Summer Undergraduate Institute in Motion Picture Producing

(Photo: Sebastian Mathews pitching his historical drama "Black Flag." Credit: Juan Tallo.)

The UCLA Summer Institute in Motion Picture Producing gives undergraduates from across the country and around the world an unparalleled opportunity to study the role of the creative producer and executive in Hollywood.

This intensive training course offers:

• Comprehensive, for-credit curriculum modeled after the prestigious graduate UCLA Producers Program
• Studying with industry professionals and prominent scholars in the field
• Emphasis on development and strategy as a creative producer's most fundamental skills
• Internships at major entertainment companies to give real-world experience and provide a foundation for a career in motion pictures
• Exclusive access to some of Hollywood's most important players in a relaxed, intimate classroom setting
• Schedule of evening and online classes to allow daytime internships

Not only will students learn to think like a Hollywood producer and understand the intricacies of an industry with global reach while laying the foundations for a career in entertainment, but the Summer Institute in Motion Picture Producing also adds to a well-rounded liberal arts education and can benefit a wide range of majors, whatever their professional aspirations may be.

Registration

More information on this institute can be found at summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Producing/overview.htm. To register, please visit summer.ucla.edu/institutes and follow the instructions. If you have any questions on the curriculum, you may contact the Summer Institute in Motion Picture Producing at producers@tft.ucla.edu or (310) 206-2286.

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television also has a 10-week Professional Program in Producing for students holding completed bachelor's degrees. Learn more about this program.

Curriculum

Undergraduates enrolled in the Summer Institute in Motion Picture Producing take the following classes:

Summer Session A

• Summer Institute Speaker Series
• FTV C147 Planning the Independent Feature Production (Online Course) (4)
• FTV 184 Navigating Hollywood: Overview of the Contemporary Film Industry (Online Course) (4)
• FTV 194 Producing in Hollywood (2)
• FTV 195 Professional Internship in Film & TV (2)

Total Academic Units Earned: 12

Course Descriptions

FTV 100: Summer Institute Speaker Series
Seminar, three hours. This course will feature a series of top-level producers, executives, writers, directors, and agents who will discuss their careers, work, and how to get ahead in the industry.

Instructor: Navid McIlhargey graduated from graduate school at Columbia College in Chicago where he studied film. After an internship at Jodie Foster's Egg pictures, Navid moved to LA where he began his career at UTA. He quickly became an executive at Revolution Studios where he worked on White Chicks, Peter Pan, and many others.

Navid worked for 4 years at Joel Silver's company where he was the Executive Producer of RockNrolla and oversaw many of Joel's larger action fare including The Forbidden Planet, Logan's Run, The Dirty Dozen, Altered Carbon, Masters of the Universe, Hot Wheels, Time and Again, Empire, and more.

Navid recently began as Senior Vice President at New Regency productions under Hutch Parker. He has been tasked with finding and developing new franchises for the "new" New Regency.

FTV C147 Planning the Independent Feature Production
Online. This course is an analysis of the procedure, problems and budgets in planning a feature-length script for film and television production. Emphasis is on the role of the producer and creative organizational techniques of producing.

Instructor: Myrl Schreibman is an award winning Director and Producer. Credits include (films) Hunters Blood, The Girl, The Gold Watch and Everything, "The Clonus Horror" (television), "Chicago in Concert," "Tony Bennett With Love," "The Emmy Awards," Broadway productions of On the Waterfront and The Ice Show, Los Angeles theater production of The Fantastiks. Author of The Independent Producers Handbook, and The Director Prepares; conducts international classes in Directing the Actor and the Camera.

FTV 184 Navigating Hollywood: Overview of Contemporary Film Industry
Online. Examination of evolving economic structure and business practices in contemporary Hollywood film and television industries, with emphasis on operations of studios and networks, their marketing and distribution systems, and their relationship to independent producers, talent, and agencies.

Instructor: Denise Mann, Associate Professor and head of the UCLA Producers Program, is a noted scholar and academic who teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on contemporary entertainment industry practices as well as critical studies seminars on film and television history and theory. She co-edited Private Screenings. Her latest book, Hollywood Independents, was just published by University of Minnesota Press.

FTV 194 Producing in Hollywood
Seminar, three hours. This course will offer the basics in film acquisition, development, production, distribution, marketing, and sales. It will begin with the inception of the idea or acquisition of literary property and take the student through all the stages to its completion and exhibition. It is designed for students who truly want to learn what it takes to produce a motion picture and give them the skills and basic knowledge necessary to being a creative producer in today's marketplace.

Instructor: Ben Harris is the Program Manager and a Lecturer in the UCLA Producers Program. He graduated from the Producers Program in 2005 and was immediately recruited to run the academic and administrative operations of the program. He has produced thirteen episodes of D.I.P.S., a sci-fi Internet comedy series, as well as numerous award-winning short films.

FTV 195 Professional Internship
Fieldwork, 16-20 hours per week (160 hours minimum). Corporate internship in supervised setting in business related to film and television industries. Students meet on regular basis with instructor and provide periodic reports of their experience (FTV 194).

Program Fee

Tuition	UC Undergraduate Students	Visiting Students*
Program Fee (includes registration, unit fees, and program fee)	$2,945	$3,575

• Fees are subject to change by action of the UC Regents.
• *International Students add $400 for registration and visa processing.