: joel.krantz@csun.edu
Email: paul.petschek@csun.edu
Michelle Mizner, Producer
Winner of Academy Award® 2024
20 Days in Mariupol
Glenn S. Gainor
Head of Physical Production Amazon Original Movies at Amazon Studios
Executive Producer, Various Sony Theatrical Features
Ami Cohen
Vice President of Production at LionsGate
Darren Grant, Director
Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman, LionsGate
The Chi, Showtime
Gossip Girl, Max
Your Honor, Showtime
Various Award-Winning Music Video/Commercials
Arielle Kilker, Producer
Emmy® Award Winner (2)
Cheer, Netflix
Paul Hunter, Director
Bulletproof Monk, MGM
Government Cheese, Apple TV+ (Executive Producer)
Various Award-Winning Music Videos/Commercials
Co-Founder, Prettybird
Elias Azume, Producer/CEO
Premiere Entertainment Group
Clay Epstein, Producer/President
Film Mode Entertainment
Chair, Independent Film and Television Alliance
Tanissa Potrovitza Schoen
Director, Visual Effects for Marvel Studios
Beverly Abbott
Marvel Visual Effects Producer
Chris Moore, Screenwriter
Meet The Browns, TBS TV Series
House of Payne, TBS TV Series
End of the Road, Netflix