Production numbers are an organizational tool within SCA to manage productions, classes, and students involved in productions. It is a unique number assigned to each student and/or partnership in a class.

With a production number, you may:

• Receive a Student Certification Form (aka Student Certification Letter - needed for archiving)

• Use equipment from USC

• Be covered under USC’s Insurance Policy

• Have access to USC’s SAG Waiver (Note: Actors are never paid.)

• Submit a casting notice or posting to Breakdown Services

• Use School of Cinematic Arts facilities, including: Classrooms, Audition Rooms, Stages, Post Facilities, and Screening Rooms

• Access to Festivals and Distribution (after archiving your film)

• Receive student discounts on outside rentals
  

  You may only use your production number for the productions required by the specific class for which the number was assigned. If you need a production number for a separate course, you must follow the steps to create another one for that particular class. 

   

  The production number is the obligation and the responsibility of the student(s) to whom it is issued. Usage of another student or group’s production number, whether it is authorized by the number holder or not, is not allowed at any time. In other words, your production number may not be lent, sold, leased or given to anyone else for any reason. USC equipment issued through a production number may only be used for that specific class and never for any other (non-USC production course) projects or purposes. 

  
  

  You are entirely responsible for any loss, theft or damage of equipment, facilities, etc., associated with your unique production number. In addition, you must report any loss to the pertinent department and the Physical Production Office, including information regarding the date of the incident, your production number, associated class, and all faculty instructors.

  
  

  Students may create their own production numbers, for eligible classes, during the first 5 weeks of each semester. Once the Production Number Portal closes, all requests for new production numbers must be submitted to the Physical Production Office by Rachel Levine, and may be subject to a late fee. 

  
  

How to Make Your Production Number

1. Log into  SCACommunity:

https://scacommunity.usc.edu/index.cfm

2. Click the “My Account” button on the right side of your screen:
Like this:

3. On the left side of the screen, under the “Options”, click “Production Information”
Like this:



4. Click “Create New Production”



5. Fill in YOUR Course, Term, Position. Double check all the information.
And press “Submit”



The Course and Section Number, in this example, is CTAN 547: 17946
Make sure you select YOUR course, and YOUR section number, and NOT the example!

If you are the only crew member on your production number, go down to “Position” and select “Director.” If you need to add other crew members, you may do so and select their corresponding positions as well. 

Not sure of your course or section numbers? You can always look it up here: https://classes.usc.edu/

AFTER you CREATE your number.....How can you SEE it?

After you create your Production Number, there are four pre-requisites before it will be revealed to you:
Insurance Agreement, Production Quiz, Physical Production Forms, and Safety Seminar.

1. Insurance - reviewing/”completing” the insurance agreement

2. Quiz - passing the Production Quiz (can be taken again and again until you pass)

3. Physical Production Forms – complete in SCA Community

The Insurance Agreement, The Quiz and The Production Forms can be found here:
https://scacommunity.usc.edu/secure/productionLinks/index.cfm

4. Safety Seminar - receiving participation credit for attending the in-person Safety Seminar or viewing the
recording available online. 

In-Person Safety Seminars are available at the beginning of each semester, and are highly encouraged.
Spring 2025 in-person Safety Seminars:

• Friday, January 10, 2025 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre
• Sunday, January 12, 2025 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre
• Friday, January 17, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM in Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre

Click here for the:

Virtual Safety Seminar

When you are done viewing it, please email Rachel Levine (rlevine@cinema.usc.edu) to get credit.

Reminder: If you are working on a GROUP project, only ONE person needs to create the Production Number, and then add the co-director(s) under it.

If you have any questions, please email Rachel Levine: rlevine@cinema.usc.edu