How the USC School of Cinematic Arts aims to diversify Hollywood, games and beyond
Ten years of work and millions of dollars in scholarships have pulled in students whose stories may have otherwise gone untold.
Environmental scholars guide students telling stories of ecology and conservation
Scientists at the USC Wrigley Institute are collaborating with students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts to convey scientific research through creative outlets like video games, animation and screenplays.
Student helps teens build relationships with their grandparents — by documenting them on film
After seeing the distance between kids and their elders in his own Jewish community, Ethan Kurzrock developed the Haggadah Project for L.A. middle schoolers.
How a Hollywood hitmaker-turned-professor brought virtual filmmaking to USC
Gail Katz has produced smash successes like Air Force One and The Perfect Storm. Now, she’s helping students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts embrace a new era of filmmaking.
Animator Yoo Lee shines in stop motion
After 20 years in the fashion industry, Lee began making DIY stop motion music videos to entertain her young daughter. Now Lee is a standout film student.
The most significant social impact films of 2020, all streaming at home
This list of 15 movies and shows, compiled by the Media Institute for Social Change at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, highlights the stories that traumatized, moved and inspired us this year.
USC film students shake off Zoom fatigue by animating themselves
Classmates in the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ animation division collaborate to make visual magic on the commonly used video meeting platform.
USC School of Cinematic Arts’ tech center to pilot virtual production
The Entertainment Technology Center brings together leading visionaries to collaborate on the future of entertainment technology.
How a USC student film reunited siblings on opposite sides of the world
While serving his country, an Army specialist missed most of his sister’s milestones — but not this time, thanks to a group of fellow students and their professor.
USC School of Cinematic Arts faculty teach students — and themselves — how to edit from home
Nancy Forner and her team at the film school have fought through initial complications to bring her editing classes to life online.
One Trojan’s perspective: Life, and learning, at home during the coronavirus
A USC School of Cinematic Arts student and his parents share their experience as he transitions to taking online classes from the family living room.
USC 2019 | Did you spot these celebs on campus?
✌ Year in review: USC never fails to draw the big names — it’s one perk of being smack dab in the middle of La La Land. Check out the stars who captivated the Trojan Family this year.
The Trojan Who Makes Hollywood Go Boom
The coolest job ever? David J. Barker blows things up for movies like Avengers: Endgame and Transformers.
How Animators Bring Their Doodles to Life
Some of the most compelling animated stories on screen start as scribbles in a notebook.
USC School of Cinematic Arts to share in $50 million gift from Patricia W. Mitchell Trusts
The gift, split among three universities, honors television trailblazer John H. Mitchell and will support major initiatives in diversity, ethics and film preservation.
Top Hollywood Blockbusters With Trojan Ties
From Star Wars to The Avengers, USC alumni have created some of the most successful movies in history.
A Tale of Two Oscar-Winning Documentaries Made by Trojans
Short films made by School of Cinematic Arts moviemakers bookend more than 65 years of Academy Awards.
The Strong Women Who Broke Ground (and Barriers) at the USC School of Cinematic Arts
A 28-year partnership between Elizabeth Daley and Marlene Loadvine helped shoot the school to the top.
Creating Video Games for Social Good
Video games can influence society for the better, and these USC game creators are trying to do just that.
Celebrate Nine Decades of Cinematic Arts History
As the school hits 90, it’s about much more than movies.
USC grad tested his love of filmmaking in the jungles of Peru
Inspired by an animation class, 2019 graduate Amri Rigby embraced filmmaking, directed a Sundance-winning short film and was commissioned by Werner Herzog to shoot a documentary in Peru, all as a USC student.
Why it’s important to see marginalized communities in pop culture
As the Oscars near, USC anthropologist and playwright Dorinne Kondoto argues that we all need to be ”mirrored” in popular culture, media and the arts.
USC 2018 | Did you see who was on campus?
✌ Year in review: There are definitely perks to being in the entertainment capital of the world and the business capital of the West. Take a look at some of the famous faces who stopped by for a visit.
The 15 most significant social impact films of 2018
The Media Institute for Social Change at the USC School of Cinematic Arts identifies 15 movies that not only entertain but expand our understanding, change our perspective and challenge us to do something.