96 Entertainment Studies Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Sneak Preview Art & Craft of Visit entertainment.uclaextension.edu/sneak-preview Entertainment ENTERTAINMENT for weekly movie information. For more information call (310) 825-9064, email Sneak Preview: Contemporary Films [email protected], or visit and Filmmakers entertainment.uclaextension.edu. STUDIES 804.2 Film & Television 2 CEU Join us for an exclusive preview of new movies before Space is limited; early enrollment is highly their public release. Enjoy provocative commentary and recommended. Visitors are not permitted at 96 Sneak Preview in-depth discussions with invited guests after each some courses. For online course technical 96 Acting screening. Recent films and speakers have included: I’ll requirements, see page 4. See You in My Dreams with director Brett Haley; Jim- 97 Cinematography my’s Hall with actors Barry Ward and Simone Kirby; 98 Development Desert Dancer with director Richard Raymond; Wild Acting Tales with director Damian Szifron; Tangerines with 98 Directing director Zaza Urushadze and producer Ivo Felt; McFar- Acting Techniques: The Fundamentals 100 Post-Production land, USA with director Niki Caro; and Me and Earl X 407.5 Theater 4 units and The Dying Girl with actors Thomas Mann, Olivia In this introduction to acting, participants learn funda- 100 Producing Cooke, and RJ Cyler. Enroll using Reg# 261969 and mental performance techniques and exercises, includ- 101 The Business & Management of Entertainment receive not only your Sneak Preview course, but also ing relaxation, concentration, sense memory, emotional Osher membership, which allows you to register for recall, improvisation, character tasks, and text analysis, 102 The Music Business Osher courses for a fee. Enrollment limited. The Uni- and then apply these techniques by rehearsing and 103 Music Production versity is not responsible for lost or stolen quarterly film performing monologues and 2-character scenes. In- passes; there is a $50 charge per replacement pass. class partner work and weekly assignments are 104 Film Scoring Due to film piracy concerns, no cameras or recording required. Enrollment limited. Internet access required devices are allowed inside the theater. Participants are to retrieve course materials. subject to a security check, promotional photography Reg# 261711CA and audio and video recording. Visitors not permitted. Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 Reg# 261967CA Westwood: 202 Extension Lindbrook Center Through Dec 20: $215 / After: $235 Mon 7-10pm, Jan 4-Mar 21 Reg# 261969CA (Includes Osher membership) Westwood: 204AB Extension Lindbrook Center Through Dec 20: $245 / After: $265 ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Feb 20, 11 mtgs Beverly Hills: Auditorium Writers Guild Theater, (no mtg 1/18 & 2/15) 135 S. Doheny Dr. No refund after Jan 7. Wed 7-10pm, Jan 20-Mar 23, 10 mtgs Toni Attell, Emmy-nominated actor, comedian, and mime No refund after Jan 13. whose background includes a variety of work in theater, Pete Hammond, five-time Emmy-nominated writer, film, and television. Ms. Attell has opened for Jay Leno, producer, movie critic, film historian. His analysis and Steve Martin, and Robin Williams, and has guest-starred commentary has appeared in publications including The on numerous television dramas and sitcoms. New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Enter- Reg# 261713CA tainment Weekly, New York Magazine, OK Magazine, Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, the CBC, BBC, Westwood: 214 Extension Lindbrook Center Bravo, E!, AMC, and the KTLA Morning Show. Currently Mon 7-10pm, Jan 4-Mar 21 he is a critic for Movieline.com and is also the Awards Westwood: 204CD Extension Lindbrook Center Columnist for Deadline Hollywood, where he covers the ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Feb 20, 12 mtgs Sneak Preview Oscar and Emmy seasons. (no mtg 1/18 & 2/15; 1 mtg to be arranged) No refund after Jan 7. See the most highly anticipated new films prior to public release, Matthew Kohler, actor, producer, and writer. Mr. Kohler has starred in several film and television productions, specially selected for our Sneak Preview audience. including Hart of Dixie, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, Screenings are moderated by film critic Pete Hammond, and you and Nip/Tuck. are invited to engage in lively Q&A with actors, directors, writers, Acting Workshop: and producers. The Meisner Technique Sneak Preview starts January 20 and presents 10 new films. X 407.45 Film & Television 4 units Through improvisation and scene work, explore basic concepts of the Meisner approach to acting with a Past films and guests have included: focus on creating and living in imaginary circum- Whiplash with director Damien Chazelle and actor Miles Teller stances. Learn to work more independently, improve rehearsal and research skills, and strengthen vocal and Tangerines with director Zaza Urushadze and producer Ivo Felt movement skills. Enrollment limited. Internet access required to retrieve course materials. The Theory of Everything with Golden Globe-nominated actors Eddie Reg# 262141CA Redmayne­ and Felicity­ Jones Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 Westwood: 202 Extension Lindbrook Center I’ll See You in My Dreams with director Brett Haley ✷✷Wed 3:30-6:30pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs For weekly updates, visit . No refund after Jan 11. entertainment.uclaextension.edu/sneak-preview Eric Scott Gould, actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. As an actor, Mr. Gould has performed in more than 50 stage productions in New York City, Los Ange- Course Icons les, and regional theater. On television, he has appeared on shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Num- b3rs (CBS), The District (CBS), Diagnosis Murder (CBS), Provide Another World (NBC), and recurred on Without A Trace (CBS) for the first four seasons. Information Reg# 261881CA Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 At-a-Glance Westwood: 202 Extension Lindbrook Center Wed 7-10pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs m Online course No refund after Jan 11. Eric Scott Gould, for credits see page 96. & Textbook required M Meets during daytime hours Q&A with (left to right) moderator Pete Hammond, producer Ivo Felt, and director Zaza Urushadze at Sneak Preview. Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Entertainment Studies 97 Improvisation Techniques for the Actor: A Course in Spontaneity Cinematography X 407.78 Theater 4 units Actors gain experiential understanding of improvisational The Craft of the Cinematographer Entertainment Studies acting and develop a strong improvisational perspective X 478.282 Film & Television 4 units essential to scripted work. Through theater games and Learn to apply your knowledge of the principles and improvising scenes, actors develop tools to make them elements of cinematography through the making of Certificates more trusting of their own impulses and more generous several short filmmaking assignments. Lectures and with their fellow actors. They learn to always go for active discussion cover various lighting and shooting tech- Gain the Skills to Take Your Career to the Next Level choices to play at the top of their intelligence and at the niques, such as panoramic/widescreen, the use of color service of the scene. Actors also experience that the best or black and white, the use of composition and depth comedy comes out of listening and responding honestly, of field as artistic tools, the different shot types and not “going for jokes.” Required Text: Truth in Comedy: The concept of screen direction, how to best frame a shot, Manual for Improvisation by Charna Halpern, Del Close, and the best ways to execute these techniques. Simul- Kim Howard Johnson. Enrollment limited. Internet access taneously, various film genres are examined. You are required to retrieve course materials. & asked to test your creativity and understanding of the different cinematography concepts, techniques, and Reg# 261724CA genres presented by completing shooting exercises Through Dec 9: $635 / After: $695 using your own camera outside of class. Student work Westwood: 202 Extension Lindbrook Center is screened and critiqued in class. You must provide ✷✷Sat 10am-1pm, Jan 9-Mar 12 your own video camera, have access to editing equip- ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Jan 23 ment and software, and be able to output your assign- ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Feb 27, 12 mtgs ments to various media sources. Enrollment limited. No refund after Jan 13. Internet access required to retrieve course materials. Felix Pire, actor, producer, writer, and director, who has appeared in featured roles in such films as 12 Monkeys Reg# 261842CA directed by Terry Gilliam, Phat Girlz, Dear God directed Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 by Garry Marshall, and It’s My Party directed by Randal Westwood: 114B Extension Gayley Center, Kleiser. On television, he’s been a series regular on 1145 Gayley Ave. CBS’s Matt Waters, and performed guest-starring roles Wed 7-10pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs on ABC’s Gideon’s Crossing and NYPD Blue, NBC’s The Dana Shelayne Kroeger, cinematographer who has Rerun Show, and Prison Break on Fox. worked for many years on big budget films in the camera department under the tutelage of such greats as Conrad Acting for the Camera I Hall Sr., Caleb Deschanel, and Emmanuel Lubezki, working X 410.3 Theater 4 units side by side with the likes of Michael Mann, Sam Mendes, Participants learn to get comfortable in front of the Brad Silberling and Terrence Malick. Along the way, she has lens. Exercises begin with on-camera interviews so continued to work on independent features, commercials, that students can view their screen images in play- music videos, and PSAs. Since 2006, Ms. Kroeger has been back. Instruction focuses on understanding technical working steadily as a director of photography on indie films, and emotional adjustments required for working in festival pieces, web series, episodic, and features. front of the camera, in a relaxed and truthful way, and developing intimacy with the camera. Topics include Composition and Framing for the the difference between frame sizes and learning to hit Motion Picture Camera Are you looking to become a director? Want a career as a movie marks. Participants hone their acting techniques X 478.436 Film & Television 4 units through scene-study guidelines and sensory and This intensive hands-on workshop focuses on composi- producer or executive? Are you interested in behind-the-scenes moment-to-moment exercises, as well as monologue tion and framing—the principal creative job of the positions such as director of photography? work. Some exercises are performed on camera with camera operator. The course is designed for aspiring emphasis on close-ups, simple scenes, and basic cinematographers and other students seeking instruc- Enroll in one of our 11 Entertainment Studies Certificates. camera moves. The instructor critiques individual tion in the basic theory, concepts, principles, and students’ work during playback. Enrollment limited. techniques of motion picture camera composition and All of the Entertainment Certificates offer a broad overview Students are recorded on camera during several ses- framing. Participants operate high definition cameras sions; those wishing to keep a copy of their work must and lenses equipped with video playback for later of the industry, as well as specialized skills, training, and the bring a flash drive to each session. Internet access review and discussion. Students work through a series contacts you need for success. required to retrieve course materials. of skill-enhancing operational problems that increase Reg# 261718CA in difficulty. Close attention is given to designing shots, Film & Television Certificates: Through Dec 5: $635 / After: $695 compositional balance, working with actors, tracking, gear-heads, fluid heads, eye-lines, 2-shots, selecting Westwood: B17 1010 Westwood Center • Directing • Entertainment: Tue 7-10pm, Jan 5-Mar 22, 12 mtgs lenses, and interior and exterior framing. Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. General Studies No refund after Jan 8. • Acting Beverly Sanders, actor whose 35-year career spans Internet access required to retrieve course materials. • The Business & Management television, film, stage, and more than 300 national Reg# 261838CA • Development commercials. Ms. Sanders’s feature films include Through Dec 11: $1,179 / After: $1,295 of Entertainment Beaches, And Justice for All, Magic, and The Flintstones Westwood: 114A Extension Gayley Center, • Producing in Viva Rock Vegas. Her many television credits include 1145 Gayley Ave. • Independent Producing Baywatch, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Home Improve- Mon 7-10pm, Jan 11 & 25; Feb 1 • Cinematography ment, Rhoda, Lotsa Luck, Charmed, Veronica Mars, UCLA: Melnitz Hall Offered entirely online! Providence, and HBO’s Entourage. Ms. Sanders ✷✷Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, Jan 23, 24, 30 & 31, received the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts 7 mtgs Music Certificates: Instructor of the Year Award in 2011. Leigh Lisbão Underwood, award-winning director of photography whose work has been seen at festivals, • • Music Business including Cannes, Tribeca, and Palm Springs, and on Independent Music national television in several features for the Lifetime Production • Film Scoring network. His credits include the upcoming independent features 1915, Brasil Meu Amor, and Sugar Baby (Life- time). He was the recipient of the award for best cinema- tography at the Palm Springs International Shortfest in Plus, enjoy maximum flexibility—start anytime, with no 2013 for his work on the short film The Boy Scout. ­admissions requirements. (Exceptions apply to the Film Reg# 261840CA Through Feb 7: $1,179 / After: $1,295 Scoring Certificate.) Westwood: 114A Extension Gayley Center, 1145 Gayley Ave. Take the next step toward the career you’ve always wanted. ✷✷Mon 10am-5pm, Mar 7, 14 & 21 UCLA: Melnitz Hall ✷✷Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, Mar 12, 13, 19 & 20, 7 mtgs Christina Carrea, award-winning cinematographer and For More Information director whose credits include the comedy series Don’t (310) 825-9064 | entertainment.uclaextension.edu Tell My Mother, as well as many short films, web series and commercials. 98 Entertainment Studies Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 35mm Camera Workshop Reg# 261958CA X 478.302 Film & Television 4 units Through Dec 5: $635 / After: $695 Through a variety of hands-on exercises and training Jan 5-Mar 22 Introduction to Television sessions, participants become versed in the operation Peter Russell, story analyst, Imagine Films Entertain- of 35mm cameras. They learn to “build” these cameras, ment, CBS, Anschutz Film Group (AFG & Walden Films), A Hybrid Course load the magazines, and thread cameras. Students and Participant Productions; theater director whose work in groups and take turns working with the cam- credits include Malibu Stage Company and New York’s Want to get involved in the TV business, or further your current eras. Cinematography issues, such as the nature of Public Theater (Shakespeare in the Park and Joe’s Pub). emulsions, exposure of the camera original, the effect Mr. Russell is a recipient of the Nick Adams Short Story entertainment­ career? of filters, the aesthetics of composition, and set proto- Award, and he received the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award Television’s golden age is happening right now. Under the guidance of col, also are examined. Students learn essential con- cepts, such as camera ramping, shutter angle, for 2009. Amotz Zakai, Vice President of Echo Lake Productions, you’ll gain an high-speed imaging, and various situations where awareness of all the opportunities available in TV today, and understand exposure needs to be calculated. Enrollment limited. Understanding Genre: how all the elements coalesce into successful TV programming. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required to How to Develop a Hollywood Classic retrieve course materials. X 476.242 Film & Television 4 units Topics Include Reg# 261849CA Producers, executives, writers, and filmmakers focus on Through Dec 6: $905 / After: $995 story components that make for a good movie. Learn to • Who are the TV buyers? • The network development cycle Burbank: Hollywood Cameras, 3100 N Damon identify the specific characteristics that define various • Who are the sellers of • The digital TV world Way film genres and how style, form, content, mood, camera TV programming? • Diversity programs, apprenticeships, ✷✷Wed 1-5pm, Jan 6-Mar 2, 9 mtgs work, lighting, and pacing work together to fulfill expec- tations and deliver a satisfying cinematic experience. • The genres of television and assistantships Charles Rose, for credits see page 98. Each week, through lecture, discussion, and film clips • What it takes to become a TV Page 100. examining its visual language and its evolution over time, director or showrunner Development you break down and analyze one of the genres on which Hollywood thrives: action, drama, comedy and romantic Story Analysis for Film and comedy, fantasy and science fiction, the mystery-thriller, m and horror. Instruction also covers an examination of Television each genre’s target audience and provides you with a X 476.22 Film & Television 4 units common language with which to articulate and sell your Designed for aspiring readers, development executives, Visualization and Exposure Reg# 261844CA ideas in the development process. Required text: An producers, and storytellers, this course offers a prag- X 478.27B Film & Television 4 units Through Dec 12: $905 / After: $995 Introduction to Film Genres by Friedman, Desser, Kozloff, matic, comprehensive overview of story analysis and This advanced course is designed to deepen the Westwood: B05 1010 Westwood Center Nochimson and Prince. Internet access required to the tools used by the professional reader. Throughout cinematographer’s understanding of the principles and Tue 7-10pm, Jan 12-Mar 15 retrieve course materials. & UCLA: Melnitz Hall the course, students learn and practice coverage skills methods of visualization on-set and in pre-production Reg# 261957CA with particular emphasis on digital exposure and pre- ✷✷Sun 10am-5pm, Feb 21, 11 mtgs while gaining an understanding of the elements of story. Topics include various types of coverage, how to com- Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 visualizing lighting design and execution. Instruction Soraya Sélène, director and cinematographer in fea- UCLA: 1209B Bunche Hall covers pre-production tools and techniques for cine- tures, short films, documentaries, music videos, and pose story notes, comparative coverage, character breakdowns, treatments, and outlines. Through weekly Wed 7-10pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs matographers with emphasis on lighting, lenses, commercials. Ms. Selene is the recipient of several Enrollment deadline: Jan 19 awards including a CINE Golden Eagle Special Jury assignments, participants are required to practice read- cameras, camera movement and color. Each week, Beverly J. Graf, Vice President of Development, Abilene you participate in exercises and workshops designed Award, the Mary Pickford Award for Excellence in Docu- ing and writing for several formats and to deadline. In addition, the current job market and the various expec- Pictures (Primal Fear, Fallen, Frequency, Hart’s War, to help you master the skills used for visualizing the mentary Filmmaking, a Motion Picture Association of Fracture). lighting, camera and exposure of the scene. Prereq- America Award and a Hollywood Foreign Press Award. tations of studios and independent producers are dis- uisite: Successful completion of X 478.27A Introduc- She has studied under renowned ASC cinematogra- cussed. Upon completion of the course, students have tion to Cinematography with a grade of C or better. phers and has written, directed, and produced several written at least two pieces of full coverage that can be Directing Enrollment limited. Students must have access to a award-winning shorts. used as part of a professional portfolio or for auditioning digital camera with manual focus and aperture con- for a job as a reader or an assistant. For technical trols and a professional incident light meter for the Advanced Lighting Workshop requirements see page 4. Prerequisite: Strong English Making Your First Short Film X 476.39 Film & Television 4 units duration of the course. Required text: American Cin- X 478.27C Film & Television 4 units composition skills. Enrollment limited. Always wanted to make your own short film and ematographer Manual (10th Edition) by Michael Goi A practical workshop in creating a look and executing Reg# 261954CA thought you had no experience and no money? In this and Digital Cinematography by David Stump. Visitors a vision through cinematography by using the key tools Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 class for aspiring directors, writers and producers, you not permitted. Internet access required to retrieve that are available to the director of photography. Par- Jan 4-Apr 4 use your own camera to learn how to write, produce, course materials. & ticipants use professional-level lighting instruments Joanne Moore, producer, entertainment executive who has developed and set up dozens of projects for film direct, and edit a 3-5-minute short film. Emphasis is Reg# 262265CA (conventional and unconventional), filters, and gels to create their own images on motion picture film stock studios: Warner Bros, Universal, Disney, Fox, and Para- placed on maximizing the on-screen value of the project Through Jan 13: $905 / After: $995 using available resources. The first part of the class is UCLA: 161 Dodd Hall or digital video. They work in groups during the work- mount and in television for USA Networks, ABC, NBC, shop sessions and the film images are reviewed and Nickelodeon, HBO, and Showtime. Ms. Moore was devoted to the pre-production process, highlighting the ✷✷Sat 1-4pm, Feb 13 & 20 role of the story, and provides an overview of affordable ✷✷Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, Feb 21-28 critiqued in class. The course covers a variety of lighting responsible for identifying, optioning, and developing situations (including exterior and interior lighting) material for Norman Jewison’s production company. She shooting equipment and editing technologies. You then UCLA: Melnitz Hall develop and write your project, which is filmed outside ✷✷Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, Mar 5 & 6, 7 mtgs through lectures, lighting demonstrations, and specific also produced two shorts that aired on Showtime and the feature Swimming With Sharks starring Kevin Spacey. of class. Instruction includes a primer on the fundamen- Deland Nuse, cinematographer and director of inde- assignments, including problems often encountered in film and television production. Instruction also includes tals of shooting and directing actors, as well as the pendent films whose credits include the indie feature basics of editing and outputting assignments. The The Chilling and the documentary The Other Bridge; a review of color theory as it applies to lighting ses- Story Development Workshop: sions. Prerequisite: X 478.27A Introduction to Cinema- m completed films are screened and discussed during the recipient, UCLA Extension Distinguished Instructor Crafting Your Original Story last class. Prerequisite: Students must have access to tography or equivalent experience. Enrollment limited. X 476.244 Film & Television 4 units Award, 2007. Mr. Nuse won the Triple Play Award for a camera and editing equipment. Enrollment limited. All lighting equipment is supplied. Attendance at the Producers, development executives, directors, and writers Cinematography at the 2006 Long Island Film/Video Internet access required to retrieve course materials. Expo for the film The Showdown. first class is mandatory. Internet access required to gain practical experience adapting and developing their retrieve course materials. own stories for motion pictures, movies-of-the-week, and Reg# 261895CA Reg# 261843CA miniseries. Emphasis is placed on studying dramatic Through Dec 11: $635 / After: $695 Lighting for Emotional Impact Westwood: 214 1010 Westwood Center X 478.283 Film & Television 4 units Through Jan 6: $1,179 / After: $1,295 structure, learning techniques that strengthen character Pacoima: Mole Richardson, 12154 Montague St. development, and understanding the importance of col- Mon 7-10pm, Jan 11-Mar 28 This course is designed to help students develop a ✷✷ ✷✷Sat 7:30am-5pm, Feb 6-27, 4 mtgs laboration with writers. Workshop participants are called Sun 10am-5pm, Feb 28, 11 mtgs stronger understanding of lighting for motion pictures. (no mtg 1/18 & 2/15) Charles Rose, AIC, cinematographer who has received upon to write development notes; compile directors/ Through lectures, workshops, assignments and in-class Vanessa Knutsen, award-winning writer, director, and exercises, you learn about different lighting styles and numerous international awards (Cannes, Venice, New writers lists; and learn the difference between beat York, Tokyo Film Festivals) for his work in feature films, sheets, step outlines, and story outlines. They also learn producer whose short film The Promised Land was the techniques. Special emphasis is placed on lighting winner of several awards including the UCLA Spotlight tailored specifically for the story and the emotional commercials, documentaries, and music videos. Mr. how to assess the marketplace by determining what Rose received the Department of the Arts Outstanding network and studio executives are looking for, as well as Award for Excellence in Filmmaking, Best Student Short impact that lighting can have on the audience.The class Film at Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, focuses both on theory and practical application of the Instructor of the Year Award in 2008. the best way to quickly and effectively pitch an idea. Students are welcome to submit written works in prog- Cinema Without Borders Short Film Festival, and the concepts presented. Throughout the course visual refer- 2012 BAFTA Student Film Award. Ms. Knutsen has ences are discussed, and completed assignments and ress for in-class critiques. At the end of the course, students have honed their storytelling craft by writing directed several other short films, and was the segment supervised exercises are screened and critiqued in producer on the reality series Living in LALA Land. class. Enrollment limited. Internet access required to original treatments based on their story outline developed retrieve course materials. in class. For technical requirements see page 4. Prereq- uisite: Good written-communication skills. Previous kkk training in story analysis is recommended but not required. Enrollment limited. Required course reader available at Lu Valle Commons bookstore. & kkk Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Entertainment Studies 99 Directing Actors for the Screen Reg# 261893CA X 475.44 Film & Television 4 units Through Dec 13: $635 / After: $695 If directors are the architects of film, then actors are Westwood: 307 1010 Westwood Center the artisans of a collaborative team working together Wed 7-10pm, Jan 13-Mar 23 Licensing Entertainment to realize a singular vision. Through discussions, ✷✷Sun 10am-1pm, Feb 21, 12 mtgs exercises, casting sessions, and the presentation of Dana Turken, filmmaker and recipient of several Strategies for the Global Marketplace scenes, participants analyze and apply the directorial awards including the Jack Oakie Award for Excellence skills required for a successful artistic collaboration in Directing a Film Comedy, the Barbara Streisand/Sony Licensing is an integral strategy in the marketing and monetizing with performers. Students select one dramatic and Award and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association one comic scene, then cast, rehearse, and present the Award. Ms. Turken was selected to participate in Film ­process of an entertainment property. Learn what it takes to fully scenes in class. Topics include analyzing the script, Independent’s Project Involve in 2012, Film Indepen- ­leverage an entertainment property across channels of distribution, the Method approach to acting, defining objectives, dent’s Screenwriting Lab in 2013, and the Berlin Talent locations, and media platforms. For professionals who have a fundamen- creating dramatic conflict, and the elements of char- Campus in 2014. acterization. Actors for class scenes are selected tal understanding of licensing, instructor Ken Markman and a select during in-class auditions and final scenes are per- Advanced Filmmaking Workshop: number of the industry’s top professionals deliver a definitive course on formed on camera. Required text: Directing Actors by Production and Post-Production how to license entertainment properties in the increasingly competitive Judith Weston. Internet access required to retrieve (Hybrid) marketplace. course materials. & X 476.12B Film & Television 8 units Reg# 261891CA In this capstone course of the Directing Certificate Through Dec 9: $635 / After: $695 program, students maximize their learning experience The course is presented in Westwood: B05 1010 Westwood Center and improve their filmmaking skills through the creation association with LIMA, the ✷✷Sat 10am-1pm, Jan 9, 23 & 30; of a short film that is screened for an invited audience International Licensing Industry Feb 6, 13, 20 & 27; Mar 19 after the end of the course. Having first developed their Merchandisers’ Association, the ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Mar 5 & 12, 10 mtgs projects in the course X 476.23 Developing Your Short Brynach Day, director who was named as a BAFTA Brit Film, students enter the workshop ready to begin pre- leading trade organization for the to Watch, and whose short film Role Play was selected production. Through lectures, demonstrations, and global licensing industry. LIMA’s by the Munich Student Film Festival, The London Short hands-on exercises students learn the techniques for mission is to foster­ the growth Film Festival, and Slamdance. Mr. Day previously worked translating their script into moving images as well as and expansion of licensing around for the BBC for such TV shows as Torchwood and Doctor the creative and physical requirements for directing a the world, raise the level of Who. The feature script he is currently working on, Low film. Topics include budgeting and production schedul- Tide, was a Sundance Labs finalist in 2014. ing, casting actors and eliciting the best performance, professionalism for licensing Reg# 261853CA collaborating with the crew, camera blocking, creating practitioners, and create greater Through Dec 16: $635 / After: $695 the shot list, visual composition, sound, and editing. By awareness of the benefits of Westwood: B17 1010 Westwood Center mid-class, the participants have the opportunity to put licensing to the business in practice all the producing and directorial basics they ✷✷Sat 10am-1pm, Jan 16, 23 & 30; ­community at large. Feb 6, 13, 20 & 27; Mar 19 learned throughout the program as they shoot and edit ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Mar 5 & 12, 10 mtgs their film with guidance from the instructor. Dailies are Page 102. Matthew Harrison, director whose feature film credits reviewed and critiqued in class. Running time with include Rhythm Thief (Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festi- credits must not exceed 15 minutes. For technical val), Kicked in the Head (executive producer Martin requirements see page 4. Prerequisite: X 476.23 Scorsese), Spare Me, and The Deep and Dreamless Developing Your Short Film. Enrollment is restricted to Sleep, and whose television directing credits include Directing Certificate students. Students with prior short Sex and the City, Popular, and Dead Last. Mr. Harrison film experience can enroll by consent of instructor, received the UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor space permitting, and must submit a proposed script Award in 2008. for the class. Students must have access to a video camera and editing equipment. Enrollment limited. The Language of Filmmaking m Visual and Narrative Strategies for Directing Workshop II: Storytelling Visitors not permitted. This course includes both online X 476.581 Film & Television 4 units Film and Televison (Hybrid) sessions and classroom meetings. Internet access Designed for filmmakers who want to develop the skills X 476.70 Film & Television 4 units X 476.95B Film & Television 4 units needed to make visually effective, complex films, this In the second part of the Directing Workshop series, required to retrieve course materials. This course puts forward the notion that cinema is Reg# 261894CA course defines the techniques and tools used by great essentially a “visual” art in which the sensory elements participants complete short narrative films using their directors of cinema. Through a wide selection of film own digital video camera. Focusing on storytelling, Through Dec 11: $905 / After: $995 of music, sound, and images are more powerful forms Classroom Meetings: and sound clips, pictures, articles, and interviews, of communication than words and dialogue. Focusing instruction teaches participants how to apply the prin- students analyze filmmaking techniques, narrative ciples and essential elements of dramatic structure and Westwood: 112 Extension Gayley Center, on such narrative techniques as subjectivity, oculariza- 1145 Gayley Ave. strategies, and film theories used by the greatest film- tion, focalization, silent narration, reticence, and indirect character development to the filmmaking principles makers of all time. Topics range from point-of-view, explored in X 476.95 Directing Workshop I: Composition Mon & Tue 7-10pm, Jan 11, 12 & 19; narrative, the course strengthens your innate vision, Feb 1, 2, 8, 9 & 16 focalization, direct and indirect narrative to functional rather than only applying technical and functional skills. and Movement. Through increasingly complex filmmak- usage of image composition, camera movements, ing assignments, participants discover how to combine Online sessions: The course is conducted in the manner of a seminar, Mon & Tue Jan 18, 25 & 26; dramatic use of lighting and editing, off-screen space, with lively analyses of movies and a wide selection of key elements, such as casting, working with actors, and sound. For technical requirements see page 4. shot selection, sync-sound, and music, to communicate Feb 15, 22, 23 & 29; Mar 1 media clips showing students how to develop visual and Classroom Meetings: Enrollment limited. A high-speed Internet connection is narrative strategies in order to create suspense, dra- the themes, conflict, and story arcs that create compel- suggested and QuickTime is required. ling narrative for a visual medium. Student work is Westwood: 112 Extension Gayley Center, matic, and comedic effects. The final goal is to provide screened and critiqued by the instructor and class. 1145 Gayley Ave. Reg# 261950CA a unique opportunity for understanding the principles Prerequisite: X 476.95 Directing Workshop I: Composi- Mon & Tue 7-10pm, Mar 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 & 22 Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 behind the creative choices that make the director an tion and Movement or previous directing experience. Film Screening: Jan 7-Mar 24 active audiovisual storyteller, rather than a translator of Enrollment limited. Participants must provide their own UCLA: Room to be announced Alessandro Pirolini, PhD in American Film History, screenplays. For technical requirements see page 4. digital video camera, have access to editing equipment ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, May 14, 25 mtgs University of London; author of Rouben Mamoulian (Il This course includes both online sessions and class- and software, and be able to provide their assignments Julio O. Ramos, director and filmmaker who won Castoro Cinema, Milan) and Preston Sturges (McFar- room meetings. Internet access required to retrieve in digital form. Students also are responsible for writing student Emmy, BAFTA, and DGA awards for his films El land, Jefferson, NC). Dr. Pirolini also has written numer- course materials. and/or providing scripts for their short films. Required Bolerito (The Shoe Shiner) and ¡Una Carrerita, Doctor! ous articles, essays, and film reviews for such Reg# 261952CA text: On Film-Making: An Introduction to the Craft of the (A Doctor’s Job). Besides earning numerous awards, his publications as Cineforum, Ottoemezzo.com, and Il Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 Director by Alexander Mackendrick. Internet access movies have screened in more than 300 venues world- Nuovo Spettatore. Classroom meetings: required to retrieve course materials. & wide, including Telluride, Habana, Huesca, Vancouver, UCLA: 39 Haines Hall Mon 7-10pm, Jan 4, 11 & 25; Reg# 261892CA and Shanghai. His latest movie, Behind the Mirror, Feb 1, 8, 22 & 29; Mar 7, 14 & 21 Through Dec 13: $635 / After: $695 world-premiered at the 2012 Guadalajara Film Festival Westwood: B17 1010 Westwood Center and picked up the Best of Fest Award at the 2012 Palm Online sessions: Wed 7-10pm, Jan 13-Mar 23 Springs ShortFest. Mon Jan 18; Feb 15 ✷✷Sun 10am-1pm, Feb 21, 12 mtgs Enrollment deadline: Jan 22 Alessandro Pirolini, for credits see page 99. David Martin-Porras, award-winning director and writer whose credits include the shorts Inside the Box, La Viuda (The Widow) for which he won the DGA Stu- dent Film Award, and Ida y Vuelta (Round Trip) which was a finalist for a student Academy Award. He also directed the feature Stealing Summer. Mr. Martin- Porras was picked as one of the top ten Spanish film- m Online course makers on the rise by Variety magazine in 2013. & Text required kkk M Course held during daytime hours 100 Entertainment Studies Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971

Reg# 261959CA course also examines the broader concepts of interna- Post-Production Producing Through Dec 5: $635 / After: $695 tional co-productions, available international film trea- UCLA: 146 Dodd Hall ties, and their practical applications. Beyond the local Post-Production for Film and Pre-Production and Production for Tue 7-10pm, Jan 5-Mar 22, 12 mtgs tax credits available in territories, instruction also covers Television (Hybrid) Film and Television (Hybrid) Enrollment deadline: Jan 18 ‘soft equity’ and tax shelters where available, and how X 404A Film & Television 4 units X 404 Film & Television 4 units Moana Sherrill, award-winning director, producer, and to apply them to a financing plan. Some sessions Emphasizing how new technologies continue to impact This survey course presents an overview of the real- line producer who has worked on several features, web include a visit from a territory’s local film office and/or post-production, this course examines the post-produc- world aspects of producing as practiced in the various series, and short films local producers, to provide additional insight to the tion process for film and television. Topics include sectors of filmed entertainment from script development country. For technical requirements see page 4. Internet picture and sound editing processes; non-linear editing through pre-production and production. Topics include Movie Magic Budgeting m access required to retrieve course materials. of single and multi-camera programs; special visual the producer’s interface with the writer, director, and X 479.088 Film & Television 2 units Reg# 261963CA effects; the impact of sound—from music scoring to other key personnel; pitching and selling ideas; script For production managers, producers, corporate finance Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 effects design; budgeting, scheduling, and deliveries; breakdown and scheduling; budgeting and all the criti- personnel, and production accounting professionals, UCLA: 2250 School of Public Affairs Bldg. and high-definition television and its impact on both cal on-the-set issues facing the producer. For technical this course provides you with a practical understanding Wed 7-10pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs feature and television post-production. Includes guest requirements see page 4. This course includes both of the budgeting process, including how to use Movie Enrollment deadline: Jan 20 speakers and field trips to post-production facilities. For online sessions and classroom meetings. Required text: Magic Budgeting, a budgeting software application. You Peter Bevan, executive vice president of production at technical requirements see page 4. This course Big Picture by Edward Jay Epstein. Internet access prepare a movie-of-the-week budget based on informa- uMedia, an international film group that has produced includes both online sessions and classroom meetings. required to retrieve course materials. tion that typically would be available during pre-produc- 170 films to date. uMedia filmography includes such Internet access required to retrieve course materials. Reg# 261897CA tion, including a script, day-out-of-days, 1-line films as the multi-Academy Award winning The Artist, Reg# 261899CA Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 schedule, shooting schedule, departmental budgets, Oscar-nominated Outside the Law, and Paul Verho- Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 Classroom Meetings: and other hypothetical parameters. Students must have even’s Blackbook. Prior to joining uMedia, Mr. Bevan Classroom Meetings: UCLA: 121 Dodd Hall Movie Magic Budgeting 7; enrolled students are eligible co-founded and was co-CEO of Entertainment of Motion UCLA: 110 La Kretz Hall Thu 7-10pm, Jan 7, 14, 21 & 28; Feb 4 & 25; for a discount on software cost. Discount information Pictures, one of the UK’s leading independent produc- Thu 7-10pm, Jan 7, 14 & 21; Feb 4, 18 & 25; Mar 3, 10 & 17 will be released the first day of course. This is not an tion companies. Mar 3, 10 & 17 Online sessions: introduction to production course. For technical require- Barbara Chiodo, international finance executive and Online sessions: Thu Feb 11 & 18; Mar 24 ments see page 4. Enrollment limited. entertainment and business consultant who has worked Thu Jan 28; Feb 11; Mar 24 Enrollment deadline: Jan 21 Reg# 261903CA with companies such as 120dB Films, Claridge Capital- Enrollment deadline: Jan 21 Amotz Zakai, for credits see page 100. Through Dec 5: $455 / After: $495 Strategic Advisory, Citi Global Markets, Barclays Capital, Wes Irwin, associate director of post-production for Jan 5-Feb 9 and Aria Films West Fox Television Studios who works on such shows as Low-Budget Filmmaking (Hybrid) Dan Hooker, line producer and production manager on The Shield (FX), Saving Grace (TNT), The Riches (FX), X 476.6 Film & Television 4 units many features and documentaries; Movie Magic expert. NEW COURSE Burn Notice (USA), New Amsterdam (Fox), and The Girls In this detailed exploration of low-budget filmmaking, you Introduction to Television (Hybrid) Next Door (E!). Previously, Mr. Irwin was a post-produc- learn techniques and theories examining all phases of the Marketing and Distributing X 476.321 Film & Television 4 units tion manager and executive for three separate film and process, from development to production to post-produc- Independent Films across The golden age of television is happening right before television production companies. tion. The focus is on translating a minimum budget into All Platforms m our eyes and any producer or content creator in the maximum quality on screen. Topics include the script, X 403.61 Management 4 units entertainment industry must know how to navigate The Art and Craft of Film Editing m financing the production, evaluating the marketplace, What are the considerations involved in financing, within this highly lucrative business. In this survey X 479.613 Film & Television 4 units analyzing and breaking down the screenplay, learning to packaging, selling, or acquiring a financially viable film? course, you gain an understanding of the TV market- Editing is storytelling. Throughout the process, from first apply creativity to a budgetary plan to maximize on-screen Producers, filmmakers, and screenwriters learn what place including who are the hundreds of buyers of assembly to final delivery, editors are responsible for value, casting, selecting key production personnel, pro- makes a project attractive to potential buyers, study a television content, how showrunners work and strate- fulfilling the film’s potential through a full command of duction design, music, editing, sound design, marketing, variety of deal structures and learn how to find domes- gize, and what tools and content you need in order to craft as well as an aesthetic understanding of story, and distribution. The class collectively completes a pro- tic and overseas distribution for theatrical, television, sell your own television show or series. Instruction character, and rhythm. By examining different editing ducer’s breakdown and production budget for a feature- DVD, and alternative markets. Participants gain knowl- covers network, cable, and premium cable buyers and styles, this course covers the elements of storytelling, length screenplay. For technical requirements see page 4. edge on how to craft a distribution strategy from the also focuses on how to become a TV writer and director. performance, pace, emotion, action, continuity, and time This course includes online sessions and classroom earliest stages of project development. Topics include Industry guest speakers supplement lectures, discus- manipulation. Instruction includes lectures, discussion, meetings. Internet access required to retrieve course choosing material, budget, and casting; selling the film sion, and assignments. Topics include the various roles and viewing exercises. Participants also learn to select materials. Required text: The Declaration of Independent through festivals and markets, key buyers, evolving within the TV industry; the genres of television; the the most appropriate editing systems and technology Filmmaking: An Insider’s Guide to Making Movies Outside distribution outlets, such as Internet, cell phones, etc.; network development cycle, international TV packaging; by evaluating the limitations of budgets and time. For of Hollywood by Mark Polish. & the roles of producer, marketing and sales executives, cable priorities and why premium cable does not care technical requirements see page 4. Enrollment limited. Reg# 261960CA and executive producers and an overview of film financ- about ratings; the TV digital world; upfronts, sweeps, Required text: First Cut: Conversations with Film Editors Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 ing models. For technical requirements see page 4. ratings, shares, and other crucial concepts; and practi- by Gabriella Oldham. & Classroom meetings: Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Required cal resources that help you to get ahead in television. Reg# 261896CA Westwood: 121C Extension Gayley Center, text: Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide By the end of the course you have a clear idea of the Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 1145 Gayley Ave. to Film Distribution and Marketing for the Digital Era by television landscape and the opportunities available to Jan 7-Mar 24 Mon 7-10pm, Jan 4, 11 & 25; Jon Reiss. & producers, writers, and filmmakers. For technical Scott Mazak, editor and writer. Mr. Mazak has exten- Feb 1, 8, 22 & 29; Mar 7, 14 & 21 Reg# 261965CA requirements see page 4. This course includes both sive teaching experience in all areas of filmmaking and Online sessions: Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 online sessions and classroom meetings; Internet also has written about Lucasfilm in the book George Mon Jan 18; Feb 15 Jan 6-Mar 23 access required to retrieve course materials. Lucas’s Blockbusting. Enrollment deadline: Jan 22 Kevin Mardesich, who began his career running the Reg# 262268CA Kim Adelman, filmmaker, who began her career as a story department at Oscar-winner Oliver Stone’s devel- Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 Editing with Final Cut Pro: co-producer of the independent feature Just Friends. opment company, Ixtlan. Mr. Mardesich also helped Classroom meetings: An Introductory Workshop m Ms. Adelman then produced 19 shorts that have played execute corporate communications for Fox’s sports/ UCLA: 175 Dodd Hall X 478.311 Film & Television 4 units at more than 150 festivals, winning more than 30 entertainment cable channels. He currently runs Kevin- Mon 7-10pm, Jan 4 & 11; Feb 1, 8, 22 & 29; In this hands-on course, you will unlock the feature set awards. She has authored two film books, The Ultimate Mardesich.com, a communications practice specializing Mar 14 & 21 of Final Cut Pro in the context of creating 2 real-world Filmmakers’ Guide to Short Films and The Ultimate in written communications for film, television, and Online sessions: projects which will prepare you for the Apple Certifica- Guide to Chick Flicks, and currently writes for indieWIRE, industry leaders. Mon, Jan 18 & 25; Feb 15; Mar 7 tion exam in Final Cut Pro X, 10.1. Topics include the leading news source on independent film. Ms. Adel- No refund after Jan 13. project management and organization, capturing and man received the UCLA Extension Department of the A World of International Filmmaking Amotz Zakai, Vice President, Echo Lake Productions. editing techniques, audio editing and mixing, motion, Arts Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award in 2014. X 431 Film & Television 4 units Mr. Zakai has worked on such projects as Tsotsi (Oscar and filter effects. You must have your own Mac com- As the business of film has become more reliant on the winner, 2006), Water (Oscar nominated, 2007), Away puter with a minumum of 15 GB of free space and Final The Art of Line Producing international market, so has the production of film. Both from Her, and Thirteen Conversations about One Thing. Cut Pro X (10.1) installed and fully updated. For techni- X 478.13A Film & Television 4 units studio and independent producers alike must under- He also represents writers and directors. Mr. Zakai cal requirements see page 4. Prerequisite: Basic This comprehensive step-by-step overview of physical stand the ever-evolving rules and principles to produc- received the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts Macintosh skills; knowledge of editing very helpful. production processes covers the tangible and intangible ing in countries around the world. This course provides Instructor of the Year Award in 2013. Enrollment limited. aspects of line producing, including budget; breakdown thorough and practical instruction on all the elements Reg# 261916CA and scheduling; hiring and working with cast, director, and stages to producing films outside of the United NEW COURSE Through Dec 5: $635 / After: $695 staff, crew, and outside vendors; choosing locations; States. Every week, case studies explore specific, real- Building Your Career in Traditional, Jan 5-Mar 22 equipment and music; how to deal with divergent life films; which follow the processes involved in pro- New, and Future/Emerging Media Robert Scheid, Apple-certified Final Cut Pro, Motion, personalities and specific problem solving during pro- ducing films internationally; and compare the duction; and the differences between producing a (Hybrid) and DVD Studio Pro instructor; television producer; film differences among the territories. The following topics X 478.086 Film & Television 4 units movie independently versus with a studio. Students are and television editor and colorist. Mr. Scheid received are discussed each week for specific countries: the Film The mediums, platforms and formats of artistic expres- highly recommended but not required to have Movie the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts Outstanding Commission, the financing available, the approval sion are constantly evolving; and if you are not in front Magic Budgeting and Scheduling.This is not an intro- Instructor of the Year Award in 2014. process, the locations and climate, the facilities, bud- of the trends—you are behind them. Digital-based duction to production course. A basic knowledge of film gets, the unions and working practices, the Co-Produc- companies including Awesomeness TV and Defy Media production and Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling tion Treaties, and the local partners and distributors. At are creating feature-length movies that are released in software are highly recommended. Internet access the end of each session, students have the tools to theaters and on iTunes the same day. Traditional You- required to retrieve course materials. produce a film in the region discussed that week. The Tube multi-channel networks (MCNs), such as kkk Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Entertainment Studies 101

Fullscreen, are working on monthly paid subscription audiences; basic video and audio production; mastering premium networks; and other MCNs are contributing available video and audio, review of social media brand- entire channels to mobile networks. In this class, you ing sites; creating an individual brand and brand mes- learn about the latest trends in traditional, new, and sages; understanding design as it relates to Building Your Career in emerging media, their balance and their synergies. You presentation; audience building tools, such as fan develop a point of view on how to leverage these pages, tweet marketing, cross-commenting strategies industries together to create a meaningful career path. and “response-to” uploading; responding to audience; Traditional, New, and Lectures, practical exercises and discussion are supple- and professional interaction. The course goal is to cre- mented with prominent industry guests and field trips ate an individual presentation plan, across chosen to state-of-the-arts facilities such as a hologram/virtual platforms, that is critiqued by your peers. For technical Emerging Media reality company. Topics include creating content for new requirements see page 4. Enrollment limited. Atten- technology platforms, identifying trends and assessing dance at the first class is mandatory. This course If you’re not ahead of the trends, you’re behind them. Instructor Ray potential opportunities in film, television, social/digital includes both online sessions and classroom meetings. Jimenez, CEO of management company Embolden Entertainment, media, the holographic/virtual reality space, and how to Internet access required to retrieve course materials. leads you through the developments and synergies between traditional monetize your content. You have the opportunity to Reg# 261902CA create concepts in your chosen media and get feedback Through Dec 16: $635 / After: $695 media, new media, and emerging media. You will learn: from the instructor. You end the course with a thorough Classroom meeting: understanding of the current and emerging media Westwood: 306 1010 Westwood Center • How to identify trends and assess • How to conceive content for new space, a career plan, or a blueprint for a creative ven- ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Jan 16 potential opportunities technology platforms ture that fits your aspirations. This course includes both Jan 23-Mar 19 • How to make the most of MCN • Creative ways to monetize your online sessions and classroom meetings. Internet Classroom meeting: access required to retrieve course materials. (Multi-Channel Networks) on content Westwood: 306 1010 Westwood Center YouTube, such as Fullscreen, Reg# 262288CA ✷✷Sat 10am-1pm, Mar 19, 11 mtgs Page 100. Through Dec 5: $635 / After: $695 Robert Scheid, Apple-certified Final Cut Pro, Motion, Maker Studios, and Defy Media Classroom Meetings: and DVD Studio Pro instructor; television producer; film • Up-to-the-minute developments UCLA: 118 Haines Hall and television editor and colorist. Mr. Scheid received in the Hologram and Virtual Tue 7-10pm, Jan 5, 12 & 26; Feb 2, 9 & 23; the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts Outstanding Reality spaces Mar 1, 8 & 15 Instructor of the Year Award in 2014. Online sessions: Tue Jan 19; Feb 16; Mar 22 Enrollment deadline: Jan 15 1-Day Seminars the business of entertainment. This course includes Reg# 261236CA Ray Jimenez, CEO of Embolden Entertainment, a both online sessions and classroom meetings. Internet Through Dec 5: $635 / After: $695 management firm that boasts more than 60 clients, The Indie Film Business: Financing access required to retrieve course materials. UCLA: 175 Dodd Hall including the co-host of the top online news program and Selling Independent Films Reg# 261235CA Tue 7-10pm, Jan 5-Mar 22 in the world, one of the top digital musicians online, and 808 Film & Television 0.6 CEU Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 ✷✷Sat 10am-1pm, Jan 30, 12 mtgs industry-leading technology companies in the hologram Producers, filmmakers, and sales and acquisitions Classroom meetings: (no mtg 2/2) and virtual reality spaces. Prior to creating Embolden executives learn what makes a project attractive to UCLA: 1222 School of Public Affairs Bldg. Judith Merians, entertainment attorney and author Entertainment, Mr. Jimenez worked at CAA, NBC, and potential buyers. Study a variety of financial deal struc- Thu 7-10pm, Jan 7, 14 & 21; Feb 4, 11 & 25; whose former positions include associate general The Firm. tures; and learn how to find distribution—including Mar 3, 17 & 24 counsel, Warner Bros.; senior vice president of business theatrical, foreign, video, and television, for a global Online sessions: and legal affairs, Saban Entertainment; director of busi- Producing Documentaries marketplace. Topics include packaging (choosing mate- Thu Jan 28; Feb 18; Mar 10 ness affairs, Paramount Pictures Merchandising and X 478.733 Film & Television 4 units rial, budget, and casting), financing (co-production, Enrollment deadline: Jan 21 Publishing Division; vice president, Business Affairs, Learn about the opportunities available to the indepen- negative pick-up, subsidies, equity, presales, completion Ellen Pittleman, veteran studio executive, entertain- ABC Motion Pictures; COO, The Hollywood Experts dent documentary producer in this overview of the bonds, and bank financing), selling the film (festivals ment strategist, and founder of Hybrid Entertainment, Online; and literary agent, Media Artists Group. entire documentary production process, from idea and markets, key buyers, and ancillary markets). Par- an entertainment consulting firm focusing on worldwide through distribution. Emphasis is placed on today’s ticipants also learn how to oversee their distributor and theatrical, television, and home entertainment produc- Legal Primer for the market—for both television and theatrical one-to-two- how to ensure they get the backend they deserve. tion and distribution. Hybrid also develops its own slate Entertainment Business hour programs—through screening and discussing Reg# 261964CA of original films from Australia, Brazil, China, and the X 403.01 Management 4 units examples of documentary genres. Lectures emphasize Through Feb 12: $95 / After: $105 United States. Formerly, Ms. Pittleman was senior vice 34 hours of MCLE credit available, including 1 hour of story, structure, and style and address related budget, UCLA: 2242 School of Public Affairs Bldg. president of international co-productions and worldwide Legal Ethics. financial, and technical aspects of television documen- ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Mar 12, 1 mtg acquisitions at Paramount Pictures International. This unique course explores key legal principles and taries. Each participant conceives and drafts a written Enrollment deadline: Mar 11 Jim Steele, a film industry veteran who, through his contractual relationships within the film and television synopsis for a 1-hour television documentary with the Gary Rubin, senior vice president of the new U.S. Los Angeles based company Filmray, straddles the industry through a dynamic assortment of lectures and option to independently produce a presentation video. distributor Cohen Media, whose pictures include Luc worlds of on and offline film distribution, production and hands-on workshops. You develop a core understanding Specialists with expertise in archival footage, interview Besson’s The Lady. Prior to that, Mr. Rubin held posi- finance. He has a deep understanding of film and TV of subjects including idea protection, copyright, defa- techniques, location shooting, editing, and other areas tions as president and founder of First Independent business models and the multi-layered, global, financ- mation, privacy, and the right of publicity. In addition, are invited as guest lecturers, subject to availability. Pictures, executive vice president of Artisan Entertain- ing structures behind them. Over the years, Steele has you are exposed to key issues in manager agreements Internet access required to retrieve course materials. ment, and vice president of October Films, all in been involved in one form or another with more than and in standard film and television agreements. These Reg# 261900CA acquisition and distribution capacities. 150 films. include literary option/purchase agreements, life rights Through Dec 19: $635 / After: $695 agreements, collaboration agreements, and talent Westwood: 113 Extension Gayley Center, The Business of the Film Industry employment agreements. The course concludes with 1145 Gayley Ave. The Business & Management X 403.03 Management 4 units exploring independent film finance and distribution Tue 6:30-10pm, Jan 19-Mar 22, 12 mtgs 34 hours of MCLE credit available. deals. Through learning some essential “countermea- (2 mtgs to be arranged) of Entertainment Learn how all the elements that go into making a film fit sures” to use when reviewing such contracts, you are Susana Casares, filmmaker and winner of the Emmy together and impact each other. This course follows the empowered in a way usually only reserved for elite Foundation’s prestigious College Television Award in The Business of Entertainment trajectory of a film from the initial step of finding the talent lawyers—and have a lot of fun in the process. Drama. Her narrative and documentary work has been (Hybrid) project to the ultimate calculation of worldwide profits or Required Text: Dealmaking in the Film and Television shown in festivals around the world, and she has X 403.31 Management 4 units losses. Each session covers another step in the process, Industry (3rd ed.) by Mark Litwak. Internet access received both the Hollywood Foreign Press Association 34 hours of MCLE credit available. including the evaluation of return on investment in the required to retrieve course materials. & Award and the Mary Pickford Award for two consecutive With the entertainment industry converging into a global marketplace; components of the entertainment Reg# 261966CA years, as well as the support of institutions such as the worldwide mass media, both business and operation conglomerates; the players and their roles; structure of Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 Tribeca Film Institute and IDFA. Ms. Casares has been models continue to rapidly evolve. This introductory a major studio and a mini-major; assessing a produc- UCLA: 121 Dodd Hall showcased in Variety’s Cannes edition as one of the 10 course for producers, directors, development personnel, tion’s revenue potential; buying and selling rights to liter- Wed 7-10pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs Spanish talents on the rise. and aspiring media executives examines the business ary materials and life stories; overview of film production; Enrollment deadline: Jan 19 issues associated with the entertainment industry. finding the appropriate market niche for a film project David Wienir, talent lawyer and author; Business Building an Online Audience (Hybrid) Through lectures, discussions with industry guests, and and tailoring the production to that market; pitching the Affairs Executive, United Talent Agency. Before UTA, Mr. X 408 Film & Television 4 units case studies, instruction focuses on current business project and attaching creative elements; negotiating Wienir practiced law at two of the top talent boutiques In the Internet age, uploading your work to YouTube or and production issues; and it introduces new business deals; different types of producers and housekeeping where he represented Steven Spielberg and Madonna. Vimeo is imperative, and successful producers/direc- models to navigate content onto new technology plat- arrangements; various forms of film financing and the He has been awarded the Outstanding Volunteer Award tors/actors can now demonstrate a growing online forms. Some history is highlighted to provide a context essentials of each; the uses of cash flow, budgets, and from Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, named a “Rising audience. This course shows you how to create a public for current practice. The course also features opportuni- recoupment in structuring finance; maximizing ancillary Star” in 2009 and 2010 by Super Lawyers Magazine, face and promotional platform for your creative content. ties to meet senior entertainment industry executives. markets and revenue; developing a marketing plan; and named to Variety’s 2014 Legal Impact Report. He Using relevant video platforms, social media, and avail- Topics include financing, contracts, intellectual property distributing the picture in various media; and defining and is the author of several acclaimed books, including able website creation tools, you will learn to present and issues, licensing, product placement, marketing and accounting for profits. Enrollment limited. Course reader Making It on Broadway. promote your body of work. Instruction emphasizes publicity, ratings, the impact of piracy, understanding required; participants should read chapter 1 of the course group discussion and interaction as you are encouraged and leveraging new technologies, and marketing and reader before the first class. Internet access required to to use each other’s sites and platforms in various distribution. By the end of the course, students should retrieve course materials. & have an understanding of the opportunities available in assignments. Topics include identifying different kkk 102 Entertainment Studies Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Licensing Entertainment: Strategies Copyright Law in the for the Global Marketplace Entertainment Industry m X 478.05 Management 4 units X 448.84 Management 4 units Offered in association with LIMA (International Licens- 34 hours of MCLE credit available. Your Career in Music ing Industry Merchandisers’ Association), the leading What is intellectual property and how does it apply to trade organization for the $241.5 billion global licens- the entertainment industry? As the ownership of intel- ing industry, this course is for entertainment property lectual property continues to be the life blood of the Begins Here! owners, agents, lawyers, and producers with a funda- industry, and the source of income for many, this course mental understanding and experience in the licensing answers these questions while providing a general The Music Business & industry seeking a deeper understanding of the busi- overview of intellectual property rights with a focus on ness principles of licensing. Today, licensing properties copyright law and its role in the film, music, and digital Independent Music Production Certificates is an integral strategy in the marketing and monetizing online industries. This includes related areas such as process for entertainment/content creators and popular celebrity endorsements and branding. Specific topics BMI Proudly Supports UCLA Extension Certificates culture curators. The goal of licensing is to fully lever- covered include authorship and copyright ownership, age the engagement of the entertainment property as fair use, how copyrights are licensed and controlled in an experience across channels of distribution, loca- the entertainment industry, copyright “mechanics” (such Today, the music business—and tions, and media platforms. How a property is licensed, as registration and notice), copyright legislation and independent music production— sold and managed as a brand determines its financial Congress, and duration of copyright. The course also are complex, challenging, and success and longevity. The instructor and a select examines the role of copyright in the entertainment number of the industry’s top licensing professionals industry and its interaction with other business and changing constantly. address myriad issues on how to license entertainment legal principles, key court cases, and international Yet opportunities exist. Start your properties in today’s increasingly competitive market- copyright protection. For technical requirements see place. Topics include how retailers, licensees, licensors page 4. career, or move it to the next level, and consumers exert influence, financial outcomes and Reg# 261237CA with our 2 certificates in these creative control. Learn how consultants maximize Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 exciting fields. Both are compre- brand-centric franchise-driven strategies; the power Jan 4-Mar 21 hensive, nationally recognized and potential of an expanding international market- Enrollment deadline: Jan 8 ­programs, taught by industry place; and how media platforms, technology, and Jaia Thomas, entertainment and sports attorney. In addi- professionals. consumer habits are influencing purchase and behav- tion to her practice, Ms. Thomas is a contributor for bmi.com ior. Required course reader available at Lu Valle Com- Uptown Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine, where she Advisors are available to provide mons bookstore. Internet access required to retrieve regularly authors articles pertaining to the intersection of guidance to students wishing to course materials. & sports, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and the law. Reg# 261238CA meet particular career goals. Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 UCLA: 1434A Physics & Astronomy Bldg. Wed 7-10pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs Enrollment deadline: Jan 20 Art & Business Kenneth K. Markman, CEO, KKM Global Brand Strate- of Music gies, a diversified brand strategy and licensing manage- ment company. Mr. Markman’s career spans the For more information call (310) 825-9064, email marketing of more than 400 motion pictures. He has [email protected], or visit For More Information held senior marketing positions at Universal Studios, entertainment.uclaextension.edu (310) 825-9064 | entertainment.uclaextension.edu 20th Century Fox, MTM Entertainment, J. Walter Thomp- son Advertising Agency, and Mattel Toys. Mr. Markman Space is limited; early enrollment is highly received the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts recommended. Visitors are not permitted at Reg# 261919CA Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award in 2010. some courses. For online course technical A&R: Making Music from Acquisition Through Dec 5: $635 / After: $695 requirements see page 4. to Release Production Accounting for Film UCLA: 161 Dodd Hall X 446.2 Music 4 units Tue 7-10pm, Jan 5-Mar 22, 12 mtgs A definitive analysis of the functions of the A&R profes- and Television Enrollment deadline: Jan 19 X 404.2 Management 4 units The Music Business sional, this course stresses the collective effort needed Dina LaPolt, entertainment attorney at LaPolt Law, PC from all departments—artist and label—in the creation Up to 40 hours of CPE credit available. in Los Angeles, a boutique transactional entertainment Responsible for maintaining financial controls and Legal and Practical Aspects of the of recorded music in all formats—from creation to law firm. Ms. LaPolt is also an artist rights activist for acquisition and release. Topics include new artist financial reporting of all production funds, the produc- Music Business creators and celebrities in the areas of privacy, copy- tion accountant must provide timely and accurate acquisition; record deals; the role of the producer; X 448.35 Music 4 units right, and fairness in radio, often becoming involved in working with personal managers and booking agents; reporting of the financial information that will enable 34 hours of MCLE credit available, including 1 hour of legislative matters. In 2015, she was named to both the producers to maximize production values. This the role of social media from the artist and executive Legal Ethics. The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyers 2015 Top perspectives; A&R and sync strategies; independent comprehensive course covers duties, including set up Whether you are an artist, manager, lawyer, accountant, Music Business Attorneys and Billboard’s Music’s Most and oversight of all accounting functions (ie, budgeting, touring, the current local music scene; specific A&R music industry executive, producer, songwriter, or music Powerful Attorneys. Ms. LaPolt received the UCLA approaches for urban music, EDM, singer/songwriter, cost reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, publisher, this course is essential to understanding the Extension Department of the Arts Instructor of the Year petty cash, purchase orders, BTL payroll, ATL payroll, alternative, and indie music; how to attract interest from various ways in which rights are exploited and mone- Award in 2010. major and independent labels without compromising per diem, and banking) and knowledge of signatory tized and how revenue is generated in the music busi- guilds and unions. Other topics include related soft- artistic integrity; paths to A&R career positions; and ness. In addition, the critical topics of building your Touring, Tour Accounting, analysis of how recently signed artists got their first ware; insurance; labor laws; and production tax credits, artist’s brand as a business, along with the necessity rebates, and refunds. Guest speakers included. Prereq- and Merchandising contracts. Guest speakers include recording artists, of ancillary revenue streams outside of music are X 448.86 Music 4 units uisite: Familiarity with basic production terminology and producers, managers, record company executives, and covered. Also examined are arrangements between Discover the fundamental aspects of the concert touring some accounting knowledge is helpful. Internet access A&R personnel. Internet access required to retrieve record companies and artists; production deals, pro- industry. This course guides students through the entire required to retrieve course materials. course materials. ducer agreements and other legal and business issues touring process from planning to settling live perfor- Reg# 261961CA that arise in the recording studio; trademark and rights Reg# 261920CA mances. Participants gain an understanding of such Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 of publicity; agreements relating to the artist’s executive different tour revenue streams as ticket sales, sponsor- UCLA: 146 Dodd Hall team; topics and agreements relating to music publish- UCLA: 121 Dodd Hall ship income, and merchandising. Students also learn Mon 6:30-10pm, Jan 4-Mar 21, 10 mtgs Mon 7-10pm, Jan 4-Mar 21 ing rights; monetizing subscription services and other how to maximize tour profits through effective market- ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Feb 27, 11 mtgs digital streaming media; and fans, brands, social net- (no mtg 1/18 & 2/15) ing, promotion, budgeting and monitoring. Instruction Enrollment deadline: Jan 25 (no mtg 1/18 & 2/15) working sites, and cultural communities as they affect includes lectures, industry guest speakers, and discus- Enrollment deadline: Jan 22 music, copyrights, and merchandising in a global music Barry Squire, former A&R executive at Columbia, Gef- sion. Required text: This Business of Concert Promotion fen, and Warner Bros. Records. Currently, Mr. Squire Aved Savoulian, audit manager and production market. Discussions on current events relating to the and Touring: A Practical Guide to Creating, Selling, accountant, NBC Universal Feature Pictures, who has ever-changing tides of the music industry, including the works as an independent A&R consultant, television Organizing, and Staging Concerts by Ray D. Waddell, talent scout, and assists recording artists seeking musi- has held previous positions at CBS Television and Fox ongoing legislative developments in Washington, D.C. Rich Barnet, and Jake Berry. Internet access required Sports Networks. affecting copyright reform, and their impact on the cians. His client list of more than 400 artists includes to retrieve course materials. & Nico and Vinz, Katy Perry, the CeeLo Green Experience, Greg Hemstreet, senior director, Production Finance, future of the business are encouraged. Required text: Reg# 261308CA Universal Pictures All You Need to Know about the Music Industry (8th ed.) Lady Gaga, Slash, Emblem 3, Selena Gomez, 30 Sec- by Donald S. Passman. & Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 onds to Mars, Ariana Grande, Avril Lavigne, Spearhead, UCLA: 175 Dodd Hall Randy Jackson, Rihanna, September Mourning, Artist kkk Thu 7-10pm, Jan 7-Mar 24, 12 mtgs Publishing Group, Zedd, Nine Inch Nails, Mariah Carey, Enrollment deadline: Jan 21 MTV and more than 15 American Idol artists. Instructor to be announced Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Entertainment Studies 103 Do-It-Yourself Music Marketing m NEW COURSE Building an Online Audience (Hybrid) Writing Lyrics That Succeed X 448.80 Music 4 units Rock this Town: A History of the X 408 Film & Television 4 units and Endure: Master Class with Of interest to DIY musicians, film composers, managers, Music Industry from Then to Now Enrollment limited. Attendance at the first class is Marty Panzer startup label personnel, and anyone interested in learn- X 495.12 Music 4 units mandatory. This course includes both online sessions X 404.1 Music 4 units ing fundamental marketing ideas used by the most Journey through the evolution of the music industry and classroom meetings. Internet access required to Celebrating its 22nd year, the goal of this workshop is innovative and successful companies today. Learn from the earliest known recording devices to the current retrieve course materials. For more information see to enable you to raise your own standards—reaching marketing tools to help you describe your vision, identify world of iTunes and other emerging business models. page 101. further, writing better. Lectures, discussions with guest a market need, analyze your fans, learn from your In this definitive survey course, you learn about the Reg# 261902CA professionals, and analysis of student assignments and competitors, demo your products and services, set your defining moments that have shaped popular culture as Through Dec 16: $635 / After: $695 works-in-progress, give you experience in the practices marketing plan goals, and find the perfect mix of new we know it today, and you gain an understanding and Classroom meeting: of the profession, including writing on assignment and marketing strategies ranging from branding, product, appreciation of the many music styles, artists and play- Westwood: 306 1010 Westwood Center deadline, rewriting, and collaboration. Topics include price, place, promotion, and marketing information ers who have influenced that industry. Music samples ✷✷Sat 10am-5pm, Jan 16 what is valued in a lyric; reviewing the great songs; systems. The Internet, word-of-mouth, guerrilla market- and videos are played in class and lectures and discus- Jan 23-Mar 19 expanding one’s horizons; the craft of lyric writing; ing, social media, mobile marketing, publicity, music sion are supplemented by prominent industry guest Classroom meeting: overcoming stumbling blocks; developing a personal licensing, live performing and touring, merchandising, speakers. A sample of topics includes the emergence Westwood: 306 1010 Westwood Center style; collaboration; handling rejection; the new mar- face-to-face selling, sales promotions, radio, sponsor- of jazz and blues, the growing importance of the British ✷✷Sat 10am-1pm, Mar 19, 11 mtgs ketplace; new opportunities in film, theater, and anima- ships, budgeting, scheduling, creating an executive in America, the arrival of Elvis Presley, the discovery of Robert Scheid, for credits see page 101. tion; and artistic objectives: writing lyrics that make a summary pitch, and assembling a low-budget custom- Bob Dylan, the impact of the Beatles and the Rolling difference, writing lyrics to be proud of, and creating ized plan of attack are all addressed. Detailed reading Stones; the merging of rock and folk music; the power works that survive in an age of disposable product. assignments, screen-capture videos, and easy-to-use of Motown, the migration of the music industry from the Music Production Guest speakers scheduled to appear (subject to avail- marketing plan templates, are supplemented by online East Coast to the West Coast, the first major events like ability) include Grammy-winning producer Michael discussions on current marketing issues, feedback from Woodstock and the Montery Pop Festival; the super- The Record Production Process: Lloyd; vice president and general manager, BMI Los the instructor, and the occasional Skype session with a groups of the 70s and 80s along with the explosion of Angeles, Barbara Cane; and leading music industry music industry guest. For technical requirements see Professional Practices Disco and Punk Rock; the emergence of teen artists; X 448.6 Music 4 units attorney Michael Perlstein. Past guests have included page 4. Enrollment limited. Required text: Music Mar- the influence of Rap and Hip-Hop; the new Indies and Grammy, Tony, Emmy Award-winning composer and keting for the DIY Musician by Bobby Borg. This course provides an overview of the role and respon- & their leaders; the new world of EDM and other alterna- sibility of the record producer through all the stages of artist Barry Manilow; Tony Award-winning lyricist David Reg# 261244CA tives music genres; and the latest changes to the making a record: pre-production, recording, overdubs, Zippel; president of Walt Disney Music Chris Montan; Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 delivery and consumption of music. Required text: editing, mixing and mastering. Topics include learning to Grammy Award-winning lyricist Cynthia Weil; Grammy Jan 7-Mar 24 Cowboys and Indies—The Epic History of the Record use appropriate terminology to communicate effectively Award-winning lyricist Rod McKuen; Academy Award- Bobby Borg, major label, international, and DIY record- Industry by Gareth Murphy. Internet access required to with the various members of the production team, winning composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz; film ing/touring artist with more than 25 years of experience retrieve course materials. & sharpening your listening skills so you can incorporate and TV music supervisor Tracy McKnight; and former in the music business. Mr. Borg is a music business Reg# 261998CA specific elements into your own production, producing president/CEO, Warner/Chappell Music Scott Francis. consultant and A&R advisor to music supervisors and Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 for a specific artist’s genre of music, how to get the best Prerequisite: Prior experience writing lyrics. independent labels, best-selling author of numerous UCLA: 1222 School of Public Affairs Bldg. performance from the artist, how producing a band is Reg# 261243CA music business books and articles, and the vice presi- Wed 7-10pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs different from a solo artist, and how to budget for record Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 dent of Special Events for The American Marketing Enrollment deadline: Jan 20 production. You also learn arrangement techniques as UCLA: 1178 Franz Hall Association. He received the UCLA Extension Depart- Richie Gallo, music career consultant and president of well as key vocal production techniques for main and Thu 7-10pm, Jan 7-Mar 24, 12 mtgs ment of the Arts Outstanding Instructor of the Year the Richie Gallo Group. Formerly, Mr. Gallo was senior background vocals. Learn the difference between pro- Enrollment deadline: Jan 21 Award in 2009. vice president at One Catalog Group at Rhino Entertain- ducing a mix and engineering a mix, as well as the dif- Marty Panzer, lyricist and producer with 35 gold and ment; executive vice president of Universal Music ferent style of mixes that are needed before going into platinum records and four BMI Million-Play Awards; Music Licensing: Enterprises’ New Door Records; senior vice president the mastering phase of a project. At the end of the lifelong collaborator with Barry Manilow. Mr. Panzer’s Turning Talent into Dollars of catalog sales at Universal; and senior vice president course, you will know musical, emotional, performance, songs have been recorded by such artists as Kenny X 449.2 Music 4 units of sales, distribution, and production at A&M Records. and arrangement techniques designed to make your Rogers, Julio Iglesias, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, 34 hours of MCLE credit available. He has implemented strategies to develop the careers music more compelling. Enrollment limited. Frankie Valli, Dolly Parton, and Diane Schuur. He also Turning your talent into dollars and cents requires an of such artists as Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams, and Sting, Reg# 261241CA has written lyrics for Lion King II, Pocahontas II, Mommy understanding of how the licensing process works. This and has worked with such artists as Elton John, Lionel Through Dec 5: $635 / After: $695 & Me, and has written and produced more than 100 introductory course for entertainers, songwriters, pro- Richie, Johnny Cash, Janet Jackson, Van Morrison, and Westwood: 217 Extension Lindbrook Center songs for Walt Disney. ducers, managers, music supervisors, and music Peter Frampton. Tue 7-10pm, Jan 5-Mar 22, 12 mtgs industry executives, examines the business issues Dave Isaac, three-time Grammy-winning producer, engi- Making Your Mark in Music: associated with licensing rights in the music industry. NEW COURSE neer, and musician who has collaborated with such Stage Performance Secrets Through lectures, case studies, and discussions with The Music Business from the Ground superstars as Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, and Barry White. X 415.3 Music 4 units notable industry guests, instruction focuses on the m Mr. Isaac’s recent project for his Titan Music & Film Works This course focuses on developing your artistic identity, business and legal aspects of licensing. Topics include Up: An Inside View X 447.2 Music 4 units production company include his Pop/Funk CD featuring stage presence, and signature sound. Through a series detailed examination of the various types of licenses Marcus Miller, Patrice Rushen, and many more. He is co- of exercises, performance feedback, and homework, that apply to the music industry, rights and clearance Whether pursuing a career as an artist or an interest in the business side of music, an understanding of the producer and music consultant for Paul Allen’s Experience learn how to develop a strong stage persona, perfect issues, applicable terms from publishing and record Music Project, a funk museum in Seattle, Washington. your vocal and microphone techniques, choose the right deals, typical representation arrangements, and nego- various segments of the industry and how they work together is essential for success. This course offers an songs for you, convey a story through song lyrics, move tiation and networking strategies. By the end of the Entrepreneurship for the Indie Artist your body on stage, be interviewed, and interact with course, students understand how to make the most of overview of the music business today with a focus on career opportunities available in the digital media X 451 Music 4 units an audience, with the goal of maintaining a remarkable the myriad licensing opportunities available in the music Record-low album sales, industry lay-offs and ever- presence in today’s entertainment industry. The objec- business and how to avoid problems associated with space. Key topics include the role of A&R in the digital age, attorneys, record deals, and publishing, marketing evolving changes in technology can be disheartening tive is to provide you with a set of practical skills that those opportunities. Internet access required to retrieve for the aspiring artist looking to break into the business, help distinguish you as an artist in the professional course materials. press and publicity, YouTube and other online platforms, the role of radio, the new retail business models, tour- but nothing could be further from the truth! There’s world of music. Enrollment limited. Required text: Mak- Reg# 261239CA ing and management, the international marketplace, never been a better time to be a do-it-yourself artist ing Your Mark in Music by Anika Paris. Internet access Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 and the importance of networking. For technical and this course gives you the tools to assess what you required to retrieve course materials. & UCLA: 1234 School of Public Affairs Bldg. requirements see page 4. Enrollment limited; early can do yourself (and how), and when you should bring Reg# 261245CA Wed 7-10pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs enrollment advised. in the professionals. Many musicians record and market Through Dec 9: $635 / After: $695 Enrollment deadline: Jan 20 Reg# 262294CA their own music, but only a handful actually monetize Westwood: 217 Extension Lindbrook Center Gary Greenberg, attorney with more than 25 years of those efforts. Learn the importance of establishing a ✷✷Sat 12-4pm, Jan 9-Mar 12, 9 mtgs experience in the music industry, representing such Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 Jan 7-Mar 24 brand and how to harness the power of the Internet to (no mtg 2/13) clients as Jimmy Cliff, Sergio Mendes, Fantasia, Dave generate awareness and excitement around your music. Anika Paris, CRIA (Canadian) platinum award-winning Koz, and the producers of Kendrick Lamar. He co-wrote Nahshon Craig, Esq., recently served as senior vice president of Business and Legal Affairs at Rush Com- Topics include creating a business plan for yourself and songwriter, has more than 20 years of experience as a the popular music industry book, Everything You’d Bet- your brand, forming a marketing campaign, deciding on singer/songwriter and performer in the music industry. ter Know About the Record Industry and wrote the munications, the holding company for Russell Simmons’ worldwide fashion, entertainment, digital, and philan- distribution options, optimizing sales through targeted Most recently, Ms. Paris co-wrote the 2014’s Winter American Bar Association handbook How to Build and use of social media tracking tools, building a fan base Olympic theme for Canada, and has had songs featured Manage an Entertainment Law Practice. thropic activities, and as chief operating officer of All Def Digital/All Def Music (ADD/ADM), a digital media through gigging and merchandise, publishing and in major motion pictures with Miramax, Lionsgate, and company in partnership with Awesomeness TV/Dream- licensing, and the latest developments in promotion—all Universal. As a recording artist, she released 3 CDs, Works, YouTube, and Universal Music Group. on a shoestring budget. Instruction features guest toured all over the world, and shared the stage with speakers, who work in various facets of the industry, to such luminaries as Stevie Wonder, John Legend, and bring real-world perspective to the topics. Internet John Mayer. She is the author of the book Making Your access required to retrieve course materials. Mark in Music published by Hal Leonard. Reg# 261242CA Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 UCLA: 120 La Kretz Hall Wed 7-10pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs Enrollment deadline: Jan 20 Nahshon Craig, for credits see page 103. 104 Entertainment Studies Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Introduction to Orchestration X 483.43 Music 4 units Screenwriting Participants are introduced to the instruments of the New Music Courses orchestra. Through in-class demonstration, lecture, and discussion, students learn why instruments sound as Courses they do, how their sound is produced, and some techni- This Quarter The UCLA Extension cal limitations that should be taken into account when writing for them. The unique evocative capabilities of Rock This Town: A History of Music Music Festival, among many Writers’ ­Program offers more each instrument in regard to scoring films are also from Then to Now other venues. than 200 screenwriting courses examined. Students apply techniques by composing two annually—onsite and online—as short pieces to be recorded in class: one incorporating Journey through the evolution Page 104. well as cer­tifi­cates in Feature­ instruments from the woodwind, brass and percussion of the music industry up to the families; and one incorporating instruments from the The Music Business from the Ground Film Writing,­­­­ Television current world of iTunes and other string family, including harp. Prerequisite: The ability to Up: An Inside View m ­Writing, and Film/TV emerging business models. read music, knowledge of music notation, and an Gain an understanding of the inner Comprehensive;­ a Master­ understanding of the fundamentals of music theory. A Page 103. workings of the music business Class in Feature Film and working knowledge of a music notation software ­Television Pilot Writing; script strongly suggested. Enrollment limited; early enrollment The DJ as Music Producer: today, with a focus on career advised. Required text: The Study of Orchestration by Serato and Ableton Live opportunities available in the digi- consul­tations; mentorships; and Samuel Adler. Visitors not permitted. Internet access 3 screenwriting­ competitions. Learn the art and techniques of tal media space from instructor required to retrieve course materials. & DJing, both on the creative and Nahshon Craig, Esq. This quarter’s screenwriting Reg# 261256CA Through Dec 4: $1,815 / After: $1,995 technical sides, under the guidance Page 103. courses begin on page 152. Hollywood: Local 47 Musicians Union, of Marjorie Light, a live performer For more infor­mation call 817 Vine St who has performed at Coachella Jeff Bonnett ­at (310) 206-1542. Mon 7-10pm, Jan 4-Mar 21, 10 mtgs (no mtg 1/18 & 2/15) No refund after Jan 8. Cameron Patrick, composer, orchestrator, and arranger who has worked on more than 100 film, television and NEW COURSE prepares you for the Apple Certfication exam. Students Film Scoring theme park projects. Recent orchestration credits The DJ as Music Producer: must bring their own Mac computer with a minimum of include Jurassic World, Inside Out, Star Trek Into Dark- 15 GB of free space, a power adapter, and Logic Pro X The Film Scoring Certificate is endorsed by ness, and Once Upon a Time. Mr. Patrick’s concert Serato and Ableton Live (installed and fully updated); external hard drive/audio X 424.8 Music 4 units The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL), works include Lines of the Southern Cross, commis- interface/mic/midi keyboard are optional. Prerequisite: This course is ideal for beginners who want to get sioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Basic computer skills, and basic audio technology the nonprofit and primary organization for started as a DJ, or for intermediate students seeking Impressions of Erin, a commission from the Camerata concepts. Enrollment limited. Required text: Apple Pro professional film/TV/multimedia music to augment their skills. Increasingly, DJing and music of St. John’s Chamber Orchestra. He is also a published Training Series: Logic Pro X 10.1 by David Nahmani ­composers, songwriters, and lyricists. SCL is production go hand in hand as different but comple- arranger, with an anthology of string quartet and string (Peachpit Press). Internet access required to retrieve committed to advancing the interests of the mentary skillsets. DJs who also produce their own orchestra arrangements released by Alfred Publishing. course materials. film and television music community. music, remixes, or mashups increase their chances to & Reg# 261248CA get bookings. Instruction covers both the essential Harmony I: Crash Course in Writing and Scoring for Strings music production software Serato Scratch Live along- Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 X 483.12 Music 4 units side Ableton Live. Through a hands-on approach, Westwood: B15 1010 Westwood Center Composing for Tonal Music This comprehensive workshop in writing music for the X 403.52 Music 4 units including in-class practice, demonstration, lectures, Mon 6:30-10pm, Jan 4-Mar 21, 10 mtgs string family—violin, viola, cello, and double bass— The study of harmony has been the foundation of and take home assignments, you learn the art and (no mtg 1/18 & 2/15) takes a thorough look at the contemporary and histori- composers for centuries. This intensive crash course techniques of DJing both on the creative and technical Maurizio “Otto” De Togni, composer for commercials cal use of the strings and their usage in both film and not only serves as a complete review of diatonic har- sides. Topic include beat matching, mixing, scratching, and TV, music/sound editor and producer. With 46 concert music composition. The film composers studied mony, but also teaches you how to apply theoretical transitions, BPM changes, how to develop a signature certifications, Mr. De Togni is one of the world’s first include Bernard Herrmann, John Williams, Thomas concepts to your own compositions. Instruction consists sound, and how to perform for a variety of audiences. Apple Certified Master Trainers in Logic Pro and an Avid Newman, Michael Giacchino, and Jerry Goldsmith. The of 3 stages: establishing a strong foundation in diatonic You also learn the basics of music production using Certified Pro Tools Expert instructor. His clients have concert composers include Johannes Brahms, Maurice harmony, studying music scores of the great masters Ableton Live including warping, using samples, drum included Paramount Pictures, James Valentine & Jesse Ravel, Leonard Bernstein, Edward Elgar, Igor Stravinsky, who demonstrate these techniques, and creating your and synth programming, recording audio, mixing/ Carmichael (Maroon 5), and the John Lennon Educa- and John Adams. The course examines how film com- own music compositions emulating what you have EQing, and song composition. You create your own tional Tour Bus. He received the UCLA Extension position has utilized concert music for specific tech- learned. Concepts covered include proper usage of mashup, remix, original track, and record a DJ mix by Department of the Arts Outstanding Instructor of the niques as well as for inspiration. Many sessions feature scales; functional chord progressions and how they the end of the course. Students must have access to Year Award in 2012. one of the members of the string family, with top pro- work; roman numeral analysis; how to create both a laptop with internet access, Ableton Live and Serato fessionals from the L.A. recording studios demonstrat- regional and true modulation; creating chord inversions; Scratch Live software, a flash drive, and headphones. Introduction to Pro Tools m ing their respective instruments and playing student cadence types; and proper notational practices dealing Enrollment limited. Internet access required to retrieve X 479.12 Music 4 units compositions. The final project is the writing and sub- with rhythm, meter, and score set-up. Scores studied course materials. Ideal for those who have recently purchased Pro Tools sequent recording of a work for string quintet. Prereq- include works by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and have been working with the system for less than 1 uisite: The ability to read music, knowledge of music Reg# 261970CA Mendelssohn and more. As you work on your own year, this online course teaches you the foundational notation, and an understanding of the fundamentals of Through Dec 9: $635 / After: $695 compositions utilizing many of the concepts learned, skills and working knowledge needed to perform basic music theory. Enrollment limited; early enrollment Downtown Los Angeles: you receive guidance from the instructor and gain the Pro Tools operations and begin your own projects or advised. Visitors not permitted. Required text: Orches- 109 UCLA Extension DTLA, 261 S. Figueroa St. opportunity to build your portfolio. Prerequisite: The interface with others using Pro Tools. Topics include tration: A New Approach—A Focus on the Strings by ✷✷Sat 10am-1:30pm, Jan 9-Mar 19, 10 mtgs ability to read music, knowledge of music notation, and system capabilities, navigation and display basics, Norman Ludwin (e-book also available). Internet access (no mtg 2/13) an understanding of the fundamentals of music theory. understanding the edit and mix windows, making your required to retrieve course materials. Marjorie Light, DJ, producer, educator, and live Enrollment limited. Required course reader available at & performer who has performed at Coachella Music first audio recording, making selections and playing Reg# 261255CA audio, using the editing modes and tools, importing Lu Valle Commons bookstore. Internet access required Festival, the Levitt Pavilion, has been featured by to retrieve course materials. & Through Dec 9: $1,815 / After: $1,995 various music collectives in the electronic and beat audio and working with video files, using fades, manag- Hollywood: Local 47 Musicians Union, Reg# 261257CA scene, and has held down DJ residencies. Ms. Light ing audio clips, elastic audio, basic mixing concepts, 817 Vine St Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 has released several projects of electronic and hip hop introduction to Real Time plug-ins, and an introduction ✷✷Sat 1-4pm, Jan 9-Mar 5 Westwood: 217 Extension Lindbrook Center music and has an international following in the Global to MIDI within Pro Tools. This course prepares you for ✷✷Sat 10am-1pm, Mar 12 Thu 7-10pm, Jan 7-Mar 24, 12 mtgs Bass community. the AVID certified Pro Tools 101 exam. Note: Students ✷✷Sat 1-4pm, Mar 19 & 26, 12 mtgs Steve Rothstein, PhD, composer of numerous must have access to a Mac or PC computer with a No refund after Jan 14. orchestral, choral, and chamber works. Mr. Rothstein minimum of 15 GB of free space, and Pro Tools 12 (or Norman Ludwin, DMA, instrumentalist, composer; Introduction to Logic Pro 11) installed and fully updated; external hard drive/ received the UCLA Extension Distinguished Instructor X 480 Music 4 units orchestrator, author, and professional bassist who has audio interface/mic/midi keyboard are optional. For Award in 2013. Logic Pro is a professional music production program played on hundreds of feature films, television scores, technical requirements see page 4. Prerequisite: Basic that combines composition, notation, and audio produc- and records. As an author, he has written eight books computer skills and basic audio technology concepts. tion facilities. Of interest to songwriters, composers, on composition and orchestration, and as an orchestra- Enrollment limited. Required text: Pro Tools 101 Official audio producers and audio engineers, this hands-on tor Dr. Ludwin has worked on the recent films Jurassic Courseware by Avid and Frank D. Cook. course introduces you to the primary features and basic & World, Inside Out, Star Trek Into Darkness, Super 8, and user interface of Logic Pro X. Using your own Mac, you Reg# 261247CA John Carter. walk through the process of creating an actual song, Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 from recording, producing a Virtual Drum track, editing Jan 4-Mar 21 audio with Flex Time & Pitch, and recording/editing/ Maurizio “Otto” De Togni, for credits see page 104. arranging of MIDI sequences and Apple Loops to digital effects processing using virtual amps and pedals, Logic remote on ipad, automation, and mixing. This course Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Entertainment Studies 105 MIDI I: Synthestration Reg# 261917CA X 449.91 Music 4 units Through Dec 5: $1,815 / After: $1,995 Learn to bring your electronic realizations of your Westwood: B15 1010 Westwood Center demos and scores to more vivid life. Through take- ✷✷Tue 3-6pm, Jan 5-Mar 22, 12 mtgs Film Scoring Certificate home assignments, learn to produce sample-based No refund after Jan 11. “cues” that sound more musical and realistic. Student Scott Glasgow, composer who has recently scored the Endorsed by the Society of Composers & Lyricists work is presented and critiqued each week in class. feature films Poker Night, The Wedding Pact and Assignments involve programming selections from the Hatchet 3. Some of Mr. Glasgow’s other credits include classical literature, beginning with small chamber Riddle, The Gene Generation, Taking Chances, and pieces and progressing to large symphonic works. The Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. He has scored over class culminates in a final assignment of an original 20 feature films for studios like Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, orchestral cue set to picture. In addition to the aesthet- and The Weinstein Company, many of which record live ics of synthestration, this course also covers project orchestral scores. He was mentioned as the “Best studio requirements and considerations, such as Breakout Composer of 2013” in the Examiner.com. computer choices, sequencing software, sample librar- ies, “electronic” orchestration techniques, and mixing Survival Guide for Film and techniques, all with the primary objective of producing Television Composers “musical” facsimiles of acoustic instrument perfor- X 484.7 Music 2 units mances. Prerequisite: X 483.43 Introduction to Orches- To thrive in today’s highly competitive music market- tration and/or prior experience in instrumentation and place, you must master the necessary tools of busi- orchestral composing. Access to and proficiency in ness and the professional practices dictated by the using a home studio with sequencing software, and global entertainment industry. From demo preparation samples are required for completion of assignments. to budgeting to alternative methods of compensation, The course does not include instruction in any specific the topics presented in this definitive seminar address software. Participants must already have adequate these issues through lectures, demonstrations, and knowledge and resources to MIDI program short discussions. Topics include how composers secure orchestral works and deliver these electronically. Enroll- employment: the most likely career paths, how to Take advantage of UCLA Extension’s Film Scoring Certificate, where you ment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access break into the business, and preparing demo reels; can compose and conduct your own scores under the direction of talented required to retrieve course materials. selecting the right agents, managers, and attorneys; industry professionals. Reg# 261250CA negotiating the composer agreement/deal memo; Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 work-for-hire issues: copyright and publishing; the The 50-unit program also helps you produce pieces that can be used for Westwood: B15 1010 Westwood Center budgeting process; scoring options; the latest union your professional reels. ✷✷Thu 3:15-6:15pm, Jan 7-Mar 24, 12 mtgs provisions; and alternative compensation methods. Fletcher Beasley, composer for film, television, com- You have the opportunity to create or revise your Flexible evening and weekend scheduling allows for completion of the program mercials, video games, and interactive exhibits who presentation reels and receive critiques from the in as little as 1 year. recently released Fictional Radio, an album of cinematic instructor and other class members. Internet access electronic music. Mr. Beasley has worked with some of required to retrieve course materials. Advisors are available to provide guidance to students wishing to meet the top composers in the film and television world, Reg# 261253CA career goals. contributing writing, orchestration, and programming. Through Dec 23: $455 / After: $495 Reg# 261251CA UCLA: 2278 School of Public Affairs Bldg. Through Dec 7: $635 / After: $695 ✷✷Sat 1-4pm, Jan 23-Mar 5, 6 mtgs For More Information Westwood: B15 1010 Westwood Center (no mtg 2/13) (310) 825-9064 | entertainment.uclaextension.edu Thu 7-10pm, Jan 7-Mar 24, 12 mtgs Enrollment deadline: Jan 30 Fletcher Beasley, for credits see page 105. Lucas Cantor, composer, producer, and Emmy Award winner who has worked in NBC’s music department for the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Athens, Torino, Reg# 261258CA NOW ONLINE Film Scoring II: Through Dec 6: $635 / After: $695 Current Compositional Techniques Beijing, Vancouver, London, and Sochi. With Michael A. Put Your Music to Work: Levine, he co-produced Lorde’s cover of “Everybody Westwood: B15 1010 Westwood Center m X 483.3 Music 4 units Wed 7-10pm, Jan 6-Mar 23, 12 mtgs Composition for Commercials Wants to Rule the World” on the Hunger Games: Catch- X 484.931 Music 4 units Participants gain an understanding of, and learn to Brian Ralston, award-winning film/television composer ing Fire soundtrack. Recently, Mr. Cantor was an execu- Thousands of TV commercials are produced and scored emulate, current compositional techniques and their whose credits include the 20th Century Fox lacrosse tive producer of Score!, an orchestral concert every year, and the advertising business is always look- enhanced possibilities of expression. Very often com- film Crooked Arrows (2012) starring Brandon Routh, the celebrating music composed for television presented ing for something fresh, new, and different. In this posers are asked to compose music “sounding like” action thriller Awaken (2015) starring Daryl Hannah, by ASCAP and the Television Academy. online course, composers fine-tune their musical skills that of the major composers today. Study recent film Vinnie Jones, and Natalie Burn, the Magnolia Pictures to end up with a body of work that best displays their scores and their harmonic, melodic, and textural lan- bank heist film Graduation (2008) and additional music talents. Each week, participants are given a different guage of such composers as John Williams, Jerry Digital Performer Workshop in season four of the WB Television production Angel 30-second TV commercial to score. Assignments are Goldsmith, Alan Silvestri, and Danny Elfman. Students X 482.82 Music 4 units (2004). Mr. Ralston is also a long time co-host of the compiled into a screening to be viewed and discussed have the opportunity to apply these techniques by Of interest to film music and video game composers, SCOREcast podcast, a popular industry insider radio by the class and constructively critiqued by the instruc- composing short pieces for small ensembles to be this comprehensive course unlocks the features of show for film and television composers. performed in class during 3 recording sessions. Pre- Digital Performer. Topics include setting up working with tor. At the end of the course, students have a compila- requisite: Knowledge of music notation and acoustic video, creating streamers and punches, working with tion of their work to be used for their presentation DVD orchestration, and X 483.1 Film Scoring I: Form and sample hosts, maximizing the template, editing audio, showreel or their own website. Topics include concepts Function, or consent of instructor. Knowledge of sam- recording soloists and comp tracks, working with MIDI, of advertising techniques, styles of scoring, the ad ples and sequencers strongly suggested. Enrollment mixing and effects, setting up final stem audio tracks formula, self-promotion, standard business practices, limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. for deliveries to various post production mixing environ- and dealing with competitive demos. For technical Internet access required to retrieve course materials. ments, and much more. Note: Students must have a requirements see page 4. Prerequisite: Students must Macintosh (OS 10.8.5 or OS 10.9.2) or PC (Windows be able to receive Quicktime files, record and/or edit Reg# 261249CA 7 or 8) computer with a minimum of 8GB ram and their own music, and send MP3s via the Internet. Through Dec 5: $1,815 / After: $1,995 20GB of free drive space, an audio interface, Kontakt, Students who are not proficient in composing and Westwood: B15 1010 Westwood Center MOTU’s MachFive V3, or some other sample host producing their own cues may submit music samples Tue 7-10pm, Jan 5-Mar 22, 12 mtgs (Plogue Bidule or Vienna Ensemble Pro is recom- or loop composites created in programs such as No refund after Jan 11. mended), instrument samples, and Digital Performer 9. GarageBand, Reason, and Acid. Enrollment limited; Tim Kelly, award-winning composer and orchestrator It is highly recommended that students bring their early enrollment advised. for film and television, whose credits include Warner laptop computers with these specs and program instal- Bros. animated shows Steven Spielberg Presents: Reg# 261254CA lations to class. Course demonstrations will be on a Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Batman: The Course Icons Through Dec 4: $635 / After: $695 Macintosh, but the PC version of Digital Performer is Animated Series. His techno-influenced music was Jan 4-Mar 21 virtually the same. Required Text: The Power in Digital used in the feature film The Taking of Pelham 123 and Provide Liz Myers, vice president, Trivers/Myers Music; com- Performer by Dave Roberts. Enrollment limited. Internet movie trailers for Spider-Man 3, among others. He poser and pianist for commercials and films, who won access required to retrieve course materials. recently completed work on a series of Lego DC Super- & Information a Clio Award for the arrangement of Gershwin’s hero direct-to-video movies for Warner Bros. Animation. kkk Rhapsody in Blue created for United Airlines. Co- Mr. Kelly has won two Emmy awards and has been At-a-Glance composer of the theme for the CBS Evening News with nominated four times. Scott Pelley. kkk m Online course & Textbook required M Meets during daytime hours