Film and Theatre
Develop your projects with the confidence of Ava DuVernay, shoot with the precision of Emmanuel Lubezki, and direct with versatility like Steven Soderbergh. At UNO, our award-winning faculty, many of whom are active in studio and independent film making, encourage you to develop your creative and technical abilities as an emerging media professional. Our program provides a comprehensive approach to the film and television industry, allowing you to learn all aspects of film making and its rich history. Our professional level of training gives you hands-on experiences to bestprepare you for your career.
Film Arts
The film arts option is designed to give students experience in film production. This course of study includes courses in film aesthetics, digital technology, film history, screenwriting, and script analysis as well as electives such as documentary production, cinematography, editing, and sound design. Film arts trains the complete, independent filmmaker, to give our students the best chance of success in the highly technical, creative, and competitive profession of film-making.
Theatre Arts
The theatre arts option is designed to give students experience in theatrical production. This course of study includes courses in acting, technical production, script analysis, playwriting, and the study of classical and contemporary theatrical traditions. Theatre arts builds a solid foundation by merging theory and practice to give our students the best chance of success in this highly demanding discipline.
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Film and Theatre PROGRAMS
At UNO, our award-winning faculty, many of whom are active in theatre design, directing, theatre production, studio and independent film making, encourage you to develop your creative and technical abilities as an emerging media and performing arts professional. Our program provides a comprehensive approach to the theatre, film and television industry, allowing you to learn all aspects of film and theatre making and its rich history. We strive to foster creativity, imagination and investigative thinking. Our professional level of training gives you hands-on experiences to best prepare you for your career.
The University of New Orleans is proud to be an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). NAST was founded in 1965 to establish national standards for undergraduate and graduate programs in Theatre and Film. UNO is the only accredited program in the New Orleans metropolitan area.