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Moving Image Arts @ Oklahoma City University
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THE MOVING IMAGE ARTS PROGRAM AT
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY is a premier,
interdisciplinary program in the mid-continent
utilizing the platform of liberal arts study with a
strong focus on critical and practical production
studies of moving image content. There are two degree
programs to choose from: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film
Studies and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production.
Oklahoma City University, for generations
recognized as one of our nation’s top institutions
for the study of performing arts and music, now
offers degrees that bridge the study of creative,
business, and professional disciplines.
THE MOVING IMAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT WILL:
- Educate students in the history, theories, and
concepts of the arts and sciences of the
moving image arts and their impact on social, economic, and cultural constructions.
- Offer an intensive, hands-on production
education coupled with a broad exposure to
the liberal arts as a foundation to successfully
engage in art and culture.
- Provide successful preparation for students
wishing to pursue advanced scholarly studies
or professional careers in the moving image arts.
- Encourage interdisciplinary exploration and
studies with related disciplines such as
humanities, art, creative writing, theater, and
others to develop students’ talents, skills,
and personal creative voices within a structured
collaborative working environment of
traditional and experimental, critical and
physical production moving image studies.
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Key Faculty
Fritz Kiersch, Department Chair and
Artist in Residence
 Director of numerous special film projects, feature length films, and
television projects, he is best known for directing the original Stephen
King's "Children of the Corn" motion picture which created a franchise
in the horror film genre.
He joined the academic world eight years ago, serving on the faculty of
an L.A. professional theater school and then relocating to Oklahoma City
where he initiated the Oklahoma City Community College Film Production
Program. As program director he developed curricula for degrees in
motion picture production arts as well as teaching a variety of courses
in the discipline of film mechanics, methods and theories.
Early professional duties include extensive work in camera, production,
and other technical departments, however he has been directing for over
20 years. Recent film work includes the documentary-based horror film, "The Hunt," which he wrote and directed and "Surveillance," a
psychological thriller starring Armand Assante. Both will be released in
the fall of 2006.
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Degree Programs
The Moving Image Arts Program offers two undergraduate degrees:
- Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production
In either degree track students will study both historical, critical and theoretical concepts as well
as current professional techniques of film/video production. Both degrees require completion of
the program’s core courses in addition to the university general education requirements.
Each degree also requires different specific major courses while allowing a number of
interdisciplinary electives to be selected from a pool of diversified subjects and will provide scholarly opportunities in both practical and conceptual subject study.
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Core Curriculum and University Requirements
| University General Education Requirements |
43 hrs |
| Program Core Curriculum: |
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| Film Studies (B.A.) and Film Production (B.F.A.) |
31 hrs |
| Intro to Film Studies |
3 hrs |
| Behind the Scenes: The Process of Making Film |
3 hrs |
| Three hours in art or design: |
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| Basic Design |
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| Photography as an Art Form |
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| Visual Rhetoric and Information Design |
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| Technical Drawing for Theatre |
3 hrs |
| Ethics of Communication |
3 hrs |
| American Film: Pre 1945 |
3 hrs |
| Cinema and International Explorations |
3 hrs |
| Non-Linear Editing (Post Prod Fundamentals) |
3 hrs |
| Project 1: Sophomore |
3 hrs |
| Writing for Stage and Screen |
3 hrs |
| Capstone |
4 hrs |
Major Courses |
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Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies Degree |
12 hrs |
| A Communicator of Social Values |
3 hrs |
| Great Films |
3 hrs |
| Seminar in Theory and Criticism |
3 hrs |
| Directing: The Collective Vision |
3 hrs |
| Elective Courses |
8 hrs |
| Total Film Studies Major |
124 hrs |
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production Degree |
29 hrs |
| Intermediate Technology and
Equipment Practicum |
3 hrs |
| Film Production and Business |
3 hrs |
| Production Design |
3 hrs |
| Intermediate Digital Editing |
4 hrs |
| Sound Recording |
3 hrs |
| Intermediate Film Sound Editing Techniques |
4 hrs |
| Introduction to Cinematography |
3 hrs |
| Film Lighting I |
3 hrs |
| On-Camera Acting |
3 hrs |
| Elective Courses |
21 hrs |
| Total Production Major |
124 hrs |
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Admission
Admission to this program is selective. In addition to meeting the general University admission requirements, all students must meet certain specific admission requirements.
An interview, resume, and either a portfolio or writing sample (depending on degree plans) is strongly encouraged.
CONTACT FRITZ KIERSCH FOR MORE INFORMATION AT FKIERSCH@OKCU.EDU
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