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In addition to film majors, there are many choices of college majors for those of you who like to watch movies. (source: Freepik)
Film Major. Who doesn’t enjoy watching movies? Are you a movie lover who wants to study a film major for college? Watching is indeed a way to relieve stress from life and daily activities. There are many movie choices, such as Hollywood box office, Korean dramas, Disney animated films, local films that are no less good, and many other exciting movie options.
So, if watching movies is your favorite hobby and you also have a habit of discussing and criticizing the films you’ve just watched, why not choose a film major? Who knows, this could take you a brilliant career in the future.
Let’s look at the majors related to the world of cinema below.
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1. Performing Arts Department
At first glance, it looks like a theatre major, but a performing arts major studies more general subjects such as drama, dance, and music.
It’s essential not only to learn the tricks before performing but also the behind-the-scenes preparations from sound systems to art exhibitions to lighting to budget management. A degree in performing arts can take you to various promising careers, including actress, actor, dancer, singer, sound engineer, lighting engineer, and stage director.
2. Department of Theater
Are you dreaming of getting an Oscar for Best Actress? The majority of foreign actors have backgrounds in art, theater or drama. Carey Mulligan, Tina Fey, and Audrey Hepburn are three actresses with a background in theater education. In addition, if you were already actively involved in drama extracurriculars at school, a drama major might be right for you.
In this course, you will often put theory into practice to create an artsy show. You don’t need to worry about the job prospects because graduates from this department can engage in various professions in the theater world.
3. Cinematography Department
Next is Cinematography, a combination of art and technology involving many skills. While studying this major, you will learn how to make films that audiences will enjoy.
In addition to storytelling and editing techniques, filmmaking also requires the right image capture skills to create quality works of art. This major will give you the skills you need to work in a production or film company after graduation.
Read also: Department of Film & Animation UMN.
4. Animation Department
What are the career prospects for animation majors? Not to worry, professions in this field include storyboard artists, character designers, game animation artists, animation directors, 2D/3D animators, 3D modellers, and animation project managers. If you are interested in animation, several universities offer this program, one of which is Multimedia Nusantara University. Did you know that using visual effects in films is very important today and in the future? Watch incredible movies like Avatar, Interstellar, Avengers and more that have impressive special effects! You can be like Rini Sujanto, a well-known Indonesian animator who worked on post-production animation for The Adventures of Tintin and the Avengers film.
5. Department of Visual Communication Design
You may have often heard of the Visual Communication Design (VCD) major because this major is available at many universities in Indonesia. The VCD major offers broad job prospects, where graduates are needed in various industries.
Not only limited to the film or television industry, graduates from majors who learn how to convey messages through visual media are also needed in advertising and other video content.
In the Visual Communication Design department, students will be taught the concept of art, visuals, illustrations, and animations, all of which use computers as a tool. If you aspire to become graphic designers, web designers, art directors, creative directors, or illustrators, choosing a Visual Communication Design major is appropriate.
6. Film Department
As the name suggests, in this course, you will learn everything about the world of film and television.
You will learn several things in this course, including insight and attitude in art, analysis in dealing with art, creating decent visual video content, photographic films, and others.
Graduates from the Television and Film major can choose a career path in the world of film and television according to their interests, such as director, film editor, program director, sound technician, equipment technician, and others.
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Those are some film majors and are suitable for consideration if you like watching movies. Are you interested in studying in the five film majors above?
You can learn more about other interesting information through the UMN official website. You can also choose the online registration procedure according to your criteria on the website. Come on, register now and start your career with UMN!
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English translation by Levina Chrestella Theodora
