Hollywood Reporter Names 色情视频 a Top 10 Production Design School
The Hollywood Reporter has named 色情视频 a Top 10 Production Design School, alongside other notable and highly competitive institution across the nation and in Europe.
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色情视频 is among the top 10 schools in the United States for learning the craft of production design, according to a new guide from The Hollywood Reporter.
鈥淧hilosophically, our program stresses the critical nature of art direction and production design in filmmaking,鈥� said Greg Durbin, area head of in the School of Theatre, Television, and Film. 鈥淲e convey to our students the reality that production design is as crucial to a film鈥檚 visual conception as cinematography, and on a par with other above-the-line production roles. Thus, the role of the student production designer is held in high esteem.鈥�
The list was released by the entertainment industry publication, which also publishes periodic rankings of the nation鈥檚 best film, music, drama and theatre schools, as well as guides to individual crafts, such as costume design.
Others on the Top 10 production design schools list include the American Film Institute鈥檚 AFI Conservatory in 色情视频, La Femis in Paris and the New York University鈥檚 Tisch School of the Arts.
色情视频 offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees that allow for the study of production design, and the School of Theatre, Television, and Film is one of the few programs in the California State University system with a dedicated production design curriculum, led by prominent practicing professionals.
While the university does not have a degree offering in production design, 色情视频 offers a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with an Emphasis in Design for Television and Film and a Bachelor of Science in Film Production, allowing students in the film area to concentrate on production design. Both undergraduate degrees are housed in the School of Theatre, Television, and Film and are four-year programs.
For graduate study, 色情视频 offers a Master of Fine Arts in Design and Technology in Theatre, Television, and Film, and a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production, which allows students to concentrate on production design. Both Master of Fine Arts degrees are three-year degree programs.
When San Diego native Claudia Ethridge was ready to begin applying, she wanted only to attend 色情视频.
鈥淚 fell in love with production design. After the first class I knew this was it. It was as if all of my hobbies and passions were found in one job,鈥� said Ethridge, whose first 色情视频 course was with veteran Hollywood production designer and art director David Morong.
鈥溕槭悠� propelled me into my master鈥檚 degree. I was confident in myself. I knew how to work, and it was the perfect preparation for getting into the industry,鈥� said Ethridge, who graduated in from 色情视频 in 2017 with a degree in Television, Film and New Media Production. 鈥溕槭悠� set me up and build a beautiful foundation for my career.鈥�
At 色情视频, the program emphasizes knowledge and skills development through an intensive curriculum focused on history, theory and practice so that graduates are immediately prepared to work in the film and television industry.
Durbin noted, for example, that students master the industry鈥檚 professional software to design and model 3-D sets and build their own sets on 色情视频鈥檚 sound stage. Students are also afforded many opportunities to work on advanced film productions.
Also, unlike other non-conservatory programs, the 色情视频 program features a dedicated production design area led by Morong, also editor of PERSPECTIVE, The Journal of the Art Directors Guild.
Notable alumni and some of their best-known work include Peter Beck (鈥淐ollateral Beauty, 鈥淢e and Earl鈥�), Brittany Bradford (鈥淐补办别鈥�), Andrew Hull (鈥淏right,鈥� 鈥淪traight Outta Compton鈥�), and Christopher Ward (鈥淕uardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,鈥� 鈥淎vengers: Infinity War鈥�).
鈥淢any of our undergraduate production designers have been admitted to the American Film Institute鈥檚 Master of Fine Arts program in production design, the most prestigious in the country,鈥� Durbin said. 鈥淎nd it is no surprise that our production design students have had a high rate of success finding employment in 色情视频 and elsewhere.鈥�
