Pre-Production and Production for Film and Television

FILM TV X 404

This survey course presents an overview of the real-world aspects of producing as practiced in the various sectors of filmed entertainment from script development through pre-production and production.

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Starting at $785.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0
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What you can learn.

  • Learn the producer’s role interfacing with the writer, director, and key personnel
  • Understand how to pitch and sell ideas
  • Acquire the skills to breakdown a script
  • Manage a schedule and budget
  • Prepare for critical on-the-set issues facing the producer

About this course:

This survey course presents an overview of the real-world aspects of producing as practiced in the various sectors of filmed entertainment, from script development through pre-production and production. Topics include the producer's interface with the writer, director and other key personnel; pitching and selling ideas; script breakdown and scheduling; budgeting; and all the critical on-the-set issues facing the producer.

Winter 2025 Schedule

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Monday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
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401146
Fee:
$785.00
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2 make up meetings TBA
Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 20, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Producer to Producer : A Step-by-Step Guide to Low-Budget Independent Film Producing by Melanie Dobson
Michael Wiese Productions
ISBN 1615932666
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Mon Jan 6, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Mon Jan 13, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Mon Jan 27, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
Lecture
Mon Feb 3, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
Lecture
Mon Feb 10, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
Lecture
Mon Feb 24, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
Lecture
Mon Mar 3, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
Lecture
Mon Mar 10, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
Lecture
Mon Mar 17, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Tuesday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
Available
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Instructor: Bridget Terry
401147
Fee:
$785.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
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Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 20, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
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Date
Time
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Tue Jan 7, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Jan 14, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Jan 21, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Jan 28, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Feb 4, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Feb 11, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Feb 18, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Feb 25, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Mar 4, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Mar 11, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Tue Mar 18, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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This section has no set meeting times.
Available
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Instructor: Amotz Zakai
401148
Fee:
$785.00
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Internet access required. Materials required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 10, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
The Big Picture by Edward Jay Epstein
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN 9780812973822
The Big Picture : The Fight for the Future of Movies by Ben Fritz
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN 9781328592743
A Quick Guide to Careers in La La Land by Mike Clattenburg & Amotz Zakai
©2020

Contact Us

Speak to a program representative. Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm.
phone-icon 310-825-9064
phone-icon entertainmentstudies@uclaextension.edu

This course applies towards the following certificates & specializations…

Film and TV Development
four producers at a pitch meeting
Business and Management of Entertainment
three business people in a meeting
Directing
directing-ce0428
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