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Study in the entertainment capital of the world.

Direct a movie. Score a film. Learn how to make it in Hollywood.

UCLA Extension's Entertainment Studies programs are recognized worldwide.

Our students, faculty, and alumni have won Oscars, Emmys, and Grammys. Our instructors are professionals in the entertainment industry. They will guide you, help you hone your skills, give you up to the minute advice, and open doors to industry connections. 

 

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Our students reach for the stars. (And sometimes become them.)

Courses are designed for people who want a real-world, hands-on education. Benefit from extensive networking and internship opportunities you won't find anywhere else.

 

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Courses

MUSC X 415.3

Making Your Mark in Music: Stage Performance Secrets

Develop your artistic identity, stage presence, and signature sound. Single yourself out as a performer, artist, and songwriter by developing a unique presence in today's entertainment industry.
MGMT X 403.61

Marketing and Distributing Independent Films Across All Platforms

Learn how to find domestic and overseas distribution for theatrical, television, DVD, and alternative markets by gaining knowledge on how to craft a distribution strategy from the earliest stages of project development.
MGMT X 476.99

Marketing Entertainment: Strategies for the Global Marketplace

Learn the global strategies and platforms necessary to successfully profit from a film such as branding your property effectively, distribution procedures, and the power of cutting-edge social media outreach and research.
FILM TV X 476.245

Mixed-Media Storytelling: Adapting Narrative Across Film, Audio & Digital Platforms

This course examines the craft of storytelling across contemporary media platforms, including feature film, broadcast and streaming television series, documentary, audio storytelling (podcast and scripted audio), vertical short-form digital content, and branded narrative. Students begin with a single original story idea and develop it across multiple formats, exploring how core narrative elements like character, motivation, conflict, escalation, and transformation, remain constant while structure, pacing, audience engagement, production scale, and distribution strategy shift depending on medium.
FILM TV X 479.088

Movie Magic Budgeting

Delve into the industry standard producing software Movie Magic and explore how to effectively create real production budgets, schedules, and other organizational procedures necessary for physical production