OCSA Film & Television Conservatory

05/13/2024

Spring Cineplex is coming up in less than two weeks at Chapman University's Folino Theater. We've got an amazing lineup of yearend work from our students, including a full night of Senior Projects.

Screening Line-up

Tuesday, May 21, 7:00 – 10PM
* TV Production I (freshmen news magazine show)
* Cinematography I (freshmen commercials)
* Industrial Video Production (sophomore PSAs)
* Advanced Directing (sophomore narrative shorts)
* TV Production III (junior live arts television)
* Film Production III (junior narrative shorts)

Wednesday, May 22, 7:00 – 10PM
* Senior Project (narrative, documentaries and TV)

Ticketing

Cineplex tickets are FREE, but reservations are required.

https://boxoffice.ocsarts.net/

01/16/2024

Winter Cineplex is this Thursday and Friday at Chapman University’s Folino Theater!

Cineplex Tickets are Free — BUT, you must reserve your tickets through the OCSA Box Office (link in bio)

Here’s the Screening Line-up:
   
Thursday, January 18, 7:00PM 

* Film Production I (freshmen short films) 
* TV Production II (junior web series “The Manor”) 
* Mr. Stevens short documentary “Fight to Save Lives”
* Documentary, Part I (junior documentaries)

Friday, January 19, 7:00PM 
 
* Film Production II (sophomore short films) 
* Film Production IV (senior short films) 
* TV Production II (junior web series “The Manor”) repeated 
* Documentary, Part 2 (junior documentaries) 

We look forward to seeing you!

10/08/2023

This year OCSA FTV is participating in the annual Holiday Evergreens fundraising drive! Purchasing these beautiful evergreens will add festive seasonal flair to any home and they make wonderful gifts for teachers, friends, family, and business contacts, all the while supporting our deserving student artists.

The fundraiser also offers Chanukah gifts!

To Purchase:

Evergreens
https://sherwoodfundraiser.com/ocsaacting
Chanukah Gifts
https://ocsaactingwreaths.weebly.com/chanukah-gifts.html

To support a particular student, be sure to select that student from the drop-down list when checking out. Or, to support a specific conservatory, please click on “Film, Television” at checkout.

Tuesday, October 31 is the last day orders will be accepted.

10/08/2023

This year OCSA FTV is participating in the annual Holiday Evergreens fundraising drive! Purchasing these beautiful evergreens will add festive seasonal flair to any home and they make wonderful gifts for teachers, friends, family, and business contacts, all the while supporting our deserving student artists.

To purchase evergreens, visit:
https://sherwoodfundraiser.com/OCSAActing

The fundraiser also offers Chanukah gifts, which can be purchased at:
https://ocsaactingwreaths.weebly.com/chanukah-gifts.html

To support a particular student, be sure to select that student from the drop-down list when checking out. Or, to support a specific conservatory, please click on “Film, Television” at checkout.

Tuesday, October 31 is the last day orders will be accepted.

https://sherwoodfundraiser.com/OCSAActing

Please support OCSA Conservatory Students by purchasing, and enjoying, a beautiful holiday evergreen! The deadline to order is October 31st.

09/27/2023

Join us this Saturday (September 30) at 7 PM in Symphony Hall for the OCSA Back To School Film Festival where we will screen students’ summer and independent work!
You won’t want to miss this free event!

08/21/2023

Today’s the first day of conservatory for the 2023-2024 school year!
OCSA FTV students — be sure to tag us in your IG posts and stories!

05/28/2023

It’s been a busy year for OCSA FTV students!

Here’s a look back at some of our seniors on the set of their Senior Project: Figaro.

Jordan Held (FTV ’23), Shaela Reilly (FTV ’23), Julian DeLucia (FTV ’23) and Caleb Malis (IA ’23) on boom, helping with audio.

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03/19/2023

We’re less than 1 week away from OCSA Unleashed!
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Saturday, March 25th at 7 PM!
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Join us for this unique, inaugural collaboration between students in the Acting, Creative Writing, Film & Television, and Production & Design Conservatories as they present a live-streamed sketch comedy show in the style of Saturday Night Live!

Featuring a student-run writer’s room plus student show runners and producers, this evening of comedy can be joined at home (see link in bio) or at the campus watch party in Symphony Hall!

You won’t want to miss it!!!!

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12/14/2022

We’d like to give a special shout out to current OCSA FTV student David Du ('24) and alum Amelie Muro ('22)!

Both were awarded Honorable Mention for their films by the national YoungArts competition!

YoungArts winners are selected through a highly competitive application, which is reviewed by panels of esteemed discipline-specific artists in a rigorous blind adjudication process.

Congratulations!

12/13/2022

Winter Cineplex is coming up - Thursday, January 19 and Friday, January 20, 2023 — at Chapman University!

For tickets, visit:

https://boxoffice.ocsarts.net

11/11/2022

The parents of FTV alum (Hannah Kim, ’20) - Grace and Daniel Kim - started the Dragon Kim Foundation following the death of their son Dragon, who was an IM student. This Foundation offers $5,000 fellowships for enterprising youth to create a summer project that elevates their community.

If you're curious about this program and think you might have a project you'd like to pitch, please join this informational session on Saturday, November 12 at 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at OCSA.

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The Dragon Kim Fellowship is a 6-month leadership program that trains high school students to launch a full-scale community service project. Accepted project teams will participate in our Leadership Weekends, connect with a business mentor, and access up to $5,000 to take their project from start to finish. It's free to apply and free to participate!

Applications are open now and due Jan 9, 2023.