B.A. program in film Directing, Producing, Cinematography, Editing, Sound, and Screenwriting. Core co
Editing Lab Schedules:
https://film.gmu.edu/student-resources/editing-labs
The Film and Video Studies Program (FAVS) offers a 120-credit multidisciplinary BA degree with concentrations in Directing/Producing, Screenwriting, and Production/PostProduction. Students study film and video production, theory, criticism, ethics, screenwriting, and business. As soon as students arrive to the program, the
05/23/2025
Want funding for your film in the Fall?
Apply for an Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP) grant sponsored by the Office of Student Creative Activities and Research (OSCAR)
Application Deadline Approaching: May 28, 2025
Students can receive up to $1500 to use on their film.
For more information and to apply visit: oscar.gmu.edu/funding
05/20/2025
FAVS Alumna Rhyan Elliot ('20) was featured in The George. The article discusses her success working as a production supervisor for the five-time Oscar-winning film, "Anora" as well as her other accomplishments as a film professional.
"Anora" made Oscar history, as Sean Baker, the film's director, writer, and editor, became the only person ever to win four Oscars in the same night for the same film.
“'Anora' was made by a small group of dedicated, passionate, indie filmmakers. From the PAs to the Producers, there wasn’t a single person on our crew that wasn’t integral to creating the magic scene on-screen and propelled into success. I am so lucky on this film journey of mine to continually work with people who uplift me, inspire me, and encourage me to keep going, keep growing, and keep creating.”
-Rhyan Elliott
Read the article: https://ow.ly/K3ZT50VVXgK
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05/07/2025
There's still time to register for summer classes!
Take FAVS 260 Video Editing for Film
Session A | Online Async | Professor Maura Ugarte
Open to all majors
In this course, students practice creative storytelling through video editing. They learn by doing, working with a range of editing software, watching and discussing movies, and engaging in hands-on individual and group projects.
05/02/2025
Scroll to see posters from some of the films that will screen during our 2025 Mason Film Festival Senior Showcase, taking place TOMORROW, Saturday, May 3 in the Johnson Center Cinema
For more information and to see the festival program, visit our event site: https://film.gmu.edu/events/annual-mason-film-festival
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05/02/2025
Tomorrow! Saturday, May 3rd is the last day of our 2025 Mason Film Festival. Join us in the Johnson Center Cinema for our Senior Showcase.
Tickets for tomorrow's screening are SOLD OUT. Registration is required to attend.
If you were not able to register and would like to attend, you are invited to view the livestream of the event in the Johnson Center Gold Room at 3:00 pm. The Gold Room is also located on the Ground Floor of the Johnson Center, around the corner from the JC Cinema.
*Parking Update* The Mason Pond Parking Deck will be closed into 2:30pm tomorrow (Saturday, May 3). For those aiming to arrive prior to 2:30pm, please know that alternative & free parking can be found in any General Lot on campus. Lot K is the closest General Lot to the Johnson Center Cinema. Please see the campus map to view General Lot locations.
For more information, visit our event site: https://film.gmu.edu/events/annual-mason-film-festival
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04/30/2025
Join us today, April 30, for Day 2 of the 2025 Mason Film Festival! Student films will screen staring at 9:30am in the Johnson Center Cinema.
Day 2 Schedule:
9:30am-10:30am FAVS 375 Fiction Film Directing
10:35am-11:30am FAVS 399 Creative Producing
11:40am-1:40pm FAVS 475 Advanced Fiction Film Directing
1:55pm-2:15pm FAVS 499 Senior Project Capstone Conversations, Fall 24
2:15pm-3:15pm FAVS 378 Web Series
To read the full 3-day schedule, lineup and to learn more information about the Mason Film Festival, visit our event site: https://film.gmu.edu/events/annual-mason-film-festival
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04/29/2025
Day 1 of the 2025 Mason Film Festival is happening now! Come join us in the Johnson Center Cinema to see student films screen during the following blocks:
10:30am-11:50am FAVS 399 Music Video Production
12:00pm-1:00pm FAVS 255 Video Production
1:15pm –2:15pm FAVS 300 Global Horror
2:30pm-3:45pm FAVS 365 Documentary Filmmaking
4:00pm-5:00pm FAVS 366 Video Production for Social Change
To read the full 3-day schedule, lineup and to learn more information about the Mason Film Festival, visit our event site: https://film.gmu.edu/events/annual-mason-film-festival
04/14/2025
Fall 2025 registration begins this week! Be sure to check Patriot Web to see your registration timeframe and the courses being offered.
Lock in your seat for the courses you want!
04/07/2025
Meet the artist behind the 2025 Mason Film Festival poster design: Nancy Jamison!
Nancy is a senior at George Mason University and is set to graduate in the spring of 2025 with a Graphic Design Certificate. Alongside her studies, she works as a graphics assistant at Mason’s College of Science. Nancy has a background in design and fine arts and loves combining her abilities with her interests in web design and video game development. She also enjoys listening to music, playing video games, and painting. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career in web design.
Join us for our Mason Film Festival on April 29, April 30 and May 3rd in the Johnson Center Cinema
Visit the link in our bio for more information and to register.
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04/04/2025
We are in the final hour of Mason Vision Day 2025! Your gift can make a difference and help us reach our goal. Support student scholarships and film productions by giving to Mason Arts or Film and Video Studies.
https://cvpa.gmu.edu/give/mason-vision-day
💚💛 We're so close! Thanks to 72 generous donors, we've collected almost $13,000 through 87 gifts. We need just 28 more gifts to hit our target of 100 donors. Your support can make all the difference!
➡️ To make your impact today, visit https://cvpa.gmu.edu/give/mason-vision-day
04/04/2025
Mason Vision Day is happening now. Your generosity can help shape the future of our student filmmakers. Spread the word and make your gift by April 4 at noon: https://cvpa.gmu.edu/give/mason-vision-day
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🌟 It's Mason Vision Day! Your support can help shape the future of our students. Donate to the CVPA Scholarship Fund and give the gift of creative freedom. Find out more and contribute: https://cvpa.gmu.edu/give/mason-vision-day?utm_medium=social&utm_source=cvpa-marketing-facebook&utm_campaign=mason+vision+day+2025
03/31/2025
Announcing the 2025 Mason Film Festival!
Join us for 3 days of film screenings on April 29, April 30, and May 3, 2025 in the Johnson Center Cinema, featuring the work of George Mason's Film and Video Studies students.
We invite students to bring their family and friends, and encourage representatives of local organizations and companies, as well as community members to attend.
For more information and to register, visit:
https://ow.ly/6t6850VrYBX
Film at Mason Visiting Filmmakers Series at Mason Mason Arts
George Mason University’s Film and Video Studies program is the first multidisciplinary undergraduate degree in filmmaking in Virginia. With 200 students, we offer a B.A.in Film and Video Studies with concentrations in Directing, Producing, Production (Cinematography), Post-Production (Editing and Sound), and Screenwriting. Each concentration includes a business course, ethics course and capstone experience where students are mentored by faculty on original projects in their senior year that prepare them for work as professional media makers. Film at Mason is driven by an independent film spirit. Faculty are keen to increase self-reflexivity and cross-cultural understanding in our students. We inspire students to work collaboratively and explore a variety of filmmaking styles and techniques. Creative solutions and original thinking are paramount.
Film at Mason faculty are working professionals, award-winning independent filmmakers, award-winning educators, and published scholars. Their films have been exhibited worldwide at juried festivals, on public television and cable networks. As cinematographers, editors, and producers-for-hire, our faculty and adjuncts faculty work with the best in the industry on theatrical films, documentaries for broadcast, commercials, music videos and scripted television. Housed in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Film and Video Studies is a collaborative program which also includes courses taught by professionals in Theater, Visual Arts, Communication, English, Film and Media Studies, among others. Film students learn from professionals making work now, which informs their own development as visual storytellers. By studying film history, theory and ethics from nationally recognized film critics and scholars, students learn to see moving images in new ways while honing their skills in written expression and criticism of film form. Production and editing facilities include a Black Box theater space where students can build a film set for a junior or senior level production, a post-production work space with stations that include Final Cut Pro and the Adobe Creative Suite, and a range of cameras, sound and lighting equipment for location and studio-based productions. George Mason University STAR Lab in the Johnson Center includes a three-camera studio with lighting grid, green screen, and digital switching system solely for student use. The STAR Lab also has equipment checkout, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite and Avid editing stations for students.
The Film at Mason program has relationships with regional production and post-production houses, equipment rental facilities, film festivals, cable networks, casting agencies, television studios, professional media production organizations, professional sports teams, and companies large and small that we partner with in various capacities. We facilitate student exhibitions at regional film festivals. Our students have completed professionalizing internships at over 200 sites in the DC/ Virginia/ Maryland area. Film at Mason graduates find employment after graduation - doing work in media production or starting their own film companies using business skills learned in the program.
Film students participate in a wide-variety of professionalizing experiences including the Mason Film Lab, where each semester Film students collaborate with an experienced director to produce a short film on location. Student organizations enrich the Film at Mason experience and include Delta Kappa Alpha Iota Chapter – the Professional Cinematic Arts Fraternity, Mason Cable Network - a student-operated run television network, Fourth Estate – the student run newspaper that includes a video channel with student-produced content, among many other organizations. Film at Mason staff support students through personalized academic advising, program communication, production of our three annual student film events: the three day Mason Film Festival, Film at Mason Fall Showcase, and the annual Best of Film at Mason. Our Film Advisory Board of film supporters and professionals advise students on their senior projects, mentor graduates on career development, and support the Film Scholarship and Pitch Awards – monetary awards recognizing Film at Mason student achievement.
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