Why is screen turning off randomly?

For some reson or another, My Macbook Pro will be running fine, and depending on my actions (mostly using FCPX or Preview) the screen will shut off and go completely black, not dim cuz I tryied the brightness keys they do nothing. and the keyboard back light stays on so I know that the computer is still on. I don't understand what to do or how to do it. I have already been to an Apple store or a HD replacement I don't want to have to go back but if I do I do. I'm looking for some quick help because this is my school computer and I need to have it running with out bugs and such. Please help thanks in advance.

Thta does not sound like there is any software tweak that will make your screen work properly.
Homework is to reset the PRAM and do an SMC reset.
Then back to the store.

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    0x5bfd2948 : 0xc7640f (0x464be000 0x0 0x2 0x3)
    0x5bfd2978 : 0xc6c05f (0x464be000 0x0 0x2 0x463f9000)
    0x5bfd2ab8 : 0xca55d8 (0x463f9000 0x1 0x5bfd2bcc 0x5bfd2bc8)
    0x5bfd2b68 : 0xc67fe1 (0x463f9000 0x1 0x5bfd2bcc 0x5bfd2bc8)
    0x5bfd2be8 : 0x56da06 (0x463f9000 0x0 0x5bfd2e3c 0x5bfd2c74)
    0x5bfd2c38 : 0x56e2a5 (0xcf6720 0x463f9000 0x8c0b188 0x1)
    0x5bfd2c88 : 0x56eb59 (0x463f9000 0x10 0x5bfd2cd0 0x0)
    0x5bfd2da8 : 0x286638 (0x463f9000 0x10 0x8c0b188 0x1)
    0x5bfd3e58 : 0x21dbe5 (0x8c0b160 0x90165a0 0x1fd7e8 0x5d43)
    0x5bfd3e98 : 0x210a86 (0x8c0b100 0x0 0x933c110 0x9666bd0)
    0x5bfd3ef8 : 0x216f84 (0x8c0b100 0x0 0x0 0x0)
    0x5bfd3f78 : 0x295c57 (0x9047948 0x0 0x0 0x0)
    0x5bfd3fc8 : 0x2a256d (0x9047944 0x1 0x10 0x904b2a4)
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             com.apple.GeForce(6.3.6)@0xc5c000->0xd12fff
    dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x96e000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x961000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x93f000
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    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x961000
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    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor            1.9.3d0 - last loaded 31890547636
    com.apple.driver.AGPM            100.12.31
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs            2.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver            1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA            2.0.5f14
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver            2.0.5f14
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC            1.57
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient            3.5.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl            1.0.20
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor            3.0.1d2
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    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver            1.1.6
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    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin            4.7.0a1
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC            1.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl            2.10.6
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    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics            6.3.6
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             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f9c341 000->0xffffff7f9c643fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f9c2af000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f9c32d000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f9c2ea000
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                dependency: com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily(5.2.0d16)[3E8EEB7F-E05E-33DD-96B6-9DAFA EB4997B]@0xffffff7f9cdec000
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                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f9c2ea000
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    Mac OS version:
    12C60
    Kernel version:
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    Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
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    Kernel text base: 0xffffff801bc00000
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    last unloaded kext at 230040050490: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          5.2.5 (addr 0xffffff7f9cc27000, size 65536)
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    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.69
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
    com.apple.GeForce          8.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.2d0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.2d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.0
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          34
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          602.15.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.2.5b3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine          2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc10
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.0.0
    com.apple.NVDAResman          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.2.0d16
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse          175.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse          175.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          235.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          500.15
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          220
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          344
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
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                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f9c2ea000
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    Any help would be great.
    Thanks!

    Please read this whole message before doing anything.
    This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
    The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login. 
    Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
    Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
    When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
    If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click  Log in.
    *Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.  The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
    The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

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