For more information about our faculty, facilities and courses, please contact us:
Tel: 212.592.2919
Fax: 212.592.2116
E: [email protected]
http://www.mfasocdoc.sva.edu
209 E 23rd St.
New York, NY 10010
Program Overview
Documentary films have helped shape our history and, more importantly, the stories we tell about ourselves. This program guides and supports emerging artists to explore fully the social documentary film form and, in so doing, to find innovative ways to examine and communicate the core experiences and events that define us.
With the advent of digital filmmaking, the Internet and social networking, as well as the technologies available in camera, sound and editing the potential to make films, and share them with an audience, has become accessible to almost everyone. However, the artistry of storytelling and the trained ability to make successful creative decisions can be elusive. Our MFA in Social Documentary Film gives students the opportunity to learn how to find and capture important stories that speak to varied audiences on subjects of public concern, within a social, political and cultural consciousness that can change how we view our world.
The program is a hands-on and highly innovative pursuit designed to foster a vibrant agora of creative media that generates both social and aesthetic influence. Working directly with some of the most relevant and inventive nonfiction storytellers and visual journalists as faculty, mentors and collaborators students will gain the creative and technical experience to work in the film and broadcast industries. Upon completion of their studies students will be equipped with the tools that both enable and support individual expression, while fostering filmmakers who are fluent artistically, technologically, socially and critically.
– Maro Chermayeff, chair
For more information on the program curriculum and class descriptions visit our web site www.mfasocdoc.sva.edu/curriculum.html.
Program Update
We are thrilled with the way that the new MFA Social Documentary Film department at the School of Visual Arts is coming together. We are starting construction on our brand new department space featuring an amazing theater style classroom, state of the art editing suites, an equipment and text library, workspace and more! Our new home will be on West 21st street between 6th and 7th Aves. in the heart of Manhattan.
We are also continuing to bring aboard some of the top talent in the non-fiction industry as faculty and guest lecturers.
We are looking forward to welcoming our inaugural class in September 2009!
FACULTY
Core courses in directing, producing, editing, visionary journalism, cinematography and sound will be taught by some of the most significant filmmakers in documentary today. Additionally, a weekly Process & Style screening and lecture series will welcome yet more voices from the field.
Maro Chermayeff (Department Chair, Producer, Director), Matthew Akers (Director of photography), Axel Baumann (Director of photography), Peter Chelkowski (Director of photography), Ann Collins (Editor), Maryann De Leo (Filmmaker), Deborah Dickson (Producer, Director, Editor), Michael Epstein (Producer, Director, Writer), Micah Fink (Producer, Director, Writer), Robyn Hutt (Senior Vice President truTV), Mark Mandler (Sound), Brett Morgen (Producer, Director), Bob Richman (Director of photography), Jerry Risius (Director of photography), Deborah Shaffer (Director, Producer), E. Donna Shepherd (Editor), J.T. Takagi (Sound Recordist, Filmmaker)
GUEST LECTURERS
Kathy Brew (Producer, Director), Mark Daniels (Director of photography, Writer, Director, Producer), Paco de Onis (Producer, Writer), Jeff Dupre (Producer, Director) Alice Elliott (Director, Producer), Suzy Elmiger (Editor), Jeffrey Friedman (Producer, Director), Susan Froemke (Director), Roberto Guerra (Director, Producer, Cinematographer), Glenda Hersh (Producer, Co-founder, President true entertainment), Beth Hoppe (Producer, President & CEO, Optomen Productions), Yves Jeanneau (Producer), Michael Kantor (Producer, Director, Writer), Jay Keuper (editor), Karen Kramer (Filmmaker), Christine LeGoff (Producer), Charles Nuckolls (Writer, Producer, Director), Sam Pollard (Producer, editor), James Redford (Producer, Director, screenwriter), Amy Schewel (Producer, researcher, Archivist), Pamela Yates (Producer, Director, Writer) …and more
For more information go to: http://www.mfasocdoc.sva.edu