<p>Even if you don’t wanna go indepth into a particular aspect of filmmaking, as a filmmaker, you’re gonna want to at least be familiar with everything, including producing and the business end of things. Not saying “minor in business,” merely saying a narrow mindset like “I want nothing to do with _____” isn’t the best way to dive in to anything. I dislike programming, but as an Interactive major, I can’t exactly shove it away; same thing with producing and production. </p>
<p>That said, a good complementary major depends on your interests. Animation would be a good fit for you if you have an interest in animated films, 3D modeling/animation, motion capture (CTAN-564 is a mocap class), special effects, and so on. If you wanna get strong at sound, I recommend Music Recording and Music Industry (I have nothing but good things to say about the MUIN and MUCO departments), or maybe IMD’s new Audio for Games minor. If you’ve ever been interested in cross-platform storytelling, perhaps one of the other IMD minors will fit you right. </p>
<p>And never undervalue the worth of more knowledge in any field, including the liberal arts. It’ll all help you write better stories. If you’ve ever been curious about one of the fields of science or history, don’t hesitate to jump in - maybe not minor (unless you want to), but take a course or two, see what you can glean.</p>