VCUarts Cinema
VCUarts Cinema (VCU)
Full member
Basic facts
Complete Name and Acronym (in original language):
VCUarts Cinema
Complete Name and Acronym (in English language):
VCUarts Cinema (VCU)
Year of Foundation:
2007
Year of Admission as CILECT Member:
2014
Year of Receiving a State Accreditation:
2007
Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:
State of Virginia
Name of Director:
Rob Tregenza
Address :
325 N Harrison St, Richmond, Virginia 23284
Country:
United States
Website:
Mission & Strategy
VCUarts Cinema is a 3-year film production program based out of Richmond, Virginia—a rapidly growing film & television hub on the US East Coast. The program strives to produce classically informed, technically proficient, and academically empowered graduates.
Year One: Visual Storytelling. Students write and produce sketches shot on digital utilizing elements of mise en scene and montage; attend workshops led by upperclassmen on G&E, camera, sound, editing, etc.
Year Two: Production. Students learn the roles found on a professional film set. The class produces a 35mm short.
Year Three: Business, Production Design & Film Theory. Students work on practical skills such as pitching concepts, negotiation, and business strategy. Students study aesthetic, theoretical, and philosophical elements of storytelling.
Summer Intensives: Students write and produce 6 shorts on 35mm over the course of 8 weeks. The intensive is taken after the second and third years.
Year One: Visual Storytelling. Students write and produce sketches shot on digital utilizing elements of mise en scene and montage; attend workshops led by upperclassmen on G&E, camera, sound, editing, etc.
Year Two: Production. Students learn the roles found on a professional film set. The class produces a 35mm short.
Year Three: Business, Production Design & Film Theory. Students work on practical skills such as pitching concepts, negotiation, and business strategy. Students study aesthetic, theoretical, and philosophical elements of storytelling.
Summer Intensives: Students write and produce 6 shorts on 35mm over the course of 8 weeks. The intensive is taken after the second and third years.
Financing
Sources of financing
Percentage of the Total
State Funds:
100%
Public Funds:
0%
Private Funds:
0%
Students’ Fees:
0%
Sales of School Product:
0%
Rentals of Premises/Facilities/Equipment/Services:
0%
Donations:
0%
Types of financing
Percentage of the Total
Cash:
100%
In-Kind :
0%
Degree areas
Non-degree courses
Basic Short Courses
(for students with a high Institution diploma ONLY):
(for students with a high Institution diploma ONLY):
Yes
Post-Graduate Training
(for students with a B.A degree):
(for students with a B.A degree):
No
Post-Graduate Training
(for students with an M.A or M.F.A. degree):
(for students with an M.A or M.F.A. degree):
No
Advanced Training of Professionals:
No
Student incentives
Total value of scholarships for
tuition per year:
tuition per year:
Varies based on Euro
Total value of scholarships for
research per year:
research per year:
16,054 Euro
Total value of scholarships for
living costs per year:
living costs per year:
Varies based on Euro
Total value of fee reductions per year:
Varies based on Euro
Percentage of students receiving
scholarships per year:
scholarships per year:
30 %
Percentage of students receiving
full fee reductions per year:
full fee reductions per year:
N/A %
Percentage of students receiving
partial fee reductions per year:
partial fee reductions per year:
N/A %
Percentage of students receiving
paid internships:
paid internships:
N/A %
Percentage of students using
institutions residential halls:
institutions residential halls:
30 %
Percentage of students using
institutions canteen :
institutions canteen :
30 %
Staff
Full-time
Part-time
Professors (incl. Full, Associate & Adjunct):
3
4
Teaching Assistants:
0
7
Industry Professionals:
0
6
Administrative Staff:
1
0
Technical Staff:
0
1
Key teaching staff (Tenure Staff and/or Industry Professionals)
Key guest lecturers (Visiting for Masterclasses, Seminars, Workshops, etc.)
Facilities, equipment & production
Area:
Total Area of the Institution:
582,747 sq.m.
LAN Access Area :
582,747 sq.m.
Wi-Fi Access Area:
582,747 sq.m.
Library & Film/DVD Archive:
Number of Volumes
Specialized Books on Film/TV/Media/Arts/etc. (Total):
1,422
Professional Films on DVD, Blu-Ray, etc. (Total):
500
Student Films (Total):
42
Technical Facilities:
Number and Square Meters
Example: 2*30 sq.m.
Example: 2*30 sq.m.
Lecture Auditoriums:
4
Computer Auditoriums:
1
Sound Stages:
1
TV Studios:
1
Theatre Stages (for work with actors):
1
Editing Studios:
3
Sound Studios (recording, editing, mixing, foley):
3
Music Recording Studios:
3
Still Photography Studios:
1
Visual Effects Studios:
1
Animation Studios:
1
Film Labs:
1
Screening Halls (with capacity less than 50 people):
1
Screening Halls (with capacity between 50-350 people):
2
Screening Halls (with capacity more than 350 people):
2
Camera Equipment:
Number and Type
Example: 3*Canon EOS 6D, 5*ARRI D21
Example: 3*Canon EOS 6D, 5*ARRI D21
Film Cameras 35 mm:
2*Arri BLz4
Digital Cinema Cameras:
3*Aja Cion
Editing Stations :
Number and Type
Example: 2*AVID
Example: 2*AVID
Digital:
20*iMac with Adobe Editing Suites and Final Cut 7 & 8
Sound Equipment:
Number and Type
Example: 2*Sennheiser Mic
Example: 2*Sennheiser Mic
Advanced Film Recording Equipment:
2*722T SSD Sound Recorder
Editing Sound Stations:
20*iMac
Visual Effects Stations:
Number and Type
Example: 2*Apple iMac
Example: 2*Apple iMac
Advanced:
2*iMac
Production Design Equipment:
Number and Square Meters
Example: 2*20 sq.m.
Example: 2*20 sq.m.
Total Annual Production:
Hours
35 mm:
350
Digital:
390
