Switching into Cinematic Arts

BandTenHut
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:08:37 +0000

You can apply to change your major and join the School of Cinematic Arts, and people do it successfully every year, but doing so is not easy. You will need to submit the same sort of portfolio a freshman applicant would submit. If you wouldn’t be happy there if you failed to change your major, I wouldn’t recommend attending USC.

But unless your only entertainment industry goal is to be a hands-on filmmaker, there are many USC majors that lead to opportunities in Hollywood. For example, a production designer is more likely to come from Fine Arts than from SCA.