Developing Your Short Film
FILM TV X 476.243
Learn the development process for short films with a focus on developing a short film treatment. At the end of the course you will have honed your idea and have a final short script or treatment ready for shooting.
Classroom
Starting at $699.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0 Credits
What you can learn.
- Learn basics of story structure and how the specific storytelling elements, such as theme, plot, characters, and dialogue work in synergy toward the goal of an effective short story
- Explore topics including setting up a theme that serves the story, character development, creating realistic dialogue, and planning the scenes with a limited budget in mind
- Experience lectures and exercises illustrated with film clips and readings emphasize the role of story, creating original characters and developing plot points for different genres of films
- Experience lectures and exercises illustrated with film clips and readings emphasize the role of story, creating original characters and developing plot points for different genres of films
- Submit your work-in-progress throughout the quarter for evaluation and feedback by the instructor and the class
About this course:
Learn the development process as it relates to short films with the focus on developing a short film treatment, first draft, and second draft. You gain an understanding of the basics of story structure and how the specific storytelling elements, such as theme, plot, characters, and dialogue work in synergy toward the goal of an effective short story. Topics include character development, creating realistic dialogue, discovering what you are driven to say through you story’s theme, and planning the scenes with a limited budget in mind. Lectures and exercises illustrated with film clips and readings emphasize the role of story, creating original characters and developing plot points for different genres of films. You submit your work-in-progress throughout the quarter for evaluation and feedback by the instructor and the class. At the end of the course you will have honed your idea and have a final short script or treatment ready for shooting.
Spring 2019 Schedule
These courses meet in person and make use of an online presence to varying degrees.
46 days left. Enroll by Apr 2, 2019
Notes
Internet access required. Materials required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 15, 2019
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book:
Writing Short Films: Structure and Content for Screenwriters
by Linda J. Cowgill
Lone Eagle
ISBN 9781580650632
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Tue Apr 2, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
Lecture
Tue Apr 9, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
Lecture
Tue Apr 16, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
Lecture
Tue Apr 23, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
Lecture
Tue Apr 30, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
Lecture
Tue May 7, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
Lecture
Tue May 14, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
Lecture
Tue May 21, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
Lecture
Tue May 28, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
Lecture
Tue Jun 4, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
Lecture
Tue Jun 11, 2019
7:00PM - 10:00PM
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 213
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