Cinematic Multimedia Arts
The BA in Cinematic Multimedia Arts degree allows students to develop technical, design, and narrative skills in a wide range of cinematic and multimedia disciplines, including cinematic production, scriptwriting, animation, motion graphics, nonlinear editing, audio production, web design, graphic design, game design and critical media analysis. Students engage in multicultural experiential learning across multiple platforms and digital technologies, and in a transdisciplinary, collaborative environment.
Animation and Multimedia Design Concentration
The BA in Cinematic Multimedia Arts degree with a concentration in Animation & Multimedia Design prepares students to work and produce in the online, mass media, information, and entertainment industries. The major focuses on developing multiple media literacy competencies, analytic abilities, and narrative skills. In this program, students develop motion graphics, animation, and digital design skills while creating mixed media portfolios and capstone projects. The applied audio-visual, graphical, and online skills that students learn are informed by a foundation in digital software skills, writing, critical analysis and creative development.
Multimedia Cinematic Production Concentration
The BA Cinematic Multimedia Arts degree with a Concentration in Cinematic Production prepares students to work and produce in the audio- visual, mass media, information, and entertainment industries. The major focuses on developing multiple media literacy competencies, analytic abilities, and narrative skills. In this program, students can choose a capstone project focusing on creative cinematic narrative production, animation, or documentary production. The applied audio-visual, graphical, and online skills that students learn are informed by a foundation in communication and critical analysis and an emphasis on writing and narrative design.
The production work students do for class often takes them into the Hawaii‘i community where they engage in creative narrative productions, documentaries, professional web design, illustration, photography, television and radio production, competitive art and other activities. Students are required to write, design and publish with laptops, mobile and pad devices, as well as the old fashioned way, with
An Internship Practicum is required and facilitated by the department. Students can choose a company in the community to work with. Some typical internships include students working at: Clear Channel Communication, Time-Warner Cable, KHON-TV, KHNL-TV, KITV-TV, Thinktech Hawaii, and a range of production companies and advertising and PR agencies.
Students who major in Cinematic Multimedia Arts will:
- Acquire the technical and creative multimedia skills to produce effective graphical, performative and audio-visual artifacts (Cinematic Multimedia Production Concentration) or Acquire the technical and creative multimedia skills to produce and deploy effective graphical and audio-visual artifacts and online content, including motion graphics and animation (Animation and Multimedia Design Concentration).
- Gain skills in creating and distributing multimedia messages via online and emerging technologies (Cinematic Multimedia Production Concentration) or Gain skills in creating and distributing multimedia and animation content via online and emerging technologies. (Animation and Multimedia Design Concentration).
- Acquire and demonstrate knowledge of the technological development and history of cinematic production and contemporary electronic media systems (Cinematic Multimedia Production Concentration) or Acquire and demonstrate knowledge of the technological development and history of contemporary electronic media systems (Animation and Multimedia Design Concentration).
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively to targeted and mass audiences through media creation and/or interaction.
- Develop an understanding of the local and global influence of electronic media and the ethical and legal responsibilities of media practitioners.
- Application
- Transcripts
- Personal Statement
- $45 Application Fee
- SAT I or ACT Scores (freshman only)
- Letter of recommendation
- Resume
(Revised June 4, 2020. Disclaimer: Classes may be cancelled due to low enrollment.)
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SPRING 2021 |
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LOWER DIVISION: COM 2000 - Public Speaking MC 2100- Mass Communication Research MULT 1050- Point, Shoot, Edit MULT 2485 -Animation Production and Design
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LOWER DIVISION: MC 2200- First Amend. and Intellectual Property Law MULT 1050- Point, Shoot, Edit UPPER DIVISION: MULT 3475 - Web Interface and Design Systems MULT 3770 - 3D Animation Studio
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FALL 2021, 2023 |
SPRING 2022, 2024 |
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LOWER DIVISION: COM 2000 - Public Speaking MC 2100- Mass Communication Research MULT 1050 - Point, Shoot, Edit
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LOWER DIVISION: MC 2200- First Amend. and Intellectual Property Law MULT 1050- Point, Shoot, Edit UPPER DIVISION: CAPSTONE: |
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FALL 2022, 2024 |
SPRING 2023, 2025 |
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LOWER DIVISION: COM 2000 - Public Speaking MC 2100- Mass Communication Research MULT 1050 - Point, Shoot, Edit
UPPER DIVISION: MULT 3651 – Game Design
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LOWER DIVISION: MC 2200- First Amend. and Intellectual Property Law MULT 1050- Point, Shoot, Edit
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Here are a few of the exciting things our graduates are doing:
- Yukari Kamiya, Film Director, Travel Journalist, Editor "Mr. Jimmy" documentary
- Zach Ramos, RVCA Surf and Fashion Videographer-Photographer
- Robert Oehler, graduate degree in filmmaking (Full Sail U.)
- Jack Martinez, graduate degree in filmmaking (HPU MACOM)
- Kenny Cabanting, Hawaii News Now production team
- Mark Carpenter, Sports Director KRON-TV
- Selah Chung,VFX Coordinator for Netflix's Original Feature Film, Dhaka
- Dominic Shot Schweingruber, Motion Designer at Serviceplan Group Switzerland AG
- Marthe Nymoen, Content Creator and Social Media Manager at WWF/NRK TV-aksjonen
- Michael Colon, Mayor Kirk Caldwell's Social Media, Photog, and IGTV Host
- Taylor Craig, Line Producer, World of Wonder
- Darren Goff, Producer-Cameraman, Spectrum Sports Hawaii (ZON3LLC, Ocean Paddler TV/Hawaiian Xtreme Sports TV
- Bruna Radtke, Host/Presenter, RIC-TV (Independence Network Communications), Brazil
Some typical internship opportunities include students working at:
- Clear Channel Communication
- Time-Warner Cable
- KHON-TV
- KHNL-TV
- KITV-TV
- Thinktech Hawaii
- and a range of production companies and advertising and PR agencies
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