Overview

Filmmaking and Moving Image Arts from Sarah Lawrence College seeks to help students navigate the intersection of art and technology as they acquire the tools and skills of the discipline and develop their critical and creative voices.

The FMIA program explores a broad scope of media making, including narrative fiction, documentary/nonfiction, experimental film, animation, cinematography, storyboarding, and directing actors, as well as editing, producing, screenwriting, writing for television, writing and producing for the web, writing for games, and game development.

Careers

Recent graduates routinely have their work represented at some of the world’s most prestigious film and media festivals, most recently at Cannes, Palm Springs, and Slamdance. Graduates who choose to pursue advanced degrees are finding traction at the top film schools in the United States and abroad.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Documentary Filmmaking

Finding Your Voice in Film—Narrative Fiction

Film and Television: Screen Story Narrative Structure

Sonic Experiments: Listening and Queer Worldmaking

2D Animation: Short Narratives

Character Design

Storyboarding for Film and Animation

Producing for Film and Television

Concept Art

The Creative Business of Film, TV, and Digital Media

Writing for Directors/Directing for Writers

Experimental Documentary: Theory and Practice

Through the Lens: Visualizing and Creating Images for the Screen

Experimental Hybrid Film: Video and Animation

Cinematography: Color, Composition, and Style

The Art and Craft of Film-Telling

Writing the Short Screenplay

Nonfiction: Developing and Writing the Documentary

Screenwriting Within the Lines

Advanced Projects in Writing for the Screen

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bronxville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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130

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application

School Report & Transcripts. Transcripts must be translated to English, and the original language document must also be provided.

TOEFL/IELTS (for international applicants)

Two letters of recommendation from academic teachers.

Standardized tests (such as the ACT and SAT), interviews, and artistic supplements are optional.

Tuition Fees

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69608 USD / year

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Overview

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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