Film Institute
A significant number of the founder's former students have directed commercials on the national level, including spots for Nike, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts.
Students taught by the founder have won 2 Gold and 1 Silver National Clio Awards in the student category, creating opportunities like being invited to the Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.
Commericals are an excellent opportunity to demonstrate technical excellence and a purity of vision in a single 30-second time warp.
Berkeley Digital honors the creation of commercials as a viable career opportunity on the road to feature film production, and the production of commercials is accepted as a part of the curriculum in all four semesters.
| First Semester | Second Semester | |
|---|---|---|
| Producing/ Directing 1 | Producing/ Directing 2 | |
| Cinematography 1 | Cinematography 2 | Screenwriting 1 | Screenwriting 2 |
| Final Cut Pro 1 | Final Cut Pro 2 | |
| Improvisation | Sound Design for Film |
| Third Semester | Fourth Semester | |
|---|---|---|
| Producing/ Directing 3 | Directing 4 | |
| Cinematography 3 | Producing 4 | |
| Screenwriting 3 | Cinematography 4 | |
| Final Cut Pro 3/Shake | Screenwriting 4 | |
| Production Design | Thesis Project Track |