Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Major in Theatre (Film Production Concentration)
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
Admission Requirements
- The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) major in Theatre with a concentration in Film Production requires admission to the university and admission to the program.
- Admission to the concentration will be based on the following criteria:
- Application form. See Theatre and Dance website for application dates. https://sotdf.txst.edu/theatre/degrees/bachelor-of-fine-arts-in-theatre-film-production/application-information.html
- Overall GPA of 2.50
- "B" or better in TH1353 Film Production Practices and TH1320 Filmmakers History of Film
- A portfolio of three video works (produced in the Film Production Practices course).
- Students currently in the BFA Theatre program are eligible to apply for the Film Production concentration.
General Requirements
- The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) major in Theatre with a concentration in Film Production requires admission to the university and admission to the program.
- The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
- A minimum of 36 advanced hours are required.
- All Theatre students are encouraged to participate in theatre production activities each semester.
- Students in the program are always on probation; their work and progress are formally evaluated by faculty annually. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| TH 1353 | 3 | TH 1320 | 3 |
| TH 1369 | 3 | TH 1364 | 3 |
| US 1100 | 1 | TH 1350 | 3 |
| ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301]) | 3 | TH 2111 | 1 |
| COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311]) | 3 | ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010 (TCCN ENGL 1302)) | 3 |
| POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306]) | 3 | POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]) | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| TH 4342 | 3 | TH 4343 | 3 |
| TH 4368 | 3 | TH 3341 | 3 |
| TH 4340 | 3 | TH Film Production Elective | 3 |
| TH 3358 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| TH 1356 | 3 | TH 3320 (Creative Arts Component Code 050) | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| TH Film Production Elective | 10 | TH 4364 | 3 |
| Mathematics Component Code 020 | 3 | PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN: PHIL 1301 or PHIL 2306]) | 3 |
| TH 2315, 3308, or 3307 | 3 | TH Film Production Electives | 6 |
| TH 3321 (Component Area Option Code 090/095) | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| TH 4341 | 3 | TH Film Production Elective | 6 |
| TH Film Production Electives | 6 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 30 | 3 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Directing Track | ||
| TH 2315 | Film Directors Analysis II | 3 |
| TH 3325 | Film Directors Workshop | 3 |
| TH 4304 | Web Series Creation | 3 |
| TH 4305 | Advanced Web Series Creation | 3 |
| TH 4365 | Directing II | 3 |
| TH 4373 | Advanced Film Directing | 3 |
| TH 4394 | Senior Film Capstone Project | 3 |
| Producing Track | ||
| TH 4334 | Stage Management | 3 |
| TH 4336 | Production and Company Management for the Arts | 3 |
| TH 4371 | Producing the Independent Feature Film | 3 |
| Cinematography Track | ||
| ARTF 1304 | Color Theory | 3 |
| ARTS 1303 | Photography Foundations I | 3 |
| ARTS 1304 | Photography Foundations II | 3 |
| TH 3338 | Stage Lighting | 3 |
| TH 4338 | Lighting Design | 3 |
| TH 4376 | Advanced Lighting Design | 3 |
| TH 4388 | Advanced Cinematography | 3 |
| PFW 1204 | Underwater Photography | 2 |
| DAN 3345 | Screendance | 3 |
| Film Production Design Track | ||
| ARTF 1304 | Color Theory | 3 |
| TH 2330 | Stagecraft and Stage Lighting | 3 |
| TH 3332 | Introduction to Stage Properties | 3 |
| TH 3343 | Stage Makeup | 3 |
| TH 3375 | Production Design for Film | 3 |
| TH 4345 | Costume Design | 3 |
| TH 4346 | Advanced Costume Design | 3 |
| TH 4354 | Special Effects Makeup | 3 |
| TH 4355 | Scene Painting | 3 |
| TH 4363 | Directing For Film | 3 |
| TH 4369 | Film Production Intensive | 3 |
| TH 4380 | Advanced Scenic Painting | 3 |
| TH 4382 | Welded Scenery for the Live Entertainment Industry | 3 |
| Post Production Track | ||
| ARTF 1304 | Color Theory | 3 |
| MU 1180 | Recording Practicum I | 1 |
| MU 1182 | Recording Practicum II | 1 |
| MU 3380B | Music and Film | 3 |
| MU 3381 | Recording Techniques I | 3 |
| MU 3382 | Recording Techniques II | 3 |
| TH 3340 | Intro to VFX and Compositing | 3 |
| TH 3337 | Sound Technology | 3 |
| TH 4337 | Sound Design | 3 |
| Writing Track | ||
| TH 3359 | Advanced Screenwriting | 3 |
| TH 4304 | Web Series Creation | 3 |
| TH 4329 | Television Writing | 3 |
| TH 4333 | Advanced Television Writing | 3 |
| General Theatre Film Production | ||
| TH 1356 | Film Directors Analysis I | 2 |
| TH 1365 | Intermediate Acting | 3 |
| TH 2315 | Film Directors Analysis II | 3 |
| TH 2330 | Stagecraft and Stage Lighting | 3 |
| TH 3307 | Alternative Film Poetics | 2 |
| TH 3308 | Documentary Film Production | 2 |
| TH 3337 | Sound Technology | 3 |
| TH 3338 | Stage Lighting | 3 |
| TH 3342 | Television/Film Performance | 3 |
| TH 3343 | Stage Makeup | 3 |
| TH 3344 | Costume Stagecraft | 3 |
| TH 3355 | Playwriting | 3 |
| TH 3360 | Beginning Stage Combat | 3 |
| TH 3364 | Acting Realism | 3 |
| TH 4304 | Web Series Creation | 3 |
| TH 4305 | Advanced Web Series Creation | 3 |
| TH 4329 | Television Writing | 3 |
| TH 4333 | Advanced Television Writing | 3 |
| TH 4337 | Sound Design | 3 |
| TH 4338 | Lighting Design | 3 |
| TH 4350 | Advanced Film Editing | 3 |
| TH 4354 | Special Effects Makeup | 3 |
| TH 4358 | Drama and Adaptation | 3 |
| TH 4359 | Virtual Production | 2 |
| TH 4365 | Directing II | 3 |
| TH 4375 | Advanced Playwriting | 3 |
| TH 4383 | Post Production Film Sound | 2 |
