Bradley University Hollywood Semester

10/10/2026

Yesterday at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 🎞️🌟

Another day getting to explore all that LA has to offer. We loved getting to experience this brand new museum, especially the Star Wars exhibit!! Stay tuned to see where we go next!

10/05/2026

COME ON DOWN! 🎤✨🎬

We had such a fun morning at the taping of The Price Is Right! Getting to experience the production of a game show and how everything happens behind the scenes was such an amazing opportunity!

09/25/2026

First!

Okay, it's not like I don't know the dangers of posting uncurated photos – or, at least, photos not strictly approved by my counterpart. But caution to the wind! Ha! I got here first!

L.A.'s Getty Center, that architectural city-on-a-hill, is closing for a year to undergo major refurbishment, so this Hollywood Semester may be the last to see it for a while.

The views were beautiful from up there.

09/14/2026

Behind the scenes of our days off from class and internships!

Behind the scenes of our days off from class and internships! Over the past 3 weeks, we’ve been exploring LA and taking advantage of every free day we get. Our favorite adventures so far have been Point Dume, The Grove, and Venice Beach. Comment below where we should go next! 🌴🌞🛍️

09/12/2026

A day at Warner Bros. Studios!! 🎥✨

Liz, Trevor, and I had the best day exploring the lot and getting a behind the scenes look at one of Hollywoods most iconic studios. We can’t wait to see where the rest of this semester takes us!

09/09/2026

STUDENT TAKEOVER📸📢🎬

Hello! My name is Ava Reilly, I am a Bradley student majoring in Media Production with a minor in Advertising & PR. This semester, I have the opportunity to spend the next few months in Los Angeles as part of Bradley University’s Semester in LA program. I’ll be sharing the whole experience, from classes and internships to every group outing! Stay tuned to see what we’re up to this semester!!

Message us if you have any questions or want to learn more about the Hollywood Semester!

08/29/2026

In general, we like to kick off the excursions with something with a little bite to it.

Eh? See what I did there? Bite? Eh?

Okay, anyway. Lotta cool stuff. Regular-size Oscars. Oversize-Oscars. Actual magic roses under fancy glasses from the live-action "Beauty and The Beast" that was really a wholly-unnecessary movie when you get right down to it but what're you gonna do?

Outside, the heat was hot, but all's well that ends well. At the In 'N Out Burger (Burgers not pictured. Maybe later).

08/24/2026

Ever wake up in the middle of the night wondering where this year's megahit movie, "Obsession" did its sound work, effects, and final mix? Wonder no more.

And neither do the fine men and women of the Fall '26 Hollywood Semester have to wonder. Because they were there yesterday.

Ava, Elizabeth, and Trevor hung out in one of the sacred temples of Hollywood sound, Juniper Post, as award-winning re-recording mixer Ben Zarai worked his magic on the short film Bradley students crewed during the *previous* Hollywood Semester.

Left to right, you've got writer/director/editor David Dodson, Hollywood Semesterites Ava R., Elizabeth S, and Trevor F., then finally the man the myth the legend, Ben Zarai.

Seriously, there's every chance Ben is going to be nominated for an Oscar this year for "Obsession."

Also, I'm proud of Ava, Elizabeth, and Trevor for resisting the urge to steal the One Wish Willow box prop actually used in the movie that Juniper has there on the mix stage. It took noble restraint.

08/24/2026

05/27/2026

Congratulations to all the Hollywood Semester alumni who just graduated!

Rome Tews! Autumn Buckner! Keira Hickey! Cara Nowlin! Sarah Arseneau! Marisel Schalck! Rae Kaczmarek! Owen Robison! Elias Velazquez! Katie Brown! Patrick Sheeley!

We like to think that 100% of your success in life will be because of the Hollywood Semester and the sheer tonnage of exclamation points in this post!