The BA in Cinematic Multimedia Arts degree allows students to develop technical, design, and narrative skills in a wide range of cinematic and multimedia disciplines, including cinematic production, scriptwriting, animation, motion graphics, nonlinear editing, audio production, web design, graphic design, game design and critical media analysis. Students engage in multicultural experiential learning across multiple platforms and digital technologies, and in a transdisciplinary, collaborative environment.
The BA in Cinematic Multimedia Arts degree with concentrations in Cinematic Multimedia Production and Animation and Multimedia Design allows students to develop technical, design, and narrative skills in a wide range of cinematic and multimedia disciplines including cinematic production, scriptwriting, animation, motion graphics, nonlinear editing, audio production, web design, graphic design, game design and critical media analysis. Students engage in multicultural experiential learning across multiple platforms and digital technologies, and in a transdisciplinary, collaborative environment. Students in the concentration in Cinematic Multimedia Production prepare to work and produce in the audio-visual, mass media, information, and entertainment industries. In this program, students can choose a capstone project focusing on creative cinematic narrative production, animation, or documentary production. The applied audio-visual, graphical, and online skills that students learn are informed by a foundation in communication and critical analysis and an emphasis on writing and narrative design. Students in the concentration in Animation and Multimedia Design prepare to work and produce in the online, mass media, information, and entertainment industries. In this program, students develop motion graphics, animation, and digital design skills while creating mixed media portfolios and capstone projects. The applied audio-visual, graphical, and online skills that students learn are informed by a foundation in digital software skills, writing, critical analysis and creative development.
An Internship Practicum is required and facilitated by the department. Students can choose a company in the community to work with. Some typical internships include students working at: Clear Channel Communication, Time-Warner Cable, KHON-TV, KHNL-TV, KITV-TV, Thinktech Hawaii, and a range of production companies and advertising and PR agencies.
