Bachelor of Fine Arts
Motion Picture & Television - Directing & Cinematography
Graduated With Honors - Cum Laude - 3.7 GPA
2001-2004

Course work to obtain degree included:

• Creating Advertising Deliverables - creative copy, spec tv commercials, film trailers, and promotional flyers.
• Marketing Strategy - demographic identification, customer engagement plans, cross-platform networking, product launch, funding, and ROI projections.
• Visual Design - light and shade fundamentals, advanced composition, graphic and set design, and using design to evoke emotion and thought. 
• Story Telling - story boarding, screenplays, short-form scripts and promotional, print ads, documentaries, silent film, and short films.
• Trade & Technical Skills - still and motion photography (18/35mm film and digital), film and photography editing, lighting and grip, post-production finishing, permit and licensing, production and project management, funding and ROI projections. 

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Like the city it's called home since 1929, Academy of Art University has always existed on the vanguard of innovation and creativity. The Academy and San Francisco have grown up together and served as mutual sources of inspiration and talent - take a look back at notable moments in the Academy's history in San Francisco. www.academyart.edu/about-us

The School of Motion Pictures & Television's BFA program offers six areas of emphasis—cinematography, directing, editing, producing, production design, and screenwriting. Each path is designed to equip students with specialized, employable skills and create the storytellers of tomorrow. www.academyart.edu/academics/motion-pictures-television/undergraduate