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Tisch School of the Arts (known more commonly as Tisch or TSOA) is one of the 14 schools that make up New York University (NYU).

The school was founded in 1965. It has 2,700 undergraduates (in 7 programs) and 500 graduate students (in 10 programs). Tisch is best known for its impressive film program (often erroneously being called the NYU Film School) and its renowned acting program. Students of the school are sometimes called "Tischies", a nickname used by both Tisch students and those from other NYU schools.

History

The School of the Arts at New York University was founded in 1965 to provide rigorous conservatory training in theatre and film in the context of a large research university. The School quickly established itself as one of the leading art schools in the country, creating additional departments of dance, theatre design and lighting, and cinema studies within a few short years. The undergraduate Department of Drama was founded in 1974. The establishment of the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) (1979), the Rita & Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing (1980), the Department of Performance Studies (1980), the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program (1981), the Department of Photography and Imaging (1982), the Department of Art and Public Policy (2002), the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation program (2003) and the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music (2003) rounded out an extraordinary period of growth in terms of enrollment and breadth of programs of study. In 1982 a gift from Laurence Tisch and Preston Robert Tisch made possible the acquisition and renovation of 721 Broadway, where most of the School's programs are currently housed; in recognition of the Tisches' generosity, the School was renamed the Tisch School of the Arts.

Currently Tisch is best known for its film and acting departments. In 2004 the Independent Film Channel followed four graduate film students at Tisch in a documentary series called Film School.

Mary Schmidt Campbell, B.A., M.A., PH.D.; HON.: D.F.A., PH.D., has been Dean of Tisch School of the Arts since 1991. She also serves as Associate Provost for the Arts.

Tisch Undergraduate Film

The Tisch undergraduate film program is a four year course designed to gave students a broad understanding of film production. Freshman students are required to take a sound production class called Sound Image and their choice of introductory visual course, either Digital Frame and Sequence (a still photography course, using 35mm SLR cameras, that covers Photoshop and digital editing on Final Cut Pro) or Intro to Animation. Sophomore year students take two out of three Sight and Sound courses. The selection was recently revised, splitting the old Sight and Sound TV into two new courses: Sight and Sound Studio (studio television, including multiple cameras, live recording, and an acting component) and Sight and Sound Documentary (a video documentary course). The original 16mm black and white Sight and Sound film course remains, and is the most popular choice.

Tisch has two small television studios on its 12th floor used for this class. In addition to these mandatory classes Tisch film students are given their choice of many other film courses based on their field of interest, in subjects covering writing, directing, make-up, lighting, film history, editing, producing and more. A little known fact is that Tisch Film also includes a robust animation department that teaches students in a variety of animation techniques; from 3D animation with Maya - to traditional cell animation, stop motion animation and digital compositing.

Programs

The Tisch School of the Arts offers BFA, MFA, MA, MPS, and PhD degrees.

Tisch is comprised of five divisions, encompassing 14 different departments and programs:

The Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television
The Skirball Center for New Media
  • Department of Cinema Studies
  • Moving Image Archiving & Preservation Program
The Institute of Performing Arts
  • Graduate Acting Program
  • Department of Dance
  • Department of Design for Stage & Film
  • Department of Drama, Undergraduate
  • Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program
  • Department of Performance Studies
The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music
The Department of Art and Public Policy
  • Department of Art and Public Policy

Alumni

For more information about Tisch graduates, see List of New York University People or List of NYU Tisch People

See also

External links

New York University units | Art schools in the United States | Film schools | Theatre schools and training organizations | New York City culture

 

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