Registration
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Registration for classes and workshops may be completed by paying tuition and fees:
- in person at Pittsburgh Filmmakers' administrative offices
- by mailing payment to:
- by calling 412-681-5449
Registrar
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
477 Melwood Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Roster space is reserved only for students who have paid their tuition and fees in full before the first class meeting. Payment must be made in full at the time of registration. Early registrants receive significant discounts (see "Tuition/Course Fees," below). We recommend that you register early, since many course sections fill rapidly. Students who register for advanced classes must have received a grade of "C" or better in prerequisite courses.
Registration Details
Independent students may register for college credit directly through Pittsburgh Filmmakers by completing the registration form. Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ classes may also be taken for college credit under the auspices of affiliated area Colleges. For details about getting credit at your college, please see the bottom of our FAQ page. Classes may also be taken for Act 48 continuing education hours. For information on how to register for college credit, call Pittsburgh Filmmakers at (412) 681-5449.
All classes are also open to the public on a non-credit basis. Prospective students should have a high school diploma or GED; high school seniors may petition for admittence. Prospective high school students who are not eligible to take classes at Pittsburgh Filmmakers may consider enrolling in classes for Teens at the Annie Seamans Media Arts Lab.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers' School of Film, Photography and Digital Media is not a U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service-authorized sponsor of Non-Immigrant students requiring F-1 or M-1 student visas.
Tuition/Course Fees
non-credit enrollment
"Non-credit" tuition for each full-length course is $365. Non-credit tuition is discounted to $325 for all registrants who pay tuition and course fees in full by Monday, May 5 for the Twelve Week and Summer I Sessions and Monday, June 16 for Summer II.
credit transcript enrollment
Classes can be taken on a credit
transcript basis directly through Pittsburgh Filmmakers at a tuition rate of $840 for each 42 classroom hour course (the equivalent of three credits).
There is no early registration discount on classes taken on a credit transcript basis. In addition to tuition, a course fee ($35 or $70) is charged to
cover the use of equipment and facilities, film rentals, chemicals and supplies used in the classroom.
Refunds
Once payment has been made and a space reserved in a class, 20% of the total fee (tuition plus course fee) is completely non-refundable.
80% of the total fee (tuition plus course fee) is refundable until the class has had its first scheduled meeting. After the first class
meeting but before the second class meeting, 60% of the total fee is refundable. No refunds will be made after the second scheduled
meeting of any class. Tuition and course fees, in whole or in part, are not transferable to future terms under any circumstances.
Privileges
Students of Pittsburgh Filmmakers receive access to a complete inventory of production and post-production equipment for super-8 and 16mm film, still photography, video and digital media including a film sound studio, 16mm flatbed editors, animation stands, Final Cut Pro digital editing suites, Avid non-linear editing suites, three com-munity darkrooms, individual color and black and white labs, a non-silver printing lab and digital imaging labs. These facilities are available seven days a week. Students also receive significant film laboratory discounts at labs in Pittsburgh and other cities as well as discounts on seminars, workshops and screenings at the Melwood Screening Room, Filmmakers at the Harris Theater and the Regent Square Theater. Students must present positive I.D. at the box office. In some cases, students are eligible for student production grants and motion picture film stock awards offered by Pittsburgh Filmmakers.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers reserves the right to cancel classes or sections in cases in which inadequate enrollment makes offering the classes or sections impractical. Pittsburgh Filmmakers does not discriminate in its programs, activities or policies against students or prospective students because of race, national origin, religion, age, sex or physical handicap.