--- title: Matthew McConaughey Will Kind of Teach A Class at UT Austin description: The 'Free State of Jones' actor will co-teach an advanced filmmaking course, through recorded videos and "at least one" campus visit. canonical: https://time.com/4390188/matthew-mcconaughey-will-show-up-at-least-once-for-his-new-college-professor-gig/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-30T19:14:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:58.108Z og:title: Matthew McConaughey Will Kind of Teach A Class at UT Austin og:description: The actor is contributing to a filmmaking class with "at least one" visit. og:url: https://time.com/4390188/matthew-mcconaughey-will-show-up-at-least-once-for-his-new-college-professor-gig/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Matthew McConaughey Will Kind of Teach A Class at UT Austin twitter:description: The actor is contributing to a filmmaking class with "at least one" visit. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Matthew McConaughey Will Show Up At Least Once For His New College Professor Gig > Sponsored content. 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The class, which will be capped at only 30 students, starts up this fall and is called “[Advanced Producing: Script to Screen](http://rtf.utexas.edu/undergraduate/courses#uppderdivproduction).” The main professor is one Scott Rice, but the course description listed online is quick to namedrop both McConaughey and Gary Ross, the director of _The Hunger Games_ as well as [_Free State of Jones_](http://time.com/4368580/gugu-mbatha-raw-free-state-of-jones/?iid=sr-link1), which is also McConaughey’s latest release — and the primary case study of the course. “By studying the movie’s source material, script, shot lists, storyboards, shooting schedule, VFX, final cut and even exclusive behind the scenes footage, students will garner insight into the production of a major Hollywood feature,” the description notes. The students will mainly be treated to McConaughey’s presence via recorded videos, but there will be “at least one on-campus visit,” public affairs representative for the school Lauren Phillips [told _My San Antonio_](http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/article/Matthew-McConaughey-will-teach-a-film-class-at-8334156.php). So if you’re lucky enough to make the cut for the class, you might only have one big shot to slay that first impression with McConaughey. 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