AAS Required Classes 

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN DIGITAL FILMMAKING (version III)

Total 70 credits needed to graduate. 

CORE PRODUCTION COURSES (REQUIRED) CREDITS: 50

Course Code/Title         Credits

101A     INTRO TO PRODUCING & DIRECTING:  MONTAGE & FICTION 5

101B     INTRO TO PRODUCING & DIRECTING:  MONTAGE & FICTION 5

102       CREATIVE WRITING: INTRO TO SCREENWRITING         3

103       INTRO TO DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY         2

104       INTRO TO THE CRAFT OF EDITING         2

105       INTRO TO AUDIO FOR FILM         2

201       DOCUMENTARY PRODUCING & DIRECTING         9

301       COMMERCIAL PRODUCING & DIRECTING         9

302       ADVANCED SCREENWRITING         3

401A    ADVANCED PRODUCING & DIRECTING 5

401B    ADVANCED PRODUCING & DIRECTING 5

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (REQUIRED) CREDITS: 12

Course Code/Title       Credits

106 PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CREATIVE MIND 3

116 PHYSICS OF LIGHT & SOUND 3

126 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS 3

206 HISTORY OF FILM 3

MINOR COURSES (REQUIRED) CREDITS: 8

WRITING MINOR       Credits

202 ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING 3

WRITING ELECTIVE COURSE* 3

ELECTIVE* 2

EDITING MINOR

204 INTERMEDIATE EDITING 2

404 ADVANCED EDITING 2

ELECTIVE* 2

ELECTIVE* 2

CINEMATOGRAPHY MINOR

303 INTERMEDIATE CINEMATOGRAPHY 2

404 ADVANCED EDITING 2

ELECTIVE* 2

ELECTIVE* 2

AUDIO MINOR

205 INTERMEDIATED AUDIO 2

305 ADVANCED AUDIO 2 

ELECTIVE* 2

ELECTIVE* 2

ELECTIVE COURSES*

In addition to the courses listed below, SFFS offers new classes every semester depending on the available faculty.  Courses that are not used to fulfill the minor requirement can be used as electives to meet the 70 credit hour requirement. 

                  Credits

  304    Motion Graphics         2

     402 BUSINESS OF FILM 2

E – DIRECTING ACTORS 2

E – THE SHOWRUNNER 2

E – VISUAL EFFECTS         2

E – SOCIAL IMPACT PRODUCING 2

E - IMPROV FOR THE SCREEN         2

E - WRITER’S ROOM         3

Please refer to the 2024  Course Catalog for descriptions of each course, as well pre-requisites needed to take the class. 

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN DIGITAL FILMMAKING (version II)

Total 70 credits needed to graduate. 

CORE CLASSES

Course Code/Title Credits

101 INTRO TO PRODUCING & DIRECTING:  MONTAGE & FICTION 8.5

102 CREATIVE WRITING: INTRO TO SCREENWRITING 3

103 INTRO TO DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY 2

104 INTRO TO THE CRAFT OF EDITING 2

105 INTRO TO AUDIO FOR FILM 2

201 DOCUMENTARY PRODUCING & DIRECTING 8.5

202 ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING 2

106 PSYCHOLOGY AND THE CREATIVE MIND 3

206 HISTORY OF FILM 3

301 COMMERCIAL PRODUCING & DIRECTING 8.5

302 ADVANCED SCREENWRITING 2

116 INTRO TO COMPUTER SCIENCE or PHYSICS 3

303 INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY 2

305 SOUND DESIGN 2

401 ADVANCED PRODUCING & DIRECTING 8.5

126 INTRO TO STATISTICS 3

404 ADVANCED EDITING 2

CREDITS: 64

ELECTIVE CLASSES**

Course Code/Title Credits

204 INTERMEDIATE EDITING 2

205 INTERMEDIATE AUDIO 2

304 MOTION GRAPHICS 2

402 BUSINESS OF FILM 2

403 ADVANCED DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY 2

E – DIRECTING ACTORS 2

E – THE SHOWRUNNER 2

E – VISUAL EFFECTS 2

E – SOCIAL IMPACT PRODUCING 2

E- IMPROV FOR THE SCREEN 2

CREDITS: 6

** In addition to the above elective classes, SFFS offers new classes every semester depending on the available faculty. **

Please refer to the 2023 Course Catalog for descriptions of each course, as well pre-requisites needed to take the class.