For over 30 years, the annual summer USC / Universal Studios Producing and Directing Program has always been a rare opportunity to explore the history and current workings of one of the true giants in the entertainment industry – Universal Studios – through a series of lectures, demonstrations, behind-the-scenes private tours of the facilities and meetings with highly successful creative people in all areas of the industry. It is the oldest and one of the most popular classes within the summer production workshop offerings. 
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WEEK 5 PROFILES:
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- PM: Sound Department Tour
NOTE: Make sure you come the the Lot with sneakers or any comfortable closed toe shoes. Please do not wear open toed shoes on the Lot. Unless told by us, please do not bring any photocameras.
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The course you have enrolled in, USC-Universal Producing and Directing Program, has been taught for many years at USC. We take great pride in this hands-on production intensive course. During the six-week class you will produce, write, direct, shoot and edit TWO digital projects of no more than six minutes in length. You will also produce, write, direct, shoot and edit a 16mm GROUP project, to be shot on the Universal Studios Back Lot. This film will be of no more than 4 minutes in length. Special emphasis is given to visual storytelling. We encourage experimentation with genre and form.
Your class will meet Monday-through-Thursday, with labs running in the fternoons. Instructions will include both theory and practical excercises. This is a very rigorous program aimed at students who wish to immerse themselves in cinematic grammar and production.
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- Aug. 4th: Project #3 Screenings - Groups 4-5 - DUE
- Aug. 5th: Project #3 Screenings - Groups 1-3 - DUE
- Aug. 6th: Project #2 - Universal - All Groups - DUE
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- Tuesday: Sound/Editing/SFX Examples for Project #2 & 3; Deconstructing Universal Shoot; Story Conferences Proj. #3
- Thursday: Breaking into the Business, Film Schools; Screen Universal Dailies