Students currently enrolled in this major will be supported through completion of their degree.(For degree requirements, please refer to the Ithaca College catalog for the year in which you declared the major.)
For Cinema and Photography, students entering in fall 2024 have been assigned to our new Television, Photography, and Digital Media major.
In addition, beginning with the Fall 2024 semester, the Film, Photography, and Visual Arts B.F.A. degree will be transitioning to a Film B.F.A. degree.
Do You Have a Passion for Film or Photography?
You'll thrive in our immersive learning environment.
Master the Craft and the Critique
Our students have exceptional access to faculty, facilities, and funding—and it starts on day one. You'll be immersed in conversations about the history, theory, and industry, and in producing with digital and analog (film) systems.
Cinema and Photography B.S. - Final entry term: Spring 2024
From their very first semester, students begin their work as scholars and makers of the still and moving image, receiving extensive hands-on experience with the tools and techniques of cinema and photography as well as engaging with current media research and critique. Classes—even intro-level—are taught by faculty who are internationally recognized scholars, media makers, and artists, and who also have a passion for excellent teaching.
We have two related undergraduate degrees that both start with identical first-year courses, which include film aesthetics and analysis, photography, and cinema production.
Day One. You're On.
The Wrap, one of the industry's most popular publications, named the Park School among the top 20 film schools.
Whether you are interested in telling a story, imparting information, or creating a persuasive statement, our classes provide you with the necessary analytical, critical, artistic, and intellectual skills to be informed and effective image makers. Our goal is to produce graduates who are well prepared for careers in film and photography, and who have a sound command of the larger aesthetic, cultural, social, economic, and ethical dimensions of media.
Courses include aesthetic and critical analysis, hands-on production and post-production, distribution/curation, and professional practice such as production planning and budgeting. Teamwork is essential; students start working on their projects and volunteering on other students' shoots from their first week on campus. Students in both the BS and BFA degrees create their own capstone thesis project so that they can experience all that being an executive producer of a film involves or create an entire photo exhibition from concept through installation in a public venue.
Hear from cinema students about their experience as finalists in the annual Coke film challenge - and why the Park School provides them with exceptional opportunities.
Experiential Learning Opportunities
Park Productions
Student-led production company that creates award-winning media for clients; students are paid as crew, producers, and editors.
The Studio
A creative space and incubator for students who want to create and produce media content.
Los Angeles Program
Spend a semester in LA working at a full-time internship and completing two Park School classes.
Facilities and equipment
Labs and Classrooms
Explore our studios, classrooms, labs, photo gallery, and more.
Cameras and Post-Production
Learn analog (celluloid) and digital photo and film formats, including 4K RED cameras, AVID editing, and full field packages.
Downtown Studio
The Studio in downtown Ithaca can be reserved for building sets, shooting, screenings, exhibitions, and installations.
Project Grants and Funding
Students in the department may apply for substantial grants and awards to help defray some of the costs of producing and exhibiting their films and portfolios. The department also helps to support travel to academic conferences and film festivals so that students can interact with educators and professionals outside the Ithaca College community.
Our Alumni
We've taught film and photography since the 1960s and have over 13,000 alumni in the communications industry around the world—many in Los Angeles and New York. Our alumni are screenwriters, studio execs, directors, editors for photography magazines, directors of photography, independent artists, post-production and special effects specialists, media educators, gallery and museum professionals, location scouts, producers, agents, and more.
Related Majors and Minors
- Writing for Film, Television, and Emerging Media (B.F.A.)
- Documentary Studies and Production (B.A.)
- Television-Radio (B.S.)
- Culture and Communication (B.A.)
We also offer minors in Animation, Audio Production, Communication Management and Design, Integrated Marketing Communications, International Communications, Journalism, Live Event Design & Management, and Still Photography.
CINEMA AND PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have questions about the majors in Cinema and Photography; Film, Photography, and Visual Arts; or Writing for Film, Television, and Emerging Media, please contact us.
Professor Steven Skopik, Program Chair
Professor Janice Levy, Program Director Cinema & Photography and Film, Photography, and Visual Arts
Professor Jack Bryant, Program Director - Writing for Film, Television, and Emerging Media
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