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Los Angeles, CA 90095-1622
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The purpose of the Film and Television Department is to develop in its students a scholarly, creative, and professional approach to the film and television arts. The aim of the department is to train graduates who will eventually make original contributions in their chosen field.
The department offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, and Ph.D. degrees in Film and Television.
Students are admitted for Fall Quarter only. Admission is competitive, and only a limited number of students can be accepted each year. Prior to entry, you must complete at least 84 quarter units (56 semester units) with a 3.0 GPA or better and the general education requirements of the School of Theater, Film, and Television. You are also required to submit a portfolio of original written work consisting of (1) a personal essay, (2) a critical essay on a film, and (3) a creative writing sample. For further information on admission, contact the Student Services Office, School of Theater, Film, and Television, 103 East Melnitz Building, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1622.
Required: Film and Television 130A, 130B, 175A-175B, 185, two film/television history courses from 106A, 106B, 106C, 108, 110A, two film/television theory and criticism courses from 107, 110B, 110C, 112, 113, 114, 116, and 18 to 24 units of film and television elective courses for a minimum total of 68 upper division units in the major. It is recommended that the majority of the required courses be completed during the junior year.
You should be mindful of the exigencies inherent in filmmaking and be prepared to meet the additional demands of time and costs.
Students are required to perform assignments on each other's projects. In addition, the department reserves the right to hold for its own purposes examples of any work done in classes and to retain for distribution such examples as may be selected.
Consult the Schedule of Classes for courses limited to majors only.
The following constitutes introductory information regarding graduate degree programs. For a complete outline of degree requirements, see Program Requirements for UCLA Graduate Degrees available in the program office and accessible on the Graduate Division Gopher via the Internet.
The Department of Film and Television offers the Master of Arts degree (M.A.) and the Master of Fine Arts degree (M.F.A) in Film and Television.
Students are admitted in the Fall Quarter only. Admission is competitive, and only a limited number of students are accepted each year. The department does not have an application in addition to the one used by Graduate Admissions, and no screening examination prior to admission is required.
Additional admission requirements are noted under each specific degree program description.
Applicants must submit a sample of scholarly or critical writing, a statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, and other information such as a résumé, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, and proof of competence in English for international students whose native tongue is not English (such as TOEFL scores) that may be required to establish the quality of their work in the specialization.
The program requires that students be conversant in both film and television, as they are tested on each in the comprehensive examination.
A minimum of nine courses is required, five of which must be 200-level courses in film and/or television history, theory, and criticism. Of the five courses, Film and Television 206C, 208B, and 217 are required core courses. In addition, Film and Television 200 is required of all students. All five of the graduate-level courses must be completed with a grade of B or better.
Only eight units of Film and Television 596A, 596B, 596C, and 598 may be applied toward the total course requirement for the degree, and none of these courses may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement.
Students who wish to write a thesis-length paper may petition the critical studies committee to do so; if approved, this would be done through a two-quarter thesis course.
The written examination is taken at home over four full consecutive days and examines a broad range of knowledge in film and television. After completion, the committee grades the student either pass or fail. The student may be reexamined on any failed portions of the examination when it is next regularly scheduled, or within the year following the term in which it was first taken. The examination is required of all M.A. students applying to the Ph.D. program.
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Students are admitted in the Fall Quarter only. Admission is competitive, and only a limited number of students are accepted each year. The department does not have an application in addition to the one used by Graduate Admissions, and no screening examination prior to admission is required. Applicants with diverse backgrounds and undergraduate majors in areas other than film and television are encouraged. Applicants must state clearly the degree objective (M.F.A.) and the area of specialization desired within the program: animation, film/television production, screenwriting, or producer's program. All areas of specialization require three letters of recommendation.
Applicants intending to concentrate in film/ television production must submit a description of a film or television project that may possibly be undertaken in graduate study. The description should be in proposal or treatment form, two to three pages in length. This material is nonreturnable.
Applicants intending to concentrate in writing must submit samples of creative writing such as screenplays, short stories, plays, or poems.
Applicants intending to concentrate in animation must submit a description of an animation project that may possibly be undertaken in graduate study, preferably in storyboard form. Other creative work may be submitted.
Applicants intending to concentrate in the producer's program may submit a portfolio of supporting material which shows evidence of creative background, or a substantial statement of purpose and resume.
The African Area Studies Program and the Department of Film and Television have an articulated degree program which allows students to combine study for the Master of Arts in African Area Studies with the Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television, with a specialization in motion picture/television.
A total of 18 courses is required for the degree, five of which must be at the graduate level. At least three courses must be in the 200 series in film history, aesthetics, or structure. Course requirements for each specialization are available in the Student Services Office, Department of Film and Television.
Only 16 units of Film and Television 596 may be applied toward the total course requirement, and only eight of these units may be applied toward the minimum graduate course requirement. Only four units of Film and Television 596A and four units of 596B may be taken prior to advancement to candidacy. Film and Television 596C through 596F may be taken only after advancement to candidacy.
Fieldwork and internships are not required but may be taken as courses which may be applied toward the degree.
The comprehensive plan is satisfied by students fulfilling projects appropriate to their specializations. No later than the beginning of the final quarter of residence, the student must file the appropriate documents for advancement to candidacy and receive approval for the advancement from the M.F.A. advisory committee.
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Students are admitted in the Fall Quarter only. Admission is competitive, and only a limited number of students are accepted each year. The department does not have an application in addition to the one used by Graduate Admissions, and no screening examination prior to admission is required.
Completion of an M.A. or M.F.A. degree equivalent to that offered by the UCLA Department of Film and Television is required. In exceptional cases, students with an M.A. outside the field are considered for direct admission to the program. The dossier submitted for admission must contain a letter describing reasons for wishing to earn the Ph.D., the master's thesis or writing samples that demonstrate a high level of ability to write criticism or historical narrative, three letters of recommendation, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, and proof of competence in English for international students whose native language is not English (such as Test of English as a Foreign Language scores).
Students are expected to understand film and television within their social contexts as significant forms of art and communication, and to achieve by disciplined study a mastery of their history, theory, and criticism.
During the first six quarters, 13-1/2 courses must be taken. During the first year of residence, Film and Television 211B, 215, and 273 must be completed, while Film and Television 274 is required in the last quarter in residence. In addition to this core sequence, Film and Television 496 is also required. Further, students must select nine graduate elective courses, at least six of which must be from film and television.
Each student must select courses from three areas of concentration, chosen to broaden their familiarity and competence in related subject areas. A suggested list of concentrations is as follows: film theory, criticism, narrative studies, film and the other arts, authors, genres, documentary, film history, American film, European film, non-Western film and television, television studies, media and society, film and television as a business enterprise, and film and television production. It is expected that the dissertation topic will emerge from one of the concentrations.
After completion of all language and course requirements, students are eligible to take and required to pass the Ph.D. written qualifying examination. This examination, which is given in the Spring Quarter only, is taken at home over four full consecutive days. After the student passes the written examination, a doctoral committee is formed to administer the University Oral Qualifying Examination. Students are advanced to candidacy only on successful completion of this examination.
A dissertation demonstrating ability to carry out independent and significant inquiry in a historical, theoretical, or critical field of film and television is required. Final award of the Ph.D. depends on successful completion of the dissertation.
106A. History of the American Motion Picture (6 units). Lecture/screenings, eight hours; discussion, one hour. Historical and critical survey, with examples, of the American motion picture both as a developing art form and as a medium of mass communication. May be repeated once for credit with consent of department and topic change.
106B. History of the European Motion Picture (6 units). Lecture/screenings, eight hours; discussion, one hour. Historical and critical survey, with examples, of the European motion picture both as a developing art form and as a medium of mass communication. May be repeated once for credit with consent of department and topic change.
106C. History of African, Asian, and Latin American Film (6 units). Lecture/screenings, eight hours; discussion, one hour. Critical, historical, aesthetic, and social study -- together with exploration of the ethnic significance -- of Asian, African, Latin American, and Mexican films.
107. Experimental Film (6 units). Lecture/screenings, eight hours; discussion, one hour. Study and analysis of unconventional developments in the motion picture.
108. History of Documentary Film (6 units). Lecture/screenings, eight hours; discussion, one hour. Philosophy of documentary approach in the motion picture. Development of critical standards and examination of techniques of teaching and persuasion used in selected documentary, educational, and propaganda films.
110A. History of Broadcasting. Lecture/viewing, six hours; discussion, one hour. Critical survey of broadcasting here and abroad. Consideration of social responsibilities and educational implications of broadcasting.
110B. Problems and Issues in Broadcast Media. Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Study of current issues and problems related to public and commercial broadcast programming and management, including analysis of contemporary criticism of broadcast media.
110C. World Media Systems. Lecture/viewing, four hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisites: course 110A or equivalent, upper division standing, consent of instructor. Global analysis of internal and external broadcasting services, with emphasis on their motives, origins, technologies, and programming. Special attention to political, economic, and regulatory constraints and common world media issues.
112. Film and Social Change (6 units). Lecture/screenings, eight hours; discussion, one hour. Development of documentary and dramatic films in relation to and as a force in social development.
113. Film Authors (6 units). Lecture/screenings, eight hours; discussion, one hour. In-depth study of a specific film author (director or writer). May be repeated once for credit with consent of department and topic change.
114. Film Genres (6 units). Lecture/screenings, eight hours; discussion, one hour. Study of a specific film genre (e.g., Western, gangster cycle, musical, silent epic, comedy, social drama). May be repeated once for credit with consent of department and topic change.
115. Stylistic Studies for the Moving Image: Theory and Practice. Lecture, four hours; screenings, four to eight hours. Drawing heavily on a wide array of historical examples and using laser disc technologies, examination of many expressive strategies potentially usable in creation of moving image art forms: iconography, editing, composition, kinesthetics, sound, narrative, discourse, and performance.
116. Film Criticism. Lecture, four hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Study of and practice in film criticism.
M117. Chicanos in Film/Video (6 units). (Same as Chicana and Chicano Studies M114.) Lecture/screenings, eight hours; discussion, one hour. Examination of representation of Mexican Americans and Chicanos in four Hollywood genres -- silent "greaser" films, social problem films, the Western, and the gang film -- which are major genres that account for films "about" or "with" Mexican Americans produced between 1908 and 1980. Examination of recent Chicano-produced films that subvert or "signify" on these Hollywood genres, including Zoot Suit, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, and Born in East L.A. Consideration of shorter, more experimental work that critiques the Hollywood image of Chicanos.
126. Acting for Film and Television. Laboratory, six hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Projects in acting for television, video, and film. May be repeated twice for credit.
128. Media and Ethnicity. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Utilizing the Asian American experience, exploration of impact and uses of media on contemporary American ethnic communities. Role and techniques of media influence besides community utilization and production.
CM129. Contemporary Topics in Theater, Film, and Television (2 units). (Same as Theater CM129.) Lecture, two hours; screenings, two hours. Prerequisite: upper division or graduate standing in theater/film and television. Examination of creative process in theater, film, and television, with consideration of writing, direction, production, and performance. Overview of individual contributions in the collaborative effort; examination of distinctiveness and interrelations among these arts. Individual units include participation of leading members of theater, film, and television professions. May be repeated for a maximum of six units. Concurrently scheduled with course CM229.
130A. Screenwriting Fundamentals (2 units). Lecture, one hour. Corequisite for graduate students enrolled in course 431. Examination of screenwriting fundamentals: structure, character and scene development, conflict, locale, theme, history of drama. Review of authors such as Aristotle, Egri.
130B. Screenwriting Fundamentals Workshop. Discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Problems in film and television writing.
131. Nontheatrical Screenwriting for Film and Television (4 or 8 units). Discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Research and writing of documentary, technical, educational, industrial, and propaganda scripts. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units.
135. Advanced Screenwriting Workshop (8 units). Workshop, three hours. Prerequisites: course 130B and/or consent of instructor. Course in film and television writing. Original screenplays to be developed. May be repeated twice for credit.
150. Basic Cinematography: Film and Electronic. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television majors. Introduction to image control in motion picture photography through exposure, lighting, and selection of film, camera, and lens. Supervised projects in photography to complement material covered in lecture.
151. Film and Television Image Laboratory. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television majors. Techniques of image manipulation, design, and art direction. May be repeated twice for credit (if repeated, students required to design and complete a short film).
152. Film and Television Sound Recording. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television majors. Introduction to principles and practices of film and television sound recording, including supervised exercises.
153. Color Cinematography. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. History and theories of color photography, with emphasis on present-day methods in film and television production. Comparative study of additive and subtractive systems as employed by Technicolor, Ansco, Kodak, and others.
154. Film Editing. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television majors. Introduction to artistic and technical problems of film editing, with practical experience in editing of image and synchronous sound.
163. Directing the Camera. Workshop, eight hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Investigation of expressive potential of the image within and beyond the narrative from a directorial perspective. Experiments with working methodologies which stimulate visual creativity and positioning the image as the fundamental element of cinematic expression.
164. Directing the Actor. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Exercises in analysis of script and character for purpose of directing actors. Emphasis on eliciting best possible performance from the actor. May be repeated twice for credit.
165. Television Directing. Laboratory, six hours. Prerequisites: courses 130B, 185, consent of instructor. Introduction to and supervised exercises in television multicamera direction, with emphasis on creative use of cameras, sound, composition, and communication with those in front of and behind the camera. May be repeated twice for credit.
175A-175B. Undergraduate Film Production (8 units, 4 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television majors. 175A. Lecture, four hours; laboratory, eight hours. Writing, preproduction, and production for a short 16mm nonsynch film. 175B. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, eight hours. Completion of postproduction (editing, creation of nonsync sound tracks) for short film begun in course 175A.
176A-176B. Undergraduate Production II (8 units each). Lecture, three hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisites: courses 175A-175B, 185, consent of production faculty. Limited to film and television majors. Completion of a video production (no more than 20 minutes), including its writing, production, and editing.
177. Film and Television Acting Workshop (2 units). Laboratory, four hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Workshop providing opportunities for students to rehearse, perform, and evaluate their scenes under supervision and criticism of instructor. Three different production styles to which performers may need to adjust are (1) preproduction rehearsals with director, (2) single-camera experience, and (3) multiple-camera experience. May be repeated twice for credit (to accommodate performer's circumstance).
178. Technical Film and Television Laboratory (2 or 4 units). Laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television majors. Laboratory on various aspects of film and television production. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units, but only eight units may be applied toward film and television major.
181A. Animation Design in Film and Television. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. History and use of creative arts used in animation to form effective communication on film.
181B. Writing for Animation (4 to 8 units). Lecture, six hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisites: course 181A, consent of instructor. Research and practice in creative writing and planning for animated film. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.
181C. Animation Workshop (4 or 8 units). Lecture, six hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisites: course 181A, consent of instructor, storyboard at first class meeting. Organization and integration of various creative arts used in animation to form a complete study of a selected topic. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.
185. Undergraduate Television and Video Production (8 units). Laboratory, six hours (additional hours to be arranged). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television majors. Instruction and exercises in basic techniques of television and video production.
187A-187B-187C. Producing and Directing Field Television Programming (4 units, 6 units, 6 units). Laboratory, three hours (additional hours to be arranged). Prerequisites: course 185, consent of instructor. 187A. Introduction to field or remote broadcasting utilizing multiple- and single-camera video. Educational goals in student productions to be clarity of concept, simplicity in production, and meeting deadlines. 187B-187C. Instruction and supervised productions of the remote experience, with focus on development and execution of concept. Experience closely patterned after professional experiences in working with talent, production venues, and production logistics of remote on-location video programs.
189. Overview of Motion Picture Industry. Discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Evolution of economic and business structure of motion pictures from early beginnings to present, stressing methods of operation and influence of social and economic pressures that contributed to changing financial, distribution, and exhibition practices.
192. Film and Television Internship (4 to 8 units). Field experience, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to senior film and television majors. Internship at film and television industry organizations. May be taken for a maximum of eight units.
193A. Film Curatorship. Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours; laboratory, four hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Study of principles and techniques of film curatorship and research, including but not limited to acquisitions, cataloging, storage, and retrieval systems. Special attention to application of new technology, equipment, and program materials to film archival-library design for research and teaching.
193B. Television Curatorship. Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours; laboratory, four hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Study of principles and techniques of television curatorship and research, including but not limited to acquisitions, cataloging, storage, and retrieval systems. Special attention to application of new technology, equipment, and program materials to television archival-library design for research and teaching.
199. Special Studies in Film and Television (2 to 8 units). Prerequisites: senior standing, 3.0 GPA in major, consent of instructor. May be taken for a maximum of eight units.
Certain graduate courses concerned with individual student projects may be repeated for credit on recommendation of the departmental graduate adviser. Graduate courses are not open to undergraduate students.
200. Bibliography and Methods of Research in Film and Television (6 units). Discussion, three hours; laboratory, four to six hours (additional screenings and/or video laboratory work as required). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Examination and study of research methods, techniques, and resources related to film and television research, including development of computer skills for preparation of bibliographies, on-line database searching and retrieval and, when appropriate, use of computer/videodisc technology for research.
203. Seminar: Film and Other Arts (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Studies in interrelationships between film and fine arts, or performing arts, or literature, with emphasis on ways these other arts have influenced film. May be repeated twice for credit.
206A. Seminar: European Film History (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: course 106B, graduate standing, consent of instructor. Studies in selected historical movements such as expressionism, socialist realism, surrealism, neorealism, New Wave, etc. May be repeated twice for credit.
206C. Seminar: American Film History (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: course 106A, graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of central topics in American film history. May be repeated twice for credit.
207. Seminar: Experimental Film (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Studies of form, style, politics, and history of experimental, innovative, avant-garde, and minority film and video.
208A. Seminar: Film Structure (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Examination of various film conventions, both fictional and nonfictional, and of role of structure in motion picture.
208B. Seminar: Classical Film Theory (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of principal topics and lines of inquiry that characterize theoretical writings of Arnheim, Eisenstein, Bazin, Mitry, etc.
208C. Seminar: Contemporary Film Theory (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: course 208B, graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of redefinition of aims and methods of film theory through contemporary writings.
209A. Seminar: Documentary Film (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Nonfictional film and its relation to contemporary culture.
209B. Seminar: Fictional Film (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Film as fiction and its relation to contemporary culture. May be repeated once for credit.
209D. Seminar: Animated Film. Discussion, three hours; laboratory, three hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Critical study of animated film: its historical development, structure, style, use, and relation to contemporary culture.
210. Seminar: Contemporary Broadcast Media. Discussion, three hours (additional hours as required). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Consideration of issues raised by recent developments in television and radio, commercial and public, associated with innovations in satellite, cable, and cartridge systems.
211A. Seminar: Historiography. Discussion, three hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Limited to film and television M.A. candidates. Beginning examination of function and methods of writing film and television history as seen in works of key historians in the U.S. and Europe.
211B. Seminar: Historiography. Discussion, three hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Limited to film and television Ph.D. candidates. Examination of function and methods of writing film and television history as exemplified by key works in this tradition, with attention to central issues of historical thought on the media.
215. Seminar: Theory and Method. Discussion, three hours. Limited to film and television Ph.D. candidates. Examination of major modes of theoretical reflection that bear on film and television through study of central texts of such traditions as phenomenology, auteurism, semiology, psychoanalysis, sociology, etc.
217. Seminar: Television History. Discussion, four hours; viewing, to be arranged. Prerequisite: course 110A or equivalent. Examination of origins and development of American television. Topics include industry structure, economics, policy and regulation, and programming.
218. Culture, Media, and Society. Lecture, four hours; screenings, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Emphasis on "discourse of the other(s)." Thematization of the other is concerned with theories of "difference" rather than similarity or identity -- with how other cultures enter into politics of representation and representation of politics through metaphors of (1) difference without opposition, (2) heterogeneity without hierarchy, and/or (3) otherness without ethnocentrism. Examination of how women, national minorities, and Third World peoples have been rendered others; place of the cinematic apparatus in this process and how academization of others is positioned vis-à-vis mainstream critical discourse.
219. Seminar: Film and Society (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of ways film affects and is affected by social behavior, belief, and value systems; considered in relation to role of media in society. May be repeated once for credit.
220. Seminar: Television and Society. Discussion, three hours (additional hours as required). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of ways television forms affect and are affected by social behavior, belief, and value systems; study of technological and economic aspects of the medium. May be repeated once for credit.
221. Seminar: Film Authors (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Intensive examination of works of outstanding creators of films. May be repeated twice for credit.
222. Seminar: Film Genres (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Studies of patterns, styles, and themes of such genres as the Western, gangster, war, science fiction, comedy, etc. May be repeated twice for credit.
223. Seminar: Visual Perception. Discussion, three hours (additional hours as required). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Aesthetic, psychological, and physiological principles of vision as they relate to ways in which man "sees" film and television, with emphasis on ways in which these are different from other visual experiences.
224. Computer Applications for Film Study. Survey of computer applications relevant to film study, principally computer-videodisc systems and image capture technology.
CM229. Contemporary Topics in Theater, Film, and Television (2 units). (Same as Theater CM229.) Lecture, two hours; screenings, two hours. Prerequisite: upper division or graduate standing in theater/film and television. Examination of creative process in theater, film, and television, with consideration of writing, direction, production, and performance. Overview of individual contributions in the collaborative effort; examination of distinctiveness and interrelations among these arts. Individual units include participation of leading members of theater, film, and television professions. May be repeated for a maximum of six units. Concurrently scheduled with course CM129.
247. Production Planning in Film and Television. Discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Analysis of procedures and problems in preparing a script for film or television production, with emphasis on role of production manager in breaking down scripts, setting up shooting schedule, planning postproduction, and preparing budgets.
268. Seminar: Short Film. Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of problems presented by conceptualization of form and structure of the short film, with classical and student examples.
270. Seminar: Film Criticism (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film screenings, four to six hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of key aesthetic questions of analysis and evaluation in relation to central works of motion picture criticism. May be repeated once for credit.
271. Seminar: Television Criticism. Discussion, three hours (additional hours as required). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Analysis of major forms of television production and criticism it has elicited. May be repeated once for credit.
273. Seminar: Contemporary Film and Television Criticism (6 units). Discussion, three hours; film and television screenings, four to six hours. Limited to film and television Ph.D. candidates. Study and practice of analytic and critical response, with emphasis on contemporary film and television.
274. Seminar: Research Design. Discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: second-year standing in film and television Ph.D. program. Examination of general principles that govern formulation of major research projects and preparation of a prospectus for Ph.D. dissertation.
276. Seminar: Non-Western Films. Discussion, three hours (additional hours as required). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of aesthetic and ideological impulses of selected films from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
277. Seminar: Narrative Studies. Discussion, three hours (additional hours as required). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of writings on theory of narrative structure and their significance for analysis of film forms.
289A-289B-289C. Current Business Practices in Film and Television. Prerequisites: course 247, graduate standing, consent of instructor. Examination of current status of financing/production/distribution agreements, union agreements, music, copyright, etc., necessary to understand the film and television industry. May be taken in any sequence.
291A-291B-291C. Role of Management in Entertainment Industry. Prerequisites: course 247, graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of artistic, social, and economic criteria for decision making in production and distribution of motion pictures and entertainment programs. May be taken in any sequence.
292A-292B-292C. Network Television Management and Decision Making. Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Prerequisites: course 247, graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of business structure and economic, social, and artistic criteria currently utilized by network television management. Only eight units may be taken for credit.
293. Seminar: Film and Television Curatorship. Discussion, three hours (additional hours as required). Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study and practice of issues in archival research and administration.
298A-298B. Special Studies in Film and Television (2 to 4 units each). Lecture/discussion. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Seminar study of problems in film and television, organized on topic basis. May be repeated once for credit.
375. Teaching Apprentice Practicum (1 to 4 units). Prerequisite: apprentice personnel employment as a teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Teaching apprenticeship under active guidance and supervision of a regular faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at the University. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
400. Film Image Design Laboratory. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, six hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Conception and design of nonnarrative film imagery. One-minute experiments in the relation of meaning to technique, including manipulation of optics, photochemistry, elements of electronic processes, and display of time and motion. May be repeated once for credit.
402A-402B. Advanced Fiction Workshops (8 units each). Laboratory, 12 hours; fieldwork, to be arranged. Prerequisites: courses 405, 409, 410A-410B-410C, 433, consent of instructor. Limited to 10 film and television graduate students per section. Production of a 10-minute fictional film or video project. Students budget, preplan, and complete photography on location and/or in studio by end of first term. In second term students must complete postproduction of their projects.
403A-403B-403C. Advanced Documentary Workshops (4 to 8 units each). Lecture/discussion/laboratory, 16 to 24 hours; fieldwork, to be arranged. Prerequisites: courses 405, 409, 410A-410B-410C, 433, consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Production of advanced individual documentary film or video projects. Students conceptualize, research, write, shoot (on location), and edit projects to completion. May be repeated once for credit.
404A-404B. Advanced Abstract/Experimental Media Workshops (8 units each). Lecture/discussion/laboratory, 12 hours; fieldwork, to be arranged. Prerequisites: courses 405, 409, 410A-410B-410C, 433, consent of instructor. Limited to 10 students per section. Production of a 20-minute abstract or experimental film, video, or multimedia project. Students plan, design, and shoot their projects in first term and work as crew for each other in rotating assignments. In second term students must complete postproduction of their projects.
405. Television Production Workshop (8 units). Laboratory, eight hours; other, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Basics of television production and direction, focusing on studio multiple camera with minimal use of remote camera. Use of various formats of video production, including scripted and nonscripted projects, culminating in a narrative three-camera project.
406. Experimental Video Workshop. Laboratory, six hours; other, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Introduction to independent and experimental video with examination of impact of new video technologies in television, covering concepts of video art, new television, digital video, high-definition TV, and film and tape postproduction.
407. Video Documentary Workshop (8 units). Laboratory, 12 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Exploration of documentary video, including screening a variety of international works and producing a short documentary project using single-camera field production techniques.
408A-408B. Video Editing. Discussion, four hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Individual instruction in electronic editing. 408A. On-Line Editing; 408B. Off-Line Editing.
409. Directing the Actor for the Camera Workshop. Workshop, six hours; laboratory, to be arranged; laboratory preparation, two to four hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television M.F.A. production program graduate students. Team-taught with five weeks designed to give the director actor/camera techniques, and five weeks to offer basic strategies to elicit good performances from actors. Emphasis on problems faced when directing actors for film.
410A-410B-410C. Film Production Workshops (8 units, 12 units, 8 units). (Formerly numbered 401A-401D.) Lecture/discussion/laboratory, 24 hours; fieldwork, to be arranged. Prerequisites: courses 405, 409, consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Production workshop spanning three terms, designed to give hands-on experience in all aspects of film production (the tools and a practicum of the medium) as each student writes/directs/edits a 10-min-ute film.
417. Lighting for Film and Television (6 units). Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, six hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Lectures, supervised exercises on a stage or in an exterior, screenings of scenes, and discussions aimed at learning to master the lighting to create an appropriate mood or atmosphere of a premeditated scene recorded on a film or through an electronic system. May be repeated twice for credit.
418. Cinematography and Directing (12 units). Lecture, six hours; discussion, two hours; laboratory, 16 hours. Prerequisites: course 417, consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Supervised filming of short dramatic projects on the sound stage and at exterior locations that explore the complexity of the process, emphasizing balance and collaboration essential to both directing and photography in its varied technical, production, and creative aspects.
419. Advanced Cinematography. Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, one hour. Prerequisites: courses 417, 418, consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Advanced study of principles of cinematography, with emphasis on exposure, lighting, and selection of film, camera, and lenses.
423A. Direction of Actors for Film and Television. Lecture, four hours; workshop. Prerequisites: first film project, consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Required of all production majors shooting a fiction thesis. Exercises in analysis of script and character for purpose of directing actors in film and television productions. Emphasis on eliciting best possible performance from the actor. May be repeated twice for credit.
423B. Advanced Direction of Actors for Film and Television. Studio workshop, six hours. Prerequisites: course 423A, consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Advanced study and practice of directing actors before a camera. Emphasis on developing techniques to immediately enhance communication between director and actor on the set in order to maintain continuity from shot to shot.
431. Introduction to Film and Television Screenwriting. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Introductory course in problems of film and television screenwriting.
433. Writing the Short Screenplay. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Conception, development, and writing of a 20-minute film or video script in either fiction, documentary, or experimental medium, to be produced in one of the advanced workshops.
434. Advanced Screenwriting (8 units). Discussion, three hours. Prerequisites: course 135, consent of instructor. Advanced problems in writing of original film and television screenplays. May be repeated twice for credit.
435. Advanced Writing for Short Film and Television Screenplays. Discussion, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 402A-402B or 403A-403B or 404A-404B, consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Required of students planning fiction projects. Final screenwriting course in which students write their thesis project (no longer than 30 minutes in length).
437. Nontheatrical Writing for Film and Television. Discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Advanced problems in the field of documentary and special feature programs, with emphasis on research and preproduction. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.
451. Advanced Design for Film and Television. Laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Advanced study and practice of techniques and methods of design for motion pictures. Art direction for advanced workshop productions. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units.
452A. Film and Television Sound Recording. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, four hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Principles and practices of film and television sound recording, including supervised exercises.
452B. Music Recording Workshop. Lecture, four hours; laboratory, eight hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Supervised exercises in studio music recording techniques, with emphasis on special requirements for motion pictures and television.
452C. Film and Television Sound Rerecording. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Recording of sprocketed media: basics of mixing 16mm and 35mm film soundtracks to single stripe or three stripe magnetic film. Overview of prepping tracks for final mix. Fundamentals of Automatic Dialogue Replacement and Foley. Rerecording and video/audio postproduction of unsprocketed media: emphasis on multitrack tape and nonlinear disk-based recording and editing systems. Includes all track building approaches, from production sound electronic editing, Automatic Dialogue Replacement, Foley, backgrounds, hard FX and MX through final mix. Techniques of combining sprocketed and unsprocketed media in postproduction.
454A-454B. Advanced Film Editing. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor based on submission of a rough cut and/or copy of screenplay. Limited to film and television thesis and advanced project students in postproduction phase of thesis or advanced project. Organization and operation of postproduction process.
459A-459B. Directing for Film and Television. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Analysis and exploration, with specific scenes, of differences and many similarities in directorial approach to same literary material in theater, film, and television.
464A-464B. Advanced Film Directing (8 units each). Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Special problems in direction of fictional and documentary films.
466A-466B. Advanced Professional Video Workshops (8 units each). Lecture, three hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisites: courses 405, 410A-410B-410C, 423A, consent of instructor. Limited to film and television graduate students. Hands-on problems in working with various interrelated disciplines in a professional production experience, including interaction with students of design and acting from Department of Theater.
475. Film I (8 units). Discussion, three hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of basic techniques of film production, including preproduction planning and production of a group short film.
476. Video I (8 units). Discussion, three hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor. Study of basic techniques of television and video production, including completion of one or more projects.
478. Video II (8 units). Discussion, three hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisites: courses 185, 405 or 476, graduate standing, consent of instructor. Group experience in video production with each member rotating on crew work in production of individual or collective projects.
482A-482B. Advanced Animation Workshops (4 or 8 units each). Lecture, three hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisites: courses 181A, 181B, 181C, consent of instructor. Advanced organization and integration of various creative arts used in animation, resulting in production of a complete animated film. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.
486. Directed Individual Study: Preparation to Advance to Candidacy for M.F.A. in Production (2 to 4 units). Preparation for thesis production, four to eight hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing in M.F.A. production program, consent of instructor. Specialized development and organization of proposed thesis project prior to advancement to candidacy. Should be taken term before student plans to advance to candidacy.
487. Directed Individual Study: Postproduction Laboratory. Laboratory, eight hours. Prerequisites: graduate standing in M.F.A. production program, consent of instructor. Completion of projects in final stages of postproduction. May not be repeated.
488A. Interactive Animation (4 to 8 units). Lecture, six hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisites: courses 181A, 181C, 489A, consent of instructor. Organization and integration of various creative arts used in animation and interactive media to form complete study of a selective interactive animation project. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.
488B. Advanced Interactive Animation (4 to 8 units). Lecture, six hours; laboratory, to be arranged. Prerequisites: course 488A, consent of instructor. Organization and integration of various creative arts used in animation and interactive animation to form completed project of a selected interactive topic. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.
489A. Computer Animation in Film and Video (4 to 8 units). Lecture, six hours; laboratory, four to eight hours; other, to be arranged. Prerequisites: courses 181A, 181C, a completed animated film, consent of instructor. Instruction in and supervised production of computer animation. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.
489B. Production in Computer Animation (4 to 8 units). Lecture, six hours; laboratory, four to eight hours. Prerequisite: course 489A. Instruction in creation, preparation, and production of a complete and original computer animation film or tape. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.
496. Practice of Teaching Film and Television (2 units). Discussion. Required once of all teaching assistants or associates in department. Orientation and preparation of graduate students who have responsibility to assist in teaching undergraduate courses in department; discussion of problems common to the teaching experience. May not be applied toward M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D. May be repeated. S/U grading.
498. Professional Internship in Film and Television (4, 8, or 12 units). Full- or part-time at a studio or on a professional project. Prerequisites: graduate standing, advanced standing in M.F.A. program, consent of instructor. Internship at various film, television, or theater facilities accentuating creative contribution, organization, and work of professionals in their various specialties. Given only when projects can be scheduled.
501. Cooperative Program (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of graduate adviser and graduate dean, and host campus instructor, department chair, and graduate dean. Used to record enrollment of UCLA students in courses taken under cooperative arrangements with USC. S/U grading.
596A. Directed Individual Studies: Research (2 to 12 units). Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
596B. Directed Individual Studies: Writing (2 to 12 units). Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
596C. Directed Individual Studies: Directing (2 to 12 units). Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
596D. Directed Individual Studies: Design (2 to 12 units). Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
596E. Directed Individual Studies: Acting (2 to 12 units). Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
596F. Directed Individual Studies: Production (2 to 12 units). Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
597. Preparation for Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations in Film and Television (2 to 12 units). Hours to be arranged. May be taken for a maximum of 12 units. S/U grading.
598. M.A. Thesis in Film and Television (2 to 12 units). Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: advancement to M.A. candidacy. Research and writing for M.A. thesis. May be taken for a maximum of 12 units. S/U grading.
599. Ph.D. Dissertation in Film and Television (2 to 12 units). Hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: advancement to Ph.D. candidacy. Research and writing for Ph.D. dissertation. May be repeated. S/U grading.
Communication Studies 187. Ethical and Policy Issues in Institutions of Mass Communication
Design 165C. Communication Design: Video Image
English 118. Film and Literature
Italian 46. Italian Cinema and Culture
121. Italian Cinema