(4 academic years)
Create the great stories of the future for the new audiovisual industry
Become a cinematography professional by learning to navigate different creative territories from the maximum technical and technological training while developing an artistic and authorial perspective.
The Official Degree in Cinematography is a unique and exclusive program in a leading school where more than 450 film practices are shot each year with the most innovative technology. Study audiovisuals and cinematography at the University School TAI It will prepare you to overcome all the challenges of the industry together with the best teachers, experts and active professionals who bring the current reality of the industry to the classroom.
Learn about the complete functioning of a production and train yourself through a project methodology and a job rotation system to specialize in what you like most: photography and camera direction, script and direction, image post-production and sound creation or production and production design.
This comprehensive training includes individualized monitoring throughout the entire training process that will allow you to achieve artistic and personal maturity to advance in your professional career.
At the end of the program, you will have access to your first employment contract linked to the industry.
Six reasons
to study in TAI
Direct, write, produce, shoot and edit
Learn by filming from the beginning and performing the functions of the essential departments of an audiovisual production: script, direction, photography and camera direction, sound, production, editing and post-production.
Employment contract, internships, entrepreneurship projects and international stays
Access your first employment contract linked to the industry and acquire new skills that prepare you for various areas of the artistic and audiovisual sector through internships in companies, entrepreneurship projects and mobility programs at art universities around the world.
Train in cutting-edge spaces with advanced equipment and software
It carries out projects on professional sets equipped with the best equipment and works with the main cameras on the market, the most complete lighting equipment and the most internationally implemented software.
Train yourself under the eyes of the great geniuses of the industry
Learn alongside internationally renowned leaders and discover all the keys to connecting your creations with the industry. encounters, masterclasses and workshops with artists of the caliber of David Lynch, Isabel Coixet, Gaspar Noé, Julie Delpy, Tim Burton and many more.
Create a network in a multidisciplinary creative environment
Participate in transversal projects generating unique experiences and professional teams for the future. Work on interdisciplinary productions and creations and diversify your artistic and work possibilities.
Expand your training with one of our masters
Take another step in your film career and specialize with a Master TAI in Direction, Script, Artistic Direction, Photography and Camera, Production, Editing and Color Correction or Post-production and VFX, programs designed from the knowledge of what the industry expects from a contemporary professional.
Consult our exclusive financing conditions
In TAI we believe that studying what you like should be easy, that is why we put at your disposal the best conditions to finance your studies: exclusive TAI, adapted 100% to you and with responsible fees.
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Do you want to study film in Madrid? With the Degree in Cinematography / Filmmaking you will specialize in scriptwriting and direction, production, post-production or photography and camera.
Specializations
Study Plan
Course 1
History of cinema I / History of Film I
Cinematic aesthetics / Film Aesthetics
Editing I: Theory and Technology
Film Screenplay
Professional Ethics and Equality
Audiovisual narrative / Audiovisual Narrative
Sound and Music Expression
Fundamentals of Photography
Audiovisual Production
Projects I. Filming Fiction
Course 2
History of cinema II / History of Film II
Expanded Cinema
Modern Language
Film Creation and Mise-en-scène
The Film Image: Technique and Aesthetics
Art Direction
Screenwriting Workshop for Film and Fiction Series
Production and the Market
Editing II: Theory and Technology
Sound Technology
Projects II. Filming Fiction
Course 3
Common Subjects / General Courses
Film Analysis
Projects III. Filming Fiction and Non-Fiction
Entrepreneurship and Professional Development
Screenwriting and Directing
Screenplay Development
Contemporary Dramaturgy / Contemporary Dramaturgy
Film Directing
Directing Actors
Creative Documentary
The Directing Department
The Narrative of Editing
Production and Production Design
Production Design
Production Management / Film Production
Distribution and Marketing
Production Technology
Television Formats
Stage Production
Audiovisual Media Law
Audiovisual company / Audiovisual Media Business
Image and Sound Postproduction
Color Theory and Technology
Composition and VFX
Aesthetics of Sound
Sound design
Acoustics and Direct Sound
Audiovisual Editing
Postproduction Processes
Direction of Photography and Camera
Direction of Photography I
Camera I
Lighting engineering and machinery / Light Engineering and Grip
Aesthetics and Technology in Television Formats
DIT (Digital Imaging Technician)
Introduction to Color Grading
Course 4
Common Subjects / General Courses
Current Trends in Film and Series
Academic Recognition of Credits
External Internships
Undergraduate Thesis Project
Screenwriting and Directing
Film criticism / Film Criticism
Series Creation and Development
Authorial Direction / Auteur Film Directing
Advertising Film Directing
Soundtrack / Film Score
Production and Production Design
Executive Production
Film and Cultural Management
Postproduction Coordination
Series Creation and Production
Image and Sound Postproduction
Composition and VFX for Advertising
3D Animation
Film Editing
Music Production
Direction of Photography and Camera
Photography Direction II
Camera II
Advertising Photography Workshop
Workshop: Lighting in the Virtual Environment
Color Grading and Editing
Access
Student profile
Individuals endowed with awareness, creativity, and commitment who are willing to explore opportunities to develop their technical, artistic, and intellectual capacities.
Students who enjoy and dedicate themselves to “workshop” work, capable of also developing a creative personality, and a team vision intrinsically associated with cinematography.
Future professionals who want to take their passion for cinematography to the next level through official university studies, thus giving themselves the qualifications to not only practice a profession, but also to be able to embark on a career in academia/research.
Requirements
An academic orientation interview must be conducted, and you must meet the requirements of one of the admission routes:
Official Spanish University Entrance Exam (EvAU), Vocational Training qualification, or a certification of other studies carried out in Spain.
Applicants with a non-EU secondary school diploma are required to get their degree officially recognized.
The UNED credential is necessary for students from the European Union in possession of an International Baccalaureate.
Professors
Career Opportunities
audiovisual direction
Film director. Coordinator of audiovisual projects. Showrunner. Producer of TV series, advertising or documentaries. 1st and 2nd assistant director. script.
Screenwriting
Fiction scriptwriter for film and TV, magazines and reality shows. Showrunner. Screenwriter of multimedia projects, events and television galas. dialogist. Script Analyst. Literary adaptation specialist.
Cinematography
Director of photography. Camera operator in film and TV. Assistant and / or camera assistant. Video-assist. DIT (digital imaging technician). Traveling machinist. TV set lighting. Gaffer and/or electric.
Production:
Executive producer. Production manager. Head of production. Councilor Director of audiovisual companies. Director of audiovisual and multimedia projects.
Editing and post production
Fiction editor for film and TV. Post-production coordinator. VFX Supervisor. Post-production, animation, special effects or color technician. Grader
Sound
Head of sound. Sound designer. Sound editor. Microphone player. Direct sound technician, BSO recording or dubbing. Producer / a BSO.
Teaching
Teacher and/or academic researcher.
Facilities
Documentation Bachelor's Degrees
Official degree documentation
- Academic Calendar
- Academic Calendar
- ECTS transfer and recognition regulations
- Registration and permanence regulations
- Language requirements for admission to degrees in Spanish
- Language requirements for admission to degrees in English
- Undergraduate Thesis Project Regulations
- Modern Language Regulations
- Modern Language Regulations
- SGIC regulations
- General Information Collection Plan
- Summary of survey results 2022-2023