Communicate your Story to the World
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
We all have stories to tell. At Stevenson, learn how to inspire, teach, and communicate these stories via film and moving images. By the end of your second year in the program, you can select from the Cinematography/Editing track or the Producing/Writing track and begin taking courses in your specialized field, culminating in a senior project that integrates your aesthetic vision with your technical training. With internship experience enhancing your classroom learning, you’ll be ready to work with professionals in the field as soon as you graduate.
Want to go the extra mile? Our Bachelor’s to Master’s Option allows you to graduate with a master’s in as little as five years.
Graduates of the Film and Moving Images program will:
- Create films and other moving image projects, using current crafts and emerging technologies and grounded in a strong sense of personal style.
- Write film and moving image proposals and screenplays.
- Think and write critically about film and moving image history, aesthetics, global perspectives and production techniques.
- Navigate the business of film and moving image production and distribution.
Connection to Career
View a showcase of student work from Stevenson’s Film & Moving Image program.
Stevenson Film and Moving Image
Career Connections
Internship Placements
- Baltimore Orioles
- E Video Productions
- Maryland Public Television
- Radio One
- Twentieth Century Fox TV
Top Employers
- Amazon Studios
- ColorLab
- Johns Hopkins University
- Sirens Media
- Stanley Black & Decker
Graduate Opportunities
- Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
- University of Southern California (USC)
- Wake Forest University
Career Pathways
- Cinematography
- Director
- Editor
- Motion Graphics Artists
- Producer
A Passion for “Action!”
Will Johnston
Film & Moving Image (Producing & Screenwriting Track)
“Seeing Stevenson’s growing film program with the new School of Design building made it more appealing—to be a part of a refurbished film program and be a part of its next chapter.”
Study Film and Moving Image at Stevenson
Courses and Tracks
The courses in the preview below are required for completion of the bachelor’s degree in Film and Moving Image. Students must also complete the requirements for the Stevenson Educational Experience (SEE).
Course Preview
| FMI 101 | Cinema I: Storytelling | 3 credits |
| FMI 204 | Broadcast Production | 3 credits |
| FMI 211 | Basic Screenwriting | 3 credits |
| FMI 301 | Documentary/Promo Production | 3 credits |
| FMI 334 | Film Aesthetics | 3 credits |
| FMI 341 | Sound Design | 3 credits |
| GDES 125 | Fundamentals of Digital Media | 3 credits |
Film and Moving Image Tracks
- Cinematography/Editing Track
- Producing/Writing Track
| FYS 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 credit |
| FMI 101 | Cinema I: Storytelling | 3 credits |
| FMI 102 | Cinema II: Continuity | 3 credits |
| FMI 201 | Cinematography I: Black & White | 3 credits |
| FMI 202 | Cinematography II: Color | 3 credits |
| FMI 204 | Broadcast Production | 3 credits |
| FMI 211 | Basic Screenwriting | 3 credits |
| FMI 221 | Art and Craft of Editing I | 3 credits |
| FMI 222 | Art and Craft of Editing II | 3 credits |
| FMI 231 | Film and Moving Image History | 3 credits |
| FMI 290 | Internship Preparation | 1 credit |
| FMI 301 | Documentary/Promo Production | 3 credits |
| FMI 302 | Narrative Production | 3 credits |
| FMI 304 | Directing the Actor | 3 credits |
| FMI 331 | Special Topics in Moving-Image Media | 3 credits |
| FMI 334 | Film Aesthetics | 3 credits |
| FMI 341 | Sound Design | 3 credits |
| FMI 390 | Internship | 3 credits |
| FMI 401 | Senior Project: Pre-Production | 3 credits |
| FMI 402 | Senior Project: Production | 3 credits |
| GDES 125 | Fundamentals of Digital Media | 3 credits |
Tracks
Students must also complete the courses for one of the tracks listed below.
Minors and Other Options
Minor in Film and Moving Image
The minor in film and moving image requires successful completion of a minimum of six courses and 18 credits with a FMI prefix. All course prerequisites must be met to be eligible to take the selected course for a minor. Please see an academic advisor for more information. General guidelines regarding minors may be found in the minors section of the catalog.
Add a Professional Minor
Open yourself up to additional career paths with one of our professional minors. Each minor is designed to pair with students’ majors to give them additional career options, a competitive edge in the job market, and an opportunity to shape their Stevenson experience to meet their specific career goals.
Bachelor’s to Master’s Option
BS/MS options are available for students majoring in Film and Moving Image who wish to combine their bachelor’s coursework while working toward a Stevenson University Master’s Degree in one of the following:
Visual Arts and Design Portfolios
Students planning to major in Fashion Design, Film & Moving Image, and Graphic Design are allowed to submit a portfolio of work to enhance their application and to be considered for talent-based scholarships.
Scholarship Opportunities
Visual Arts Scholarship
Stevenson’s School of Design offers portfolio-based Visual Arts Scholarships to incoming freshman and transfer students who plan to major in Fashion Design, Film & Moving Image, or Graphic Design.
Film and Moving Image News
Every spring semester, FMI302 (Narrative Production) students (juniors and seniors) shoot two films based on the scripts that won our fall screenwriting contest. The winners last fall were Riley Frutiger, for The Show Must Go.
Last night, the members of the FMI Class of 2023 screened their Senior Capstone films in the Inscape Theatre of our Greenspring Campus. The event was hosted by Professor Dina Fiasconaro, who taught this year's class.
For our eighteenth episode (and sixth and final of the 2022-2023 academic year), we welcome Stevenson FMI Alumnus Tyler Albizo (Class of 2021) and current Junior Sam Von Hagen (a Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics major an.
Launch, Run, and Build your own Creative Business
Students majoring in Film and Moving Image can prepare to launch their own innovative enterprise with a professional minor in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development.
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