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The USC School of Cinematic Arts (formerly the USC School of Cinema-Television, or CNTV) is a private film school within the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. It is the oldest and largest such school in the country, established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,〔〔Sharon Waxman, (At U.S.C., a Practical Emphasis in Film ), ''The New York Times'', January 31, 2006, Accessed February 10, 2009.〕〔Rachel Abramowitz, (L.A.'s screening gems ), ''Los Angeles Times'', Accessed June 16, 2008.〕 and is widely recognized as one of the most prestigious film programs in the world. The school offers multiple undergraduate and graduate programs covering production, screenwriting, critical studies, animation and digital arts, and interactive media & games. Additional advanced programs include the Media Arts and Practice PhD Program, the Peter Stark Producing Program, and the Business of Entertainment (offered in conjunction with the USC Marshall School of Business MBA Program). The acceptance rate to the School of Cinematic Arts has consistently remained between 4-5% for the past several years, giving the school a lower acceptance rate than Harvard University, Stanford University and Yale University.〔()〕 ==History== The school's founding faculty include Douglas Fairbanks, D. W. Griffith, William C. DeMille, Ernst Lubitsch, Irving Thalberg, and Darryl Zanuck.〔 Notable professors include Drew Casper, the Alma and Alfred Hitchcock Professor of American Film; Tomlinson Holman, inventor of THX; film critic and historian Leonard Maltin; and David Bondelevitch, President of the Motion Picture Sound Editors. In April 2006, the USC Board of Trustees voted to change the school's name to the USC School of Cinematic Arts.〔Stuart Silverstein, (George Lucas Donates USC's Largest Single Gift ), ''The Los Angeles Times'', September 19, 2006〕 On September 19, 2006, USC announced that alumnus George Lucas had donated US$175 million to expand the film school with a new facility. This represented the largest single donation to USC and the largest to any film school in the world.〔John Zollinger, (George Lucas Donates $175 Million to USC ), USC Public Relations, September 20, 2006〕 His previous donations resulted in the naming of two existing buildings after him and his then-wife, though Lucas was not fond of the architecture used in those buildings. An architectural hobbyist, Lucas laid out the original designs for the project, inspired by the Mediterranean Revival Style that was used in older campus buildings as well as the Los Angeles area. The project also received another $50 million in contributions from Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company.〔 In the fall of 2006, the USC School of Cinematic Arts joined forces with the Royal Film Commission of Jordan to create the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts (RSICA) in Aqaba, Jordan.〔(Jordan Signs Cinema Pact With USC ), USC Public Relations, September 20, 2006〕 The first classes were held in 2008, and the first graduating class for the university was in 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USC School of Cinematic Arts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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