Academic Pathways

The selective entry Acting/Directing for the Screen degree program is designed to help actors discover their full potential as professionals, as well as help them develop strength and creativity as individuals. This mission is integrated into the Acting/Directing program for the school. With hundreds of production students who need trained actors each semester, it makes sense that directors and actors can benefit from each other. Using techniques based on Stanislavski’s teachings, students will explore many tools for honing and enriching their craft. The approach of the acting faculty at the Colorado Film School encourages students to discover each character within themselves, bringing honesty and specificity to each moment. The program also focuses on techniques that train actors to emerge from each character safely and to work as strong members of any ensemble.

Degree Requirements: 75

The selective entry Acting/Directing for the Screen degree program is designed to help actors discover their full potential as professionals, as well as help them develop strength and creativity as individuals. This mission is integrated into the Acting/Directing program for the school. With hundreds of production students who need trained actors each semester, it makes sense that directors and actors can benefit from each other. Using techniques based on Stanislavski’s teachings, students will explore many tools for honing and enriching their craft. The approach of the acting faculty at the Colorado Film School encourages students to discover each character within themselves, bringing honesty and specificity to each moment. The program also focuses on techniques that train actors to emerge from each character safely and to work as strong members of any ensemble.

Certificate Requirements: 51

Cinematography majors develop their filmmaking craft through hands-on instruction and collaboration with Directors and Production Designers. They learn to visualize a movie while provoking emotional response from the audience. This is the essence of why people connect with cinema. At CFS you will master a wide variety of industry standard cameras and production tools currently in use at the highest levels of our industry. Working in parallel with other disciplines allows a Cinematography major to explore a wide range of filmmaking, gaining skills in: dramatic narrative, documentary filmmaking and the latest in state-of-the-art technology and technique.

Degree Requirements: 75

Cinematography majors develop their filmmaking craft through hands-on instruction and collaboration with Directors and Production Designers. They learn to visualize a movie while provoking emotional response from the audience. This is the essence of why people connect with cinema. At CFS you will master a wide variety of industry standard cameras and production tools currently in use at the highest levels of our industry. Working in parallel with other disciplines allows a Cinematography major to explore a wide range of filmmaking, gaining skills in: dramatic narrative, documentary filmmaking and the latest in state-of-the-art technology and technique.

Certificate Requirements: 51

The Colorado Film School helps prepare students to become great editors that find work. Traditionally, we teach the very latest in Adobe Creative Suite, Avid, and Final Cut Pro. We offer training in Sound Design with Pro Tools. Color Grading with DaVinci Resolve, Visual Effects with Nuke, as well as Animation & Motion Graphics with After Effects & Photoshop. Successful completion of our Post-Production Program following the Fall 2019 Semester will also include certification with the Avid Media Composer, the industry standard for video editing. Most importantly we give our editors the skills to adapt in the fast-paced, ever changing world of media.

Degree Requirements: 75

Colorado Film School helps prepare students to become great editors that find work. Traditionally, we teach the very latest in Adobe Creative Suite, Avid, and Final Cut Pro. We offer training in Sound Design with Pro Tools, Color Grading with DaVinci Resolve, Visual Effects with Nuke, as well as Animation & Motion Graphics with After Effects & Photoshop. Successful completion of our Post-Production Program following the Fall 2019 Semester will also include certification with the Avid Media Composer, the industry standard for video editing. Most importantly we give our editors the skills to adapt in the fast-paced, ever changing world of media.

Certificate Requirements: 51

At CFS, we believe great films start with character and story, so needless to say, our most talented writers have a strong fan base. Screenwriting majors create short film scripts they can market to producers and directors via the school’s established filmmaking architecture. Beyond this, screenwriters develop scripts for television, feature films, web series and interactive games in focused courses that emphasize process, structure, story and character. A CFS Screenwriting major can graduate with a strong portfolio of scripts and teleplays to market to producers and financiers of features and series alike.

Degree Requirements: 75

At CFS, we believe great films start with character and story, so needless to say, our most talented writers have a strong fan base. Screenwriting majors create short film scripts they can market to producers and directors via the school’s established filmmaking architecture. Beyond this, screenwriters develop scripts for television, feature films, web series and interactive games in focused courses that emphasize process, structure, story and character. A CFS Screenwriting major can graduate with a strong portfolio of scripts and teleplays to market to producers and financiers of features and series alike.

Certificate Requirements: 51

The selective entry Writing / Directing degree program is designed to provide students with the storytelling skills that are essential to media content creation. Writing / Directing majors focus on scriptwriting, preproduction, eliciting actor performances, production with crews, and post-production. Students should graduate from our rigorous program with a completed teleplay, feature screenplay, and a reel of professional quality videos, ready to work in the creative economy sector in broadcast, feature film, webcast, or any of the evolving media creation formats.

Degree Requirements: 75

The selective entry Writing / Directing degree program is designed to provide students with the storytelling skills that are essential to media content creation. Writing / Directing majors focus on scriptwriting, preproduction, eliciting actor performances, production with crews, and post-production. Students should graduate from our rigorous program with a completed teleplay, feature screenplay, and a reel of professional quality videos, ready to work in the creative economy sector in broadcast, feature film, webcast, or any of the evolving media creation formats.

Certificate Requirements: 51

It all starts with imagination, ideas and the script. Creative producers and screenwriters learn to analyze and write screenplays by understanding character, structure and narrative story elements. They then assemble and collaborate with key creative artists to form a combined vision through a project’s development, from pre-production, into production and, finally, post-production. Filmmakers will perfect both the creative and business aspects of filmmaking by enhancing and developing artistic proficiency and judgment, becoming immersed in a solid background of the entertainment industry.

Degree Requirements: 75

The selective entry Writing / Directing degree program is designed to provide students with the storytelling skills that are essential to media content creation. Writing / Directing majors focus on scriptwriting, preproduction, eliciting actor performances, production with crews, and post-production. Students should graduate from our rigorous program with a completed teleplay, feature screenplay, and a reel of professional quality videos, ready to work in the creative economy sector in broadcast, feature film, webcast, or any of the evolving media creation formats.

Certificate Requirements: 51