James Franco Creates College Class About His Career
4:27 PM PST 1/31/2011 by THR staff

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The Oscar-nominated actor has joined forces with Columbia College Hollywood for the course.
You can now study James Franco for college credit.
The Oscar-nominated actor has teamed up with Columbia College Hollywood — based in Tarzana, Calif. -- to offer a 12-student editing class where they will create a half-hour documentary using footage from his film career.
The course, called “Master Class: Editing James Franco ... With James Franco,” will be taught by Franco’s editor Tyler Danna, according to Movieline.
The actor, who will co-host the Academy Awards on Feb. 27 with Anne Hathaway, will talk to students through Skype and attend weekly sessions, depending on his schedule.
Franco is a Ph.D student in English at Yale. He received a MFA from Columbia last year. Franco next stars in Your Highness and Rise of the Apes.
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