I got into both producing programs at USC (Peter Stark) and UCLA. I've been having trouble finding info on both. was wondering if anyone had any input on these two programs?

thanks. any feed back would be nice.

Congratulations, and congratulations! You can't have a much better dilemma than that. I've dealt with several producers out of the Stark program and have been impressed with their professionalism for the most part. I have no experience with producers from UCLA, so I'm afraid I cannot be of much help there. Hopefully someone else can fill you in better.

Good luck no matter where you go!

Nota "Trying to get AFI to join the Pac10" Mono

In my opinion USC is hands down the most reputable film school in the United States right now. Congratulations again!

Nice! What are your experiences and academic credentials that allowed you to be selected by such fine schools? I'm eager to know; planning to apply to film school in 5-6 years.

Yeah, I'm also curious to know what your credentials are angefong. I will be applying to a graduate film school (USC, UCLA, NYU) in about four years. So, it would be really nice to know.

ehm, i come from a random smattering of jobs and personal experience. here's the breakdown

i'm 22, graduated in 2003 from ucsd, and been workign for the past 9 months as a marketing manager at an internet start up.

academically, i was a computing and the arts major, my work can be seen at www.angefong.com (u can also check out my resume there as well).
i did alrite in school, cumulative gpa was a 3.54 and major gpa was 3.98.

job wise, i've had a couple of internships in doign graphic design, magazine layout, and last summer, executive producer for a tv station (super small local tv station in sd). and in addition to my current marketing job, i also started a tshirt line: www.truantclothing.com

personally, i've travelled around the world (been to 10 + countries), have had a passion for art in many forms (graphic design, photography, video, motion graphics), and also have some activism roots (mostly for social justice, and diversity issues).

from what i hear, these schools are not THAT bent on how much film/tv experience u already have (if you have had a lot, u wouldn't need to go to school in the first place). i think the most important things that they look for in a candidate is 1. passion 2. life experience ( they loved the travelling abroad piece...in fact thats the first thing that ucla asked me about in my interview) 3. business sense (this is mostly for producing)

does this help? if u have any questions feel free to follow up.

best,
angela

Impressive background Angela. I'd personally rather go to USC based on the stature of the school. UCLA is definitely among the tops, but it seems you can get better access to industry professionals if you are at USC. Since you're aiming to be a producer, that stuff is really important. Also, USC seems to have the better facilities as well.

I am doing some entrepreneurial work as well. I'm starting a software company in China while writing and doing photography on the side. I'm also currently working on a script. Good luck on your decision and let me know which school you choose.

Regards,
Mike