Film

Introduction

The Bachelor of Film Study Program at BINUS UNIVERSITY delivers an integrated curriculum where understanding of aesthetics, social and cultural knowledge, as well as business and technical skills, go hand in hand. We believe that filmmakers should create films not only with economic and business considerations but also to engage in constant dialogues with the audience. We also believe that cinema, as a part of mainstream visual culture, has been an indispensable subject of humanities with new terrains of knowledge waiting to be explored.

In this four-year Study Program, students will learn how to integrate technical filmmaking skills with theoretical and practical knowledge to meet industry standards. Students will also learn how to analyze and write about cinema according to scholarly rigor and requirements set by film publications. The first year is dedicated to the fundamental technical filmmaking skills courses. In the following three years, classroom-based courses, seminars, fieldtrips and film screening are provided to enhance students’ basic aesthetic, social and cultural knowledge, teamwork and communication skills, and film business knowledge. In the second year, the whole learning process emphasizes in observation, fieldwork, and workshop to enhance contextual thinking, theory and practice, and understanding of film production. During the second year, students will also choose one of the two study streams offered by Film Study Program: film production and film studies. The third and final year are dedicated to advance the learning of methodology through workshop, clinic, and simulation. During this time, students will undertake enrichment programs where they will receive the opportunity to immerse in real-world experience through internship, community development, research, entrepreneurship, and study abroad. These programs will support and enrich their thesis, in which students will have to research to support their film thesis or film analysis.

Catalog 2013 (PDF); Catalog 2014 (PDF); Catalog 2015 (PDF); Catalog 2016 (PDF);
Catalog 2017 (PDF); Catalog 2018 (PDF), Catalog 2019 (PDF)

Offering two streams, film production and film studies, the Bachelor of Film Study Program at BINUS UNIVERSITY delivers an integrated curriculum where understanding of aesthetics, social and cultural knowledge, as well as business and technical skills, go hand in hand. We believe that filmmakers should create films not only with economic and business considerations but also to engage in constant dialogues with the audience. We also hold that cinema, as a part of mainstream visual culture, has been an indispensable subject of humanities with new terrains of knowledge waiting to be explored. In this four-year Study Program, students will learn how to integrate technical filmmaking skills with theoretical and practical knowledge to meet industry standards. Students will also learn how to analyse and write about cinema according to scholarly rigor and requirements set by film publications. The first year is dedicated to the fundamental technical filmmaking skills courses. In the following three years, classroom-based course, seminar, field trips and film screening are provided to enhance students’ basic aesthetic, social and cultural knowledge, teamwork and communication skills, and film business knowledge. In the second year, the whole learning process emphasises observation, fieldwork, and workshop to enhance contextual thinking, theory and practice, and understanding of film production. During the second year, students will also choose one of the two study streaming offered by Film Study Program; film production and film studies. The third and final years are dedicated to advance the learning of methodology through workshop, clinic, and simulation. During this time, students will also undertake an enrichment program where they will receive the opportunity to immerse real-world experience through an internship, community development, research, and study abroad. This program will support and enrich their Thesis, in which students will have to research to support their thesis film or film analysis.

Vision

Film program strives to become a prominent film and media study program in Southeast Asia, that produces filmmakers and media practitioners who posses proficiency in communicating with the audiences, high aesthetic standard, and knowledge about the media industry.

Mission

The Film Study Program at Bina Nusantara University has  the following mission: Film Study Program exists to generate world class filmmakers with knowledge, skills and attitudes required to be able to create films that emphasize the strength of visual storytelling with high aesthetic standard, that promote dialogue with/among the audience, and with economic consideration. Our mission can be elaborated as follows:

• To generate students to become world class filmmakers with appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes required; refers to the creation of world-class filmmakers who possess prominent leadership traits for the global community.
• To generate students that emphasize the strength of visual storytelling with high aesthetic standards, as an attempt of Film Study Program to recognize and appreciate the most creative and value-added talents.
• To generate students that can promote dialogue with/among the audience; supporting the implementation of professional services with emphasis on the application of knowledge to the community based on in-depth research activities.
• To equip students to make films with economic considerations in order to improve the quality of life of Indonesian and international community.