School of Film, Television, and Media Arts Capstone Project (BA)

Undergraduate students in the School of Film, Television, and Media Arts can apply for the optional BA Capstone Project, an advanced production workshop that allows them to produce portfolio work as a capstone project during their senior year.

About the BA Capstone Project

Applications for the Capstone program must include a detailed description of the academic proposal for consideration by a faculty panel. The proposal can be for a creative project based in any area of the program, including film, TV, animation, sound design, or digital art and games.

BA Capstone students receive production support for their projects and have access to specialized professional equipment and facilities.

BA Capstone Requirements

Projects must be completed during the student’s senior year. Students are eligible to apply in the second semester of their junior year to start the program the following semester. Qualified applicants must have completed introductory-level production courses. It is recommended that applicants have completed (or will concurrently take) ​two​ related intermediate or advanced production courses.

The BA Capstone Project course welcomes and supports all types of production including, but not limited to, audio projects, animation, new media projects, scripts, documentaries, experimental film or video and narratives.

BA Capstone projects are expected to be of high caliber and a significant scope that can be realistically completed within a single semester. For single-channel visual media productions, this would mean a final running time of 7–15 minutes for a project. For single-channel audio production, this would include presentations between 10 minutes to half an hour in length. For multi-channel or interactive media, overall length is less a factor than architecture, navigation, and the amount of material presented.

All projects must be completed within the semester-long course.

How to Apply for the BA Capstone Project

The BA Production Capstone Project is a competitive, application-based program. School of Film, Television, and Media Arts students can apply for the BA capstone in the second semester of their junior year or the first semester of their senior year.

Students must submit a complete application no later than the specified deadline. All applications are reviewed by the BFA Committee, which is made up of SOF faculty.

For more information about the program and the application process, please attend one of the information sessions:

Information Sessions for application to the Fall 2026 programs will be:

• Friday, January 23 (Zoom): 3:00 - 4:30 pm EST
• Tuesday, January 27 (Zoom): 4:00 - 5:30 pm EST
• Friday, February 6 (Boston, Paramount 524): 4:00 - 5:30 pm EST

• Tuesday, February 10 (Zoom): 7:30 - 9:00 pm EST

  In addition, there will be a drop-in application feedback workshop on Friday, February 13 (Zoom) from 1:00 to 4:00 pm EST.

Info sessions held on Zoom can be accessed at the following link:

https://emerson.zoom.us/j/9977532715?pwd=leR0JL9d4eJPabb0ihX0gmQHbmbaJd.1

Passcode: OfficeHour

Note: Students must log into Zoom using their Emerson credentials to access the meeting.

Application Deadlines

The BA Capstone Production Project application period is February 9 – February 17, 2026.

Applications are due by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

No late applications will be accepted.

Notifications on program acceptance will be sent out on or by Friday, March 6, 2026.