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USC School of Cinema-Television
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The Directors Guild of America is awarding a $10,000 grant to the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television in recognition of its continued excellence in the education and training of filmmakers.
The USC School of Cinema-Television is aggressively moving into the future while maintaining a great appreciation for the past. The School was established in 1929 as a collaboration between the University of Southern California and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, becoming the first in the country to offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in film. The School's founding faculty included Douglas Fairbanks Sr., D.W. Griffi th, William C. DeMille, Ernst Lubitsch, Irving Thalberg, and Darryl Zanuck, among others.
Since its founding, the School of Cinema-Television has had a profound impact on feature film, television, film studies, animation, documentaries, commercials, and, most recently, interactive multimedia. The School consistently receives U.S. News and World Report's top ranking. Alumni include scholars in teaching institutions throughout the world, artists, technicians, writers, directors, and industry executives, many operating at the highest levels in their fields.
Alumni have been honored with every major award available in the motion picture and television arts, ranging from Oscars and Emmys to accolades presented by American and international film festivals, and associations representing alternative and independent cinema. Prestigious alumni include Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Jay Roach, Peter Segal, David L. Wolper, and Robert Zemeckis. The School continues to build upon its legacy by redefining its curriculum to fit the changing spectrum of media arts and technology. The School of Cinema-Television strives to lead the way in every aspect of motion picture and television production, education, and scholarly study.
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Elizabeth Monk Daley was appointed Dean of the USC School of Cinema-Television in 1991, and also holds the School's Steven J. Ross/Time Warner Dean's Chair. In addition, Daley has served as Executive Director of the USC Annenberg Center for Communication since 1995.
Since becoming Dean, Daley has overseen the creation of the Entertainment Technology Center, a research unit that explores technology applications for the entertainment industry; the founding of the Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, the country's first and only fully digital training center; the addition of new degree programs in animation and digital arts, as well as in interactive media; and the expansion of course offerings from the traditional spheres of production, screenwriting and critical studies to emerging fields such as the business of entertainment.
Among the milestone projects launched by the USC Annenberg Center for Communication under Daley's leadership are Trojan Vision, a student-run television station, and the Institute for Multimedia Literacy, an innovative program that has successfully expanded the concept of literacy, thereby moving the vernacular of the screen to the center of university scholarship.
"The Directors Guild of America Honors scholarship is given in support of cultivating the next generation of filmmakers. This award acknowledges the outstanding contribution that the USC Film Program has made to advance the study and art of filmmaking."
–DGA President Michael Apted
