Brandeis University Film, Television and Interactive Media

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about the program The film, television and interactive media (FTIM) program exemplifies interdepartmental inquiry and multicultural fast facts

exploration. The major and minor focus on analysis of film Current number of majors style and content, film history and the relationship between and minors: 58 cinema and culture. Students will develop an awareness of Number of faculty: 14

cinema as a complex narrative form. The program teaches the Can you minor aesthetic and syntactical conventions of moving images and in this program? Yes

how this language has developed over time. The curriculum Emphasis within the major: The program stresses the study of provides a broad overview of the history of the moving film as a cultural and historical text; image, develops analytical skill in cinematic style and cultural it also explores the medium today as the interface among connectivity, meaning, and ensures appreciation of the practical and digital technology and creativity. technical side of motion-picture production. Popular second majors: English, European cultural studies, What makes the program distinctive? theater arts

A field especially congenial to course, “Introduction to the Moving Website: interdisciplinary study, film, television Image,” along with elective courses. brandeis.edu/programs/filmstudies and interactive media is a practical Students get to meet with distin- complement to a range of estab- guished filmmakers and also under- lished concentrations. Majors and take their own productions. minors will take the program’s core Brandeis University | Film, Television and Interactive Media

Academics and Research Oscar nominee for best actor in a support- ing role. In September 2010, director Tony Course offerings Goldwyn ’82 premiered “Conviction” with Recent courses include “Hitchcock’s actor Sam Rockwell. Rod Lurie brought Movies,” “Italian Films, Italian Histories” “Straw Dogs” to campus, and Cosima and “Bollywood: Popular Film, Genre Spender debuted “Without Gorky,” a and Society.” documentary film about her grandfather, Arshile Gorky. Oscar Isaac had a conversa- Brand-new facilities tion about his role after a sneak peek of The Wasserman Cinematheque boasts “Inside Llewyn Davis.” Linor Abargil held state-of-the-art display technology, forth after a special screening of “Brave allowing for both 35mm projection and Miss World.” Joshua Oppenheimer brought D-Cinema with DCP, as well as multiple “The Act of Killing” to the Cinematheque. formats of high-resolution video screen- Sarah Gavron took questions from the ings. The Getz Multimedia Lab has 20 audience following a special screening of “The film, television and editing stations with Avid and Adobe “Suffragette.” And a preview of “Spotlight” Premiere and runs workshops on media took place at the Cinematheque. interactive media program at literacy. The program has three-chip HD cameras that students can borrow after Brandeis not only sparked my attending a training workshop. Awards and Recognition interest in the world of film and Internships Jason Kohn ’01 won Best Documentary at television, it also helped me Students can receive course credit for the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 with his internships. Recent placements include discover what I want to make first film, “Manda Bala.” Jefferson Arak ’07 positions at MTV, the Weinstein Company, received a Project for Peace grant from the the Mark Gordon Company, Bedford Falls my films about. The program Kathryn Wasserman Davis Foundation to Productions and Focus Features. develop a media lab in Mexico. Avner provided a nurturing environ- Swerdlow ’10, among others, graduated ment where I could hone my from the Peter Stark Producing Program at Beyond the Classroom the University of Southern California producing and directing skills School of Cinematic Arts. Abraham Troen Student-run clubs while still immersed in the The Brandeis Film Collective is Brandeis’ ’14 is an Annenberg fellow at the USC outlet for aspiring filmmakers. BTV, the School of Cinematic Arts. Ben Noero ’15 academic environment of a official student-run Brandeis television works with filmmaker Paul Thomas station, has aired original Brandeis student- Anderson. Paul Gale ’12, a comedic highly academic liberal filmmaker, is currently a creative producer produced programming 24 hours a day arts school.” since 2007. at The Huffington Post. Avner Swerdlow ’10, FTIM major Study abroad FTIM majors and minors are welcome to After Brandeis study abroad in any approved Brandeis program. They also may study through the Graduates of film, television and interactive CIEE Prague program and enroll in courses media go on to study film at the University at FAMU, the renowned film and television of Southern California, the Tisch School school in the Czech Republic. of the Arts at New York University and the London Film School. They also pursue Film screenings and premieres graduate degrees in law, English and The program’s “Meet the Artist” screen- business. ings have enriched and expanded the experience of viewing each movie by having the actors and directors present. Screenings have included “Standard Operating Procedure,” with Oscar winner Errol Morris; “Tabloid,” the latest film by Morris; “Encounters at the End of the World,” with Werner Herzog, Oscar nominee for best documentary feature; “Frozen River,” with Melissa Leo, Oscar winner; “The Visitor,” with Richard Jenkins, Photo by Ken Schles