98 Entertainment Studies Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment Studies Certificates STUDIES Gain the Skills to Take Your Career to the Next Level

98 Acting 99 Cinematography 100 Development 100 Directing 101 Post-Production 101 Producing 102 The Business & Management of Entertainment 103 The Music Business 104 Music Production 105 Film Scoring

Inside Stanislavski: Art & Craft of Applications for the Screen Actor X 407.42 Theater 4 units Entertainment The great Russian actor, director and teacher Konstan- For more information call (310) 825-9064, email tin Stanislavski had a method that combined physicality [email protected], or visit and spirituality when building a character as the shorter entertainment.uclaextension.edu. route to finding its inner life. Learn these practical techniques of Stanislavski to perform with confidence Space is limited; early enrollment is highly and depth. Exercises are supplemented with discussion recommended. Visitors are not permitted at of Stanislavski’s concepts, philosophy, and ethics. Most some courses. For online course technical modern acting methods are grounded in the Stanislav- requirements, see page 4. ski system and understanding the basics of this system helps the actor understand and study other acting Interested in becoming a director? Want a career as a movie techniques. Topics include action vs. emotion; using ­producer or executive? Are you interested in behind-the-scenes Acting imagination to create real emotions; relaxation and concentration; emotional memory; and building a positions such as director of photography? Acting Techniques: The Fundamentals character through physicality and voice. At the end of Enroll in one of our 11 Entertainment Studies Certificates. X 407.5 Theater 4 units the course, you will have acquired techniques to learn In this introduction to acting, learn fundamental perfor- how to deal with stage fright; how to approach a role All of the Entertainment Certificates offer a broad overview mance techniques and exercises, including relaxation, and inhabit it from the initial research to the physical concentration, sense memory, emotional recall, impro- embodiment of the character; and how to avoid bad of the industry, as well as specialized skills, training, and the visation, character tasks, and text analysis. Students acting habits such as faking emotion or overacting. contacts you need for success. then apply these techniques by rehearsing and per- Enrollment limited. Internet access required to retrieve forming monologues and two-character scenes. course materials. Film & Television Certificates: In-class partner work and weekly assignments are Reg# 266324CA Fee: $695 required. Enrollment limited. Internet access required • Directing • Entertainment: to retrieve course materials. Westwood: 211 Extension Lindbrook Center ✷✷Thu 3:30-6:30pm, Jun 30-Sep 8 General Studies Reg# 266319CA • ✷✷Sat 2-5pm, Jul 30, 12 mtgs Acting Fee: $695 No refund after Jul 6. • The Business & Management Westwood: 201 Extension Lindbrook Center • Development ✷✷Mon 3:30-6:30pm, Jun 20-Aug 29 Eric Scott Gould, actor, director, screenwriter, and of Entertainment producer. As an actor, Mr. Gould has performed in more ✷✷Sat 2-5pm, Jul 23 • than 50 stage productions in New York City, Los Ange- Producing ✷✷Sat 2-5pm, Aug 6, 12 mtgs • Independent Producing les, and regional theater. On television, he has appeared (no mtg 7/4) • Cinematography No refund after Jun 23. on shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Offered entirely online! ­Numb3rs (CBS), The District (CBS), Diagnosis Murder Ernesto González, actor whose credits include (CBS), Another World (NBC), and recurred on Without co-starring roles in TV shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Music Certificates: Live, Professional Friend, Lean Genie, and Discovery’s A Trace (CBS) for the first four seasons. Reg# 266325CA Top 10 Criminals. Mr. Gonzáles has also performed in • Independent Music • Music Business regional theater, commercials, and TV series including Fee: $695 Westwood: 211 Extension Lindbrook Center Production Livin’ N Noho and Yet 2 Be Named. He has extensive • Film Scoring professional performance experience in improvisation as Thu 7-10pm, Jun 30-Sep 8 an alumnus of the Improvisation Conservatory program ✷✷Sat 2-5pm, Aug 13, 12 mtgs at The Second City Chicago and the Professional Actor No refund after Jul 6. Improvisation program at The Groundlings Los Angeles. Eric Scott Gould, for credits see page 98. Plus, enjoy maximum flexibility—start anytime, with no Reg# 266320CA ­admissions requirements. (Exceptions apply to the Film Fee: $695 Scoring Certificate.) Westwood: 201 Extension Lindbrook Center Mon 7-10pm, Jun 20-Aug 29 Take the next step toward the career you’ve always wanted! ✷✷Sat 2-5pm, Jul 9 ✷✷Sat 2-5pm, Aug 20, 12 mtgs (no mtg 7/4) No refund after Jun 23. Ernesto González, for credits see page 98. For More Information (310) 825-9064 | entertainment.uclaextension.edu Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Entertainment Studies 99 Improvisation Techniques for the The Actor’s Tool Box: Actor: A Course in Spontaneity Creating Emotional Truth X 407.78 Theater 4 units X 409 Theater 4 units Gain experiential understanding of improvisational act- Gain acting tools and techniques to help you create Cinematography Portfolio ing and develop a strong improvisational perspective true-to-life characters with emotional depth. In this essential to scripted work. Through theater games and workshop, you learn how to draw emotional material improvising scenes, develop tools to make you more from an array of tools that are both external and internal Development trusting of your own impulses and more generous with to the actor. Those tools include sense memory, relax- your fellow actors. Learn to go for active choices to play ation, imaging, voice and body work, and improvisation Under the guidance of cinematog- Throughout the course, you gain at the top of your intelligence and at the service of the techniques. Sense memory involves reliving sensations rapher Jason Knutzen, learn how to the technology and software skills scene. Actors also experience that the best comedy experienced through your five senses and helps create showcase your artistic vision and to assist you in the post-production comes out of listening and responding honestly, not a more truthful life for your character. Relaxation tech- abilities to potential employers, aspect of putting together your “going for jokes.” Enrollment limited. Internet access niques help the actor loosen up and access sense required to retrieve course materials. memory. Imaging techniques involve the use of imagi- directors, and producers. reel, including editing, color cor- Reg# 266322CA nary people or objects to access emotions; voice and rection, compression and distribu- Fee: $695 movement techniques help sharpen your body as an tion, and adding music. You also Westwood: 204 Extension Lindbrook Center instrument; and improvisation increases your capability learn to create and manage your Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Sep 6, 12 mtgs of being “in the moment.” All these tools are explored online presence, and put your best No refund after Jun 24. in a supportive environment through weekly exercises. Toni Attell, Emmy-nominated actor, comedian, and mime At the end of the class, you perform a scene or a foot forward towards a meaningful whose background includes a variety of work in theater, monologue using the techniques explored throughout career in cinematography. film, and television. Ms. Attell has opened for Jay Leno, the class. Enrollment limited. Internet access required Steve Martin, and Robin Williams, and has guest-starred to retrieve course materials. Page 100. on numerous television dramas and sitcoms. Reg# 266327CA Fee: $695 Acting for the Camera I Westwood: 202 Extension Lindbrook Center X 410.3 Theater 4 units ✷✷Sat 10am-1pm, Jun 25-Jul 9; Jul 23-Aug 20 Learn to get comfortable in front of the lens. Exercises ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Jul 16; Aug 27, 10 mtgs begin with on-camera interviews so that students can No refund after Jun 29. Felix Pire, actor, producer, writer, and director, who has view their screen images in playback. Instruction various media sources. Enrollment limited. Internet appeared in featured roles in such films as 12 Monkeys Visualization and Exposure focuses on understanding technical and emotional access required to retrieve course materials. adjustments required for working in front of the camera directed by Terry Gilliam, Phat Girlz, Dear God directed X 478.27B Film & Television 4 units in a relaxed and truthful way and developing intimacy by Garry Marshall, and It’s My Party directed by Randal This advanced course is designed to deepen the Reg# 266224CA cinematographer’s understanding of the principles and with the camera. Topics include the difference between Kleiser. On television, he’s been a series regular on Fee: $695 frame sizes and learning to hit marks. Hone your acting CBS’s Matt Waters, and performed guest-starring roles methods of visualization on-set and in pre-production Westwood: 204 Extension Lindbrook Center techniques through scene-study guidelines and sensory on ABC’s Gideon’s Crossing and NYPD Blue, NBC’s The with particular emphasis on digital exposure and pre- Wed 7-10pm, Jun 22-Sep 7, 12 mtgs and moment-to-moment exercises, as well as mono- Rerun Show, and Prison Break on Fox. visualizing lighting design and execution. Instruction Dana Shelayne Kroeger, cinematographer who has logue work. Some exercises are performed on camera covers pre-production tools and techniques for cine- worked for many years on big budget films in the with emphasis on close-ups, simple scenes, and basic matographers with emphasis on lighting, lenses, camera department under the tutelage of such greats camera moves. The instructor critiques individual stu- Cinematography cameras, camera movement, and color. Each week, as Conrad Hall Sr., Caleb Deschanel, and Emmanuel dents’ work during playback. Enrollment limited. Stu- you participate in exercises and workshops designed Lubezki, working side-by-side with the likes of Michael dents are recorded on camera during several sessions; Composition and Framing for the to help you master the skills used for visualizing the Mann, Sam Mendes, Brad Silberling, and Terrence those wishing to keep a copy of their work must bring lighting, camera, and exposure of the scene. Prereq- Malick. Along the way, she has continued to work on Motion Picture Camera uisite: Successful completion of X 478.27A Introduc- independent features, commercials, music videos, and a flash drive to each session. Internet access required X 478.436 Film & Television 4 units to retrieve course materials. tion to Cinematography with a grade of “C” or better. PSAs. Since 2006, Ms. Kroeger has been working This intensive hands-on workshop focuses on composi- Enrollment limited. Students must have access to a steadily as a director of photography on indie films, Reg# 266321CA tion and framing—the principal creative job of the digital camera with manual focus and aperture con- festival pieces, web series, episodic, and features. Fee: $695 camera operator. The course is designed for aspiring trols and a professional incident light meter for the Westwood: B17 1010 Westwood Center cinematographers and other students seeking instruc- duration of the course. Required text: American Cin- Wed 7-10pm, Jun 22-Sep 7, 12 mtgs tion in the basic theory, concepts, principles, and Lighting for Emotional Impact ematographer Manual (10th Edition) by Michael Goi X 478.283 Film & Television 4 units No refund after Jun 27. techniques of motion picture camera composition and and Digital Cinematography by David Stump. Visitors This course is designed to help you develop a stronger Instructor to be announced framing. You operate high definition cameras and lenses not permitted. Internet access required to retrieve understanding of lighting for motion pictures. Through equipped with video playback for later review and dis- course materials. & lectures, workshops, assignments and in-class exer- cussion. You work through a series of skill-enhancing Performing in TV Commercials: cises, you learn about different lighting styles and operational problems that increase in difficulty. Close Reg# 266217CA Practices and Opportunities in techniques. Special emphasis is placed on lighting attention is given to designing shots, compositional Fee: $1,295 the Field tailored specifically for the story and the emotional balance, working with actors, tracking, gear-heads, fluid UCLA: 161 Dodd Hall X 438 Theater 4 units ✷✷ impact that lighting can have on the audience. The heads, eye-lines, two-shots, selecting lenses, and Sat 9am-12pm, Jul 30; Aug 6 Considering the lucrative field of TV commercials or ✷✷ class focuses both on theory and practical application interior and exterior framing. Enrollment limited; early Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, Jul 31; Aug 6 & 7 seeking to improve your confidence in personal or of the concepts presented. Throughout the course, enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet UCLA: Melnitz Hall business communications? Take part in simulated audi- ✷✷ visual references are discussed, and completed assign- access required to retrieve course materials. Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, Aug 13 & 14, 7 mtgs tions, recorded, for both “slice of life” dialogue and Deland Nuse, cinematographer and director of inde- ments and supervised exercises are screened and “spokesperson” narrative in this course. To help you Reg# 266212CA pendent films whose credits include the indie feature critiqued in class. Enrollment limited. Internet access attain relaxation, taped performances are sensitively Fee: $1,295 The Chilling and the documentary The Other Bridge; required to retrieve course materials. UCLA: 161 Dodd Hall directed and critiqued in class. This workshop also recipient, UCLA Extension Distinguished Instructor Reg# 266220CA Mon 7-10pm, Jul 11-25 provides a comprehensive analysis of a commercial’s Award, 2007. Mr. Nuse won the Triple Play Award for Fee: $995 UCLA: Melnitz Hall production from the actor’s point of view and gives such Cinematography at the 2006 Long Island Film/Video Westwood: B17 1010 Westwood Center ✷✷Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, Jul 16, 17, 23 & 24, professional practices as successful audition tech- Expo for the film The Showdown. Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Aug 23 7 mtgs niques, proper photography portfolio, agency represen- UCLA: Melnitz Hall Christina Carrea, award-winning cinematographer and tation, and union membership. Enrollment limited. The Craft of the Cinematographer ✷✷Sun 10am-5pm, Jul 31, 11 mtgs director whose credits include the comedy series Don’t Students are recorded on camera during several ses- X 478.282 Film & Television 4 units Soraya Sélène, director and cinematographer in fea- Tell My Mother, as well as many short films, web series sions; those who wish to keep a copy of their work Learn to apply your knowledge of the principles and tures, short films, documentaries, music videos, and and commercials must bring a flash drive to each session. Internet elements of cinematography through the making of commercials. Ms. Sélène is the recipient of several access required to retrieve course materials. several short filmmaking assignments. Lectures and awards including a CINE Golden Eagle Special Jury Reg# 266326CA discussion cover various lighting and shooting tech- Award, the Mary Pickford Award for Excellence in Docu- Fee: $695 niques, such as panoramic/widescreen, the use of mentary Filmmaking, a Motion Picture Association of Westwood: B17 1010 Westwood Center color or black and white, the use of composition and America Award, and a Hollywood Foreign Press Award. Thu 7-10pm, Jun 23-Sep 8, 12 mtgs depth of field as artistic tools, the different shot types She has studied under renowned ASC cinematogra- No refund after Jun 28. and concept of screen direction, how to best frame phers and has written, directed, and produced several Toni Attell, for credits see page 99. a shot, and the best ways to execute these tech- award-winning shorts. niques. Simultaneously, various film genres are examined. You are asked to test your creativity and understanding of the different cinematography con- cepts, techniques, and genres presented by complet- ing shooting exercises using your own camera m Online course outside of class. Student work is screened and cri- tiqued in class. You must provide your own video & Text required camera, have access to editing equipment and software, and be able to output your assignments to M Course held during daytime hours 100 Entertainment Studies Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

miniseries. Emphasis is placed on studying dramatic structure, learning techniques that strengthen character Directing development, and understanding the importance of col- Television Development laboration with writers. You are called upon to write Intensive Filmmaking Workshop development notes; compile directors/writers lists; and (Hybrid) From Idea to Small Screen learn the difference between beat sheets, step outlines, X 475.8 Film & Television 4 units and story outlines. You also learn how to assess the This intensive hands-on filmmaking workshop focuses How do TV shows get “on the marketplace by determining what network and studio on the theories and methods necessary to take a scene executives are looking for, as well as the best way to from the written page through actual production. Spe- air”? What does it take to success- quickly and effectively pitch an idea. You are welcome to cial emphasis is placed on how the director and cine- fully go from an idea for a TV submit written works in progress for in-class critiques. matographer work together to interpret, visualize and series to getting it sold? Learn At the end of the course, you have honed your storytelling then cover a scene thoroughly and effectively. Each day, how to develop your show, how to craft by writing original treatments based on your you work together in production teams to shoot material find the best networks or outlets story outline developed in class. Prerequisite: Good writ- under the individual supervision of the instructors. Dur- ten communication skills. Previous training in story ing the weeklong workshop, each student gains the for your type of project, and how analysis is recommended but not required. Enrollment opportunity to act as a key member of the creative to make a winning pitch from limited. Required course reader available at Lu Valle production team during the shooting of one full scene. instructor Stephanie Varella, Commons bookstore. Internet access required to retrieve Upon completion of the workshop, you take your scene ­producer of multiple TV shows course materials. & through the editing process. All directors, cinematogra- such as CSI, CSI:NY, CSI:Miami, Reg# 266340CA phers and filmmakers looking to take their storytelling Fee: $695 to the next level are welcome to take part in this excit- Without a Trace, Cold Case, Charmed, UCLA: 1246 School of Public Affairs Bldg. ing, one-of-a-kind class. Enrollment limited. Internet Seventh Heaven, Any Day Now, and Wed 7-10pm, Jun 22-Sep 7, 12 mtgs access required to retrieve course materials. former Vice President of Jerry Peter Russell, story analyst, Imagine Films Entertain- Reg# 266254CA Bruckheimer TV. ment, CBS, Anschutz Film Group (AFG and Walden Fee: $995 Films), and Participant Productions; theater director Classroom meetings: Page 102. whose credits include Malibu Stage Company and New Westwood: 621 UCLA Extension Bldg. York’s Public Theater (Shakespeare in the Park and ✷✷Wed, Thu & Fri 9am-5pm, Jun 22-24 Joe’s Pub). Mr. Russell is a recipient of the Nick Adams UCLA: Melnitz Hall Short Story Award, and he received the UCLA Extension ✷✷Sat & Sun 9am-5pm, Jun 25 & 26 Advanced Lighting Workshop Reg# 266226CA Department of the Arts Outstanding Instructor of the Online session: X 478.27C Film & Television 4 units Fee: $695 Year Award for 2009. Jun 27 A practical workshop in creating a look and executing Westwood: 310 1010 Westwood Center Julio O. Ramos, director and filmmaker who won a vision through cinematography by using the key tools Thu 7-10pm, Jun 23-Sep 8, 12 mtgs Story Development Workshop: student Emmy, BAFTA, and DGA awards for his films El that are available to the director of photography. You Jason Knutzen, cinematographer on more than 30 Crafting Your Original Story m Bolerito (The Shoe Shiner) and ¡Una Carrerita, Doctor! use professional-level lighting instruments (conven- narrative and documentary projects, professional color- X 476.244 Film & Television 4 units (A Doctor’s Job). Besides earning numerous awards, tional and unconventional), filters, and gels to create ist, and expert in post-production workflows. Mr. Prerequisite: Good written communication skills. Previ- his movies have screened in more than 300 venues your own images on motion picture film stock or digital Knutzen is currently an educational contributor to the ous training in story analysis is recommended but not worldwide, including Telluride, Habana, Huesca, Van- video. You work in groups during the workshop ses- Global Cinematography Institute in the areas of tradi- required. Enrollment limited. For more information see couver, and Shanghai. His latest movie, Behind the sions, and the film images are reviewed and critiqued tional, virtual, and digital cinematography. page 100. Mirror, world-premiered at the 2012 Guadalajara Film in class. The course covers a variety of lighting situa- Reg# 266339CA Festival and picked up the Best of Fest Award at the tions (including exterior and interior lighting) through Fee: $695 2012 Palm Springs ShortFest. lectures, lighting demonstrations, and specific assign- Development Jun 22-Sep 7 Phil Klucsarits, director of photography on independent ments, including problems often encountered in film Joanne Moore, producer, entertainment executive who movies, short films, and TV series. Mr. Klucsarits’ work and television production. Instruction also includes a Story Analysis for Film and Television has developed and set up dozens of projects for film has been showcased at the Camerimage Cinematogra- review of color theory as it applies to lighting sessions. X 476.22 Film & Television 4 units studios: Warner Bros, Universal, Disney, Fox, and Para- phy Festival, The Telluride Film Festval, Palm Springs Prerequisite: X 478.27A Introduction to Cinematogra- Designed for aspiring readers, development executives, mount, and in television for USA Networks, ABC, NBC, Short Fest, and many international film festivals. phy or equivalent experience. Enrollment limited. All producers, and storytellers, this course offers a prag- Nickelodeon, HBO, and Showtime. Ms. Moore was lighting equipment is supplied. Attendance at the first matic, comprehensive overview of story analysis and responsible for identifying, optioning, and developing Making Your First Short Film class is mandatory. the tools used by the professional reader. Throughout material for Norman Jewison’s production company. She X 476.39 Film & Television 4 units Reg# 266508CA the course, you learn and practice coverage skills while also produced two shorts that aired on Showtime, and Always wanted to make your own short film and Fee: $1,295 gaining an understanding of the elements of story. the feature Swimming With Sharks starring Kevin Spacey. thought you had no experience and no money? In this Pacoima: Mole-Richardson Co., Topics include various types of coverage, how to com- class for aspiring directors, writers and producers, you 12154 Montague Street pose story notes, comparative coverage, character Understanding Genre: use your own camera to learn how to write, produce, ✷✷Sat 7:30am-5pm, Aug 20-Sep 17, 4 mtgs breakdowns, treatments, and outlines. Through weekly direct, and edit a three-to-five-minute short film. (no mtg 9/3) assignments, you are required to practice reading and How to Develop a Hollywood Classic X 476.242 Film & Television 4 units Emphasis is placed on maximizing the on-screen value Charles Rose, AIC, cinematographer who has received writing for several formats and to deadline. In addition, Producers, executives, writers, and filmmakers focus on of the project using available resources. The first part numerous international awards (Cannes, Venice, New the current job market and the various expectations of story components that make for a good movie. Learn to of the class is devoted to the pre-production process, York, Tokyo Film Festivals) for his work in feature films, studios and independent producers are discussed. Upon identify the specific characteristics that define various highlighting the role of the story, and provides an commercials, documentaries, and music videos. Mr. completion of the course, you have written at least two film genres and how style, form, content, mood, camera overview of affordable shooting equipment and editing Rose received the Department of the Arts Outstanding pieces of full coverage that can be used as part of a work, lighting, and pacing work together to fulfill expec- technologies. You then develop and write your project, Instructor of the Year Award in 2008. professional portfolio or for auditioning for a job as a which is filmed outside of class. Instruction includes a reader or an assistant. Prerequisite: Strong English tations and deliver a satisfying cinematic experience. Each week, through lecture, discussion, and film clips primer on the fundamentals of shooting and directing Cinematography Portfolio composition skills. Enrollment limited. Internet access actors, as well as the basics of editing and outputting required to retrieve course materials. examining its visual language and its evolution over time, Development you break down and analyze one of the genres on which assignments. The completed films are screened and X 478.32 Film & Television 4 units Reg# 266337CA Hollywood thrives: action, drama, comedy and romantic discussed during the last class. Prerequisite: Students Prepare for a future career in cinematography by Fee: $695 comedy, fantasy and science fiction, the mystery-thriller, must have access to a camera and editing equipment. presenting your visual portfolio in a way that demon- UCLA: 1234 School of Public Affairs Bldg. and horror. Instruction also covers an examination of Enrollment limited. Internet access required to retrieve strates your artistic vision and abilities, and promotes Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Sep 6, 12 mtgs each genre’s target audience and provides you with a course materials. your abilities to potential employers, directors, and Instructor to be announced common language with which to articulate and sell your Reg# 266246CA producers. This course is designed for experienced ideas in the development process. Required text: An Fee: $695 cinematographers who are ready to prepare their reel Story Analysis for Film and Introduction to Film Genres by Friedman, Desser, Kozloff, Downtown Los Angeles: and website to begin or advance their career. Through- Television m Nochimson and Prince. Internet access required to 109 UCLA Extension DTLA, 261 S. Figueroa St. out the course, you learn the technology and software X 476.22 Film & Television 4 units retrieve course materials. & Mon 7-10pm, Jun 20-Aug 29 to assist in the post-production aspect of putting Prerequisite: Strong English composition skills. Enroll- ✷✷ Reg# 266348CA Sat 10am-5pm, Jul 9, 11 mtgs together your reel, including editing, color correction, ment limited. For more information see page 100. Fee: $695 (no mtg 7/4) compression, and distribution. Topics also cover sound Reg# 266336CA UCLA: 1209B Bunche Hall Instructor to be announced design, aspects of basic web design, social media and Fee: $695 Wed 7-10pm, Jun 22-Sep 7 more, in order to create and manage your online pres- Jun 21-Sep 6 ✷✷Sat 2-5pm, Jul 16, 12 mtgs Directing Actors for the Screen ence, and put your best foot forward towards a Instructor to be announced (no mtg 7/6) X 475.44 Film & Television 4 units meaningful career in cinematography. Note: You must Enrollment deadline: Jul 5 If directors are the architects of film, then actors are the come prepared before the first class with footage you Story Development Workshop: Beverly J. Graf, vice president of Development, artisans of a collaborative team working together to have shot as “Cinematographer” to begin creating a Abilene Pictures (Primal Fear, Fallen, Frequency, Hart’s realize a singular vision. Through discussions, exercises, reel. Enrollment limited. Internet access required to Crafting Your Original Story X 476.244 Film & Television 4 units War, Fracture) casting sessions, and the presentation of scenes, you retrieve course materials. Producers, development executives, directors, and writers analyze and apply the directorial skills required for a kkk gain practical experience adapting and developing their successful artistic collaboration with performers. You own stories for motion pictures, movies-of-the-week, and select one dramatic and one comic scene, then cast, rehearse, and present the scenes in class. Topics include Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Entertainment Studies 101 analyzing the script, the Method approach to acting, Advanced Filmmaking Workshop: defining objectives, creating dramatic conflict, and the Production and Post-Production elements of characterization. Actors for class scenes are (Hybrid) selected during in-class auditions and final scenes are X 476.12B Film & Television 8 units Intensive Filmmaking performed on camera. Enrollment limited. Required text: In this capstone course of the Directing Certificate Directing Actors by Judith Weston. Internet access program, you maximize your learning experience and required to retrieve course materials. & improve your filmmaking skills through the creation of Workshop Reg# 266230CA a short film that is screened for an invited audience Fee: $695 after the end of the course. Having first developed your Take your storytelling to the next level in this intensive, Westwood: B17 1010 Westwood Center projects in the course X 476.23 Developing Your Short one-of-a-kind class. ✷✷Sat 10am-1pm, Jun 25-Aug 13; Aug 27 Film, you enter the workshop ready to begin pre-pro- ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Aug 20; Sep 10, 10 mtgs duction. Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands- Over the course of 5 days, you (no mtg 7/2) on exercises, you learn the techniques for translating work as part of a production team David Martin-Porras, award-winning director and your script into moving images as well as the creative writer whose credits include the shorts Inside the Box, and physical requirements for directing a film. Topics to shoot scenes under the individual La Viuda (The Widow) for which he won the DGA Stu- include budgeting and production scheduling; casting supervision of instructors Phil dent Film Award, and Ida y Vuelta (Round Trip) which actors and eliciting the best performance; collaborating ­Klucsarits and Julio Ramos. Learn was a finalist for a Student Academy Award. He also with the crew; camera blocking; creating the shot list; to interpret, visualize, and then cover directed the feature Stealing Summer. Mr. Martin- visual composition; sound; and editing. By mid-class, Porras was picked as one of the top 10 Spanish film- you have the opportunity to put in practice all the a scene thoroughly and effectively. makers on the rise by Variety magazine in 2013, and producing and directorial basics you have learned Upon completion of the workshop,­ was nominated for a Goya Award in 2016. throughout the program as you shoot and edit your film you take your project through the Reg# 266232CA with guidance from the instructor. Dailies are reviewed editing process and walk away with Fee: $695 and critiqued in class. Running time with credits must the knowledge of how to profession- Westwood: 115 Extension Gayley Center, not exceed 15 minutes. For technical requirements see 1145 Gayley Ave. page 4. Prerequisite: X 476.23 Developing Your Short ally operate on a film set. ✷✷Sat 10am-1pm, Jul 9-Sep 10 Film. Enrollment is restricted to Directing Certificate Page 100. ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Aug 20-Sep 10, 10 mtgs students. Students with prior short film experience can (no mtg 8/20, 8/27, 9/3 & 9/3) enroll by consent of instructor, space permitting, and Brynach Day, director who was named as a BAFTA Brit must submit a proposed script for the class. Students to Watch, and whose short film Role Play was selected must have access to a video camera and editing feature and television post-production. Includes guest posting online. Enrollment limited. by the Munich Student Film Festival, The London Short equipment.­ Enrollment limited. Visitors not permitted. speakers and field trips to post-production facilities. For Reg# 266273CA Film Festival, and Slamdance. Mr. Day previously worked This course includes both online sessions and class- technical requirements see page 4. Internet access Fee: $695 for the BBC for such TV shows as Torchwood and Doctor room meetings. Internet access required to retrieve required to retrieve course materials. Jun 20-Sep 12 Who. The feature script he is currently working on, Low course materials. Reg# 266204CA Christine Steele, director, producer and lead editor at Tide, was a Sundance Labs finalist in 2014. Reg# 266240CA Fee: $695 Steele Pictures Studios, providing production and post- Fee: $995 UCLA: 110 La Kretz Hall production, consulting, and training for clients all over Directing Workshop II: Storytelling Online sessions: Thu 7-10pm, Jun 23-Sep 8, 12 mtgs the world. Ms. Steele is an Adobe Master Trainer, and X 476.95B Film & Television 4 units Tue Jun 21 & 28; Jul 5, 12, 19 & 26; Aug 2, 9, (no mtg 8/25 & 9/1; 2 mtgs to be arranged) has worked for such companies as Disney, ABC, BBC, In the second part of the Directing Workshop series, you 16, 23 & 30; Sep 6 Enrollment deadline: Jul 7 FOX, Paramount, Warner, Showtime, Frontline, complete short narrative films using your own digital Classroom meetings: Richard Greenberg, owner of State of the Heart Pro- ­Electronic Arts, VH1, and PBS. video camera. Focusing on storytelling, instruction Westwood: 320 1010 Westwood Center ductions, Inc., a creative production and post production teaches you how to apply the principles and essential ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Jul 9, 16, 23 & 30; Sep 10 & consultancy. Mr. Greenberg has written and produced elements of dramatic structure and character develop- 17, 18 mtgs thousands of promos, executive produced programming Producing ment to the filmmaking principles explored in X 476.95 Julio O. Ramos, for credits see page 100. for out-of-home networks, sold innovative new product- Directing Workshop I: Composition and Movement. placement technologies to syndicated television, and Pre-Production and Production for Through increasingly complex filmmaking assignments, The Language of Filmmaking m been a senior executive at a number of Hollywood’s Film and Television (Hybrid) most prominent post-production facilities. you discover how to combine key elements, such as X 476.581 Film & Television 4 units X 404 Film & Television 4 units casting, working with actors, shot selection, sync- This survey course presents an overview of the real- Designed for filmmakers who want to develop the skills m sound, and music, to communicate the themes, conflict, needed to make visually effective, complex films, this The Art and Craft of Film Editing world aspects of producing as practiced in the various and story arcs that create compelling narrative for a course defines the techniques and tools used by great X 479.613 Film & Television 4 units sectors of filmed entertainment from script development visual medium. Student work is screened and critiqued directors of cinema. Through a wide selection of film Editing is storytelling. Throughout the process, from first through pre-production and production. Topics include by the instructor and class. Prerequisite: X 476.95 and sound clips, pictures, articles, and interviews, you assembly to final delivery, editors are responsible for the producer’s interface with the writer, director, and Directing Workshop I: Composition and Movement or analyze filmmaking techniques, narrative strategies, and fulfilling the film’s potential through a full command of other key personnel; pitching and selling ideas; script previous directing experience. Enrollment limited. Par- film theories used by the greatest filmmakers of all craft as well as an aesthetic understanding of story, breakdown and scheduling; budgeting and all the criti- ticipants must provide their own digital video camera, time. Topics range from point-of-view; focalization; character, and rhythm. By examining different editing cal on-the-set issues facing the producer. For technical have access to editing equipment and software, and be direct and indirect narrative to functional usage of styles, this course covers the elements of storytelling, requirements see page 4. Required text: The Big Picture able to provide their assignments in digital form. Stu- image composition; camera movements; dramatic use performance, pace, emotion, action, continuity, and time by Edward Jay Epstein. This course includes both online dents also are responsible for writing and/or providing of lighting and editing; off-screen space; and sound. manipulation. Instruction includes lectures, discussion, sessions and classroom meetings. Internet access scripts for their short films. Required text: On Film- For technical requirements see page 4. Enrollment and viewing exercises. You also learn to select the most required to retrieve course materials. & appropriate editing systems and technology by evaluat- Making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director by limited. A high-speed Internet connection is suggested Reg# 266201CA ing the limitations of budgets and time. For technical Alexander Mackendrick. Internet access required to and QuickTime is required. Fee: $695 retrieve course materials. & requirements see page 4. Enrollment limited. Required Classroom meetings: Reg# 266335CA text: First Cut: Conversations with Film Editors by Reg# 266235CA UCLA: 121 Dodd Hall Fee: $695 Gabriella Oldham. & Fee: $695 Jun 23-Sep 8 Thu 7-10pm, Jun 23 & 30; Jul 7, 14 & 21; Westwood: 415 1010 Westwood Center Alessandro Pirolini, PhD in American Film History, Reg# 266266CA Aug 4, 11 & 25; Sep 1 Wed 7-10pm, Jun 22-Sep 7, 12 mtgs University of London; author of Rouben Mamoulian (Il Fee: $695 Online sessions: David Martin-Porras, for credits see page 101. Castoro Cinema, Milan) and Preston Sturges (McFar- Jun 23-Sep 8 Thu Jul 28; Aug 18; Sep 8 Robert Scheid, Apple-certified Final Cut Pro, Motion, Reg# 266237CA land, Jefferson, NC). Dr. Pirolini also has written numer- Enrollment deadline: Jul 7 and DVD Studio Pro instructor; television producer; film Fee: $695 ous articles, essays, and film reviews for such Amotz Zakai, vice president, Echo Lake Productions. Westwood: 310 1010 Westwood Center publications as Cineforum, Ottoemezzo.com, and Il and television editor and colorist. Mr. Scheid received Mr. Zakai has worked on such projects as Tsotsi (Oscar Wed 7-10pm, Jun 22-Sep 7, 12 mtgs Nuovo Spettatore. the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts Outstanding winner, 2006), Water (Oscar nominated, 2007), Away Instructor of the Year Award in 2014. Benjamin Arfmann, writer/director who was mentored from Her, and Thirteen Conversations about One Thing. by fellow Bruins Alexander Payne and Dustin Lance He also represents writers and directors. Mr. Zakai NEW COURSE Black while attending UCLA. Mr. Arfmann wrote and Post-Production received the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts directed numerous shorts, and helped produce Jason Introduction to Adobe Premiere m Instructor of the Year Award in 2013. Kohl’s The Slaughter (SXSW 2013). He is currently Post-Production for Film X 477.84 Film & Television 4 units working with the History Channel to develop a scripted and Television Adobe Premiere Pro is used by professionals across the anthology based on the concept of his short film Ran- X 404A Film & Television 4 units spectrum of filmed entertainment including feature dom Stop, which was a BAFTA Student Award finalist Emphasizing how new technologies continue to impact films, music videos and documentaries. You learn how and premiered at SXSW in 2014. post-production, this course examines the post-produc- to use this powerful program from simple editing tion process for film and television. Topics include techniques to more complex compositing, layering, tilting, motion graphics, and sound design. Instruction picture and sound editing processes; non-linear editing m Online course of single and multi-camera programs; special visual includes illustrated lectures, demonstrations, discus- sion, and class projects. Topics include starting a effects; the impact of sound—from music scoring to & Text required effects design; budgeting, scheduling, and deliveries; project; organization and subclipping; timeline and basic editing tools; editing audio; video effects; color and high-definition television and its impact on both Course held during daytime hours correction and grading; titles and motion; exporting and M 102 Entertainment Studies Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

NOW ONLINE Reg# 266353CA NEW COURSE Pre-Production and Production for Fee: $695 Television Development: From Idea to The Business & Management m UCLA: 1234 School of Public Affairs Bldg. Film and Television Wed 7-10pm, Jun 22-Sep 7, 12 mtgs Small Screen of Entertainment X 404 Film & Television 4 units X 479.482 Film & Television 4 units Enrollment deadline: Jul 5 This survey course presents an overview of the real- In today’s ever-evolving TV business and market, figur- Carrie LeGrand, who has produced dozens of Legal Primer for the world aspects of producing as practiced in the various ing out how and where to sell your “product” can be acclaimed and award-winning projects and supervised Entertainment Business sectors of filmed entertainment from script development confusing. Once you’ve settled on an idea, then what multiple studio features and network television shows. X 403.01 Management 4 units through pre-production and production. Topics include are the next steps? How do TV shows get “on the air”? She has been the line producer on several projects 34 hours of MCLE credit available, including 1 hour of the producer’s interface with the writer, director, and Producers, development executives, directors and writ- including Some Boys Don’t Leave starring Jesse Eisen- Legal Ethics. other key personnel; pitching and selling ideas; script ers will benefit from learning all about the development berg, Murder on the 13th Floor for Lifetime, the ani- This unique course explores key legal principles and breakdown and scheduling; budgeting and all the criti- process for TV series, limited series, and movies-of-the- mated series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 for contractual relationships within the film and television cal on-the-set issues facing the producer. For technical week. Course topics include how to give notes; how to FOX, and the cult-favorite Sushi Girl starring Mark industry through a dynamic assortment of lectures and requirements see page 4. Required text: The Big Picture create writer lists; how attachments, such as showrun- Hamill and Tony Todd. Most recently, she has success- hands-on workshops. You develop a core understanding by Edward Jay Epstein. This course includes both online ners, producers, talent, directors effect your project; fully line produced and produced four features and is of subjects including idea protection, copyright, defa- sessions and classroom meetings. how to assess the TV marketplace by determining & building her production company in Los Angeles. mation, privacy and the right of publicity. In addition, Reg# 266203CA which networks/outlets are right for which projects; you are exposed to key issues in manager agreements Fee: $695 Movie Magic Budgeting what you should include in your sizzle reel; and finally and in standard film and television agreements, includ- Jun 23-Sep 8 how to effectively pitch your idea. The course goal is to ing literary option/purchase agreements, life rights X 479.088 Film & Television 2 units equip you with the knowledge necessary to successfully Amotz Zakai, for credits see page 101. For production managers, producers, corporate finance agreements, collaboration agreements, and talent go from an idea for a TV series to getting it sold. At the employment agreements. The course concludes with personnel, and production accounting professionals, end of the course you have the opportunity to pitch your Low-Budget Filmmaking this course provides you with a practical understanding exploring independent film finance and distribution X 476.6 Film & Television 4 units shows to industry guests. Internet access required to deals. Through learning some essential “countermea- of the budgeting process, including how to use Movie retrieve course materials. In this detailed exploration of low-budget filmmaking, Magic Budgeting, a budgeting software application. You sures” to use when reviewing such contracts, you are you learn techniques and theories examining all prepare a movie-of-the-week budget based on informa- Reg# 266796CA empowered in a way usually only reserved for elite phases of the process, from development to produc- tion that typically would be available during pre-produc- Fee: $695 talent lawyers—and have a lot of fun in the process. tion to post-production. The focus is on translating a tion, including a script; day-out-of-days; one-line UCLA: 2232 School of Public Affairs Bldg. Required text: Dealmaking in the Film and Television minimum budget into maximum quality on screen. schedule; shooting schedule; departmental budgets; Tue 6:30-9:30pm, Jun 21-Sep 6, 12 mtgs Industry (3rd ed.) by Mark Litwak. Internet access Topics include the script, financing the production, and other hypothetical parameters. Students must have Enrollment deadline: Jul 1 required to retrieve course materials. & evaluating the marketplace, analyzing and breaking Movie Magic Budgeting 7; enrolled students are eligible Stephanie Varella, independent producer and former Reg# 266439CA down the screenplay, learning to apply creativity to a for a discount on software cost. Discount information Vice President of Jerry Bruckheimer TV, who has Fee: $695 budgetary plan to maximize on-screen value, casting, will be released the first day of course. This is not an worked on shows such as CSI, CSI:NY, CSI:MIAMI, UCLA: 2270 School of Public Affairs Bldg. selecting key production personnel, production design, introduction to production course. Enrollment limited. Without a Trace, Cold Case, Charmed, Seventh Heaven, Wed 7-10pm, Jun 22-Sep 7, 12 mtgs music, editing, sound design, marketing, and distribu- Internet access required to retrieve course materials. Any Day Now, and the new Love Boat. She has devel- Andrew Zucker, entertainment and Internet attorney, tion. The class collectively completes a producer’s oped shows with all the major studios—20th, Warner Reg# 266269CA and member of Isaacman, Kaufman & Painter, a firm breakdown and production budget for a feature-length Brothers, Sony—and all the broadcast and cable net- Fee: $495 ranked in the first tier nationally by U.S News and screenplay. For technical requirements see page 4. works, as well as the newer streaming outlets. She Downtown Los Angeles: UCLA Extension DTLA, World Report in the areas of Media and First Amend- Required text: The Declaration of Independent Film- recently sold a show to Freeform (aka ABC family). 261 S. Figueroa St. ment Law. Mr. Zucker has more than 25 years of making: An Insider’s Guide to Making Movies Outside Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Jul 26, 6 mtgs experience representing clients in all aspects of the of Hollywood by Mark Polish. Internet access required Instructor to be announced Marketing and Distributing entertainment industry. Such clients have included to retrieve course materials. & Independent Films Across Emmy-winning actors, producers, show-runners, per- Reg# 266355CA All Platforms m sonal managers, motion picture and reality television Producing Documentaries production companies. Fee: $695 X 478.733 Film & Television 4 units X 403.61 Management 4 units UCLA: 1234 School of Public Affairs Bldg. Learn about the opportunities available to the indepen- What are the considerations involved in financing, Mon 7-10pm, Jun 20-Aug 29 dent documentary producer in this overview of the packaging, selling, or acquiring a financially viable film? Legal Primer for the Entertainment ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Aug 20, 11 mtgs entire documentary production process, from idea Producers, filmmakers, and screenwriters learn what Business m (no mtg 7/4) through distribution. Emphasis is placed on today’s makes a project attractive to potential buyers, study a X 403.01 Management 4 units Enrollment deadline: Jul 8 market—for both television and theatrical one-to-two- variety of deal structures, and learn how to find domestic 34 hours of MCLE credit available, including 1 hour of Harris Goldberg, writer, producer and director whose hour programs—through screening and discussing and overseas distribution for theatrical, television, DVD, Legal Ethics. credits include Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Without A examples of documentary genres. Lectures emphasize and alternative markets. You gain knowledge on how to Required Text: Dealmaking in the Film and Television Paddle, The Maid Of Honor, and a long list of features story, structure, and style and address related budget, craft a distribution strategy from the earliest stages of Industry (3rd ed.) by Mark Litwak. Enrollment limited; for every major studio. Mr. Goldberg also wrote and financial, and technical aspects of television documen- project development. Topics include choosing materials, early enrollment advised. For more information see directed the award-winning feature NUMB starring taries. Each participant conceives and drafts a written budget, and casting; selling the film through festivals page 102. & Matthew Perry, Mary Steenburgen, and Kevin Pollak synopsis for a one-hour television documentary with the and markets; key buyers; evolving distribution outlets, Reg# 266270CA which premiered at The Tribeca Film Festival and won option to independently produce a presentation video. such as Internet, cell phones, etc.; the roles of producer, Fee: $695 Best Feature Audience Awards in Chicago and the Specialists with expertise in archival footage, interview marketing and sales executives, and executive produc- Jun 21-Sep 6 Ojai Film Festival. He was partners with his brother techniques, location shooting, editing, and other areas ers; and an overview of film financing models. For David Wienir, talent lawyer and author; business affairs Dan Goldberg, writer/producer of the movies Stripes, are invited as guest lecturers, subject to availability. technical requirements see page 4. Enrollment limited; executive, United Talent Agency. Before UTA, Mr. Wienir Meatballs, Old School, Road Trip, and producer of The Internet access required to retrieve course materials. early enrollment advised. Required text: Think Outside practiced law at two of the top talent boutiques, where Hangover, Hangover 2 and 3—where the two had an the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution Reg# 266356CA he represented Steven Spielberg and Madonna. He has overall deal at Universal. Mr. Goldberg has also written and Marketing for the Digital Era by Jon Reiss. & been awarded the Outstanding Volunteer Award from pilots for HBO, Showtime, NBC, ABC, CBS, TNT, FOX Fee: $695 UCLA: 2181 Bunche Hall Reg# 266111CA Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, named a “Rising Star” and USA. His latest feature film, The List, will be Fee: $695 in 2009 and 2010 by Super Lawyers Magazine, and released summer 2015. Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Sep 6, 12 mtgs Enrollment deadline: Jul 1 Jun 22-Sep 7 named to Variety’s 2014 Legal Impact Report. He is the Petra Haffter, writer and director of more than 100 Kevin August Mardesich, who began his career run- author of several acclaimed books, including Making It The Art of Line Producing feature films, TV movies, series, and documentaries. Ms. ning the story department at Oscar-winner Oliver on Broadway. X 478.13A Film & Television 4 units Haffter’s many credits include Rocks of Ages, the Colors Stone’s development company, Ixtlan. Mr. Mardesich This comprehensive, step-by-step overview of physical of the Deserts, In Search of America, feature films, such also helped execute corporate communications for production processes covers the tangible and intangible as A Demon in My View (Germany/Great Britain), The Fox’s sports/entertainment cable channels. He currently aspects of line producing, including budget; breakdown Kiss of the Tiger (Germany/France), and the television runs KevinMardesich.com, a communications practice and scheduling; hiring and working with cast, director, shows The New Adventures of Robin Hood (Warner TV) specializing in written communications for film, tele­ staff, crew, and outside vendors; choosing locations; and The Egyptian Book of the Dead (History). vision, and industry leaders. equipment and music; how to deal with divergent personalities and specific problem solving during pro- Bringing the Power of Music to Film: duction; and the differences between producing a A Film Scoring Seminar with Charles movie independently versus with a studio. You are Bernstein highly recommended but not required to have Movie X 482.3 Music 4 units Magic Budgeting and Scheduling.This is not an intro- Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet duction to production course. A basic knowledge of film access required to retrieve course materials. For more production and Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling information see page 106. software are highly recommended. Internet access required to retrieve course materials. Reg# 266229CA Fee: $695 kkk Westwood: 217 Extension Lindbrook Center Wed 6:30-10pm, Jun 22-Aug 17, 10 mtgs (1 mtg to be arranged) Charles Bernstein, for credits see page 106. Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Entertainment Studies 103 Production Accounting for Film and Television X 404.2 Management 4 units Art & Business Your Career in Music Up to 40 hours of CPE credit available. of Music Responsible for maintaining financial controls and financial reporting of all production funds, the produc- For more information call (310) 825-9064, email Begins Here! tion accountant must provide timely and accurate [email protected], or visit reporting of the financial information that will enable entertainment.uclaextension.edu The Music Business & the producers to maximize production values. This comprehensive course covers duties, including set up Space is limited; early enrollment is highly Independent Music Production Certificates and oversight of all accounting functions (i.e., budget- recommended. Visitors are not permitted at ing, cost reporting, accounts payable, accounts receiv- some courses. For online course technical BMI Proudly Supports UCLA Extension Certificates able, petty cash, purchase orders, BTL payroll, ATL requirements see page 4. payroll, per diem, and banking) and knowledge of sig- natory guilds and unions. Other topics include related Today, the music business—and software; insurance; labor laws; and production tax The Music Business independent music production— credits, rebates, and refunds. Guest speakers are are complex, challenging, and included. Prerequisite: Familiarity with basic production Legal and Practical Aspects of the terminology and some accounting knowledge is helpful. changing constantly. Music Business Internet access required to retrieve course materials. X 448.35 Music 4 units Yet opportunities exist. Start your Reg# 266433CA 34 hours of MCLE credit available, including 1 hour of career, or move it to the next level, Fee: $695 Legal Ethics. UCLA: 146 Dodd Hall with our 2 certificates in these Whether you are an artist, manager, lawyer, accountant, Mon 6:30-9:30pm, Jun 20-Aug 29 music industry executive, producer, songwriter, or music exciting fields. Both are compre- ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Jul 23, 11 mtgs publisher, this course is essential to understanding the hensive, nationally recognized (no mtg 7/4) various ways in which rights are exploited and mone- ­programs, taught by industry Enrollment deadline: Jul 8 tized and how revenue is generated in the music busi- professionals. Aved Savoulian, audit manager and production ness. In addition, the critical topics of building your bmi.com accountant, NBC Universal Feature Pictures, who has artist’s brand as a business, along with the necessity Advisors are available to provide has held previous positions at CBS Television and Fox of ancillary revenue streams outside of music are guidance to students wishing to Sports Networks covered. Also examined are arrangements between Greg Hemstreet, senior director, Production Finance, record companies and artists; production deals, pro- meet particular career goals. Universal Pictures ducer agreements and other legal and business issues that arise in the recording studio; trademark and rights Film Publicity for the of publicity; agreements relating to the artist’s executive Entertainment Industry team; topics and agreements relating to music publish- X 469.24 Management 2 units ing rights; monetizing subscription services and other With a focus on emerging publicity techniques, this digital streaming media; and fans, brands, social net- course presents a strategic and vivid overview of the working sites, and cultural communities as they affect main components of film publicity. Publicity campaign music, copyrights, and merchandising in a global music For More Information strategies involved in achieving maximum exposure market. Discussions on current events relating to the (310) 825-9064 | entertainment.uclaextension.edu via broadcast, print, and digital outlets to establish ever-changing tides of the music industry, including the consumer interest are highlighted. Topics include ongoing legislative developments in Washington, D.C. pre-production positioning; production/unit publicity; affecting copyright reform, and their impact on the long-lead and fast-breaking outlets; use of such tools future of the business are encouraged. Required text: The Business of the Film Industry Copyright Law in the All You Need to Know about the Music Industry (9th ed.) X 403.03 Management 4 units as photography, film clips, electronic and print press Entertainment Industry by Donald S. Passman. 34 hours of MCLE credit available. kits, mailers, and promo items; press junkets; sched- & X 448.84 Management 4 units uling screenings; review strategies; special events Learn how all the elements that go into making a film 34 hours of MCLE credit available. Reg# 266120CA fit together and impact each other. This course follows and premieres; and international publicity. You obtain Fee: $695 What is intellectual property and how does it apply to practical application by designing your own publicity the trajectory of a film from the initial step of finding the entertainment industry? As the ownership of intel- UCLA: 2258A Franz Hall the project to the ultimate calculation of worldwide campaign plan for an actual film in current release. Thu 7-10pm, Jun 23-Sep 8, 12 mtgs lectual property continues to be the life blood of the Required course toward Strategic Branding profits or losses. Each session covers another step in industry and the source of income for many, this Enrollment deadline: Jul 7 the process, including the evaluation of return on and Public Relations Certificate, Concentration in Kia Kamran, attorney who represents a variety of course answers these questions while providing a Entertainment Publicity. investment in the global marketplace; components of general overview of intellectual property rights with a music- and entertainment-related clients as well as the entertainment conglomerates; the players and their focus on copyright law and its role in the film, music, Reg# 265736CA serves as an executive board member of the Beverly roles; structure of a major studio and a mini-major; and digital online industries, including such related Fee: $395 Hills Bar Association’s Entertainment Law Section. assessing a production’s revenue potential; buying and areas as celebrity endorsements and branding. Spe- Westwood: 114B Extension Gayley Center, Formerly, Mr. Kamran was an agent at Variety Interna- selling rights to literary materials and life stories; over- cific topics covered include authorship and copyright 1145 Gayley Ave. tional where he worked on the booking and directing of view of film production; finding the appropriate market ownership; fair use; how copyrights are licensed and Tue 6:30-9:30pm, Jul 12-Aug 16, 6 mtgs the careers of the company’s diverse roster of nationally niche for a film project and tailoring the production to controlled in the entertainment industry; copyright Tim Menke, senior publicist, 20th Century Fox Inter- and internationally renowned touring acts. that market; pitching the project and attaching creative “mechanics” (such as registration and notice); copy- national, former senior publicist, Paramount Pictures elements; negotiating deals; different types of produc- right legislation and Congress; and duration of copy- (domestic). Mr. Menke has launched more than 200 ers and housekeeping arrangements; various forms of right. Also examined is the role of copyright in the publicity campaigns from Avatar to Zoolander, including film financing and the essentials of each; the uses of entertainment industry and its interaction with other one of the highest-grossing films of all time, the cash flow, budgets, and recoupment in structuring business and legal principles, key court cases, and ­Academy Award-winning Titanic. finance; maximizing ancillary markets and revenue; international copyright protection. Internet access developing a marketing plan; distributing the picture in required to retrieve course materials. various media; and defining and accounting for profits. Reg# 266442CA Enrollment limited. Course reader required; participants Fee: $695 should read chapter one of the course reader before UCLA: 1425 Physics & Astronomy Bldg. the first class. Internet access required to retrieve Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Sep 6, 12 mtgs course materials. & Enrollment deadline: Jul 1 Reg# 266117CA Corey Field, former president of the Copyright Society Course Icons Fee: $695 of the U.S.A. (New York), and principal author of Enter- UCLA: 175 Dodd Hall tainment Law: Forms and Analysis, published by Law Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Sep 6, 12 mtgs Journal Press, New York (2011). Mr. Field concentrates Provide Judith Merians, entertainment attorney and author his practice in copyright and entertainment law and whose former positions include associate general serves on several leading entertainment industry boards Information counsel, Warner Bros.; senior vice president of business of directors, and is Of Counsel in the Los Angeles office and legal affairs, Saban Entertainment; director of busi- of Ballard Spahr LLP. At-a-Glance ness affairs, Paramount Pictures Merchandising and Publishing Division; vice president, Business Affairs, m Online course ABC Motion Pictures; COO, The Hollywood Experts Online; and literary agent, Media Artists Group. & Textbook required M Meets during daytime hours 104 Entertainment Studies Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Music Licensing: objectives, economic forecasts and action steps. Turning Talent into Dollars Examples of projects can include: an artist who plans X 449.2 Music 4 units to start a publishing company or get a publishing deal Making It Happen 34 hours of MCLE credit available. for their music, a manager who aims to sign their artist In today’s rapidly evolving music industry, licensing to a recording contract, a student who wants to become Bring Your Music Project Home stands out as one of the most stable ways to make a music supervisor, an artist who is seeking to build a money. Turning your talent into dollars and cents team and get signed to a recording agreement, and an Are you an artist who plans to start with such talent as Alice Cooper requires an understanding of how the licensing process artist who wants to simply “DIY” a music project. You learn how to work with a business and/or creative team, a publishing company or to get a and the Rolling Stones. Through- works. This introductory course for entertainers, song- writers, producers, managers, music supervisors, and how to raise money and put your project into motion publishing deal for your music? A out the course, Mr. Husney and music industry executives, examines the business through the development of a business plan, how to manager who wants to sign your your fellow students will become issues associated with licensing rights in the music network within your chosen field and make solid con- artist to a recording contract? Are your “business and creative industry. Through lectures, case studies, and discus- nections, how to understand basic legal agreements sions with notable industry guests, instruction focuses and documents relative to your project, and how to take you a musician seeking to build a ­advisory team,” and implement charge of your goals and career choices. Specific team and get signed? Or do you deadlines, goals, networking objec- on the business and legal aspects of licensing. Topics include detailed examination of the various types of industry guest speakers augment lectures and discus- want to finish the music project tives, economic forecasts, and licenses that apply to the music industry, rights and sions. Prerequisite: At least two classes from the Music you started? You’re in the right necessary action steps to complete clearance issues, applicable terms from publishing and Business certificate program or consent of instructor. place! Learn what it takes from your project. record deals, typical representation arrangements, and An understanding of music business terms are manda- tory. You must bring a specific project to work on in instructor Owen Husney, music negotiation and networking strategies. By the end of the Page 104. course, students understand how to make the most of class. Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. manager and executive who discov- the myriad licensing opportunities available in the music Internet access required to retrieve course materials. ered Prince and who has worked business and how to avoid problems associated with Reg# 266242CA those opportunities. Internet access required to retrieve Fee: $695 course materials. UCLA: 160 Royce Hall Reg# 266123CA Mon 7-10pm, Jun 20-Sep 12, 12 mtgs Fee: $695 (no mtg 7/4 & 9/5; 1 mtg to be arranged) UCLA: 1222 School of Public Affairs Bldg. Owen Husney, music manager and executive who Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Sep 6, 12 mtgs discovered Prince, signed several up-and-coming art- Enrollment deadline: Jul 5 ists to various major record labels, and whose clients Gary Greenberg, attorney with more than 25 years of have garnered 10 gold- and platinum-certified albums. experience in the music industry, representing such Mr. Husney has also done marketing and promotion for clients as Jimmy Cliff, Sergio Mendes, Fantasia, Dave such notable talents as Sonny and Cher, Alice Cooper, Koz, and the producers of Kendrick Lamar. He co-wrote and the Rolling Stones. Currently, with his First Ameri- the popular music industry book, Everything You’d Bet- can Entertainment Inc. company, he buys, sells, and ter Know About the Record Industry and wrote the brokers artist catalogs of music, and consults for major American Bar Association handbook How to Build and record labels and artists. Manage an Entertainment Law Practice. Copyright Law in the A History of the Music Industry Entertainment Industry X 495.12 Music 4 units X 448.84 Management 4 units Journey through the evolution of the music industry 34 hours of MCLE credit available. from the earliest known recording devices to the current What is intellectual property and how does it apply to world of iTunes and other emerging business models. the entertainment industry? As the ownership of intel- In this definitive survey course, you learn about the lectual property continues to be the life blood of the Touring, Tour Accounting, A&R: Making Music from Acquisition defining moments that have shaped popular culture as industry and the source of income for many, this and Merchandising to Release we know it today, and you gain an understanding and course answers these questions while providing a X 448.86 Music 4 units X 446.2 Music 4 units appreciation of the many music styles, artists and play- general overview of intellectual property rights with a Discover the fundamental aspects of the concert touring A definitive analysis of the functions of the A&R profes- ers who have influenced that industry. Music samples focus on copyright law and its role in the film, music, industry. This course guides students through the entire sional, this course stresses the collective effort needed and videos are played in class and lectures and discus- and digital online industries, including such related touring process from planning to settling live perfor- from all departments—artist and label—in the creation sion are supplemented by prominent industry guest areas as celebrity endorsements and branding. Spe- mances. Participants gain an understanding of such of recorded music in all formats—from creation to speakers. A sample of topics includes the emergence cific topics covered include authorship and copyright different tour revenue streams as ticket sales, sponsor- acquisition and release. Topics include new artist of jazz and blues; the growing importance of the British ownership; fair use; how copyrights are licensed and ship income, and merchandising. Students also learn acquisition; record deals; the role of the producer; in America; the arrival of Elvis Presley; the discovery of controlled in the entertainment industry; copyright how to maximize tour profits through effective market- working with personal managers and booking agents; Bob Dylan; the impact of the Beatles and the Rolling “mechanics” (such as registration and notice); copy- ing, promotion, budgeting and monitoring. Instruction the role of social media from the artist and executive Stones; the merging of rock and folk music; the power right legislation and Congress; and duration of includes lectures, industry guest speakers, and discus- perspectives; A&R and sync strategies; independent of Motown; the migration of the music industry from ­copyright. Also examined is the role of copyright in the sion. Required Text: This Business of Concert Promotion touring, the current local music scene; specific A&R the East Coast to the West Coast; the first major events entertainment industry and its interaction with other and Touring: A Practical Guide to Creating, Selling, approaches for urban music, EDM, singer/songwriter, like Woodstock and the Montery Pop Festival; the business and legal principles, key court cases, and Organizing, and Staging Concerts by Ray Waddell, Rich alternative, and indie music; how to attract interest from supergroups of the 70s and 80s, along with the explo- international copyright protection. Internet access Barnet and Jake Berry. Internet access required to major and independent labels without compromising sion of disco and punk rock; the emergence of teen required to retrieve course materials. retrieve course materials. & artistic integrity; paths to A&R career positions; and artists; the influence of rap and hip-hop; the new Indies Reg# 266442CA Reg# 266172CA analysis of how recently signed artists got their first and their leaders; the new world of EDM and other Fee: $695 Fee: $695 contracts. Guest speakers include recording artists, alternatives music genres; and the latest changes to UCLA: 1425 Physics & Astronomy Bldg. UCLA: 1222 School of Public Affairs Bldg. producers, managers, record company executives, and the delivery and consumption of music. Internet access Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Sep 6, 12 mtgs Wed 7-10pm, Jun 22-Sep 7, 12 mtgs A&R personnel. Internet access required to retrieve required to retrieve course materials. & Enrollment deadline: Jul 1 course materials. Enrollment deadline: Jul 6 Reg# 266514CA Corey Field, for credits see page 103. Richie Gallo, music career consultant and president of Reg# 266167CA Fee: $695 the Richie Gallo Group. Formerly, Mr. Gallo was senior Fee: $695 UCLA: 1209B Bunche Hall vice president at One Catalog Group at Rhino Entertain- UCLA: 121 Dodd Hall ✷✷Sat 10am-1:30pm, Jun 25-Sep 10, 10 mtgs Music Production ment; executive vice president of Universal Music Mon 6:30-10pm, Jun 20-Aug 29, 10 mtgs (no mtg 7/2 & 9/3) Enterprises’ New Door Records; senior vice president (no mtg 7/4) Enrollment deadline: Jul 15 NOW ONLINE of catalog sales at Universal; and senior vice president Enrollment deadline: Jul 11 Richie Gallo, for credits see page 104. m of sales, distribution, and production at A&M Records. Barry Squire, former A&R executive at Columbia, Gef- Audio Recording Theory X 441.3 Music 4 units He has implemented strategies to develop the careers fen, and Warner Bros. Records. Currently, Mr. Squire NEW COURSE of such artists as Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams, and Sting, works as an independent A&R consultant, television Specifically tailored to independent artists, this course and has worked with such artists as Elton John, Lionel talent scout, and assists recording artists seeking musi- Making It Happen: presents a practical and effective introduction to the Richie, Johnny Cash, Janet Jackson, Van Morrison, and cians. His client list of more than 400 artists includes Bringing Your Music Project Home theory, art, and craft of sound recording. Instruction Peter Frampton. Nico and Vinz, Katy Perry, the CeeLo Green Experience, X 451.6 Music 4 units covers the basics of audio, acoustics, and electronics, Lady Gaga, Slash, Emblem 3, Selena Gomez, 30 Sec- In this hands-on workshop modeled on real-world as well as the theory and operation of the most com- onds to Mars, Ariana Grande, Avril Lavigne, Spearhead, music business situations, learn how get your project monly used signal processors, audio consoles, moni- Randy Jackson, Rihanna, September Mourning, Artist on track and/or bring it to fruition. For artists and aspir- tor loudspeakers, and microphones, and their Publishing Group, Zedd, Nine Inch Nails, Mariah Carey, ing executives, the course provides an understanding application to the digital audio workstation production MTV, and more than 15 American Idol artists. of how to initially start a music-related project, develop process. For technical requirements see page 4. the necessary materials, form a company, and/or Enrollment limited. monetize a project. The instructor and fellow students kkk form a “business and creative advisory team” for your project and implement deadlines, goals, networking Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Entertainment Studies 105

Reg# 266162CA Reg# 266146CA Fee: $695 Fee: $695 Jun 23-Sep 8 UCLA: 120 La Kretz Hall Michael Vail Blum, award-winning producer/engineer Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Sep 6, 12 mtgs Film Scoring Certificate whose works have contributed to the combined sales Nahshon Craig, Esq., recently served as senior vice of more than 100 million records. Mr. Blum has engi- president of Business and Legal Affairs at Rush Com- Endorsed by the Society of Composers & Lyricists neered several LPs for Madonna, and has worked with munications, the holding company for Russell Simmons’ such artists as Pink Floyd, Bryan Ferry, Kenny Loggins, worldwide fashion, entertainment, digital, and philan- and Julian Lennon. Mr. Blum has designed more than thropic activities, and as chief operating officer of All 60 recording studios in Los Angeles, and in his own Def Digital/All Def Music (ADD/ADM), a digital media Titan Recording Studio, has produced platinum artist company in partnership with Awesomeness TV/Dream- Anastacia, and discovered, recorded, and produced Works, YouTube, and Universal Music Group. Kelly Clarkson, the first American Idol winner. Elements of Hit Songwriting The Record Production Process: X 401.5 Music 4 units Professional Practices Designed for both musicians and lyricists, this hands-on X 448.6 Music 4 units introduction to the craft of songwriting focuses on col- This course provides an overview of the role of the laboration and teaches a step-by-step method for record producer and his responsibility through all the writing a professional-quality song. Instruction empha- stages of making a record: pre-production, recording, sizes the elements that make up a successful song and overdubs, editing, mixing and mastering. Topics include, the completion of a demo in preparation for a market- how to use appropriate terminology to communicate able product. You gain an understanding of all aspects effectively with the various members of the production of hit songwriting from structure to groove, covering the team; sharpening your listening skills so you can different approaches for writing rock, pop, alternative, incorporate specific elements into your own production; blues, R&B, hip-hop, and country. You practice creating producing for a specific artist’s genre of music and how and developing a hook, learning where to place it, how to get the best performance from the artist; how pro- to set it up, and how to exploit it within different types Take advantage of UCLA Extension’s Film Scoring Certificate, where you ducing a band is different from a solo artist; and how of song structure. Discussion includes a wide variety of can compose and conduct your own scores under the direction of talented to budget for record production. You also learn arrange- guests from the industry, such as A&R/record compa- ment techniques as well as key vocal production nies, music supervisors, record producers, and film and industry professionals. techniques for main and background vocals. Discover television executives. Enrollment limited. Internet access The 50-unit program also helps you produce pieces that can be used for required to retrieve course materials. the difference between producing a mix and engineer- your professional reels. ing a mix, as well as the different style of mixes that Reg# 266154CA are needed before going into the mastering phase of a Fee: $695 Flexible evening and weekend scheduling allows for completion of the program project. At the end of the course, you will have gained Hollywood: Local 47 Musicians Union, in as little as 1 year. musical, emotional, performance, and arrangement 817 Vine St techniques designed to make your music more compel- Wed 7-10pm, Jun 22-Sep 7, 12 mtgs Advisors are available to provide guidance to students wishing to meet ling. Enrollment limited. Internet access required to Arlene Matza-Jackson, songwriter, producer, indepen- career goals. retrieve course materials. dent A&R, publisher, and music supervisor who has Reg# 266124CA co-written songs with Kenny Loggins, David Foster, Guy Fee: $695 Thomas, Bennett Salvay, Snuffy Walden, Paul Buckmas- For More Information Westwood: 217 Extension Lindbrook Center ter (renowned arranger for Elton John, Taylor Swift and (310) 825-9064 | entertainment.uclaextension.edu Thu 7-10pm, Jun 23-Sep 8, 12 mtgs many more), and Maurice White (EWF). Ms. Matza- Adam Moseley, record producer, engineer, and mixer Jackson also co-wrote two albums with the Grammy- who started his career at the legendary Trident studios nominated Swedish rock band, Grand Illusion. Ms. include works by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, in London, where he worked with Phil Ramone, Tom Matza-Jackson is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Introduction to Pro Tools m Mendelssohn, and more. As you work on your own Dowd, Mutt Lange, Steve Lillywhite, Tina Turner, The Distinguished Instructor Award, 2006. Her other credits X 479.12 Music 4 units compositions utilizing many of the concepts learned, Cure, Wet Wet Wet, Roxette, Kiss, and Rush. Mr. Mose- include songs for Earth, Wind & Fire, Lulu, and many Prerequisite: Basic computer skills and basic audio you receive guidance from the instructor and gain the ley has worked with the likes of Beck, Nikka Costa/ song placements in TV & Film. technology concepts. Enrollment limited. Required text: opportunity to build your portfolio. Prerequisite: The Lenny Kravitz, Wolfmother, Spike Jonze, and many Pro Tools 101: Pro Tools Fundamentals I for Pro Tools ability to read music, knowledge of music notation, and more. Recently, he has recorded and mixed new albums Introduction to Logic Pro 12 by Frank D. Cook (Avid Learning Series Official Cur- an understanding of the fundamentals of music theory. with John Cale, the score for The Big Wedding featuring X 480 Music 4 units riculum Pro Tools 12). For more information see Enrollment limited. Required course reader available at Robert De Niro, and other TV and film music. Logic Pro is a professional music production program that page 105. & Lu Valle Commons bookstore. Internet access required combines composition, notation, and audio production Reg# 266160CA to retrieve course materials. Entrepreneurship for the Indie Artist facilities. Of interest to songwriters, composers, audio Fee: $695 & X 451 Music 4 units producers and audio engineers, this hands-on course Jun 27-Sep 12 Reg# 266206CA Record-low album sales, industry lay-offs and ever- introduces you to the primary features and basic user Maurizio “Otto” De Togni, for credits see page 105. Fee: $695 evolving changes in technology can be disheartening interface of Logic Pro X. Using your own Mac, you walk Westwood: 217 Extension Lindbrook Center for the aspiring artist looking to break into the busi- through the process of creating an actual song, from ✷✷Sat 9:30am-12:30pm, Jun 25-Sep 17 ness, but nothing could be further from the truth! recording, producing a virtual drum track, editing audio Film Scoring ✷✷Fri 1-4pm, Jul 8, 12 mtgs There’s never been a better time to be a do-it-yourself with Flex Time & Pitch, and recording/editing/arranging of (no mtg 7/2 & 9/3) artist and this course gives you the tools to assess MIDI sequences and Apple Loops, to digital effects pro- The Film Scoring Certificate is endorsed by Steve Rothstein, PhD, composer of numerous what you can do yourself (and how), and when you cessing using virtual amps and pedals, Logic remote on The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL), orchestral, choral, and chamber works. Mr. Rothstein should bring in the professionals. Many musicians iPad, automation, and mixing. This course prepares you for the nonprofit and primary organization for received the UCLA Extension Distinguished Instructor Award in 2013. record and market their own music, but only a handful the Apple Certfication exam. Students must bring their own professional film/TV/multimedia music com- actually monetize those efforts. Learn the importance Mac computer with a minimum of 15 GB of free space, a posers, songwriters, and lyricists. SCL is of establishing a brand and how to harness the power power adapter, and Logic Pro X (installed and fully committed to advancing the interests of the of the Internet to generate awareness and excitement updated); external hard drive/audio interface/mic/midi film and television music community. around your music. Topics include creating a business keyboard are optional. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills, plan for yourself and your brand; forming a marketing and basic audio technology concepts. Enrollment limited. Harmony I: Crash Course in campaign; deciding on distribution options; optimizing Required text: Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro X 10.1 sales through targeted use of social media tracking by David Nahmani (Peachpit Press). Internet access Composing for Tonal Music X 403.52 Music 4 units tools; building a fan base through gigging and mer- required to retrieve course materials. & The study of harmony has been the foundation of chandise; publishing and licensing; and the latest Reg# 266159CA composers for centuries. This intensive crash course developments in promotion—all on a shoestring bud- Fee: $695 not only serves as a complete review of diatonic har- get. Instruction features guest speakers, who work in Westwood: B15 1010 Westwood Center mony, but also teaches you how to apply theoretical various facets of the industry, to bring real-world Mon 6:30-10pm, Jun 27-Sep 12, 10 mtgs concepts to your own compositions. Instruction consists perspective to the topics. Required texts: All You Need (no mtg 7/4 & 9/5) of three stages: establishing a strong foundation in to Know about the Music Industry (9th ed.) by Donald Maurizio “Otto” De Togni, composer for commercials diatonic harmony, studying music scores of the great S. Passman and This Business of Music (10th ed.) by and TV, music/sound editor and producer. With 48 masters who demonstrate these techniques, and creat- M. William Krasilovsky and Sydney Shemel. Internet certifications, Mr. De Togni is one of the world’s first ing your own music compositions emulating what you access required to retrieve course materials. & Apple Certified Master Trainers in Logic Pro and an Avid have learned. Concepts covered include proper usage kkk Certified Pro Tools Expert instructor. His clients have of scales; functional chord progressions and how they Online course included Paramount Pictures, James Valentine and work; roman numeral analysis; how to create both m Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5), and the John Lennon regional and true modulation; creating chord inversions; Text required Educational Tour Bus. He received the UCLA Extension cadence types; and proper notational practices dealing & Department of the Arts Outstanding Instructor of the with rhythm, meter, and score set-up. Scores studied Year Award in 2012. M Course held during daytime hours 106 Entertainment Studies Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 The Art of Counterpoint X 403.51 Music 4 units The study of counterpoint has been the foundation of Screenwriting training for performing musicians and composers for The Business of Film Music centuries. This course is designed for all those who wish to develop a foundation in the craft of composition As a film composer you are also a Courses regardless of stylistic concerns. By studying the prin- musical entrepreneur with your The UCLA Extension ciples of voice leading, the treatment of dissonances, own brand to promote. Learn the intervallic and harmonic organization, and melodic Writers’ ­Program offers more structures—all in a polyphonic texture—the aspiring skills you need to build and main- than 200 screenwriting courses composer and performer not only gains an important tain your career under the guid- annually—onsite and online—as skill, but also develops musicianship, as the exercises ance of composer Brian Ralston. well as cer­tifi­cates in Feature­ in writing counterpoint provide an excellent vehicle for Gain an understanding of how to Film Writing,­­­­ Television furthering the development of aural perception. Prereq- build your advisory team; how to uisite: Ability to read music. Enrollment limited; early ­Writing, and Film/TV enrollment advised. Required course reader available make the best deal; how to collect Comprehensive;­ master at Lu Valle Commons bookstore. Internet access royalties for your work; and the classes in Feature Film and required to retrieve course materials. & legal issues surrounding composer ­Television Pilot Writing; script Reg# 266209CA contracts and liability. consul­tations; mentorships; and Fee: $695 Westwood: 217 Extension Lindbrook Center Page 106. 3 screenwriting­ competitions. ✷✷Sat 1:30-4:30pm, Jun 25-Sep 17 This quarter’s screenwriting ✷✷Fri 1-4pm, Jul 15, 12 mtgs (no mtg 7/2 & 9/3) courses begin on page 146. Steve Rothstein, for credits see page 105. For more infor­mation call Jeff Bonnett ­at (310) 206-1542. Introduction to Orchestration X 483.43 Music 4 units Through in-class demonstration, lecture, and discus- sion, learn why instruments sound as they do, how their orchestral composing. Access to and proficiency in issues are also discussed and include building your sound is produced, and some technical limitations that Survival Guide for Film and using a home studio with sequencing software, and team and managing the work of others, communicating should be taken into account when writing for them. Television Composers samples are required for completion of assignments. with your directors and producers, and working with The unique evocative capabilities of each instrument in X 484.7 Music 2 units The course does not include instruction in any specific contractors. Industry guest speakers share their exper- regard to scoring films are also examined. You apply To thrive in today’s highly competitive music market- software. Participants must already have adequate tise in these various areas and supplement extensive techniques by composing two short pieces to be place, you must master the necessary tools of business knowledge and resources to MIDI program short discussions and exercises. Internet access required to recorded in class: one incorporating instruments from and the professional practices dictated by the global orchestral works and deliver these electronically. Enroll- retrieve course materials. the woodwind, brass and percussion families; and one entertainment industry. From demo preparation and ment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access incorporating instruments from the string family, includ- budgeting, to alternative methods of compensation, the Reg# 266794CA required to retrieve course materials. ing harp. Prerequisite: The ability to read music, topics presented in this definitive seminar address these Fee: $695 knowledge of music notation, and an understanding of Reg# 266223CA issues through lectures, demonstrations, and discus- Westwood: B15 1010 Westwood Center the fundamentals of music theory. Basic working Fee: $695 sions. Topics include how composers secure employ- ✷✷Sat 1:30-4:30pm, Jun 25-Sep 17, 12 mtgs knowledge of a music notation program such as Sibe- Westwood: B15 1010 Westwood Center ment: the most likely career paths, how to break into the (no mtg 7/2 & 9/3; 1 mtg to be arranged) lius is highly recommended as students are required to Thu 7-10pm, Jun 30-Sep 15, 12 mtgs business, and preparing demo reels; selecting the right Brian Ralston, award-winning film/television composer produce and print music scores and instrumental parts Fletcher Beasley, composer for film, television, com- agents, managers, and attorneys; negotiating the com- whose credits include the 20th Century Fox lacrosse for their assignments. Enrollment limited; early enroll- mercials, video games, and interactive exhibits who poser agreement/deal memo; work-for-hire issues: film Crooked Arrows (2012) starring Brandon Routh, the ment advised. Required text: The Study of Orchestration recently released Fictional Radio, an album of cine- copyright and publishing; the budgeting process; scoring action thriller Awaken (2015) starring Daryl Hannah, by Samuel Adler. Visitors not permitted. Internet access matic electronic music. Mr. Beasley has worked with options; the latest union provisions; and alternative Vinnie Jones, and Natalie Burn, the Magnolia Pictures required to retrieve course materials. & some of the top composers in the film and television compensation methods. You have the opportunity to bank heist film Graduation (2008), and additional music world, contributing writing, orchestration, and program- create or revise your presentation reels and receive in season four of the WB Television production Angel Reg# 266196CA ming.. Mr. Beasley received the UCLA Extension critiques from the instructor and other class members. (2004). Mr. Ralston is also a long-time co-host of the Fee: $1,995 Department of the Arts Outstanding Instructor of the SCOREcast podcast, a popular industry-insider radio Hollywood: Local 47 Musicians Union, Internet access required to retrieve course materials. Year Award in 2016. show for film and television composers. 817 Vine St Reg# 266227CA Mon 6:30-10pm, Jun 20-Sep 12 Fee: $495 Sun 6:30-10pm, Jul 17, 10 mtgs Film Scoring II: Westwood: B15 1010 Westwood Center Bringing the Power of Music to Film: (no mtg 7/4, 7/18 & 7/25; & 9/5) Current Compositional Techniques ✷✷Sun 1-4pm, Jul 10-Aug 14, 6 mtgs A Film Scoring Seminar with Charles No refund after Jun 24. X 483.3 Music 4 units Enrollment deadline: Jul 15 Bernstein Cameron Patrick, composer, orchestrator, and arranger Gain an understanding of, and learn to emulate, current Lucas Cantor, composer, producer, and Emmy Award X 482.3 Music 4 units who has worked on more than 100 film, television and compositional techniques and their enhanced possibili- winner who has worked in NBC’s music department for This seminar is for film composers, filmmakers, and theme park projects. Recent orchestration credits ties of expression. Very often composers are asked to the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Athens, Torino, others interested in the subtle art of film scoring. It include Jurassic World, Inside Out, Star Trek Into Dark- compose music “sounding like” that of the major Beijing, Vancouver, London, and Sochi. With Michael A. examines the crucial contribution music makes to nar- ness, and Once Upon a Time. Mr. Patrick’s concert composers today. Study recent film scores and their Levine, he co-produced Lorde’s cover of “Everybody rative and emotional expression in film. Lectures and works include Lines of the Southern Cross, commis- harmonic, melodic, and textural language of such Wants to Rule the World” on the Hunger Games: Catch- discussions, enhanced with film clips and recordings, sioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and composers as John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Alan ing Fire soundtrack. Recently, Mr. Cantor was an execu- cover such topics as great film themes and how melo- Impressions of Erin, a commission from the Camerata Silvestri, and Danny Elfman. You have the opportunity tive producer of Score!, an orchestral concert dies work in films; musical style, fashion, and concept: of St. John’s Chamber Orchestra. He is also a published to apply these techniques by composing short pieces celebrating music composed for television presented what’s in and what’s out; love and sex in film music: arranger, with an anthology of string quartet and string for small ensembles to be performed in class during 3 by ASCAP and the Television Academy. what’s hot and what’s not; horror, suspense, and how to orchestra arrangements released by Alfred Publishing. recording sessions. Prerequisite: Knowledge of music scare people with music; comedy, emotion, and what notation and acoustic orchestration, and X 483.1 Film NEW COURSE makes us laugh and cry; songs and singing in movies: MIDI I: Synthestration Scoring I: Form and Function, or consent of instructor. The Business of Film Music what the singer/songwriter can do; and a guest compos- X 449.91 Music 4 units Knowledge of samples and sequencers strongly sug- X 448.171 Music 4 units ers’ roundtable. A field trip to a professional recording Learn to bring your electronic realizations of your gested. Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Focusing on the vital business skills needed to build environment will be scheduled, date to be announced. demos and scores to more vivid life. Through take- Visitors not permitted. Required course reader available and maintain your career as a film and television Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet home assignments, learn to produce sample-based at Lu Valle Commons bookstore. & composer, this course features comprehensive cover- access required to retrieve course materials. “cues” that sound more musical and realistic. Student Reg# 266213CA age of current business and financial practices in the Reg# 266229CA work is presented and critiqued each week in class. Fee: $1,995 industry. You learn about the role of agents, managers Fee: $695 Assignments involve programming selections from the Westwood: 217 Extension Lindbrook Center and lawyers; making the most advantageous deal; the Westwood: 217 Extension Lindbrook Center classical literature, beginning with small chamber Tue 7-10pm, Jun 21-Sep 6, 12 mtgs role performing rights organizations such as ASCAP, Wed 6:30-10pm, Jun 22-Aug 17, 10 mtgs pieces and progressing to large symphonic works. The No refund after Jun 27. BMI, and SESAC in the collection of public performance (1 mtg to be arranged) class culminates in a final assignment of an original Scott Glasgow, composer who has recently scored the royalties; and your responsibilities and procedures in Charles Bernstein, Emmy Award-winning composer orchestral cue set to picture. In addition to the aesthet- feature films Poker Night, The Wedding Pact and Hatchet collecting royalties for your work. You also gain an whose music is featured in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglouri- ics of synthestration, this course also covers project 3. Some of Mr. Glasgow’s other credits include Riddle, understanding of the difference in operating your busi- ous Basterds and Kill Bill, and who has scored A studio requirements and considerations, such as The Gene Generation, Taking Chances, and Robotech: ness as a sole proprietor or as a corporation, and in the Nightmare on Elm Street, After Innocence, Cujo, The computer choices, sequencing software, sample librar- The Shadow Chronicles. He has scored more than 20 legal issues surrounding composer contracts and liabil- Entity, and Love at First Bite. Mr. Bernstein’s television ies, “electronic” orchestration techniques, and mixing feature films for studios such as Lionsgate, Sony Pic- ity. Brand-building is an important component of a credits include Darwin’s Darkest Hour, Miss Ever’s Boys, techniques, all with the primary objective of producing tures, and The Weinstein Company, many of which record successful career: you study the philosophy of building Enslavement, The Sea Wolf, The Long Hot Summer, and “musical” facsimiles of acoustic instrument perfor- live orchestral scores. He was mentioned as the “Best your own brand as a film composer or as an assistant Drug Wars, among many others. mances. Prerequisite: X 483.43 Introduction to Orches- Breakout Composer of 2013” at Examiner.com. for another composer, and you explore the role of social tration and/or prior experience in instrumentation and media in the promotion of your brand. Collaboration