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Student production on rooftop of The Los Angeles Film School in the heart of Hollywood, CA
Student production on the rooftop of The Los Angeles Film School in the heart of Hollywood, CA

The Los Angeles Film School (LAFS) (informally, LA Film School) is a for-profit college in the heart of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, neighboring the top major film studios (DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros) music labels (Capitol Records, Def Jam Recordings, Delicious Vinyl , Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Stones Throw Records, Universal Music Group, Warner Records), streaming services such as Amazon Prime, AppleTV+, Hulu, Netflix, Pluto TV, YouTube, and gaming companies (Activision, Bonfire Studios, Epic Games, Jam City, Naughty Dog, Riot Games, which are located in or near Hollywood.

It was founded in 1999 and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.[1][2]

The school encompasses The Los Angeles Recording School, “which is equipped with professional recording studios that let students train in a real-world work environment”[3], and offers associate and bachelors’ degrees in a variety of entertainment industry-related fields taught by industry-experienced professionals, including Animation, Audio, Entertainment Business, Film, Graphic Design, Media Communications, Music Production, and Writing (for Film/TV/Music).

Alumni of the Los Angeles Film School and Los Angeles Recording School have gone on to earn GRAMMY, Emmy, and Oscar nominations and have worked with artists such as Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tate McRae and on shows and films such as Saturday Night Live, The Studio, Happy Gilmore 2, and Dallas Buyers Club.

The school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) to offer associate and bachelor’s degrees.[4][5]

The school is an Avid Pro Tools curriculum partner.[6][7]

The school is approved to teach veterans by the California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education (CSAAVE). It is also a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity College Consortium, and is considered a military friendly school by MilitaryFriendly.com.[4][8] Military Times magazine ranked The Los Angeles Film School 7th on their “Best for Vets: Career & Technical Colleges” list for 2014[9], and in the top five on 2015’s list.[10][11]

The Los Angeles Film School offers over 27 degree programs (associate, bachelor’s, and online) related to the entertainment and gaming industries–including an immersive curriculum that integrates technical knowledge with artistic exploration and creativity in a hands-on learning environment, taught by industry-experienced professionals. [12]

Degrees include a film program that includes digital filmmaking, film production, directing, cinematography, as well as those focused on writing for film and television, and the entertainment business.[13]

Degrees related to the video game industry and design include degrees in gaming design, environment design, computer and character animation and visual effects.[14][15][16]

Audio production associate and bachelor degrees prepare students to work in the music industry focusing on music production, the recording arts, and the music business. [17].[18][15]

Programs offered are designed around the latest technology and industry practices, enabling aspiring talent to discover their individual voices through collaboration and realize their career goals in entertainment and media.[19]

Awards and Recognition

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Los Angeles Film School honors alumni during their Spotlight Awards
Los Angeles Film School honors alumni during their Spotlight Awards

In 2025, The Los Angeles Film School was awarded Silver Telly Awards, which “honors excellence in television across all screens,” in the “General Non-Broadcast” and “General Live Events and Experiences” categories for their production and coverage of their annual 2024 Spotlight Awards Ceremony.[20][21][22]

Since 2017, Billboard has included The Los Angeles Film School in their Top 25 Music Business Schools list. [23][24][25][26][27]

Variety has repeatedly included The Los Angeles Film School in their annual “Education Impact Report” highlighting established schools in the entertainment, film, and music sectors.[28][29][30]

In their 2025 edition they described the school as “Taught by industry-experienced faculty whose credits include major films, video games and music recordings, the L.A. Film School’s approach fosters real-world skills which have earned its alumni Grammys and Oscars, numerous awards at international film festivals and contributions to multi-platinum albums. Campus studios and stages are equipped with professional-grade gear and software, cameras, audio kits and lighting that is housed in its backlot, equipment room, post-production facilities, editing bays, sound booths and screening rooms. Networking is a cornerstone of LAFS’ educational model, offering students opportunities through industry partnerships, hands-on production workshops, mentorship programs and internships with top production companies. Additionally partnering with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for the Gold Rising Intern Track, the school offers an eight-week summer educational and networking experience.” [31]

In 2020 and 2021, students of the Graphic Design online bachelor’s program were winners of the American Advertising Awards of the American Advertising Federation, placing gold and silver for their submissions. [32]

The Los Angeles Film School has also been including as a Top Institution for over a decade in lists from The Hollywood Reporter, TheWrap (“Top 50 Film Schools of 2025“), Filmmaker Magazine, Newsweek, and Military Times.[33][34][35][36]

Since opening its doors, the Los Angeles Film School students have had access to award-winning and expert entertainment industry instructors.

Past instructors have included:

Former Universal Studios executive and award-winning film producer Hal Lieberman who since 2012 headed a bachelor of science program in entertainment business.[37][38]

Joe Byron, who holds eight patents related to motion picture production, has served several roles at the school since 1999, including Director of Education, Director of Technology, and Director of Student and Alumni Engagement.[39][40][41]

Cinematography instructor Douglas Knapp credited for Beetlejuice, Coming to America, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, Battlestar Galactica, Murphy Brown, Driving Miss Daisy,  Escape from New York, and The Six Million Dollar Man.

Film, sound editor Jeff Kushner,, and former instructor of film history and sound design whose projects include: Sling Blade, Behind Enemy Lines, Unfaithful, Agent Cody Banks, Harold & Kuma Go to White Castle, Law & Order, Desperate Housewives, The Chi, and Designated Survivor.

Production instructor and Film and Broadway Producer J. Todd Harris who produced filmsJeepers Creepers, The Kids are Alright and the Broadway productions of Heathers: The Musical, Dr. Zhivago, American Psycho, Maya Angelou.

Oscar-nominated Editor Danford B. Greene (MASH, Blazing Saddles, Rocky II).

Alumni of The Los Angeles Film School have gone on to have notable careers in the entertainment industry, working on projects for Marvel, AppleTV+, Netflix, and more, including:

Kyle Newacheck, actor, director, and co-creator of the Comedy Central television series Workaholics. He has also directed Happy Gilmore 2,  Murder Mystery, What We Do in the Shadows and episodes of Community, and Parks and Recreation. He also directed the music video, “The Worst Guys,” for Childish Gambino.

Jesse Steinbaum, the Emmy award-winning producer of The Studio, Palm Royale, High Desert, and Physical.

Oscar-nominated Martin Pensa, editor of Dallas Buyers Club and Wild for Director Jean-Marc Vallee.

Comedy Duo Matt and Oz, featuring the late Matt Villines and Oz Rodriguez, who met as students at Los Angeles Film School and would go on to become Director/Producers for Funny or Die and Saturday Night Live. Villines passed away from kidney cancer in 2014. Rodriguez has gone on to become an Emmy-winning producer, becoming the head of the film unit of Saturday Night Live and producing over 50 episodes of the show as well as director of A.P. Bio, Nobody Wants This, Goosebumps, Will Trent, Four Seasons, as well as the Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music.

Director Hannah Lux Davis who has worked with top female artists such as Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, Hilary Duff and Fifth Harmony. She directed the music videos “Into You,” “Thank U, Next,” “7 Rings,” and “Side to Side,” for Ariana Grande, “Bang Bang” for Grande, Jessie J., and Nicki Minaj, “Cool for the Summer” for Demi Levato, “High Horse” and “Deeper Well” for Kacey Musgraves, “Closer” for Saweetie, “Agora Hills” for Doja Cat, and “It’s Ok I’m Ok” for Tate McRae

In the studio at the Los Angeles Recording School
In the studio at the Los Angeles Recording School

Grammy-Award winning audio engineer Jaycen Joshua, who’s work includes contributions to Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album, her hit single “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” by Beyoncé, as well as ‘Despacito” by Luis Fonsi feat. Justin Bieber. Joshua has worked with artists such as  BTS,  Rosalía, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, R. Kelly, Jhené Aiko, The-Dream, Usher, Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Future, and Whitney Houston.

Ari Levine, who is a member of the writing and producing team The Sneezingtons along with singer-songwriter Bruno Mars and songwriter, producer Phillip Lawrence. He has been credited for co-writing the songs “Just the Way You Are,” “When I Was Your Man,” “Young Girls,” “Marry You” for Mars, “Fuck You” for Ceelo Green, “Young, Wild, and Free” for Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, “Billionaire” for Travie McCoy, and ‘Nothin’ on You” for B.o.B

Editor Martin Pensa, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work editing the film Dallas Buyers Club

Producer and Audio Engineer Daniel Zaidenstadt “has contributed to over 30 gold and platinum albums, working with Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and Zayn Malik.” [42]

Cinematographer Brandon Trost has worked on several films, including This is the End, Neighbors, and The Interview with Seth Rogen, Halloween II, collaborating with Director and Music Icon Rob Zombie, and Macgruber starring Saturday Night Live alum Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer, Ryan Phillippe, and Maya Rudolph.

Brian Taylor, co-writer and co-director of Crank, Crank: High Voltage and Gamer.

In 2021 Phillip Bladh became the first alum to win an Academy Award for Best Sound for the movie Sound of Metal.

R.D. Alba is a Filipino Director who at 23 became the youngest filmmaker to direct 175 episodes of a serial drama TV series on ABS-CBN Regional Network, titled Kapalaran.

Director Adrian Picardi has screened his films at the Sundance Film Festival, and created the show The Resistance for STARZ/SyFy Network, as well as directed commercials for PlayStation, Microsoft, Xbox, and Tom Clancy‘s The Division.

Producer, Second Unit Director, and Editor John M. Valerio has worked on hit shows and films such as [./The_White_Lotushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Lotus The White Lotus], Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Shameless, Banshee, and Parks and Recreation.

Venezuelan filmmaker Diego Vicentini’s feature film, Simón, was nominated for the 38th Goya Awards in the Best Ibero-American film category in representation of Venezuela. It also climbed to number six on Netflix’s Global Top 10 between March 4th to March 10th in 2024 for non-English movies.

Music Producer, Singer/Songwriter Kameron Alexander, who apprenticed under artist/producer Raphael Saadiq and has worked with artists such as: Justin Bieber, Meghan Trainor, John Legend, Frank Ocean, A$AP Rocky, Alicia Keys, Little Big Town, and more.

Singer/Songwriter Sy’Rai Smith, daughter of Singer/Actress Brandy attended Los Angeles Film School in 2023.

Musician Carlton Bost, guitarist for the bands Deadsy, Orgy, and Berlin as well as bassist for the band Stabbing Westward. He co-produced for Berlin singer Terri Nunn.

Producer/Musician Jake Pitts, lead guitarist of rock band Black Veil Brides and producer of bands such as New Years Day. Jake was awarded a “Best Guitarist” Golden God from Revolver Magazine in 2012.

David Eischen, of techno band Transoverload

The Guild of Music Supervisors has held its annual “State of the Music in Media” Conference at the Los Angeles Film School.  In 2023, the Guild celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Hip-hop with guests Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D who shared a preview of his PBS docuseries “Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World” and led a panel of the same name, Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl James (Salt) who spoke about the “Origins of Hip-hop.” [43][44]

In 2020 The Los Angeles Film School hosted Academy Award-nominated songwriters — Cynthia Erivo, Bernie Taupin, Diane Warren, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez — in a panel discussion for students hosted by songwriter and the American Society of Songwriters, Composers, and Publishers’(ASCAP) chairman/president Paul Williams. [45]

Oscar-Nominated Screenwriters Panel at the Los Angeles Film School
Oscar-Nominated Screenwriters Panel at the Los Angeles Film School

Since 2007, the school has held an annual panel discussion that features the writers of Oscar-nominated films. Past guest speakers have included Academy Award Winners “Straight Outta Compton” co-writer Jonathan Herman and “The Big Short” co-writer Charles Randolph, along with Oscar-nominated “Inside Out” co-writer Josh Cooely and “Carol” screenwriter  Phyllis Nagy.

In 2010, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for Bob Marley was presented to the artist’s family at the school.

From 2012 through 2013, Filmmaker Kevin Smith included Los Angeles Film School students in his “Film School Fridays” podcast.

Since 2009, the school has held an annual Veterans Day event called the “Annual Salute” to honor students with military service records.

“Post Malone, Kehlani and Snoop Dogg are among the superstars who have shared insights with students at the L.A. Recording School, which is housed in the heart of Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard.” [46]

Legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold held his DJ Camps at the Los Angeles Film School’s Los Angeles Recording School facility.

The school also hosted the BAFTA Student Film Awards in 2011.[47]

Hollywood Campus & Facilities

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Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood, CA

The Los Angeles Film School is located on Sunset Boulevard in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood, where its quarter-million square foot campus (23,000 m2) includes the historic RCA Building,[48][49][50] which is known for being a recording place of artists, including Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and Henry Mancini.[48][51][52]

The school has preserved those historic RCA Studio 2 echo chambers that were used on so many of the label artists recordings, many of which became big hits. [53]

As The Wrap stated in their 2025 list of Top 50 Film Schools in the U.S., “The Hollywood-based institution — it’s in the old RCA building on Sunset Boulevard — founded by working professionals just over 25 years ago sees itself as a model of modern film education. It fuses real-world training and creative freedom, with the goal of preparing students for sustainable, creative careers through hands-on work and collaboration. The facilities include editing, greenscreen and podcast labs and a campus theater.”[54]

The Los Angeles Recording Academy in Hollywood

In 2001, the school opened a 345-seat, THX-certified theater featuring a DCI-compliant Christie digital cinema projector with a Dolby decoder.[55][56] In 2006, the nearby six-story Klasky Csupo studio building (originally built in 1985 for a Mercedes-Benz dealership)[57] was purchased, which brought the total area of the campus to 230,000 square feet (21,000 m2).[58][59] The campus also includes a 4,000 square feet (370 m2) sound stage and the 8,000 square feet (740 m2) Ivar Theater.[55][60][61] The school’s main stage houses a 3,000 square feet (280 m2) set of a Victorian house, where students can produce television shows with industry professionals.[49] The school also includes a backlot located off of Selma Avenue. Students receive hands-on training using groundbreaking technology from industry leaders like Avid, Sony, ARRI, Wacom, SSL, and Neve. [62]

RCA Victor Studios

From April 1964 through 1977, RCA Victor’s “Studio C Hollywood”

Notable locations at this include:

Elvis Presley‘s “Burning Love,” “Separate Ways,” “Always on My Mind,” and “T-R-O-U-B-L-E” singles as well as his final studio-recorded album, Today. In 2025, the five-disc compilation Sunset Boulevard was released, featuring live rehearsal recordings and rarities of Elvis at Studio C between 1970-1975.

Sam Cooke‘s Night Beat album which featured the singles “You Gotta Move,” Shake, Rattle, and Roll,” “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,” and “Mean Old World” was recorded at 6363 Sunset Blvd.

The Rolling Stones’ first album to be recorded entirely in the United States, Aftermath, it featured “Under My Thumb,” “Mother’s Little Helper,” and “Lady Jane.” The track “19th Nervous Breakdown” and the final version of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” were also recorded at this location.

Other artists who recorded at 6363 Sunset Blvd included: Astrud Gilberto, Harry Nilsson, Jefferson Airplane, The Monkees.

The Ivar Theater

The Ivar Theater has been used as a filming location for films like Loving You starring Elvis Presley and The Big Lebowski directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Jeff Bridges.

It has also been used for live theater and musical performances from artists like the Grateful Dead.

Singer, Songwriter, Composer Tom Waits also mentions the Ivar Theater in his songs, “Emotional Weather Report” and “Spare Parts (A Nocturnal Emission) from his 1975 album Nighthawks at the Diner, which was featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Klasky Cuspo Studios

In the late 1990s, The Los Angeles Film School’s Building B was also home to animation house Klasky Cuspo, the creators of Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, Duckman, and animators for the first four seasons of The Simpsons.

Other Productions

The feature-length film Demon Slayer was produced by the school in 2003 and was financed by Roger Corman. The cast and crew for the film, including director James Cotton, was composed of students and alumni of The Los Angeles Film School.[63][64][65] The film was produced through the school’s 1st Chance Films program, which partners well-known producers with its students to make films using the facilities at the school.[66]

The school’s Military Services Department produced the 2011 documentary The Yellow Ribbon Experience, which chronicles the reintegration of soldiers from the 63rd Regional Support Command into civilian life.[67][68]

Main Sunset Boulevard building of the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood.

The Los Angeles Film School was founded in 1999.[69][70] The school was conceived and founded by married investors Paul Kessler, a financier, and Diana Derycz-Kessler, a Harvard-trained lawyer and entrepreneur,[71][72] together with former Universal President and two-term Producers Guild president, Thom Mount, who via his own production company produced Bull Durham, Tequila Sunrise, Frantic, Natural Born Killers, and Can’t Buy Me Love, along with venture capitalist Bud MaLette.[73][74][75][76] In 1998, the founders developed the idea for the school and made an initial investment of $2 million.[71][77]

The first classes began in September 1999, and the school’s first students graduated in July 2000.[75][78] The founding faculty included Tom Schatz, professor of film,[79] William A. Fraker and Janusz Kamiński teaching cinematography, Jon Amiel and Donald Petrie teaching directing, Dede Allen teaching editing, Ron Judkins teaching sound production, and Joe Byron, Director of Technology.[75]

The school was originally funded by Kessler and Derycz-Kessler through their company Bristol Investments.[80] After 18 months, the couple bought out their partners in the school and Dercyz-Kessler became the CEO,[81][77][80] seeking to address overspending in a more active role.[81] The total investment in the school had grown to $15 million by 2001, including the installation of the professional equipment required for film production.[77] As of 2001, students at the school had created 700 short films. The total number of students was 150 full-time and approximately 30 part-time.[77]

In 2003, the school formed a partnership with several private equity investors.[82] In April 2011, a decision was made by ACCET to withdraw its accreditation of The Los Angeles Recording School. The decision was stayed on appeal, and the school was permitted to resign its accreditation amicably, following the transfer of remaining students to The Los Angeles Film School,[83][84] which is accredited by the ACCSC.[73][85]

In February 2010, employees of The Los Angeles Film School submitted authorization cards to the National Labor Relations Board in an effort to become unionized as part of the California Federation of Teachers.[86][87] Following the controversial firing of a Los Angeles Film School employee and union organizer, and the litigation which led to her reinstatement, the group withdrew its petition for unionization.[88][89] In July 2011, the school settled a dispute with a local farmers market, which regularly blocked access to a Los Angeles Film School parking garage.[90]

By 2011, the school’s enrollment had grown to 1,800 students.[91] Derycz-Kessler had a 17-year tenure as CEO (from 2000 to July 2017).[92] Tammy Elliott was the school’s president through 2024.[93]

The Los Angeles Film School and Los Angeles Recording School faced a class action lawsuit in 2010, due to the school allegedly using deceptive tactics in promising students jobs in the entertainment industry.[94] The complaint stated that the school allegedly failed to give them their 900 hours of instruction,[95] and would allegedly attempt to bribe students with gift cards to Target and Best Buy if they would sign self-employment forms misrepresenting sales clerk positions at the Apple Store and Guitar Center as “Creative positions”.[96][97][98][99]

In 2024, former admissions VP Ben Chaib, together with Dave Phillips, former VP of career development, filed a whistleblower suit, alleging that most of the school’s annual federal student aid program funding is acquired by its fraudulent misrepresentations, perpetrated to appear to meet its post-graduate employment accreditation benchmark, though “the vast majority of LAFS graduates were not able to obtain entry level positions”, according to the suit.[100] Sister school, Full Sail University, was also named in the lawsuit.[101]

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