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You will further your theoretical and practical training with the study of specific subject areas such as cinema, set design, photography, editing, sound engineering, multimedia products, computer animation, 3D, the phenomenology of images and sociology of contemporary art.
Film made of content and experimentation.
Film is a world made up of many different languages, each one born out of the necessity to communicate a vision. Using experimentation and research one can give life to new stories and in order to tell them RUFA has created the two-year Master of Arts Degree Program in Film Arts, born to bring together, in a single program, the talent and storytelling capacity, writing and vision of students who have completed a degree in the Arts or Design.
The filmmakers of tomorrow, looking for a theoretical-practical specialization, necessary to transform their passion for audiovisuals into an authentic and concrete profession, can find what they require today in the Film Arts Course at RUFA.
Film Arts high-value training.
The two-year Master of Arts in Film Arts at RUFA is part of the Department of Projects and Applied Arts, the section of RUFA academic studies that provides a high level of specialization and technical preparation, setting high standards of academic and design learning year after year.
The academic training includes the study of specific subjects including film, scenography, photography, editing, sound, multimedia production, digital animation, 3D, the phenomenology of the image, and sociology of contemporary art, to enrich the practical and hands-on training in creating content.
Study Film Arts to become a talented director.
The course trains young filmmakers with a solid historic-cultural background to be able to utilize all language and techniques of expression used today in contemporary filmmaking; to narrate their stories, their vision, and their cultural sensitivity to the world through film.
Taking technical knowledge to the next level, the course trains students to apply design principles, teaching them to use a formal and structured approach to personal creativity, so that they are able to transform and unite their own creative vision with universally recognized methods and techniques of filmmaking and the Film Arts. Graduates will be ready for the workforce as fully trained professionals, rich in talent, culture, and craft. Young filmmakers attending the two-year second level academic diploma Film Arts course at RUFA can professionally express themselves as the new, future directors of Italian cinema.
A complete education, to dominate cinematography.
The two-year Master of Arts in Film Arts is equally divided between theoretical teaching and hands-on workshops, between artistic vision and technical guidance, between knowledge of film history and experimentation and technological research.
Once young RUFA filmmakers enter into the workforce, the technological expertise that they have acquired make them able to produce audiovisual projects in every sector of the communication and entertainment industry including advertising, video art, documentary, web, and television.
To reinforce the learning received, students have access to numerous opportunities including workshops, seminars, work-study collaboration, participation in experimental projects and internships with film production studios.
Academy Degrees are equivalent to Master’s university degrees.
Professors: Elisa Amoruso, Christian Angeli, Livia Barbieri, Maura Morales Bergmann, Marianna Cappi, Martina Cocco, Landini Federico, Renato Fontana, Francesco Lagi, Alessandro Marinelli, Silvia Ranfagni, Francesco Ugolini, Andres Zabala.
MA Degree Program in Film Arts
Suggested training program - Design Department
| Year | Subject | CFA | Hours |
| I Year | Film-Making Theory & Technique 1 | 10 | 125 |
| Cinematography | 8 | 100 | |
| Editing techniques | 8 | 100 | |
| Organization & Direction Of Actors 1 | 6 | 75 | |
| Script-Writing 1 | 6 | 45 | |
| One subject to choose between: | |||
| • Phenomenology of the image | 6 | 45 | |
| • Photography | 6 | 75 | |
| • Sound design | 6 | 75 | |
| Two subjects to choose between: | |||
| • Visual and media culture | 6 | 45 | |
| • Lighting systems | 6 | 45 | |
| • Set design | 6 | 75 | |
| • Costume design | 6 | 75 | |
| English for artistic communication | 4 | 30 | |
| II Year | Film-Making Theory & Technique 2 | 10 | 125 |
| Organization & direction of actors 2 | 4 | 30 | |
| Script-Writing 2 | 4 | 30 | |
| Audiovisual Documentation Techniques | 6 | 75 | |
| One subject to choose between: | |||
| • Video production | 6 | 75 | |
| • Aesthetics of visual arts | 6 | 45 | |
| • Sociology of contemporary art | 6 | 45 | |
| One subject to choose between: | |||
| • 3D Digital animation tools | 6 | 75 | |
| • 2D Compositing tools | 6 | 75 | |
| • Multimedia installations | 6 | 75 | |
| Optional subject | 6 | / | |
| Internship | 8 | 200 | |
| Thesis | 10 | / | |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Important Dates
- Opening of Open Day reservations on March 30th, 2019: from January 2nd until March 29th.
- Open Day reservations on September 14th, 2019: from May 6th to September 13th.
- Opening bookings Admission test on April 13th, 2019 (foreign and Italian skype): from February 1st, 2019 until April 10th.
- Booking opening Admission test of September 9th-10th, 2019: from May 6th to September 6th.
- Booking opening Admission test of October 7th-8th, 2019: from May 6th to October 4th.
Program taught in:
- English
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