Alla Baeva

Associate Professor
Alla Baeva is an Associate Professor of film courses in the Division of Mass Communication, as well as a filmmaker and consultant who has worked on 12 feature film productions and a variety of short projects for over 20 years. She has written several screenplays.

The recipient of international and American film festival awards, Prof. Baeva became interested in the philosophy of film, aesthetics, and technology during her Ph.D. studies at the European Graduate School (Switzerland). She developed and conducted several study abroad programs in media and film in Europe and Asia. In 2019, she received St. John’s University’s Faculty Outstanding Achievement Medal. She lives on Long Island.

Teaching Interests

Senior Project; Directing; Casting/Auditions; Narrative Production; Documentary Production; Advertising Commercial Production; Sound Recording and Sound Design; Non-Linear Editing; Motion Graphics and Animation; International Cinema; Contemporary Cinema; Cinematic Philosophy; and Visual Aesthetics

Research Interests

Film and Media production, International and Global cinema, Philosophy of Film, Philosophy of Technology

Courses Taught

COM
2500
VISUAL AESTHETICS
ICM
840
Cinematic Philosophy
TVF
1230
AUDIO PRODUCTION I
TVF
1400
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY PRAC
TVF
1507
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
TVF
2201
Non-linear Editing: Adobe Premiere
TVF
2203
Non-linear Editing: Final Cut
TVF
2204
Non-linear Editing: AVID
TVF
2205
Digital Cinematography
TVF
3205
Narrative Production
TVF
3206
Advertising Commercial Production
TVF
3207
Introduction to Motion Graphics and Animation
TVF
4601
SENIOR PROJECT 1
TVF
4602
SENIOR PROJECT 2