First Level Academic Diploma in Video Design - IED Milano
NOW ALSO IN ENGLISH

Language

Italian, English

Start date

October 2026

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

3 Years

Credits

180 CFA / ECTS

Course Coordination

Piergiorgio Gay, Davide Sgalippa

Course also available in:

Rome

The Bachelor of Arts in Video Design at IED Milano enables students to design and produce audiovisual content that combines art, communication and technology. The programme develops technical and creative abilities to work independently or in teams, covering all stages of video production: from writing to cinematography, through to post-production. Milan offers numerous opportunities in advertising, communication and fashion, thanks to the strong presence of production companies and businesses requiring audiovisual content to promote activities and products. Alongside this, the artistic and museum sectors increasingly demand video installations and interactive projects. The city is also a major theatre hub, fostering connections and influences between video design and the performing arts.

Course Structure and Content

The IED programme spans three years, during which design is integrated with cultural knowledge, dialogue with professionals, technical expertise and innovative tools.

First Year: Focused on acquiring the basic tools for audiovisual design, from camera use and shooting techniques to project conception and writing, through to video editing with software such as Adobe Premiere. Cultural subjects include contemporary art history, film and audiovisual theory and analysis, semiotics and cultural anthropology.

Second Year: Dedicated to design and teamwork. Participants produce different types of video, from documentaries to short films, as well as more experimental and performative formats. Software such as DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, TouchDesigner, Blender, AI tools and programming for installation projects are introduced. In parallel, the historical, contemporary and sociological evolution of video is analysed.

Third Year: Structured into two simultaneous paths: one focuses on linear storytelling for the production of a short film and a commercial, while the other explores interactive and multimedia installations, developed in collaboration with Media Design and Sound Design students, involving sensors, interactivity software and projection technologies.

The thesis, individual or collective, requires learners to choose one of the languages explored – fiction, documentary, music video, video art or installation – and develop a complete project, from concept to production through to finalisation.

Faculty

Course Coordinator

Piergiorgio Gay

Director

Massimo Casaroli

Artist, Designer

Riccardo Castaldi

Multimedia Designer    

Roberto Traverso

Author for Theatre and Cinema

Paola Codeluppi

Graphics and Photography

Livio Di Miceli

Video Designer

Vincenzo Fabiano

Art Director, Visual Designer and Motion Grapher

Paolo Solcia

Composer

Gaetano Vaudo

Film director, consultant at Newton S.p.A.

Dario Gavezotti

Interaction Designer, system integrator, lecturer

Magdalena Barile

Theatre author and television scriptwriter, lecturer in playwriting techniques

Cristina Proserpio

Casting Director    

Andrea Bettinetti

Documentary filmmaker

Francesco Andreola

Freelance Filmmaker, Technical Writer, Digital Video Expert

Veronica Scotti

Documentary Editor

Debora Magnavacca

Partner and executive producer at Akita Film

Lorenzo Sattin

Sound Designer, Dj, Producer

Raffaele Solaini

Philosopher and semiotic expert

Mattia Campo

Freelance cinematographer/camera operator

Enrico Maria Brocchetta

Director of Photography

Loredana Parmesani

Art Critic

Walter Marocchi

Film editor and musician

Rebecca Pedrazzi

Art historian and critic specialized in AI Art, curator, and journalist

Scaravaggi Silvia

Art Curator and Writer

Mattia Trabucchi

Sound Designer

Sergio Messina

Musician, Radio Author, Teacher, Researcher

Nicola Garzetti

Director and Videomaker in fashion, TV and music

Veronica Tronconi

Freelance

Giorgio Garini

Filmmaker

Giuseppe Baresi

Filmmaker

Ornella Mignone

Scenographer and Curator

Andrea Gelpi

Insight Specialist & Market Research Consultant

Projects

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Milan

Didactic projects
Anida

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Milan

Il mare da lontano

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Milan

Didactic projects
Rumore bianco

Video, Cinema and Sound Design

Milan

Ultimi Attimi

News

07 May 2026

IED.60 Public Program - May: between Plural Intelligences and the culture of design

The programme of IED events open to both the internal and external communities continues in may; it was launched to mark the 60th anniversary as a collective reflection on the role of design.

06 May 2026

IED at the “Lápiz de Acero” Award in Colombia

IED joins Lápiz de Acero 2026 in Bogotá, supporting emerging talent and the future of design.

28 April 2026

IED Milano partner in the international Blended Intensive Programme

The programme has been coordinated by ENSAV La Cambre, Brussels.

22 April 2026

IED Madrid plays a leading role at Brut! Madrid with nominations for “ABONO 03: Hogar” and “TypoLAB”

Brut! Madrid is bringing together design students and professionals at La Nave on Friday 8 May for an event dedicated to emerging talent

21 April 2026

IED Barcelona alumna Jaime Rose De Candole presents “What the Trees Told Me” at OFFF Barcelona 26

She was one of ten students selected by the prestigious festival of art, design and creativity to showcase her final degree project at NXT, its platform for emerging talent.

13 April 2026

IED presents The Searchlights: the urgencies of our time through the photographs of people in their twenties

As part of EXPOSED Torino Photo Festival, IED presents the second chapter of the three-year project Ti vorrei dire, developed in collaboration with Gallerie d'Italia - Torino, a part of Intesa Sanpaolo

Dos premios para el documental The Designer is Dead de Gonzalo Hergueta, Alumni IED Madrid

13 April 2026

Three awards for the documentary The Designer is Dead by Gonzalo Hergueta, IED Madrid Alumni

The film has won the Jury Prize at the International Festival of Films on Art, the Best Documentary Award in the Official Selection at Moritz Feed Doc and the Audience Award at the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest

IED Italy and Spain Summer Courses

10 April 2026

IED Italy and Spain Summer Courses

An international educational experience in Italy and Spain that integrates learning, research, and the exploration of dynamic and stimulating cultural contexts.

02 April 2026

IED Cinema at David di Donatello

IED Cinema proudly celebrates the members of its Scientific Committee and faculty, who have received numerous nominations across the main categories of the David di Donatello.

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