Study Digital Film in Atlanta
Earn Your Film Degree
Get Film Industry-Ready
- Launch Your Film Career: Get equipped with the experience and knowledge to develop and produce motion picture content and successfully enter the visual media industry.
- Digital Film Associate Degree: Learn the basics of filmmaking and filmmaking equipment in this collaborative program, and graduate in as few as 19 months.
- Hands-On Training: Gain practical skills and hands-on career experience in industry-standard facilities, using pro-quality equipment* and software.
- Career Services: From day one, Career Services is available to assist you in developing the skills and tools you’ll need to reach your career goals, including networking, industry opportunities and resources.
- Transfer Your Credits: We accept transfer credits for equivalent courses from accredited post-secondary institutions.
Why Choose SAE Institute?
- 40+ Years of Experience: Since 1976, we’ve been training industry-ready graduates with real-world knowledge.
- Amp Up Your Network: Get out of the classroom and into the real world. Here, you’ll have access to our extensive industry network, alumni festivals and job fairs.
- Dynamic Programs: Our specialized programs in audio, digital film and entertainment business are responsive to the dynamic and evolving nature of these industries.**
- Global Access: With over 50 campuses in more than 20 countries, our grads have global access to the industry.
- Learn From Industry Professionals: Hone your creative and professional skills by learning from industry pros. Our passionate faculty have industry experience and many have won awards!
*Equipment and tools vary by location.
**Not all programs are available at every location.
Jayla Darden
"I found that SAE Institute helped me to enhance my skills and allowed me to take my production and engineering to another level." SAE Institute Atlanta
Krishon Gaines
"SAE Institute Nashville provided me with the knowledge I needed to be able to confidently walk into any recording studio and already know how to work the room!" Audio Graduate
Callie Prince
"SAE Nashville was one of the best experiences I have ever had. I made life-long friends and made really good connections within the music industry. The professors I had taught me so much more than I could imagine. Not only did I get helpful tips for being in the music industry, I got so many life lessons that I will take with me." Entertainment Business Graduate
Learn from our Pros
Hakim discovered his passion for film when he was only eight years old.
He first followed his love of music and started to DJ at High School, which led to an education and career in sound recording in Hakim’s native New York. He went on to write, direct and star in a narrative short suspense thriller that made it to the screen at Martha’s Vineyard African Film Festival.
After working on multiple independent projects and joining IATSE, he decided to go to film school at the Savannah College of Art and Design. At SCAD, he furthered honed his directing skills, one of which, the feature film, “A Family on Edge” can still be found on iTunes, Amazon Prime, and TUBI.
After graduating from SCAD, he desired more knowledge to bring forth his artistry and visual storytelling skills. Pursuing his MFA at the Academy of Art University brought Hakim to another level of filmmaking.
