Lead the Future of Entertainment

Learn the business side of Hollywood from industry insiders, on campus or online.

The industry is evolving fast. Whether you're a producer, storyteller, investor, or aspiring exec, get the skills and insights to stand out and succeed.

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A World of Opportunities

The $100+ billion global entertainment industry is driven by savvy professionals with ambition, creativity and expertise. If your goal is to break in, break through, or establish a niche in the industry, solid foundational knowledge is essential.

The UCLA Extension Business and Management of Entertainment certificate program was designed to meet that need, giving you up-to-the-minute industry insights.

UCLA Extension Excellence

Benefit from award-winning instruction–taught by accomplished Hollywood executives who bring real-world experience to the classroom
Understand the business and production side of the entertainment industry
Participate in one of the nation's most prestigious programs, trusted by industry leaders
Take advantage of internship opportunities in studios and production companies
Network with fellow students, instructors and guest speakers

Flexible and Convenient

Mix and match flexible course options on days, evenings, weekends, in person or online anytime, anywhere
Largest array of classes and topics – over 40 courses per quarter
Open-enrollment certificate in Business and Management of Entertainment—graduate in less than a year, or take your time
Get started without an application–just sign up for a class
Pay as you go, start any quarter

Your Path to Success

Whether you are new to the entertainment industry or an established entertainment professional looking to expand your expertise, we can help. Hollywood executives and established independent filmmakers provide on-the-ground, real-time training. Students will gain:

An overview of the business and all stages of production
A deep dive into entertainment financing, marketing, distribution and legal negotiations
The knowledge to step into a studio role or start their own production company

The Entertainment Industry Today

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i do think that the industry today
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offers much more chances than even just
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a few years ago
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now you have a constantly
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increasing numbers of buyers and when i
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say buyers i mean network stations
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streamers studios and they all need
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content
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and that is in my view even driven by
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the fact that we just had covet where
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we're not able to make any content
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so storytellers producers
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anyone who creates story right now i
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believe
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there are doors opening that wouldn't be
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opening even a few years ago
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but you need to know how to walk through
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those doors you need to know what to
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walk through those doors with
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how to be prepared and what to ask for
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and that's something that
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the business and management
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entertainment certificate and all the
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related courses
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will teach you knowing what you don't
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know is important
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and because that's your path to green
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light that's your path to getting your
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project made
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and what the certificate offers or what
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each of the courses
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offer is a path to make that happen and
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it doesn't really matter if you're a
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writer a director a producer or even a
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financier i even have
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networks executive from hbo netflix in
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my classes i have lawyers in my classes
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it is about knowing the rules how they
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apply it's about
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knowing how far can you push what to
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negotiate
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for what terms are right what terms are
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wrong what deals are right what deals
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are wrong
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how can you protect yourself as a
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producer as an artist
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even as an investor what possibilities
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do you have to make sure
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you're not tapping into the known
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pitfalls and there are so many
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learning from people that do this i
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think is important and also
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learning from the various guest speakers
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we all have in our courses
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is essential and because these are
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people that do this every day that
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produce that finance that distribute
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that represent talent that are buyers
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and and work for networks
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learning from those people i think is
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key and i don't even know
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the place where that actually happens
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other than in this program
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you