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Therefore, students must apply for the extension before the end of the previous semester
in order to assure that the petition process will be completed by the registration deadline. 

Students who need to use CNTV facilities or equipment of any kind into a Z semester must
pay an additional $500 facilities and insurance fee per semester. This fee wfll be attached
to their fee bill. There will be no extensions of facilities beyond five semesters. 

If students are not complete after five semesters, they will lose access to facilities but
can apply for a final Z (e semester extension) to finish the project using non-USC facilities. 

Z semester students who do not need CNTV facilities will have their production numbers
cancelled and will no longer have access to CNTV facilities and equipment. They will not
be charged the $500 facilities and insurance fee. (Although you still need to register for
581Z until the project is completed and can be graded! See definition of Completion on page
5) 

After 6 semesters, if the project is still not complete, it will be terminated. 

If an incomplete project is terminated, the creator(s) of the project will receive a grade
and will lose all access to CNTV facilities and equipment. The grade will reflect that the
project is incomplete. In addition, the project will not be eligible for a First Look
screening.*** 

DAILIES & TELECINE:

All 581 film projects (16 & 35MM) are advised to work print & synch dailies during production.
The school will provide low cost sound transfers from Nagra to mag and synching stations.
Low cost telecine may also be provided. If the students elect to digitize directly from the
negative, the final cut must be conformed and screened for the Mentor before picture lock. 

SOUND/PRO-TOOLS ADVISORY:

Due to the demands of classes, 581 projects will have limited pro-tools access during the
last six (6) weeks of any semester. In addition, the Sound Department is completely shut down
over the Christmas break, for one week in late May and two weeks in August. Consult the sound
department for exact dates. Please take this into account as you make your post-production
schedule. 

581 MIX TIME AVAILABI]LITY:

581's may mix on Pro-Tools or must mix within one 8-hour day. 

FINAL SAY ON USE OF EQUIPMENT:

The Equipment Center Manager, Post-Production Supervisor and Sound Manager will have the final
say on which students on the approved Crew List are qualified to use Equipment Center, Post-
Production Department & Sound Department equipment. Students will not be allowed to begin
editing until all their location and actor releases have been turned in; students will not
be allowed to mix until their music releases have been turned in. 

REQUIRED PAPERWORK:

The following materials must be submitted by the respective due dates by all 551 students
who are preparing for 581 projects (see 551 Due Date Sheet for specific Fall, Spring and
Summer deadlines): 

(1) statement of 20 words or less of the idea or feeling the student is trying to convey
    in the 581. 
(2) half-page statement about why it's important to student to convey that concept. 
(3) half-page statement of the especially challenging aspect of filmmaking the student
    is exploring. 
(4) one paragraph synopsis of the project. (5)    a First Draft of the script. 
(6) Rewrite Drafts as required by the 551 & 581 Instructors.