Understanding Genre: How to Develop a Hollywood Classic

FILM TV X 476.242

Focus on story components that make for a good movie. Identify the various film genres and how style, form, content, mood, camera work, lighting, and pacing work together to deliver a satisfying cinematic experience.

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Winter
Summer
Online
In-Person
Starting at $785.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Break down and analyze classic Hollywood genres: action, drama, comedy, fantasy, science fiction, mystery-thriller, and horror
  • Critically examine each genre and its target audience
  • Articulate and sell your ideas in the development process

About this course:

Producers, executives, writers, and filmmakers all focus on story components that make for a good movie. Learn to identify the specific characteristics that define various film genres and how style, form, content, mood, camera work, lighting, and pacing work together to fulfill expectations and deliver a satisfying cinematic experience. Each week, through lecture, discussion, and film clips examining its visual language and its evolution over time, you break down and analyze one of the genres on which Hollywood thrives: action, drama, comedy and romantic comedy, fantasy and science fiction, the mystery-thriller, and horror. Instruction also covers an examination of each genre's target audience and provides you with a common language with which to articulate and sell your ideas in the development process.

Winter 2024 Schedule

Date & Time
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Format
 
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This section has no set meeting times.
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Instructor: Thomas Shimanek
395291
Fee:
$785.00
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ENROLL BY: Jan 8, 2024
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Internet access required. Materials required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 12, 2024
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
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Wednesday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
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Instructor: Dr. Beverly Graf
395364
Fee:
$785.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
ENROLL BY: Jan 10, 2024
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Notes

Internet access required. Materials required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 23, 2024
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book: An Introduction to Film Genres by Lester Friedman
Schedule
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Wed Jan 10, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Wed Jan 17, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Wed Jan 24, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Wed Jan 31, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Wed Feb 7, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Wed Feb 14, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
Lecture
Wed Feb 21, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Wed Feb 28, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Wed Mar 6, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Wed Mar 13, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB
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Wed Mar 20, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121AB

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