COURSE LIST
Theater, Film and Television courses for Summer 2010.
Film TV 130A/130B - Screenwriting Fundamentals - 2/4 units
Sessions A & C - Choose 2 or 4 units of beginning screenwriting
130A - 2 units - Learn the fundamental elements of effective storytelling for the screen. Lectures, readings, screenings and 2 short papers.
130B - 4 units - Follow the same lectures and readings as 130A. Work with a TA from the UCLA MFA screenwriting program to develop a short treatment for your own original feature-length screenplay.
The writing credits of Professor Richard Walter's students include Sideways, Milk, Meet the Fockers, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and more.
Film TV 135A-B-C - Advanced Screenwriting Workshop - 8 units each
Session A & C - Write your original screenplay - three courses - one act at a time!
These 8 unit workshop courses guide students through writing of a complete feature-length screenplay.
Work in small groups with an instructor who is an alumnus of the UCLA MFA screenwriting program. Students begin with the treatment they developed in 130B. Write Act I (the first 30 pages) in Film TV 135A, Act II in 135B (Session A and Session C), and Act III in 135C. Film TV 130B and 135A-B-C is an ideal program to get your screenplay written.
Film TV 130B is a prerequisite for this course.
Theater 110 - History of the American Musical - 5 units
Session C - Music, dance & drama on the american stage
Follow the evolution of the American musical from its roots in British music halls, comic opera, Viennese operetta and African American jazz to the Broadway stage. Explore a popular art form with its own culture, traditions and identity.
Professor Gary Gardner is a nationally recognized teacher, historian, playwright and director. His past students include actor/director Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Susan Egan (Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast), Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty), Nancy Cartwright (The Simpsons), Jack Black (School of Rock) and many more.
He is chair of the UCLA Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program.
Theater 106 - History of American Theater and Drama - 5 units
Session A - The great american plays of the 20th century.
Survey of key works of American dramatic literature and landmarks of American theater history. Plays explore America at war and the promise of the American dream.
Professor Gary Gardner is a nationally recognized teacher, historian, playwright and director. His past students include actor/director Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Susan Egan (Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast), Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty), Nancy Cartwright (The Simpsons), Jack Black (School of Rock) and many more.
He is chair of the UCLA Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program.
Film TV 184 - Navigating Hollywood - 4 units
Session A - What makes movies & television happen?
This course, officially titled Overview of Contemporary Film and TV Industries, is an institutional analysis of the American film and television industry.
Examine Hollywood's economic structures and business practices. Special emphasis on marketing and distribution systems, the history and operations of studios and networks and their relationships to independent producers, talent and agencies. Know as much - or more - than the savviest Hollywood insider.
Professor Denise Mann is Vice Chair of the UCLA MFA Producers Program.
Film TV C147 / C247 - Planning Independent Feature Production - 4 units
Session A - From script to budget: the creative producer
Learn how to prepare a real-world budget from a feature length screenplay. Emphasis is on the role of the producer and the creative organizational techniques employed in planning a film production.
Professor Myrl Schreibman teaches producing and directing at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He has extensive credits as a producer and director for stage, film and television.
Graduate students register for Film TV C247.
Theater 120A - Acting and Performance in Film I - 5 units
Session A - The blockbuster course is now online
An exploration of screen performance from an artistic, historic and cultural perspective. Examine the Stanislavski "method" and other techniques advanced by famed acting teachers such as Uta Hagen, Stanford Meisner and Stella Adler.
Experience this extraordinary class online, with video lectures featuring scenes from memorable film performances as presented by Professor Joe Olivieri, Vice Chair of the UCLA Bachelor of Arts in Acting.
120A, 120B and 120C can be taken in any order.
Theater 120B - Acting and Performance in Film II - 5 units
Session C - Legendary actors, legendary performances
Continue your study of acting and performance in film.
Explore the methods, styles and performances of some of world's most highly regarded actors. Learn about the special role of actor-director relationship.
120A, 120B and 120C can be taken in any order.
Taught by Professor Joe Olivieri, Vice Chair of the UCLA Bachelor of Arts in Acting.
Film TV 188E - Digital Cinematography - 4 units
Session C - Lights, cameras, pixels!
Film clips and videotaped on-site demonstrations by Professor Tom Denove highlight this exploration of the principles and practices of digital cinematography. Examine how tools and techniques affect the visual storytelling process.
Topics include formats, aspect ratios, cameras, lenses, special effects, internal-menu picture manipulation, lighting, composition, coverage, high definition, digital exhibition, multiple-camera shooting and more.
Professor Tom Denove is Vice Chair of the MFA Production/Directing program at UCLA/TFT.
