The Minor in Fiction Filmmaking educates students in the history, theory, and production of fiction film. Students who enroll in this minor combine practical skills in production with conceptual training in film studies to produce theoretically informed work while developing an understanding of the challenges of creating high-quality films.
The Minor in Fiction Filmmaking is jointly administered by the Department of English within the College of Arts and Letters and the Department of Media and Information in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. The Department of English is the primary administrative unit. The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University.
Students who are interested in the minor are eligible to apply if they have attained sophomore standing, and have completed at least one of the prerequisite courses listed below. Both courses need to be completed prior to or concurrent with FLM 335. Students must submit an application available in the advising offices of the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Communication Arts and Sciences during late February. Applications will be reviewed prior to annual enrollment. Applications are also available online at
www.film.msu.edu.
With the approval of the department that administers the student’s degree program, courses that are used to satisfy the requirements for the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree. The student’s program of study must be approved by the student’s academic advisor for the minor.
Prerequisite CoursesCAS 112 Story, Sound and Motion 3
FLM 230 Introduction to Film 4
Requirements for the Minor in Fiction FilmmakingThe student must complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
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The following course (3 credits): |
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FLM |
335 |
Film Directing |
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3 |
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One of the following courses (3 credits): |
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FLM |
300 |
History of Film to Midcentury |
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3 |
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FLM |
301 |
History of Film after Midcentury |
3 |
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FLM |
380 |
Classical Film and Media Theory |
3 |
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FLM |
381 |
Contemporary Film and Media Theory |
3 |
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One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits): |
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FLM |
260 |
Introduction to Digital Film and Emergent Media |
4 |
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FLM |
334 |
Introduction to Screenwriting (W) |
3 |
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FLM |
336 |
Aesthetics of Film Editing |
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3 |
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FLM |
434 |
Advanced Screenwriting (W) |
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3 |
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FLM |
438 |
Film Financing, Programming, and Distribution |
3 |
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FLM |
460 |
Seminar in Digital Film and Emergent Media (W) |
3 |
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337 |
Compositing and Special Effects |
3 |
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341 |
Filmmaking II |
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344 |
Sound Design for Cinema, Television, and Games |
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351 |
Producing for Cinema and Television |
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440 |
Advanced Video Editing |
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441 |
Advanced Lighting and Camera Techniques |
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Both of the following courses (6 credits): |
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FLM |
435A |
Creating the Fiction Film I |
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3 |
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435B |
Creating the Fiction Film II (W) |
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3 |