he will be joined in the videos explaining why it was filmed that way , phillips said .
matthew mcconaughey will teach a film class at the university of texas at austin this fall they say there are only two things in life that are certain : death and , eventually , you will come back to texas .
mcconaughey and ross will take 30 lucky students “ behind the scenes ” of their recently released .
matthew mcconaughey is returning to his alma mater , this fall , the university announced thursday morning .
a similar class that showed students the filmmaking process for free state of jones was offered during the spring 2016 semester , but students could not take photos or videos and had to sign nondisclosures since the film had not yet been released .
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mcconaughey will take students " behind the scenes " of his upcoming film free state of jones through recorded videos and at least one on - campus visit , lauren phillips , public affairs representative for the moody college of communications , told mysa.com thursday .
the oscar - winning actor , 46 , will coteach the class with hunger games director gary ross and university lecturer scott rice .
the 1993 university of texas graduate — who got his degree in radio , television and film — frequently returns to the campus for the longhorns football games .