Film & Digital Cinema Major
Produce cinematic works that captivate audiences, network with renowned filmmakers and graduate with a reel that’s ready for the big screen.
Film & Digital Cinema at Moore immerses you in the art of cinematic storytelling. Whether you dream of red-carpet premieres or a slot on the festival circuit, you’ll learn to turn your concepts into powerful films and visual experiences. You’ll write, shoot and edit across narrative, documentary and experimental forms, gaining skills in screenwriting, cinematography, directing, sound and post-production. You’ll learn to think like a filmmaker and take creative risks, all while developing the technical discipline and artistic confidence to step on any set and succeed.
You’ll discover how real crews and productions operate through a paid internship and a co-op placement. You’ll network with Philadelphia’s active film community through screenings at the Philadelphia Film Society, local festivals and contests like the Greater Philadelphia Film Office’s Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting Competition. As a senior, you’ll bring your vision to the screen at our annual Senior Show, debuting your thesis film in front of dozens of potential clients and employers.
Network with Industry Leaders
Through special events, you’ll meet guest speakers and critics who’ve walked the path you’re on. Ask questions, gain valuable feedback and build relationships that open doors in animation and game design. Here’s a glimpse of some of our recent visitors:
Akili Z. Davis
Davis is a writer, curator and disability justice advocate based in Philadelphia. She serves as associate editor of Seen, a biannual journal of arts and visual culture produced by BlackStar Projects, and is accessibility manager for BlackStar Film Festival.
Victoria Keddie
Keddie is an interdisciplinary artist whose work spans sound, video, installation, performance and research. For over a decade, she co-directed the platform E.S.P. TV. She teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and directs the Spatial Sound Consortium in collaboration with Harvestworks.
John Sawyer
An award-winning director of photography with a decades-long career, Sawyer has worked across multiple entertainment platforms and photographed chart-topping artists as well as US presidents. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts, Sawyer is dedicated to mentoring visual storytellers.
KimSu Theiler
Theiler has exhibited installation work internationally, including at the Gwangju Biennial and the Toronto Film Festival. A recipient of grants from New York Foundation for the Arts, she has held artist residencies with the National Museum of Contemporary Art in South Korea and The Art Studios at Rådhuset-Oslo in Norway.
Melissa Dyne
Dyne is a composer, synthesist and installation artist. Often collaborating with colleagues in science and industry, she works across genres and media to create compositions, performances, sound design and installation works exploring the emotional and performative properties of sound and light.
Film & Digital Cinema Student Work
Our students weave story and style into films that feel fresh, fearless and distinctly their own.
Technology and Creative Spaces
Explore advanced tools and workspaces for Film & Digital Cinema students, including the film studio in our 300-seat Graham Auditorium.Film Core Curriculum
Year 1
- 2D Design
- 3D Design
- Foundation Drawing I
- Drawing for Visual Communication OR Creative Design
- Visual Thinking
- Color Theory
- Film Core: Intro to Film & Digital Cinema
- Writing Workshop I & II
- Art History I & II
Year 2
- Film Theory & History I
- Cinematography
- Screenwriting I
- Editing I
- Production Audio and Sound Design
- Directing Fiction
- Modern Art History Course
- Non-Western Art History
- Gender, Race, Class & Power
Year 3
- Film Theory and History II
- Screenwriting II
- Directing Documentary
- Directing Experimental/New Media
- Producing & Business Development
- Theory, Criticism & Aesthetics
- Professional Development I
- Art History Electives
- Humanities and Studio Electives
Year 4
- Senior Project I and Thesis Prep
- Senior Project II and Thesis Writing
- Professional Development II
- Theory, Criticism & Aesthetics
- Creative & Critical Studies Electives
- Art History Electives
- Open Electives
Choose from electives like:
- 3D Fabrication for Props and Sets
- Art of Storycrafting
- Storyboarding
- Performance and the Body
- Performance and the Lens
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PostedGraduating seniors from Moore’s Film and Digital Cinema program present a powerful lineup of films and a live pilot screenplay reading.
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PostedGet to know Stephanie Barber, Moore’s new program head of Film & Digital Cinema!
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PostedFor our new Film & Digital Cinema Q&A series, we’re asking local film industry leaders and influencers to share their excitement about the program and tell us more about why Philadelphia is a great place for film and cinema. Next up: Jesse Pires, director and curator of Lightbox Film Center at University of the Arts.
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PostedFor our new Film & Digital Cinema Q&A series, we’re asking local film industry leaders and influencers to share their excitement about the program and tell us more about why Philadelphia is a great place for film and cinema. We next sat down to chat with Stephanie Ayanian from Storyshop LLC.
