Students are provided with both film and digital equipment for hands-on learning about cinematic production techniques.

• Film Aesthetics and Analysis (CINE 104)
• Elementary Cinema Production (CINE 219)
• Intermediate Cinema Production (CINE 310)
• History of Cinema (CINE 326)
• Advanced Cinema Production (CINE 410)
• Theory of Cinema (CINE 412)
• A Junior/Senior level seminar course (CINE 407 or 408)
• Two elective courses such as Screenwriting (CINE 328), Cinema Workshop (CINE 419), an additional seminar course (CINE 312, 407 or 408), or other courses as offered.

• Film Aesthetics and Analysis (CINE 104)
• Elementary Cinema Production (CINE 219)
• Intermediate Cinema Production (CINE 310)
• History of Cinema (CINE 326)
• Advanced Cinema Production (CINE 410)
• A film studies seminar course (CINE 312 or 408)

What do Cinema majors do after Denison?

Many career opportunities exist for our majors. Recent graduates are currently working as professional editors, cinematographers, and writers across the U.S. and abroad. While not all graduates pursue an M.F.A. or Ph.D. after leaving Denison, many do and attend top graduate programs in both production and film studies.

Coursework and independent projects allow Cinema students to actively participate in the creative aspects of filmmaking.

Who are our professors?

• Associate Professor David Bussan joined the faculty at Denison in 1987. He earned a B.A. at Denison University and an M.F.A. at the California Institute of the Arts. Bussan has received many awards for his 16mm films at several film festivals.
• Associate Professor Marc Wiskemann joined the faculty at Denison in 2003. He earned a B.A. and a B.S. at the University of Texas and an M.F.A. at Florida State University. He teaches courses in elementary and advanced cinema production, video theory and production, and seminar courses  in cinematography and advanced production techniques. He has worked professionally in film production since 1991 on nine feature films and more than 40 shorts, commercials and music videos.
• Associate Professor Jonathan Walley joined the faculty at Denison in 2005. He earned a B.A. at Bard College, and a M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He teaches courses in film studies, elementary cinema production and screenwriting. His primary research interest is avant-garde and experimental cinema. He is currently writing a book on "paracinema," works that do not use the film medium but are nonetheless identified as film by their makers.
• Assistant Professor Jesse Schlotterbeck joined the faculty at Denison in 2011. He earned a B.A. at Oberlin College, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Film Studies from the University of Iowa. His research and teaching interests include American sound cinema and film genre, in addition to documentary studies and the relationship between film and television.