UCLA School of Theater Film and Television
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| Established | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Founder | UC Regents |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Robert Rosen |
| Location | Los Angeles, Ca. |
| Enrollment | 400 graduate, 450 undergraduate |
| Faculty | 140 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | tft.ucla.edu |
The UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television (TFT), located in Los Angeles, USA, is unique in that it combines all three (theater, film, and television) of these aspects into a single school. According to the Princeton Review/Gourman Report, the undergraduate programs are ranked first out of 500 nationally, while the graduate programs are usually found within the top 3, according to the US News and World Report. Among the school's resources are the Geffen Playhouse, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive, the largest university-based archive of its kind in the world. The Archive constitutes one of the largest collections of media materials in the United States - second only to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Its vaults hold more than 220,000 motion picture and television titles and 27 million feet of newsreel footage.
The School's total enrollment, in 2003, consisted of 310 students out of 3,688 applicants (8.4%). One of its most sought-after programs, the prestigious MFA program in Directing/Production, admits only 20 students annually -- a 4.0% acceptance rate.
With 140 faculty members teaching 410 undergrads, and 390 grad students, the student to teacher ratio is about 6:1.
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[edit] Department of Theater
The different areas of theater studies at UCLA's Department of Theater consist of:
- Acting
- Critical Studies
- Design
- Directing
- Musical Theater
- Playwriting
- Production Management / Technology
[edit] Undergraduate program
The undergraduate program requires an interview/audition process for all applicants. The program teaches the general studies of theater broadly, before allowing the student to choose a more specific area of study.
[edit] Graduate program
Offering a Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree, the graduate program requires an audition for all acting applicants, and a possible interview for the other applicants. Each applicant must apply for a specific area of study.
[edit] Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media
There are three distinct areas of courses offered in UCLA's Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media:
- Critial studies - the history, theory, and aesthetics of film and television
- Film and television production (study and field), digital, experimental, and animation
- Film and television craft-writing, film directing, television directing, photography, sound recording, and editing
[edit] Facilities
The School of Theater, Film and Television consists of a linked network of professional theaters, sound stages, and television studios. From theatrical spaces outfitted with state of the art intelligent lighting systems to animation studios equipped with the latest 3D computer graphics software, the School provides comprehensive and up to date facilities for instruction and production.
[edit] Undergraduate program
A Bachelor of Arts in film and television degree can be sought after a student has completed two years of general college studies. This upper division program is another two years that involves the learning of the history and theory aspect of film and television, along with the basic learning of production.
The first year of the program is a general introduction to all areas of the study. The second year, each student must concentrate on one of the following aspects:
- Film production
- Television Production
- Narrative
- Documentary
- Screenwriting
- Animation
- Critical Studies
Students must all complete one internship during their senior year.
[edit] Graduate program
Offering a Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree, the graduate program offers two main areas of study. A Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy degree are available for critical studies. The Master of Fine Arts degree can be obtained with the choice of four specializations:
- Directing (3 year program)
- Screenwriting (2 year program)
- Animation (3 year program)
Also available is the 2-year Producers Program, which focuses on the production and business side of Film, Television, and Digital Media.
[edit] Distinguished Alumni
- Allison Anders, MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" awardee
- Shane Black
- Lloyd Bridges
- Carol Burnett
- Charles Burnett, MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" awardee
- James Coburn, Academy Award winner
- Francis Ford Coppola, five-time Academy Award winner
- Alex Cox
- Dean Cundey
- Jonathan Dayton
- Jamaa Fanaka
- Valerie Faris
- Dan Gordon
- Robert David Hall
- Catherine Hardwicke
- Mariska Hargitay, Golden Globe and Emmy winner
- Mark Harmon
- James Horner, Academy Award winner
- Lew Hunter
- Gil Kenan, Academy Award nominee
- David Koepp
- Scott Kosar
- Justin Lin
- Jayne Mansfield, Golden Globe winner
- Ray Manzarek
- Frank Marshall
- Jim Morrison
- Victor Nuñez
- Lisa Onodera
- Michael Ovitz
- Alexander Payne, Academy Award winner
- Rob Reiner, two-time Emmy winner
- Nancy Richardson
- Tim Robbins, Academy Award winner
- Scott Rosenberg
- Eric Roth, Academy Award winner
- Pietro Scalia, two-time Academy Award winner
- Paul Schrader, Academy Award nominee
- Tom Shadyac
- Brad Silberling
- Tom Skerritt
- Penelope Spheeris
- Gore Verbinski
- David S. Ward, Academy Award winner
- Jaleel White
- Gregory Widen
- John Williams, five-time Academy Award winner
- Hoyt Yeatman
