Welcome to Cinema
*Please also see Media Arts
Welcome to the Los Angeles Valley College Cinema discipline (please also see Media Arts). We are excited to announce that we will soon be moving to a new home, the Valley Academic and Cultural Center, expected to be completed in the mid-2020s!
Our Cinema and Media Arts curriculum focuses on training students to hone their storytelling skills through screenwriting classes and visual media classes in production and postproduction. It is our mission to prepare students to develop a broad understanding of the many facets of California’s ever-changing entertainment industry, and to learn appropriate skills to obtain internships, transfers to universities, and to be employed in entry-level positions in a variety of production venues.
Cinema and Media Arts students at Valley College often find that their course load fosters strong bonds as they work and study together to meet tight production schedules and master the concepts introduced in their academic coursework. Students often rely upon one another to perform mutual crew duties on the many student productions each semester.
To learn more about Cinema and Media Arts, please enjoy this website, or call us!
Programs
Cinema & Media Arts Degrees and Certificates
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The successful completion of this degree or certificate will give students a thorough background in the aesthetics and history of cinema, experience in cinema picture and sound pre-production, production, and post production, and advanced filmmaking experience as well as the possibility of an internship in the entertainment field.
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The successful completion of this degree or certificate will give students a thorough understanding of the aesthetics and history of cinema.
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The successful completion of this certificate will give students a basic foundation in the aesthetics of film and media, with some experience directing a cast and crew in the production of a short motion picture or episodic project.
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The successful completion of this degree or certificate will give students a thorough background in the aesthetics of film and media, and experience directing a cast and crew in the production of a short motion picture or episodic project.
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Media Arts: Screenwriting (AA Degree)
The successful completion of this degree or certificate will give students a thorough background in the aesthetics of film and media, and experience writing various screenplays from short and feature length motion pictures to episodic projects.
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The successful completion of this degree or certificate will give students a thorough background in the aesthetics of film and media, and experience organizing, budgeting, scheduling, marketing, promoting, and pitching motion picture and episodic projects.
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The successful completion of this degree or certificate will give students a thorough background in the aesthetics of film and media, and experience in titling, 3D modeling, color grading/correction, and various other visual effects for motion picture and episodic projects.
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Media Arts: Post Production (AA Degree)
The successful completion of this degree or certificate will give students a thorough background in the aesthetics of film and media, and experience in post- production solving editing and sound design challenges in motion picture and episodic projects.
Media Arts: Post Production (Certificate of Achievement)
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The successful completion of the Film, Television, and Electronic Media degree will give students the training and education needed for employment in the entertainment industry as well as transfer to a university. Depending on the track taken, students will learn theories, methods, and concepts for various paths in the entertainment field from film and television to broadcast and internet radio. Students will participate in hands-on work utilizing professional, state-of-the-art, on-campus laboratories
Faculty
Full-time Faculty
| Name | Contact Information |
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| Eric Swelstad (Chair) | swelstej@lavc.edu |
| Chad Sustin | sustinca@lavc.edu |
| Jonathan Burnett | burnetjs@lavc.edu |
Adjunct Faculty
| Name | Contact Information |
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| Arantxa Rodriguez | rodrigueza@lavc.edu |
| Jon Stout | stoutj@lavc.edu |
| Chris Childs | childsc@lavc.edu |
| Dan Watanabe | watanads@lavc.edu |
| Linda Beal | beallf@laccd.edu |
Faculty Profiles
Cinema Faculty
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Learn About Cinema & Media Arts
Media Arts 105: Visual Effects & Color Grading - AA/CA in Media Arts: Visual Effects
LAVC Cinema & Media Arts