The Advanced Production Pool is a group of undergraduate Cinema majors who have completed the intermediate (foundation) level of the Cinema Major curriculum and who are eligible to take Advanced Production courses. You must be in the Advanced Production Pool in order to take Advanced Production Courses in the Cinema Department. For more information on the prerequisites, please see a Cinema Advisor or Scott Boswell, the Cinema Production Coordinator.

Monday, October 12, 2009:
STEP ONE Application ONLINE. Link to it on the Cinema website (cinema.sfsu.edu) under the News Feed. This step is an eligibility check for students who are new to the Pool. Students already accepted into the Pool do not need to apply again.

MA & MFA applications will be ready OCTOBER 15, 2009. They will be very similar to last year's applications. In the meantime, gather letters of recommendation, your writing sample, video sample (MFA applicants), and unofficial transcripts.

Both the Edit Cage (FA 416) and the Digital Cinema Lab (FA 349) will be open Mon-Fri as of Mon, Sept 21.

Here are the hours:

EDIT CAGE (keys, 16mm editing equipment)
Mon-Thu 10:30a – 12:30p
3:30p-5:30p
8:00p-10:00p
Fri 10:30a – 12:30p
4:00p-6:00p

DIGITAL CINEMA LAB (post-lab)
Mon-Fri 5:00p-9:45p

Undergraduate and graduate independent study petitions are now available for download. Petitions must be on file in the Cinema Department office before the ADD/DROP deadline.

Petition for Internship

• CINE 692 Petition for Internship (PDF)
• CINE 765 Petition for Internship (PDF)

Undergraduate Independent Study forms

• CINE 690 Petition for Course by Production Practice (PDF)
• CINE 695 Petition for Independent Critical Studies (PDF)
• CINE 699 Petition for Course by Special Study (PDF)

Graduate Independent Study forms

• CINE 852 Petition for Directed Experience (PDF)
• CINE 894 Petition for Course by Special Study (PDF)
• CINE 897 Petition for Research Project in Film (PDF)
• CINE 898 Petition for Master's Thesis (PDF)
• CINE 899 Petition for Course by Special Study (PDF)