Students in the Program in Film and Media Studies can choose from a broad range of small, hands-on courses that combine theory and practice in film, television, popular culture, and new media. Courses are taught by faculty who include award-winning filmmakers, screenwriters, animators, sound designers, composers, film critics, historians, and theorists.
Meld the study of filmmaking with hands-on experience. Students focus on critical study or film production to complete their degree.
Our faculty has a wide range of experience in film and media, and facilitate connections with industry and alumni for students.
Our alumni have access to a strong network of members who work in film, television, and media across the nation and around the world.
Mark Friedman, A&S ’91 (BA, MA), ’99 (MA), met with students in Linda DeLibero’s class “Creative Roles in Film and Television: Careers and Strategies” to talk about his career trajectory in the film and television business. In addition to Severance, Friedman has worked on Wayward Pines with M. Night Shyamalan and has a series in development with singer-songwriter...
Demystifying the Entertainment Business Intersession Bootcamp is a one-week course taught by JHU alum and writer/director/producer Luke Kelly-Clyne that offers students an insight into: possible behind-the-camera careers in the field (specifically writing, directing, producing, and developing), how to best prepare for those careers, and how to break into the industry post-graduation. Short films by this and past year’s cohort can...
Upholding a 20-year tradition, FMS students again provided script coverage for the annual Baltimore Screenwriters Competition, sponsored by the Baltimore Film Office at the Baltimore Office for Promotion and the Arts. Winners will be announced at a Maryland Film Festival special event on May 3. Under the supervision of FMS Senior Lecturer Lucy Bucknell, students...