CCM Media Production hosts Alumni Reception in LA on August 7
Reconnect with fellow alumni and learn about the CCM Summer in LA program
UC College-Conservatory of Music's Media Production Division hosts an alumni reception in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 7. Register online though the UC Alumni Association to attend the event.
Alumni are invited to join Division Head Kevin Burke for a special reception to celebrate alumni achievements and the CCM Summer in LA program. Reconnect with fellow Bearcats, meet current students interning in LA, and enjoy an evening of conversation and community.
Many Media Production alumni go on to work in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles. The Division is working to connect those alumni with current students who've been chosen for paid internship opportunities during the summer. In LA, students can make connections with media professionals and begin their careers in the city of dreams.
Lillian Smith filming at the OUTLOUD Music Festival in LA as part of her internship with Brad Hammer Productions. Photo/Provided by Lillian Smith.
CCM Summer in LA builds upon the Media Production program’s focus on experiential learning, providing students with the hands-on skills and digital portfolio necessary to transition successfully into the professional world. This summer, two Media Production seniors are interning in LA: Lillian Smith and Aidan Britton-Heitz.
Lillian Smith is interning at Brad Hammer Productions, an award-winning boutique production company founded by Brad Hammer, a 2000 CCM Media Production alumnus. The production company specializes in commercials, music videos, VIP event videos, social media videos, documentaries and viral videos. Brad Hammer Productions has notably worked with Cher, Diana Ross, Kesha, Doechii, Janelle Monae, Diplo, Grace Jones, Paula Abdul, Adam Lambert, Trixie Mattel, Erasure, Noah Cyrus, David Archuleta, Alyssa Edwards, Jimbo, Manila Luzon, Sasha Colby, Detox, Alaska, Kylie Love, Michelle Visage, Nina West and many more. Smith works in a range of areas with Brad Hammer Productions this summer, including post-production, production, camera operation, marketing and social media.
Aidan Britton-Heitz is interning at FunMeter, a full-service production company specializing in premium storytelling across scripted and non-fiction for television, feature film and podcast. Britton-Heitz works in all areas at FunMeter, including postproduction, documentary production, camera operation, podcasting, writing and design and social media. FunMeter was founded in 2018 by Emmy-nominated filmmakers James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, a 2004 CCM Media Production alumnus. Hernandez and Lazarte directed, wrote and executive produced the five-time Emmy-nominated HBO documentary series and podcast McMillion$ (Sundance 2020) and the Apple TV+ documentary series and podcast, The Big Conn (SXSW 2022), which premiered in May 2022. FunMeter has an upcoming three-part documentary series, LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza (Sundance 2024) premiering Spring 2024 on Paramount+.
Aidan Britton-Heitz is a senior CCM Media Production student with a Marketing minor and specializes in cinematography and post-production. Several film festivals have featured his work including "No Running in the Halls," which won Fan Favorite, and "Restless," nominated for Best Cinematography. Britton-Heitz is an aspiring director of photography and has already shot and edited many outstanding student films using CCM Media Production's Sony FX-6 and Red Komodo cameras using both spherical and anamorphic lenses. Due to his extensive background with advanced cameras and lenses, Britton-Heitz served as Producer/Director, DP and Editor for several outstanding senior films produced in Media Production's Capstone Film class, which are currently being accepted in film festivals and up for student production competitions.
Lillian Smith is a director and producer that graduated from CCM with a BFA in Media Production in April 2025 with honors and a Presidential Scholarship. Smith has worked on countless projects, both student and professional. She served as President of UC Video Production Club for two years and the President of CCM Tribunal for one year. Smith served as director for the CCM Film Lab production "Primary Findings" under the supervision of Professor Drew Thomas. The film is currently being submitted to film festivals and in student production competitions. She has been nominated for two NATAS Student Production Awards for her work. Smith also has work nominated in the Loveland Shorts Film Fest. Learn more about her work at https://ltgproductions.com/.
CCM Summer in LA Alumni Reception
Join CCM’s Media Production and Division Head Kevin Burke for a special reception celebrating the professional achievements of our alumni community and highlighting the CCM Summer in LA program. This is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with fellow Bearcats, meet current students interning in LA and enjoy an evening of camaraderie.
- When: 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 7
- Where: 33 Taps Culver City, 9739 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
- Register online
Advance registration is $20, required by Aug. 4. Registration includes unlimited hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine, plus a UC Alumni-branded giveaway item.
Support the Next Generation of Bearcats
A gift to the CCM Summer in LA Internship Fund helps provide student grants awarded annually at the Media Production Division’s Excellence Awards, ensuring more students can access this transformative experience.
| Donate to the Media Production Los Angeles Internship Fund. | |
About CCM Media Production
CCM’s Media Production Division emphasizes hands-on, experiential learning that is student-centered, professionally relevant and focused on creative content development.
CCM Media Production is student centered with small class sizes and an innovative, flexible curriculum that reflects the dynamics of industry demands and student needs. CCM's Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Media Production features five curricular tracks, allowing students to specialize in:
- Audio
- Broadcast News
- Film and Television
- Multimedia
- Sports Media
Students in CCM's Media Production Division acquire the hands-on skills and digital portfolio necessary to transition successfully into the professional world. In addition to classwork, students are connected with professional internships that are integrated into the curriculum. The division’s award-winning, full-time faculty has extensive professional media backgrounds that allow them to emphasize current professional media production tools and techniques while providing students with connections to the industry.
CCM also offers an Academic Minor in Media Production, which prepares students in the integrated media arts of film and digital cinema, television and broadcast media news, audio production, and new media design.
Featured image at the top: Echo Park Lake with a view of downtown Los Angeles.
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