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CMI Featured in Newsletter of Toon Boom Animation
The following is excerpted from an article in Toon Boom Animation's Winter magazine, circulated internationally and online: New Mexico State University’s Creative Media institute (CMI) offers a Bachelor of Creative Media degree with a focus in either Digital Filmmaking or Animation and Visual Effects. The CMI Animation concentration focuses on the art, craft, and business of storytelling through animation; and has already produced several talented artists. Theory and practice are integrated at every step as students manipulate text, sound, and images using the latest technology. For them, it is the place to learn their craft and find their voice - to ...
Congratulations to Our Graduates
In December 2011, CMI graduated 23 new filmmakers into the industry! With hope in your eyes and years of experiences from our hands-on program, the entire faculty of the Creative Media Institute wish you a safe and happy journey into life! We are all -- Faculty and Students alike -- proud of our graduating class and the work you accomplished over the past few years. The Senior Showcase this year was spectacular with a wide variety of talents shining through the productions. As Seniors you worked with other students in a inspiring collegial way and it shows that you have been ...
International audience digs Creative Media Institute fossil podcasts created for Smithsonian
Creative Media Institute students at New Mexico State University collaborating with the Smithsonian Institute and the Bureau of Land Management are receiving international attention with the completion of 10 podcasts exploring 280-million-year-old fossils in the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in the Robledo Mountains. “Certainly it’s a big deal for New Mexico State University,” said Philip Lewis, CMI department head. “We’re on people’s radar as a new entity.” The podcasts, titled, “Traces of a Lost World,” seek to educate young viewers in paleontology. They include talks with experts like Jerry MacDonald, who discovered the marine fossils in 1987. MacDonald details how he ...
NMSU Center for the Arts theatre to be named for the Medoffs
When New Mexico State University’s Center for the Arts opens in fall 2012, its theatre will have a familiar name to many in the Mesilla Valley. The NMSU Board of Regents voted Monday to name the theatre in honor of Mark and Stephanie Medoff. “The Medoffs have made a lasting imprint on the arts in our region and it is fitting that we honor their dedication and talents,” said NMSU President Barbara Couture. “NMSU’s Department of Theatre Arts and the Creative Media Institute would not be what they are without Mark’s perseverance and talent. He has made a difference to so ...
White Sands International Film Festival
"Last Days" attempts to achieve a more realistic serious form of zombie film. With a very small budget, "Last Days" was completely independently financed and marks the feature film debut of Andrew Jara, a cmi graduate. Andrew found all of his crew at NMSU and most of the cast there as well. Using the budget to it's full extent, the film was shot on a red one camera to give the highest form of quality possible. "Last Days" takes the staples of zombie films and tries to breathe new air into them! When the virus hit, John lost everything: his friends, ...
New Mexico State University’s Creative Media Institute (CMI) offers the Bachelor of Creative Media degree. CMI is a dynamic cross-disciplinary program that prepares students for the 21st century in Digital Filmmaking and Animation & Visual Effects.
The CMI curriculum focuses on the art, craft, and business of storytelling. Our students choose one area of emphasis, but they study all aspects of digital filmmaking and digital arts, whether they are aspiring writers, directors, cinematographers, animators.
Theory and practice are integrated at every step. Students manipulate text, sound, images, and cinema using industry-standard technology.CMI houses a state of the art digital projection system screening room, post-production lab, animation lab, and production space.
CMI is the place to learn your craft and find your voice-to master the artistic process and technical skills needed to realize your vision. More Info.
Mission Statement
The Creative Media Institute is dedicated to developing and nurturing the artistic endeavors of student filmmakers through industry-standard education, research, and collaboration in the art, craft, and production of the moving image through storytelling, resulting in a Bachelor’s of Creative Media degree.