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On location with USC.


USC's renowned film school is going international.

King Abdullah King Abdullah can refer to:
  • Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, regent of Saudi Arabia since 1995 and king since 2005.
  • Abdullah II, king of Jordan since 1999
  • Abdullah I, Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) and King of Transjordan (1946–1951)
 II of Jordan was on hand for a ceremony in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
 last week to herald the creation of the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts in Jordan's Red Sea resort town of Aqaba. The school is a joint effort of the Royal Film Commission of Jordan and USC's School of Cinematic Arts.

When it opens in 2008, the institute will be a fully accredited accredited

recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria.


accredited herds
cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g.
 and free-standing graduate school that will offer a three-year master of fine arts Noun 1. Master of Fine Arts - a master's degree in fine arts
MFA

master's degree - an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree
 degree through education in cinema, television and a range of other screen-based media.

The institute will enroll men and women from throughout the Middle East, as Aqaba borders Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel. Faculty will be drawn from industry, arts and academic institutions around the globe. First admissions will be in September 2008, with the first graduating class in June 2011.

USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code.  faculty and staff teams conducted pilot programs in Jordan this year to prepare for the project.

Construction of the campus is set to begin early next year. The facilities will include digital screening rooms, post-production, animation and interactive media laboratories; sound stages with green-screen and motion capture capacities; professional video production packages and an extensive digital and print library.
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Title Annotation:ENTERTAINMENT; University of Southern California, Royal Film Commission of Jordan
Author:Riley-Katz, Anne
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Sep 25, 2006
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