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Salary and Career Info
Motion Picture Science BS
Motion picture science is a creative, innovative degree that combines engineering with the arts to inspire innovation in feature film, television, and animation production.
Program skills
Utilizing research, critical thinking, creativity, and a range of problem-solving principles, students are taught to address complex motion-imaging workflow issues within the constraints of time, space, budget, and technology. Graduates enjoy a variety of career opportunities, from feature film and television post-production to imaging equipment design and essential motion-imaging technology research and development.
Program facilities equipment
MAGIC Spell Studios, a 52,000-square-foot-facility, began as a commercial studio based in RIT’s Student Innovation Hall that has been developing and publishing digital media since 2013. The new facility features a 7,000 square foot state-of-the-art sound stage, professional sound mixing, and color correction theaters, and numerous labs and production facilities. The main theater is the first of its kind in western New York featuring 4K laser projection and Dolby Atmos audio. A close-knit community of faculty and student game designers, programmers, filmmakers, and animators will collaborate with industry partners to build entertainment and interactive experiences from the proof-of-concept stage into commercially viable products. Outside film producers will also have the opportunity to use the soundstage and to hire student filmmakers to work on independent films and productions. Motion picture science majors in the School of Film and Animation will be able to advance their research pursuits and work on state-of-the-art industry equipment. In addition to these academic and research missions, MAGIC Spell Studios is also built to support and incubate entrepreneurial activities in Western New York, encouraging students and faculty to start studios and grow the games and digital media landscape in the region.
Program job titles
Applied Vision Science Engineer; Color Scientist; Compositor; Data Wrangler; Digital Imaging Technologist; Imaging Engineer; Imaging Scientist; Post-Production Engineer; Software Engineer; Special Effects Technologist; Sound Designer; Sound Engineer; Technical Cinematographer; Vault Assistant; Video Editor; Production/OperationsSelect program hiring partners
Dolby Laboratories; Game Creek Video; HubSpot; Technicolor; The Molecule; L3Harris Technologies; TCS - Technicolor Creative Studios; Portrait Display; Labsphere, Inc.; DNEG
100%
Outcome Rates for Motion Picture Science BS
100%
Knowledge Rate
Outcome | % of Students |
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Employed | 100.00% |
Full-time Graduate Study | 0% |
Alternative Plans | 0% |
Experiential Learning
Cooperative Education and Internships
What’s different about an RIT education? It’s the career experience you gain by completing cooperative education and internships with top companies in every single industry. You’ll earn more than a degree. You’ll gain real-world career experience that sets you apart. It’s exposure–early and often–to a variety of professional work environments, career paths, and industries.
Co-ops and internships take your knowledge and turn it into know-how. An art and design co-op provides hands-on experience that enables you to apply your artistic capabilities in dynamic professional settings while you make valuable connections between classwork and real-world applications.
Cooperative education, internships, and other experiential learning opportunities are encouraged for students in the BS in motion picture science.