Boston affords students several choices for just about any degree you could imagine, film and television studies included. Boston University offers undergraduate degree programs in film and television. Graduate degrees are available in production, screenwriting, film studies or television production. The prestigious Center for Digital Imaging Arts offers a postgraduate certificate in digital filmmaking. Emerson College offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Fine Arts as well as master programs in documentary filmmaking, new media, and fictional narrative video. An undergraduate film studies degree is also offered at Boston College.
Job prospects in Boston are excellent. Government projections indicate that workers in the Camera Operators, Television, Video and Motion Picture sector will see a total of 210 new positions created between 2000 and 2010, which represents a 23% increase in the total jobs available. Actual job openings (via new positions and vacancies in existing positions) are expected to be just shy of 400 each year. Film and video editors are expected to see 170 job openings annually through to 2010, with a total of 100 new jobs created in the 2000-2002 time span. This figure represents a growth rate of 23%, which is well above the city-wide average of 9% job growth overall.
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Boston streets and landmarks are often used as a backdrop for Hollywood and independent film, as well as television. The city is no stranger to the film industry and even has its own Movie Mile. The area is a hotbed for documentary filmmaking and is home to many independent filmmakers and production companies. The city and the surrounding New England countryside provide settings that are a filmmaker's dream.
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Boston affords students several choices for just about any degree you could imagine, film and television studies included. Boston University offers undergraduate degree programs in film and television. Graduate degrees are available in production, screenwriting, film studies or television production. The prestigious Center for Digital Imaging Arts offers a postgraduate certificate in digital filmmaking. Emerson College offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Fine Arts as well as master programs in documentary filmmaking, new media, and fictional narrative video. An undergraduate film studies degree is also offered at Boston College.
