Film, Television, & Media

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Global Fairfield is pleased to offer a new Spring 2024 semester program in Germany, in partnership with nationally-recognized Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television. During the “Documentary Filmmaking in Bonn”program, students will earn 15 academic credits (with up to nine credits counting towards Fairfield’s Film, Television and Media Arts major, or minor) while making their own documentary films. In Bonn, students quickly become immersed in film production in a European setting, taking classes alongside LMU film undergraduates. They receive expert, hands-on training in documentary-focused directing, cinematography, editing and sound production. The intensive nature of the Bonn semester, consisting of sequential three-week workshops, demands highly motivated students from disciplines like film, TV, media, digital journalism, graphic design, communication and sports media. Qualified junior and sophomores are invited to apply for Spring 2024. Interested students should contact Patrick Brooks, Assistant Professor of VPA.

Students from aforementioned disciplines who are interested in exploring a major or minor in film are encouraged to apply!

Deadline to apply for the Spring 2024 semester program is July 28! (Spring 2025 applications will open on October 1.)

Students pursuing an FTM major or minor are encouraged to seek out internship opportunities in the area of their concentration. Due to Fairfield's outstanding reputation and proximity to the greater New York area, dynamic options for student internships are available with a wide range of media production companies and television stations, as well as the University's own award-winning Media Center.

In recent years, Fairfield students have held internships at NBCUniversal, ABC, ESPN, The Daily Show, MSG, Speedvision Network, Outdoor Life, CNN, Comedy Central, The Conan O'Brien Show, WFAN, ESPN, WEBE 108, National Geographic Film and Television, and numerous independent film production companies.

Internship Qualifications:
Credit-bearing internships in film, television and media arts are only available to declared junior and senior major and minor students, who have taken FTMA 1010, FTMA 1011, at least one history/theory course, and two applied production courses in their respective media track. Exceptions to these requirements can be appealed to the director of the Film, Television and Media Arts program. The internship counts as an elective course within the major and minor program.

After being transformed into an 18,000 square foot, state-of-the-art media center, Fairfield’s former Charles F. Dolan School of Business building reopened in fall 2020 as the new home of the College of Arts and Science’s Film, Television, and Media Arts program, as well as its expanding offerings in communications, digital journalism, and sports media.
The newly renovated facility offers students and faculty a variety of professional studio spaces and production equipment, including:

• Cutting edge studio space with an LED production lighting system, lighting control booth, and production control booth.

• Podcast and webinar studio with a state-of-the-art lighting system.

• Post-production suites for editing, coloring, and sound mixing.

• Video production and screening room.

• Computers and software for animation and graphic design.

• A fully stocked equipment storage area where students can sign out top-of-the-line camera and audio gear, including HD, 4k, and 6k cameras; lighting packages; full range of audio mics and mixing equipment; dollies; steadicams; jib arms; and grip equipment.

• Large mobile satellite uplink production truck.