A career in screen arts begins by earning a degree in any one of a number of interconnected industries, such as multimedia production, graphic design or cinematography. Screen artists with a solid educational background pursue careers as production managers, designers and film editors. Several online colleges offer the opportunity to tailor a degree program so it closely aligns with your career goals.
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is one of the nation's leading private art-instruction institutions. The college is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The Art Institute offers online bachelor's degree programs in graphic design, game art and design, media arts and animation and web design and interactive media. It also offers several certificate programs in animation studies. The college is known for offering degree flexibility in recognition of the varied goals of its creative students.
The Academy of Art was founded in San Francisco in 1929. It has experienced and professional artistic faculty and an enrollment of over 17,000 students. The university offers a wide variety of online degree programs for aspiring screen artists in motion pictures and television as well as multimedia, animation and visual effects, graphic design and illustration. It offers online study for a BFA or MFA in every subject that is taught on the campus. This school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Full Sail was established in 1979 in Winter Park, Florida. This school focuses on multimedia, design and marketing in the entertainment field. For screen artists, Full Sail offers online bachelor's degrees in computer animation, digital cinematography, entertainment business and graphic design. Full Sail is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, with a license from the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education.