Beacon Film

Beacon's students have been making digital short films since 2001. Several films have featrued in student film festivals across the country, and many students go on to study and/or make films in film schools such as NYU, California Arts, Purchase, and Florida State.

Each June, films from the classes and various collaborations are shown at the Beacon Film Festival, running since 2003. Look out for the Best of Beacon Film Festival in 2010!

Digital Film and Advanced Digital Film
Students start these courses by analysing a range of film techniques and styles. Students will learn to use new vocabulary to describe the filmmaking process as they begin to pick up camera and editing skills. Individually or in pairs, students plan, storyboard and make a short film lasting anything from 30 seconds to 6 minutes long. Using digital cameras, sound and lighting equipment, they will take their footage and digitally edit their work using Final Cut Pro. Previous film projects have included narrative film, documentary, trailers, adverts, music video and montage, claymation and animation.

The Advanced Film classes allow students to further these skills, making more complex and sophisticated films, and experimenting more with audio and lighting equipment.

Collaborations
In recent year's, Beacon has collaborated extensively with Lincoln Center Film Society as part of their Deeper Into Movies program.