<p>Okay so I know UCLA provides the best opportunities for getting a job in the entertainment industry, but how do the others stack up?</p>
<p>UCSB? UCI? UCD? UCB? UCSD?</p>
<p>If you want to be a reality star ;-)... UCI is perfect....</p>
<p>Aubrey O'day of Making the Band 3... UCI grad... sorority member
recent Survivor winner... UCI grad student in business i think.</p>
<p>UCLA of course.....they have a film school! and it is in the estates of Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Hollywood..... all the other colleges basically will give you silm chances because you have to travel to Hollywood for internships and stuff....</p>
<p>Davis is a no because it is in a farming environment...
UCSC has a good film program but location wise....nope...it is like in a forest
UCI, UCB is a maybe...
UCSD..... nope</p>
<p>ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
Economists believe that the state’s growth sectors such as the $23-billion entertainment industry will
add thousands of jobs and provide opportunities for Californians. One of the state’s hottest sectors,
the entertainment industry, has added more than 125,000 jobs in Southern California in the last five
years and is projected to offset job losses in the region’s aerospace industry. UCLA’s School of
Theater, Film and Television plays a key role in both the creative and technical sides of the industry.
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UC graduates are the writers, producers or directors of such movies as Jurassic Park, which
grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, among the highest amount of any American movie,
and Lethal Weapon and the Godfathertrilogy, which have earned millions of dollars.
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UC graduates, trained in state-of-the-art production techniques, have formed companies to
provide services ranging from lighting to computer animation and theater design.
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UC graduates ushered in a new era in special effects with the ground-breaking techniques
employed in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. UC alumni founded Dreamquest, the industry’s
second-largest special effects company.
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Students in UCLA’s Animation Workshop in the School of Theater, Film and Television are in
such demand that they are recruited and hired even before they graduate</p>
<p>Sounds like you are not sure what area of entertainment you would like to be involved in dude. Here are just a few examples of people involved in the industry. Note where they graduated from and what degrees they have:</p>
<p>Louisa Shipnuck, Global Media and Entertainment Industry Leader for the Institute for Business Value (IBV) and Managing Consultant within IBMs Business Consulting Services Media and Entertainment practice. As a strategy consultant with PwC and IBM, Louisa has led and contributed to numerous engagements, helping clients write market feasibility studies, as well as, craft new operational plans, product strategies and consumer services. Clients have included an interactive TV content company, the broadband entertainment group of a large hardware manufacturer, a digital music software developer, and the home entertainment group of a major studio, among many others. Before IBM, Louisa worked as a political media consultant in Washington, DC. She holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Sangita Verma, CEO and founder, TVHead: As Chief Executive Officer of TVHead, Sangita Verma leveraged 16 years of executive experience in the videogame industry to found the worlds preeminent interactive games-on-demand network in May 2003. A comprehensive turn-key content offering, today TVHead delivers important new revenue streams as well as builds customer loyalty for its network operator customers. In her role as CEO, Verma has secured primary investment funding from private equity investors Apax Partners, Bay Partners and Mitsui Incubase, established exclusive content agreements with leading game suppliers and global brands, and has filed seven patents covering key proprietary technologies for delivering interactive content under the TVHead brand. A graduate of UC Davis with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Verma began her career in investor relations with Stoorza, Ziegus & Metzger before making her move into the game industry.</p>
<p>Adrian Sexton is the Vice President, Digital Media,Li ons Gate Entertainment (AMEX: LGF), which creates, produces and distributes a broad range of motion picture, television and other filmed entertainment content worldwide. He spearheads Lions Gates interaction with strategic technology partners in digital cinema, wireless, high definition, piracy and digital media marketing. Working closely in corporate development with Lions Gates CEO and Vice Chairman, Sexton helped complete a $350 million credit facility with JP Morgan, involving the acquisition of Artisan Entertainment. Prior to Lions Gate, he worked at Sony Pictures Entertainment, HBO Pictures and 20th Century Fox in their corporate and creative departments. Sexton graduated with a dual B.A. in Government and English from Cornell University and received his Masters in Film from the University of Southern California as a Phi Kappa Phi fellow.</p>
<p>The truth is you could probably major in any number of undergraduate programs at a number of different schools, and still find success in the industry. It is all about what you do with your degree after you finish school dude. There are thousands of opportunities in the field of entertainment. Also you could become an entrepreneur and create your own opportunity.</p>
<p>Depends on what you mean by entertainment. UCSD has an amazing Theater and Dance program, 2nd or 3rd in the nation (I forgot which). But yeah, the film program (if they even have one) is definitely nothing special.</p>
<p>My opinion's for UCLA...Great networking, great programs, great location--not necessarily Westwood, but LA altogether.</p>
<p>I believe a lot of movies are shot on the campus of UCLA (by the real studios) as well so you might be able to have fun being an extra. I've heard it's similar for USC.</p>
<p>Berkeley just had some program in LA this summer with alumni who went into entertainment. Almost everyone seemed to have majored in history.</p>
<p>Definitely UCLA is tops followed by </p>
<p>UCB - for its prestige in general and for alumni
UCI - for overall good arts program and fairly close proximity to entertainment industry. They just opened a facility in downtown LA for performances and to build relationships with entertainment industry <a href="http://www.machiavellilive.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.machiavellilive.com/</a> </p>
<p>Then I would look at UCSD, UCSB and UCSC.</p>
<p>While not a UC, Boston University is very well known in the entertainment industry. They have a great Communications department and VERY strong ties to the entertainment industry in both NY and LA. I have been to an alumni event in LA and it was very well attended.</p>
<p>USC, even tho it isnt a UC</p>
<p>The matrix was filmed in parts of S.F., and the effects generated by Berkeley alum.</p>