The student who graduates from the School of Cinema and Television of Caracas is capable of mastering the profession of the audiovisual producer, for film, video and television. The goal is to educate the men and women who will do work on filmmaking and television. Those who graduate from our Career are able to prepare a script, to produce it, to direct it, to operate cameras, to handle Direction of Photography, Sound and Editing. All processes of preproduction, production and postproduction are artistically and technically mastered, uniting theory and practice. The end of course project requires a twofold presentation: a practical section of producing an audiovisual work on a selected media, and its theoretical section or Thesis which is equivalent to the Production Diary of such work.
This will be an important period during their lives, not only due to the high quality of instruction that students will receive on Cinema and Television, but also because of the enriching discovery of a new cultural environment that they will get to know.
Venezuela is a country featuring huge social, economic, political and cultural contrasts. Its population are wonderful people who enjoy very much interacting with foreigners, who are always welcome.
The School of Cinema and Television is an educational enterprise founded in Caracas in 1983 by Professor María Cristina Capriles. The School is located at Caracas Chamber of Commerce and Industry headquarters building. We are very proud to hear about the interest of young students from your country who are willing to come to Venezuela, to the School of Cinema and Television, to study with us.
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Conditions to be fulfilled by students
1. They must be at least 18 years old. We welcome adults of any age.
2. They must have completed high school, and of course if they hold a University degree they are also admitted.
3. They should have their passports, visa, and other documents in legal order. This includes their birth certificate, and must produce the identification from their country of citizenship.
4. They must have be covered by all risk insurance, which should be used in case of disease or surgery in case, we hope not, it would be needed.
5. It is necessary to speak enough Spanish in order to live and move in the city and to take the courses.
6. They must be able to live by their own means, to rent an appartment, or a room in a family apartment, to be responsable for their own clothing, meals, course materials, entertainment, etc., and they must show responsibility and to comply with the course assignments.
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Administrative information for foreign students
In order to promote and to enroll foreign students the School of Cinema and Television has charged Rivero and Cooper, Inc., a U.S. corporation based in the state of Florida, to recruit our foreign students. The corporation will be our link with the foreign students regarding Administrative Relations.
Specifically, the application and all course tuition and fees will be charged by Rivero and Cooper, Inc. in United States Dollars. The person in charge of direct relations with the students is Mr. Ruben Rivero.
Students must have money for their personal expenses, such as lodging, eating, sports, entertainment, and we will provide further information on this subject.
All Foreign students, upon arrival to Venezuela, should visit the Consulate of their country of citizenship in Caracas to let them know about the time period they will be in Venezuela.
The terms of Study in our School are intensive. There are courses every day, from Monday to Friday every month. Vacations take place during one month, from mid-December to mid-January.
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Faculty and Courses
The Professors and Instructors include well-known professionals of the Cinema and Television industries in Venezuela. Most of them are also university graduates.
The School offers, according to their length, Long Courses, of three academic years of length, with a total of 50 subjects of 32 hours each, for a total of 1600 hours of classroom time. They are divided in ten trimesters, averaging three trimesters per year during three years.
Medium term Courses can take either six trimesters (two academic years) or three trimesters (one academic year). Students may enroll in courses according to their interest and time of residence in Caracas.
Short term Courses: These are courses per subject, intensive, with length between four to twelve weeks, with a maximum equivalence of one trimester. Syllabi may be provided upon request of prospective students.
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Related Professional Institutions
The School maintains excellent relationships with the main professional organizations on the fields of cinema and television, from both the public and private sectors, such as CNAC (National Autonomous Center for Cinema), the Ministry of the People's Power for Culture, ANAC (National Association of Cinema Authors), VILLA DEL CINE, Bolívar Films (Cinema Laboratory), among other institutions. As an Academy, it is approved by the Ministry of People's Power for Education. In 1999 the School was awarded a distinction from Libertador Municipality as Cultural Asset of the City of Caracas
Program Director for foreign Students Finance and Administration Director for foreign Students
Escuela de Cine y Televisión. Ed. Cámara de Comercio de Caracas. Piso 4 Av. Andrés Eloy Blanco. Los Caobos. Caracas 1050
http://www.escinetv.org.ve
Tel-Fax: (58 212) 578 2361 - 576 2393
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