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First, let me pass along an excellent book on this subject, written by a former classmate of mine who was a journalist before he entered the MFA Film Production program at USC: Film School: The True Story of a Midwestern Family Man Who Went to the World's Most Famous Film School, Fell FlatThe grad and undergrad programs use the same basic curriculum so a description of one program pretty much describes the other. I'll be writing about the MFA program. Oh, nobody in the program refers to the school as USC or SC , to those on the inside it's the SCA (School of Cinematic Arts).Your first semester you'll be in 507 -- you can think of it as Production I although nobody calls it that. 507 is like a boot camp where you will write, direct, produce, and edit three films on your own and participate in two group project films. You will be crazy busy writing stories, getting permits, renting film equipment, auditioning actors, scouting locations, getting props, etc. There are a million little details that go into making a film and you will be doing every one of them yourself. You will be sleep deprived, overworked, and busier than you've ever been in your life -- and, if you're anything like the majority of students I knew, you will love every minute of it.Your second semester you'll be in 508 (Production II), where you'll make just one film during the semester, but somehow it's even more hard work and more time-consuming than 507. This is because, unlike 507, where there is no expectations put upon you about the quality of your films -- in 507 it's a victory just to get your film done and screened in the class -- in 508 you're expected to make the best film you can. Because of this, those students who want to have directing careers, and want to be chosen for directing projects in later semesters, feel a lot of pressure to be brilliant in 508. So even though you are teamed up.
Updated November 02, 2015 Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Guidelines Each graduate program that requires a dissertation or thesis has adopted an appropriate formatting and documentation style used in scholarly publications in the field. The student and advisor are responsible for ensuring that this style is used consistently throughout the manuscript. Download the list of preferred styles here. The Graduate School requires the following elements in a manuscript: title page Thesis/Dissertation Title Author Conferring Major/Program Degree being conferred University of Southern California Degree conferral date table of contents body text references/bibliography Additional elements, such as data tables or graphs, may be required in specific fields. Elements such as a dedication page, signature page, and formal acknowledgements may be added at the discretion of the student. University Policy on Multiple Authors and Creators When collaborative research products and creative works are disseminated, it is essential that the list of authors and creators accurately assigns credit among the collaborators for their intellectual and creative contributions (based on the standards/customs applicable to the field and/or the publication), and that appropriate means are also used to acknowledge others who have contributed to or supported the research or creative process. Plagiarism and Academic Integrity Appropriate formatting also requires the correct acknowledgement of source material. According to the USC SCampus Student Guidebook, examples of plagiarism include: The submission of material authored by another person but represented as the student's own work, whether that material is paraphrased or copied in verbatim or near-verbatim form. The submission of material subjected to editorial revision by another person that results in substantive changes in content or major.
Filmmaker Christopher Guerrero—soon to graduate—and Maury Shessel—already on his career path—both attended The University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts (SCA). Both video pros have tried various software programs and suites to edit and post-produce projects and they agree: Adobe Creative Cloud with an emphasis on Adobe Premiere Pro CC for editing gives them everything they need to create a box-office hit. They decided to edit Chris’s graduate thesis film, Mike Garcia and The Cruz, using Adobe Premiere Pro CC, and shared their thoughts about their exciting work-in-progress. Norman Hollyn, USC Endowed Chair in Editing and President of the University Film and Video Association, also weighs in on the choices available to students today. Adobe: As graduate students from the renowned USC SCA, why did you choose Adobe Premiere Pro CC to edit Christopher’s thesis? Guerrero: My first experience editing film was at UC Santa Cruz, where I learned to edit 8-millimeter film. Like a lot of folks in the industry, I graduated to non-linear editing and learned Final Cut Pro and Avid. I became somewhat of an editing guru and digital media specialist at UC Santa Cruz. When I went to USC, I was introduced to Premiere Pro and became addicted to its ability to ingest almost any raw camera format without transcoding and its integration with other Adobe programs like After Effects and Photoshop. Shessel: In our first conversation, when Chris inquired if I would edit his thesis, we initially decided on Premiere Pro CC due to its flexibility. We did not want to wait forever for things to be ready to edit, and we wanted to shoot on the latest high-end digital cameras, including the Sony F5 and Sony F65. Our next thought was we didn’t have the most powerful computers, so we couldn’t afford a ton of RAM to transcode and start editing. When we started really putting.
Thesis/Dissertation Submission Process Effective January 1, 2007, approximately one month before your defense you should begin the submission process. Click here to see the Sequence for Submission of Dissertation and Thesis Paperwork. Once you have successfully completed the defense of your dissertation or thesis, please log in to the Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Online Processing site to begin the submission process. You will be required to create a thesis/dissertation profile, complete a document checklist, and if approved, upload your manuscript in PDF format for review by the editing staff. Note :You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Thesis/Dissertation Submission Deadlines All submission deadlines (dates and times) will be strictly enforced. There are no exceptions. Deadline dates are recorded in the University's catalog. Students should schedule their defense and completion dates allowing for sufficient time to edit their manuscripts and obtain the required signatures by the Graduate School’s submission deadline. Please be advised that a student must first submit their paperwork in person to the Graduate School before being cleared to submit their manuscript. A student will not be permitted to upload their manuscript if the documentation is delivered through the mail. In addition, a student will not be permitted to submit their manuscript if their documentation is incomplete and/or lacking authorized signatures. ALL SUBMISSION DEADLINES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. Students should schedule their defenses in time to make all their changes and corrections as well as to obtain the necessary signatures in advance of the deadline date. No exceptions will be made for professors or department chairs who are on vacation, on leave or not available to sign your forms by the deadline date. Thesis/Dissertation.
Additional Resources Graduate School Web Site Provides information about: Thesis/Dissertation submission deadlines Thesis/Dissertation submission packets (Ph.D. and Master’s degree packets are available at this website) Format and Presentation guidelines for dissertations List of USC approved thesis and dissertation editors Role of the outside faculty member of guidance and dissertation committees. The American Psychological Association’s Website Provides information about: The APA style The current and 6th edition of APA style manual, and a pocket guide to APA style called “Concise Rules of APA Style” can both be purchased via this website. USC Libraries Website Provides access to: Library Catalogs: Homer, Helix, and Advocat Electronic resources including ERIC, and Psych-info as well as electronic journals. Current USC Dissertations. Google Scholar It provides a way to search for scholarly literature. You can search across disciplines and sources from peer reviewed papers, to theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic journals. Blackboard For instructions on how to access DSC’s online programs via Blackboard, go to DSC on Blackboard. Downloadable Resources.
Each student who submits a thesis or dissertation agrees to the following terms and conditions when uploading their file to USC Libraries. ELECTRONIC THESES & DISSERTATIONS DIGITAL REPOSITORY AGREEMENT This Digital Repository Agreement is between the University of Southern California on behalf of its USC Libraries (“USC Libraries”) and you the Student (“You”), and covers the terms and conditions for the deposit of your scholarly work (“Work”) in the USC Digital Repository maintained by the USC Libraries. Together, we agree on the following: * That You accept the following terms and conditions for the Work you are about to upload to the USC Libraries. * You grant to USC Libraries a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to electronically store, reproduce, prepare derivative works of, and publicly display and distribute the Work. You grant to USC Libraries the right to use your name in connection with the Work. * USC Libraries will maintain your Work on its USC Digital Repository or at such other areas as it may determine. * USC Libraries is not liable if someone uses your Work in a way You do not approve. In such event, You are free to pursue legal remedies against such a third party, but you agree not to seek legal redress against USC Libraries, its Trustees, employees or agents. * No intellectual property or any other rights shall be transferred to any third party as a result of this Agreement. * You affirm that you own the rights to the Work you are about to upload and You obtained the proper clearances to do so. You agree that the Work You are about to upload to the USC Libraries does not violate copyright, trademark or patent laws, is not pornographic, plagiaristic or defamatory, is not spam, and does not violate anyone’s privacy rights. * You agree to notify the USC Libraries of any facts or circumstances You.