The educational objectives for the Pilot Academic Year 2021/22 are to teach students the art and craft of filmmaking and to instruct students through a strict regimen of online lectures, online seminars, and total immersion online workshops to help them excel in the creative art of Filmmaking.
The following modules of Media and Communications
are offered in the 1th Semester Pilot Academic Year 2021/22 at the ATAFOM University International:
Regardless of where students choose to attend the ATAFOM University, they will learn under an exceptional faculty with professional experience and who have worked on professional productions and film sets. Through our set of courses that place students straight onto a variety of film sets while learning the fundamentals and history of film, students will be prepared to enter the world of filmmaking upon completion.
With every production, be it at work on the set or in the ATAFOM Online Campus, every member of the “Education Crew” of ATAFOM Media and Communications is motivated, passionate and, with absolute mastery of professional workflows, convinced of the high quality and topicality of the teaching content and work processes to be conveyed to offer students thanks to their own knowledge, skills and experience.
The One-Year Filmmaking Program requires successful completion of creative projects in partial fulfilment of the graduation requirements. These creative projects may include:
• Project 1 – Mise-en-scène Film
• Project 2 – Continuity Film
• Project 3 – Music Film
• Project 4 – Short Film
• Project 5 – Subtext Film
• Project 6 – POV Film
• Project 7 – Mid-Year Film
• Project 8 – One Year Final Film
To graduate and receive a Certificate of Completion, students must also successfully complete every course of study with a passing grade or better and adhere to the ATAFOM Media & Communications Faculty Attendance Policy and Code of Conduct.
ATAFOM Media & Communications Faculty One-Year Filmmaking Program is an accelerated full-time study program and does not provide for multiple tracks of study. All classes are mandatory.
This is a highly specialized program, and there are no majors or minors. Classes are lecture, seminar, and/or studio based. Lab and practicum instructional hours are treated as studio hours. The program may not be completed in less than two terms.
ATAFOM Media & Communications Office ensures that the student has fulfilled all academic requirements for the entire program, as well as all financial obligations to the school.
Student transcripts showing the awarding of the One-Year Certificate of Completion will be withheld until the student meets all academic and financial obligations.
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Director’s Craft |
Production Workshop |
Hands-on Camera and Lighting |
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Editing |
Budgeting and Scheduling |
Sound Editing and Design |
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Sound Design |
The Lighting Package |
Hands-on Camera and |
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Special Lectures |
The Camera Package |
Documentary Filmmaking |
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Casting |
Advanced Directing |
Advanced Hands-on Camera |
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Producing |
Feature Screenwriting |
Location Sound Recording |
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Cinematography |
Sync-Sound Filmmaking |
Advanced Production Workshop |
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35mm Filmmaking |
Feature Film Directing |
Pre-Production, Production & |
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New Media |
Advanced Post Production |
Sound Stage Scene Workshop |
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Screenwriting I |
Screenwriting II |
Advanced Line Producing Workshop |
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Production Design |
Applied Film Studies |
The Business of Filmmaking |
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Foundations in Graduate Studies |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC1 |
Writing for Interactive Media |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC2 |
Master’s Capstone |
3 |
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Electives (pick seven – 21 credits): |
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ATAFOM 00MC3 |
Visual Design |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC4 |
Motion Across Media |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC5 |
Web Technologies |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC6 |
Audio and Video Design |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC7 |
Principles of User Experience Design |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC8 |
Content Strategy |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC9 |
Understanding Your Audience |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC10 |
Ideation, Prototyping and Testing |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC11 |
Visual Storytelling |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC12 |
Social Media Practice and Techniques |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC13 |
Social Media Analytics |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC14 |
Content Creation |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC15 |
Data Visualization |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC16 |
Independent Study |
3 |
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ATAFOM 00MC17 |
Graduate Internship |
3 |
Skills learned as a result of successful completion of this program may include:
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a high-pressure creative environment.
• An in-depth knowledge of digital video cameras and motion picture production.
• A working knowledge of 16mm and 35mm cameras and film production.
• The ability to write and pre-visualize a screenplay.
• In-depth experience working as a director, producer, assistant director, director of photography,
assistant cameraperson, gaffer, grip and sound mixer on student productions.
• Mastery of Avid Media Composer digital editing software.
• Knowledge of film history and film studies.
• Knowledge of aesthetic film theory and experience with practical application of the same.
• Put into practice the fundamentals of directing and visual storytelling.
• Explore the foundations of High Definition video production and digital editing.
• Experience full immersion in the craft of screenwriting
• Serve as an actor, as well as a director, cinematographer, or assistant director on at least one production
workshop overseen by instructors.
• Acquire an introductory knowledge of the history of motion pictures.
• Write direct and edit short projects including the end of semester digital dialogue film.
• Crew as cinematographer, gaffer, and/or assistant camera on approximately 15 additional projects.
• Write a complete short film screenplay with dialogue.
• Collaborate with classmates and instructors in Production Workshop exercises filmed on HD.
• Develop a professional comprehension of directing, screenwriting, producing, sync-sound production,
digital and film cinematography, and digital editing study and exercises.
• Continued use of collaborative strategies and techniques, while on-set, and in constructive classroom screen and critique sessions.
• Explore the role of the producer and implement advanced production tasks.
• Serve as director, cinematographer, or assistant director on at least one production workshop overseen
by instructors and shot on HD or 16mm film.
• Shoot exercises on 35mm film as part of Camera and Lighting II.
• Begin pre-production and develop a story and visual design for the Final One Year Film.
• Demonstrate a competency of pre- production, shooting, and editing a short narrative film.
• Apply the fundamentals of sound design.
• Explore the fundamental elements of visual effects and feature film story development.
• Create professional quality producing and directing production books.
• Direct and edit a film of up to 15 minutes (shot on 16mm film, 35mm film, or High Definition Video).
• Participate as a principal crew-member on fellow students’ films.
The ATAFOM University’s Bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication was specially designed for students, the curriculum is developed in collaboration with the artists and leading art experts in order to meet the requirements and trends for this particular subject.
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Faculty |
Arts
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Course of study |
Media and Communications
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Abbreviation |
MC
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Duration |
4 Years
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Semesters
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8
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Scope of services |
240 ECTS – Credits
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Level
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Undergraduate |
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Academic degree |
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
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Type of study |
Full-time study Online
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Language of study |
English
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Registration & English level test fee |
320 USD – one time
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Tuition fee |
8,640 USD– Total Payable in · 48 Monthly Installments of 200 USD or · 16 Quarterly Installments of 600 USD, or · 8 Half-Yearly Installments of 1,200 USD, or · 4 Yearly Installments of 2,160 USD.
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Semester exam fee |
250 USD – per exam
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Accreditation |
ATAFOM is system accredited by Ministry of Education of the Central African Republic. This course is also accredited.
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B.A. Media and Communications at ATAFOM University is a 4-year undergraduate program.
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM FOR B.A. Media and Communication FULL-TIME PROGRAMME
CREDITS
Each B.A. Media and Communications course is normally assigned one credit per lecture per week and one credit for two periods of tutorials or part thereof for laboratory or practical/internship per week. Each semester curriculum shall normally have a blend of theory and practical courses.
The credits are calculated from the estimated time and the estimated workload that is required on average for the completion of individual courses, modules, etc. The workload is made up of all learning activities that are part of a degree and are checked by means of a performance assessment. In addition to participating in courses such as lectures, tutorials, and seminars, self-study (library work or term paper), exam preparation, final theses, and final exams also contribute to the acquisition of credits. Credits are only awarded if the course has been completed and all course achievements and examinations have been passed in accordance with the examination regulations.
1 credit corresponds to a minimum of 25 and a maximum of 30 real hours of 60 minutes each of the student’s actual workload. In each year the total number of credits is 60. This corresponds to an actual workload of at least 1,500 (45 weeks for 33.33 hours per week or 25 hours per credit) or a maximum of 1,800 hours (45 weeks for 40 hours per week or 30 hours per credit).
240 credits must be earned in order to be awarded the degree.
DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME
A student is normally expected to complete a B.A. Media and Communications program in four years but in any case not more than seven years from the time of admission otherwise the student would be considered not fit for technical education (NFTE).
REGISTRATION FOR COURSES
A newly admitted student will automatically be registered for all the courses prescribed for the first year, without any option. Every other student shall submit a completed registration form indicating the list of courses intended to be credited during the next semester. This registration will be done ten days before the last working day of the current semester. Late registration with the approval of the Dean’s office on the recommendation of the head of the department along with a late fee will be done, up to the last working day.
Registration for the project work shall be done only for the final semester.
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
The attendance will be calculated semester-wise. To be eligible to appear for the examination in a particular course, a student must put in a minimum of 80% of attendance in the course. The attendance should be considered which is logged in the university portal by the teachers. However, if the attendance is 70% or above but less than 80% in any course, the Dean’s office can permit the student to appear for the examination in the course on payment of the prescribed condonation fee. A student who withdraws from or does not meet the minimum attendance requirement in the course must re-register for and repeat the respective semester.
PASSING AND DECLARATION OF EXAMINATION RESULTS
All assessments of all the courses on the absolute mark basis will be considered and passed by the result passing board in accordance with the rules of the university. Thereafter, the controller of examinations shall convert the marks for each course to the corresponding letter grade as follows, compute the grade point average and cumulative grade point average, and prepare the grade cards.
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Marks |
Grade |
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90 to 100 marks |
Grade ‘A+’ |
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80 to 89 marks |
Grade ‘A’ |
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70 to 79 marks |
Grade ‘B’ |
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60 to 69 marks |
Grade ‘C’ |
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55 to 59 marks |
Grade ‘D’ |
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50 to 54 marks |
Grade ‘E’ |
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less than 50 marks |
Grade ‘F’ |
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Insufficient attendance |
Grade ‘I’ |
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Withdrawn from the course |
Grade ‘W’ |
We look forward to counting you among our first students!
