About the programme

Welcome to California State University, Dominguez Hills’s Film and Television Production BA program. This esteemed program offers a comprehensive exploration of the art and craft of film and television production, providing students with a solid foundation in storytelling, visual aesthetics, and technical skills.

Mission

The mission of the Film & Television Production degree is to

1. provide an academic program that gives students a solid base in the theory and technology skills required for professional careers in the film and television industry;
2. provide hands-on experience in the basic software and hardware tools utilized in film and television production;
3. provide the opportunity for students to work in teams, applying their producing, directing, writing, editing, and engineering skills to produce a variety of professional-quality film and television products; and
4. develop interpersonal skills and professional demeanor that will enable students to work effectively and cooperatively as team players on collaborative projects in the industry.

Career Possibilities

Graduates in Film & Television Production will find career opportunities in a wide range of entertainment, informational, and educational venues. The broad focus of the curriculum prepares students for roles as producers, directors, writers, cinematographers, editors, camera operators, and motion graphics designers. With its emphasis on hands-on training and production project experience graduates of the program are qualified for a variety of career opportunities in commercial broadcasting at TV stations, networks, studios, and production houses; noncommercial television such as in-house corporate, government, educational, and institutional communications operations; public access and local origination cable television; and of course, free-lance production services as a video consultant.