School Description

Provided by Columbia College Hollywood

At Columbia College Hollywood we believe that the best filmmaker is one who understands all aspects of filmmaking. Writers, directors, production designers, actors, editors, cinematographers, composers, and sound people all benefit from understanding what’s involved in writing a script, the kinds of choices a cinematographer confronts, how actors reveal subtext, how sound and music can enliven and transform a scene, the way images are assembled in the editing room. And the best way to understand these things is to do them. Columbia College is about hands-on learning.

Shoot first and ask questions later. That´s our motto at Columbia College Hollywood ("CCH"). CCH is the international community of future filmmakers where art, academics and ambition all reinforce each other to create a powerful learning experience.

Making your own movie isn´t a privilege here - It’s a requirement. CCH learning is hands-on. Columbia’s professors and instructors are working film professionals, thus the majority of classes are in the evening.

Along with their workplace know-how, our faculty brings you their academic credentials and their artistic drive. You don’t just learn to do what they do; you learn to do it at their rich level of understanding and motivation.

That’s the combination that makes the CCH experience unique - studying principle and theory gets you in touch with your best and deepest talent, while practical production work develops the skills to express that talent to its fullest.

CCH welcomes students from all over the US and all over the world. Their wide mix of backgrounds and cultures, and their common commitment to succeed, make for a special spirit and camaraderie. In this energizing environment students “crew” on each other’s films and learn the networking and collaborative skills so crucial to professional success.

Our graduates are working successfully in all aspects of the entertainment industry in Hollywood and around the world.

Join us, and realize your potential at Columbia College Hollywood.

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Columbia College Hollywood

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Columbia College Hollywood, is a film school located in Tarzana, California, USA. It is a fully accredited educational institution. It has offered degrees (B.A. & A.A.) in film and television production for more than 52 years.

Academics

The school offers degrees in three different areas: Television, Film and Combined (Television and Film).

The school offers degrees focusing on Directing, Writing, Producing, Cinematography, Editing and Television.

Columbia College Hollywood is not affiliated with Columbia College Chicago or Columbia University

Equipment Center

Columbia College Hollywood owns film and video equipment available for use by its students in classroom projects. This equipment includes:

  • Camera Systems: Arriflex SRI and SRII, Bolex 16, Eclair 16 NPR, CP16
  • Digital Cameras: Canon XL2, XL1(S); Panasonic DVX100A with 4x4 matte box and follow focus; Sony VX2000; various miniDV cameras; professional SVHS camcorders and VHS camcorders.
  • Lighting Equipment: 1K, 2K, and 5K lights, fresnels, 1K open face and soft lights; two & three riser stands. Kino Flo kits, including a green screen kit.
  • Grip Equipment: Fisher Dolly with track; c-stands; sandbags; apple boxes; flags & other grip items
  • Sound Equipment: Nagra 4.2 TC sound recorder; Smart Slate; Fostex DAT; Sony MiniDisc; shotgun and handheld microphones; XLR connectors; boom poles and Mackie mixers.
  • Editing Systems: 16mm moviolas and 16mm and 35mm flatbeds, AVID, Fi

Notable alumni

  • Timothy Linh Bui, director of the film Green Dragon and producer of Three Seasons, Wonderful Tonight, Inside Out, and My Name Is... .
  • Robert Schwentke, director of the hit motion picture Flightplan.
  • Ryan E. Heppe, Head of Development at David Foster Productions on films such as Collateral Damage, Hart's War and The Core. Currently producing remakes of Silent Night, Deadly Night and Short Circuit and Writer/Director of the upcoming horror movie Stalked starring Tobin Bell.
  • Robert A. Ferretti, editor of such films as Under Siege, Die Hard 2, and Halloween: Resurrection.
  • Eagle Egilsson, an Icelandic director and DP on the hit television series CSI: Miami.
  • Haylee R. Twombly, producer of commercials, Independent Films, Music Videos, Television/Internet Series and Training films
  • J.D. Ligier, a Director/Producer Editor (aka Preditor), on many television shows, movie trailers and commercials. In addition, he co-wrote a script with Paul Rodriguez, and was one of the world's first video paparazzo together with Woody, King of the paparazzi, and creator of Celebrities Uncensored and Hollywood Uncensored. He owns 1 Productions and is currently developing three screenplays.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
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Location:
Southwest
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
150
On Campus Housing:
Unavailable
Full Time Students:
96%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 12,750
Students Receiving Aid:
68%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 50
Selectivity:
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 96%
Part-Time 4%
Men vs. Women
Men 80%
Women 20%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 50%
African-American 17%
Other 14%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 5%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 80%
In-State 20%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
California 20%
New Jersey 10%
Pennsylvania 10%
Texas 10%
Washington 10%
Percent of Students International: 17%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: No
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 12,750    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 11,595    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 225    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,964 41%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,378 59%  
Any Aid:
  68%  

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 50.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Not Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Not Required
High School Record: Not Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Recommended

College Advice

Yahoo
If anyone has attended or knows anything about this film school, I would love to hear what you think about it.
21 months ago
Best Answer
It's okay. Definately not one of the better film schools out there, but not worthless. Going there, you're likely going to get that first job out of school based on your own portfolio and internship/co-op/work experience, and not on the rep of the program you attended. It's accrediated in such a way that your credits may not transfer, should you choose to transfer. Be aware of that. It's a career school, which limits the mobility of those credits. If you're interested, much stronger west coast film schools can be found at: -UCLA -USC -The American Film Institute (Los Angeles) -California Institute of the Arts -Vancouver Film Those can be kind of hard to get into, because they are among the best in the world. But one that's easier to get into, and is still a strong program, is at the Academy of Art University, in San Fran.

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