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Originally posted by Cinematical:
I'm not sure if I'll transfer into production (which CS students have a far easier time doing than non CS students); of course, I might not get in. One reason I chose USC was because it would allow me to keep my options open. I'm very seriously considering attempting to do Production in Grad school, or just going through CS and getting my actual experience myself (internships, working on my own or friends' films, etc.). The great thing is that, ultimately, CS and Production say the same thing on the diploma (which might make it difficult to get into Grad Production). If I had choose Chapman (let me clarify that Chapman is an amazing film school) I would have been stuck to one choice: undergrad production. I'm also considering double-majoring, or SOMETHING different, which CS allows very easily, and production does not (you can double major in production, but it's much harder).

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Originally posted by Cinematical:
Yes, CS students are required to take production courses, like all students in the Cinema school. And most of the other production courses can be filled in with electives. The main thing that Production students have access to that CS don't are the senior project classes. Those are quite big, but only 4 people are chosen to direct each year anyways, and there is always room to work on those projects (I talked to an CS alumni who was the AD on one of the senior projects).

There are definate advantages to Production and CS, but they really are very close in nature.

Double majoring is just that: taking two majors. It means a lot more work (many students go an extra year or two to finish both majors). That's not exactly necessary, but if you also want to work/take other classes/have a social life, it makes it easier (though more expensive). I would be able to do it because I have nearly all of my elective credits completed through IB and AP. The problem is, I want to take electives.