USC Schedule of Classes

Motion Picture Producing (CMPP)

• http://cinema.usc.edu/stark
• D class assignments for graduate students available in SCA366; phone (213) 740-3304.
• YOU MUST ATTEND THE FIRST SESSION of each course or you may be replaced by a student on the waiting list, even if you are registered. If you do not register for a class for which you have D-clearance by the registration deadline, your D-clearance will EXPIRE.

CMPP 541b: Producing Workshop (4.0 units)

Further hands-on creative and physical filmmaking, making more advanced short films. Open to PFTM students only. Duplicates credit in CTPR-504 and CMPP 541.

• Prerequisite: CMPP 541a
• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Producing for Film, Television and New Media

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
19550D	037	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	MWF	24 of 25	Dagen Merrill, Philip Schwartz,Amy Reed	SCA203

CMPP 560: Script Development (2.0 units)

From idea and story to finished shooting script. Open to PFTM students only.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Producing for Film, Television and New Media

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
19553D	037	Lecture	7:00-10:00pm	Wednesday	24 of 25	David Stone, Joshua Oppenheimer	SCA204

CMPP 564: Digital Media and Entertainment (2.0 units)

Exploring the effect of digital media on the entertainment landscape. Open to PFTM students only.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Producing for Film, Television and New Media

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
19558D	037	Lecture	7:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	24 of 25	Jesse Albert,Mark Mitchell	SCA316

CMPP 568: Producing for Television (2.0 units)

Discussions of the creative and financial aspects of television producing. Open to PFTM students only.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Producing for Film, Television and New Media

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
19556D	037	Lecture	7:00-10:00pm	Thursday	24 of 25	Charlotte Koh, Sean Covel, Christopher Wyatt	SCA209

CMPP 569: Seminar on Non-Mainstream Producing (2.0 units)

Discussions on non-major studio producing options, including non-traditional financing and non-theatrical producing. Open to PFTM students only.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Producing for Film, Television and New Media

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
19560D	037	Lecture	7:00-11:00pm	Thursday	24 of 25	Julian Cautherley	SCA204

CMPP 570: Advanced Television (2.0 units)

Advanced studies of the business of television, including the economic structure of the television industry. Open to PFTM students only.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Producing for Film, Television and New Media

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
19563D	037	Lecture	7:00-11:00pm	Wednesday	24 of 25	Paul Gerard, Jennifer Robinson	SCA214

CMPP 589b: Graduate Film Business Seminar (4.0 units)

Economic structure and history of the film industry, including entertainment law and studio management. Open to PFTM students only.

• Prerequisite: CMPP 589a
• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Producing for Film, Television and New Media

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
19566D	037	Lecture	6:00-10:00pm	Tuesday	24 of 25	Samuel Dickerman, Gregory McKnight, Kent Alterman	SCA209

CMPP 592: Individual Project Seminar (4.0 units)

Directed Research project and seminars in related topics. Open to PFTM students only.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Producing for Film, Television and New Media

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
19572D	037	Lecture	7:00-11:00pm	Monday	24 of 25	Robert Hanning, Alan Cohen, Ian Deitchman	SCA316