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

Language

Italian, English

Start date

October 2026
October 2027

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

3 Years

Credits

180 CFA / ECTS

Course Coordination

Camilla Levi

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

Camilla Levi

Creative Producer at Balich Wonder Studio

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.

Magdalena Barile

Theatre author and television scriptwriter, lecturer in playwriting techniques

Dario Gavezotti

Interaction Designer, system integrator, lecturer

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

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