Alumni Stories - 2006

Character Study
Alumnus Jadrien Steele Parlays TV Role Into A Multifaceted Career
December 19, 2006
Whether it’s Lana Turner at the Schwab’s Drugstore counter or Vivien Leigh’s pivotal introduction as Atlanta burned in the background for the cameras, tales of being discovered in the industry are the stuff of popular legend. But when an executive producer from Ryan’s Hope(1975-1989) needed a baby to play “Little John Ryan” on the classic daytime serial, living right next door was indeed a true discovery: five-month-old Jadrien Steele ’99.

Digital Trifecta
Grads Sign Three-Game Deal With Sony
November 27, 2006
With the release of their game flOw this December, two graduates of the Interactive Media Division mark the beginning of a three-game deal with Sony Computer Entertainment America.

Record-Breaking Groundbreaking
School of Cinematic Arts Celebrates New Name and Complex
October 05, 2006
With hundreds of students, alumni, faculty, and supporters on hand, USC’s cinema program made history on October 4, celebrating a record-breaking $175 million gift from George Lucas’ Lucasfilm Foundation that will fund new buildings and launch a major endowment campaign.

Spectacular Specter
Award-Winning Student Film Screens At LA Film Festival
June 21, 2006
Having garnered the Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts LA student film award, production alumnus Adam Parrish King is set to screen The Wraith Of Cobble Hill at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 25 and 27.

Launch Pad
Inaugural Event Puts Students On Career Trajectory
May 05, 2006
In a major initiative to facilitate the transition from academia to industry, the School of Cinema-Television has kicked off a new career seminar series, bringing hundreds of soon-to-graduate students and recent alumni face-to-face with leading professionals who shared their experience and insight on entering the entertainment job market.

The Power Of Love
USC Grads Capture The Heart Of The Student Emmys
March 21, 2006
When a love letter ultimately wins the girl’s heart, along with a student Emmy, it’s a sure sign that something besides amour is in the air for three USC filmmakers.