Practical education in film and television arts through the lenses of faith, spirituality, and ethics.
Our students come from universities all across the country and globe to study filmmaking in the heart of Los Angeles. LAFSC is a semester-long program that fulfills 16 credits toward a traditional, four-year undergraduate degree.
Applications for Spring 2024 are available now, with a deadline of November 1, 2023, and students are accepted on a rolling basis. If you’re interested in making LAFSC a part of your story, please share your contact info with us so we can begin discussing next steps with you and your home institution, or reach out with any questions.
Internships
LAFSC has more than 30 years’ worth of industry connections that our program directors Chris and Sarah leverage in matching students personally with hands-on, quality internships that fit their skills, experience, and vocational goals.
Along with working side-by-side with top industry professionals, students participate in an internship support class designed to help them develop themselves professionally and glean the most from this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Internships take place on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays for a total of 20-24 hours a week, earning students 6 credit hours for the semester.
Courses
In addition to their internships, students will take a course on Faith and Artistic Development (3 credits) and choose one of the following electives:
- Narrative Storytelling (3 credits)
- Professional Screenwriting (3 credits)
Finally, the Hollywood Production Workshop (4 credits) splits students into production teams that each receive a budget to produce a festival-ready short film that will premiere at an industry-attended event at the end of the semester.
Spring 2023
The spring 2023 semester hosted students from 15 different colleges and universities across the country. Classes were held on a working studio lot that has served as the shooting location for over a century of film and television, from I Love Lucy and The Addams Family to La La Land and Wizards of Waverly Place.
LAFSC’s students were taught by faculty with both a first-hand knowledge of LAFSC and the industry as professionals working with Apple+, NBC/Universal. MarVista Entertainment, Monkeypaw Productions, and John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Company, among others. Each student completed an internship, including positions with Anaheim Studios, Butter, AbelCine, The Geena Davis Institute, Hollywood Prayer Network, and HollyShorts Film Festival.
Several Spring 2023 students have already accepted work in the industry over the summer through either their internships or contacts made while studying at LAFSC, with several more planning to return to Los Angeles over the coming year.
Donate
LAFSC is a CA-based 501(c)3 nonprofit that fills a niche in combining location-based, practical education in film and television arts with industry exposure and course content that compels students to consider their own faith, spirituality, and ethics in the development of their crafts. Your generous donations help us continue providing this powerful learning opportunity for young filmmakers as they begin flourishing careers.
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