Film Industry Training

MediaU’s Marketing & Distribution Roadmap for Independent Filmmakers

A step-by-step guide through theentire process of marketing and promoting a film.

This course covers everything from features and documentaries to marketing short films. Students will learn from Hollywood movie marketing executives how to build the toolkit they need to make their film successful and reach their widest target audience.

Students will learn how to:

Create a comprehensive movie marketing plan
Find & expand your audience
Make a great trailer
Navigate the independent distribution and film festival process
Put together a stunning press kit for film festivals
Create an eye-grabbing poster
Use social media to promote their film
Find the perfect title
Strategies for low budget or no budget marketing plans
Craft marketing for crowdfunding and fundraising
Learn about movie marketing career opportunities

Deep Dive Digital Media

In 12 immersive weeks, this bootcamp will allow you to learn the fundamentals of digital media design and production. Develop skills in commercial animation, video production, digital game design, and computer-generated graphics (CGI) utilizing the latest software development tools popular in the industry today.

Intro to Business Animation

Over two days a week for 10 weeks, unleash the power of your imagination and creativity through digital animation production! More than ever businesses and organizations are relying on digital animation to help tell and sell their story. From TV commercials to clips designed for social media advertising, people pay attention to digital animation. Learn the business animation skills to create your animation ideas from concept to reality.

Intro to Video Production

With the inclusion of Netflix and NBC Universal, New Mexico’s film and digital media industry is growing by leaps and bounds. Begin your career path into joining this with this intensive 4- week ‘bootcamp’ style course. Participants will have the opportunity to work on ‘real world’ video production projects with companies and organizations in our community.

Intro to Game Design and Development

Learn how to create a digital game using the popular game engine Unity in only four immersive weeks! The development of digital games is not only very popular for entertainment games but is a rising star in “serious games.” Join us for our in-depth course in digital game design/development, beginning with game design prototyping, and resulting in a playable digital game. Learn the basics of digital game design, game psychology, game mechanics, and game development using Unity assets and resources.