The School of Cinema-Television offers undergraduate and graduate-level programs in production, critical studies, animation, screenwriting, producing and still photography. The school exposes students to the aesthetic and technical values of the medium through course work, production activities and research.
All members of the full-time cinema-television faculty have been or are working professionals in their respective fields; most have years of full-time professional experience. Each year a number of adjunct faculty from the Los Angeles film and television industries participate in all programs.
Students at the USC School of Cinema-Television produce over 125 hours of motion pictures each year and complete approximately 100 full-length screenplays. USC films made by students receive 150 awards annually from festivals around the world. USC cinema-television alumni are among the most successful filmmakers and scholars working today. Since 1951, there have been only two years when no members of the Trojan Family were nominated for Academy Awards for their work in documentary or fiction film.
The Cinema-Television Library and Louis B. Mayer Study Center offer a comprehensive collection of books in English and substantial holdings in other languages. The vast collection of journals, unpublished screenplays and manuscript materials includes personal papers of industry figures from the silent years to the present and studio records from Warner Bros., MGM, Universal and other producing companies. The study center also provides student access to the school's large collection of film and television materials in all film and video formats as well as to several thousand recent screenplays.
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Professors: Frank Daniel, Ph.D.; John Furia, Jr., B.A.; Mark J. Harris, B.A.; David James, Ph.D.; Marsha Kinder, Ph.D.; E. Russell McGregor, Ph.D.; K. Kenneth Miura, M.A.; Ivan Passer, B.A.; Woody Omens, A.S.C. (M.A.); Lawrence Turman, B.A.; Morton Zarcoff, M.A.
Associate Professors: Don Bohlinger, M.F.A.; Joseph Andrew Casper, Ph.D.; Gene Coe, M.F.A.; Trevor Greenwood, M.A.; Tomlinson Holman, B.S.; David Howard, M.F.A.; John Howe, B.A.; Richard B. Jewell, Ph.D.; Robert E. Miller, Ph.D.; Doe Mayer, M.A.; Michael Renov, Ph.D.; Lynn Spigel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors: Arnold Baker, M.A.; Todd Boyd, Ph.D.
Visiting Professors: Robert Estrin; Amanda Pope; Vibeke Sorensen
Artists in Residence: Tom Abrams; Laurie Burton, Roger Christiansen; Carroll Hodge; Judy Irola; John Morrill; James Nathan; Jack Oswald; Earl Rath; David Shepard; David Weber; Paul Wolansky
Research Associate Professors: Syou Ling Fu, M.F.A.; Richard Weinberg, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professors: Ioan Allen; Patsy Asch; James Beebe; Rick Berg; Bruce Block; Mitchell Block; Donald Borchers; Bobette Buster; Jae Carmichael; Charles Champlin; Joseph Cohen; Vera Dika; Edward Dmytryk; Charles Domokos; Pamela Douglas; Mar Elepano; Bob Enders; Nina Foch; Greg Foster; John Fox; Pablo Frasconi; Paul Friedman; Nelson Gidding; Jean-Pierre Geuens; Gary Goldsmith; Scott Gorden; Peter Gould; Amy Grauman-Danziger; Karen Halverson; Lynn Hendee; Joe Hoffman; Joseph Janeti; Jeremy Kagan; Gabor Kalman; Gil Kofman; Susan Landau; George Lehr; Joseph Loeb; Lawrence Lyttle; Robert Markowitz; Nina Menkes; David Milton; Sylvia Morales; Gregory Morrison; A. D. Murphy; Richard Ollis; Ronald Parker; Charlie Peters; Ernest Pintoff; Abraham Polonsky; Howard Rosenberg; Rick Rosenthal; Stanley Ralph Ross; Leon Roth; Jean Rouverol; Martin Schapiro; Elliott Silverstein; Jason Squire; Marc Stein; Yuri Tsivian; Duke Underwood; David Veloz; Jon Wagner; Malvin Wald; Mark Warren; Matthew Weisman; Bernard Weitzman; Sanford Wernick; Chuck Workman; Robert Zemeckis
Lecturers: Kate Amend; Tom Anderson; Wendy Apple; Ron Austin; Robert Ballo; Philip Barry; Sandra Berg; John Boorstin; Jack Brodsky; Alan Brunswick; Rachel Cline; William Dannevik; Sam Denoff; Michael Doban; Paul Evans; Peter Exline; Mel Ferber; Kathy Fogg; Dan Gillman; Michael Gonzales; Jordan Hawley; Gerald Isenberg; Mary Jansen; Norman Klein; Christopher Knopf; Carol Lawrence; Jefery Levy; Everett Lewis; Tony Longson; Don Mankiewicz; Richard Marcus; Frank McAdams; Bill McDonald; Sharon Morrill; Marcia Nasatir; Dan Nienaltowski; Peter Pampusch; Roger Pardee; Lou Pitt; Vincent Robert; Lee Rosenberg; Carl Rosendahl; Mimi Roth; Ed Schuman; Tom Sito; Edward Spiegel; Malcolm Stuart; Ken Tamburri; Jerry Tokofsky; Jennifer Warren; Brooke Wharton; Jon Wilkman; Oscar Williams; Bill Wright
Emeritus Professors: Herbert E. Farmer, M.A.; Richard Harber, M.A.; Edward Kaufman, Ph.D.; Gene Petersen, M.F.A.; Melvin Sloan, M.A.; Wolfram von Hanwehr, Ph.D.; Daniel Wiegand, M.A.
Bachelor of Arts Students can choose either a Film/Video Production or Critical Studies track or a major in Still Photography. The degree is granted through the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the School of Cinema-Television. The B.A. degree requires 128 units.
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Filmic Writing This is a unique program designed for students who wish to receive intensive training for non-fiction and fiction screenwriting. The B.F.A. in Filmic Writing is granted through the School of Cinema-Television and requires 128 units.
Master of Arts, Cinema-Television This degree, which allows a track in either Film/Video Production or Critical Studies, is granted by the Graduate School in conjunction with the School of Cinema-Television. The Critical Studies track requires 32 units, and the Film/Video Production track requires 34 units.
Master of Fine Arts, Cinema-Television The School of Cinema-Television offers this professional degree in two tracks: Film/Video Production and Screenwriting. The Screenwriting track requires 42 units and the Film/Video Production track requires 40 units.
Master of Fine Arts, Film, Video and Computer Animation This new two-year program requires 42 units.
Master of Fine Arts, Motion Picture Producing The Peter Stark Producing Program requires 44 units.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cinema-Television: Critical Studies The Ph.D. is based on a program of study and research culminating in the completion of a dissertation in the major field of study. A minimum of 64 semester units (exclusive of dissertation registration) beyond the baccalaureate is required. Applicants who have completed a Master of Arts degree in Cinema-Television, or a closely related field, may apply to the Ph.D. program. The doctoral degree is granted by the Graduate School in conjunction with the School of Cinema-Television.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cinema-Television: Film, Literature, and Culture Granted by the Graduate School, in conjunction with the School of Cinema-Television and the Department of English, the Ph.D. in Film, Literature, and Culture offers interdisciplinary training at the advanced level in film and literary theory, national literatures and cinemas, and genres and historical periods appropriate to each discipline. A prerequisite for admission to the program is an M.A. or M.F.A. in literature or film. Students who possess only a bachelor's degree are encouraged to apply for the M.A. degree in either discipline.
Cinema-Television Minor A minor in Cinema-Television is available to USC undergraduate students in all schools and departments. The minor provides the opportunity for students to become familiar with various aspects of media study. Admission to the minor program is granted in the fall and spring semesters. The program requires 28 units.
Produced by the USC Division of Student Affairs, Office of University Publications, May 1, 1995