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Entertainment Studies Course Availability

Find your next course in Entertainment Studies.

In the charts below, view the quarter offered and teaching format for courses in each area of Entertainment Studies.

Course Format Legend

I = In Person
L = Live Online (Synchronously via Zoom)
O = Online (Asynchronously)

For course format descriptions, see Instructional Formats

Business and Management of Entertainment

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
FILM TV X 439 Inside the World of Film Acquisitions: How to Sell Your Project to Hollywood	4		I
MGMT X 402.32 Starting Your Own Entertainment Production Company	4	R		I
MGMT X 403.01 Legal Primer for the Entertainment Business	4	O	H(I)/O	I/O	R/O
MGMT X 403.31 The Business of Entertainment	4	R/O/I	R/O/I	R/O/I	R/O/I
MGMT X 403.33 Independent Film Financing	4	O		O
MGMT X 403.34 Entertainment Financing: From First $ to Distribution of Profits	4	I/O	O	O/H(I)	O/H(I)
MGMT X 402.2 Production Accounting for Film and Television	4		H(I)		R
MGMT X 448.84 Copyright Law in the Entertainment Industry	4		I		I
MGMT X 476.99 Marketing Entertainment: Strategies for the Global Marketplace	4	O	O	O
FILM TV X 499.2 Film and Television Internship	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R

Acting

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
FILM TV X 407.45 Acting Workshop: The Meisner Technique	4		I		I
FILM TV X 438.40 The Working Actor: Get the Audition, Book the Job	4	I		I
FILM TV X 407.42 Inside Stanislavski: Applications for the Screen Actor	4		I		I
THEATER X 407 Acting Techniques: The Fundamentals	4	I	I	I	I
THEATER X 407.78 Improvisation Techniques for the Actor: A Course in Spontaneity	4		I		I
THEATER X 409 The Actor’s Toolbox: Creating Emotional Truth	4
THEATER X 410.3 Acting for the Camera I	4	I	I	I	I
THEATER X 410.5 Acting for the Camera II	4	I		I
THEATER X 419.3 Playing the American: An Acting and Accent-Reduction Workshop	4	H(I)		I
THEATER X 422.12 Voice and Movement for the Screen Actor	4	I	I	I
THEATER X 433 Pursuing a Career in Voice Overs	4	I		I
THEATER X 438 Performing in TV Commercials: Practices and Opportunities in the Field	4		I		I
THEATER X 438.8 Delivering Memorable Auditions for Film and Television: A Workshop for Actors in Cold Reading and Interview Techniques	4	I		I
FILM TV X 499.2 Film and Television Internship	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R

Directing

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
FILM TV X 475.44 Directing Actors for the Screen	4	I	I/R	I	I
FILM TV X 476.12B Advanced Filmmaking Workshop: Production and Post-Production	8		H(I)		H(I)/H(R)
FILM TV X 476.271 Production Sound for Directors	2	H(R)		I/R
FILM TV X 476.581 The Language of Filmmaking	4	I/O	I/O	R/O/I	R/O/I
FILM TV X 476.37 Introduction to Episodic TV Directing	4
FILM TV X 476.39 Making Your First Short Film	4		I	I
FILM TV X 476.95 Directing Workshop I: Composition and Movement	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R
FILM TV X 476.95B Directing Workshop II: Storytelling	4		I/R		I/R
FILM TV X 478.432 Direct and Produce Reality and Documentary Television	4	R		R
FILM TV X 478.9 The Craft of the Director	4	I/R		I/R
FILM TV X 479.03 Understanding the Story: Script Analysis for Directors	4	I
FILM TV X 499.2 Film and Television Internship	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R

Cinematography

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
FILM TV X 478.27A Introduction to Cinematography	4	I		I
FILM TV X 478.27B Visualization and Exposure	4	H(I)		H(I)
FILM TV X 478.283 Lighting for Emotional Impact	4		H(I)		R
FILM TV X 479.302 Becoming Camera-Savvy: A Workshop for Today’s Filmmakers	4		O		O
FILM TV X 478.301 The Role of the Digital Imaging Technician in Cinematography	4	O		O
FILM TV X 478.282 The Craft of the Cinematographer	4	H(I)		H(I)
FILM TV X 499.2 Film and Television Internship	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R

Film & TV Development

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
FILM TV X 476.22 Story Analysis for Film and Television	4	I/O	I/O	I	I/O
FILM TV X 476.242 Understanding Genre: How to Develop a Hollywood Classic	4		I/O		I/O
FILM TV X 476.244 Story Development Workshop: Crafting Your Original Story	4	H(I)/O	I/O	I/O	I/O
FILM TV X 476.894 Introduction to Feature Film Development	4	O		O
FILM TV X 479.482 Television Development: From Idea to Small Screen	4		R		R
FILM TV X 476.243 Developing Your Short Film	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R
FILM TV X 499.2 Film and Television Internship	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R

Producing

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
FILM TV X 404 Pre-Production and Production for Film and Television	4	R/O/I	I/O	R/O/I	R/O/I
FILM TV X 408 Building an Online Audience	4	H(R)	O	O	O
FILM TV X 431 A World of International Filmmaking	4		H(I)
FILM TV X 475 Producing Commercials for All Platforms: A Practical Workshop	4	I		I
FILM TV X 476.022 The Art and Business of Producing	4
FILM TV X 476.6 Low-Budget Filmmaking	4	O	I	O	H(I)
FILM TV X 478.13A The Art of Line Producing	4	I/R	I/R	I/O	R
FILM TV X 478.481 Documentary Filmmaking Workshop	4			I
FILM TV X 478.733 Producing Documentaries	4		I		H(I)
FILM TV X 479.088 Movie Magic Budgeting	4	R	R	R	O
MGMT X 403.61 Marketing and Distributing Independent Films Across All Platforms	4	I/O	O	I/O	O
FILM TV X 499.2 Film and Television Internship	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R

Post-Production

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
FILM TV X 404A Post-Production for Film and Television	4	I/O	R/O/I	R/O/I	O/H(I)
FILM TV X 477.84 Introduction to Adobe Premiere	4	O	I/O	I	O
FILM TV X 477.85 Adobe After Effects for Filmmakers: An Introductory Workshop	4	O		O
FILM TV X 477.851 Adobe Character Animator: How to Make Your Characters Walk and Talk	4			R
FILM TV X 478.311 Editing with Final Cut Pro X: Comprehensive Workshop	4			O
FILM TV X 479.28 Introduction to Avid Media Composer	4	R		I
FILM TV X 479.613 The Art and Craft of Film Editing	4	I/R	I/O	I	I/O
FILM TV X 478.013 Post-Production Sound for Film and Television	4	I		I
FILM TV X 477.241B Introduction to Visual Effects Creation	4		I		I
FILM TV X 478.314C Color Correction for Film and Television	4		I		I
FILM TV X 49.2 Film and Television Internship	4	R/O/I	R/O/I	R/O/I	R/O/I

Film Scoring

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MUSC X 403.51 The Art of Counterpoint	4				I
MUSC X 403.52 Harmony I: Crash Course in Composing for Tonal Music	4		I		I
MUSC X 403.53 Harmony II: Techniques for Composing Contemporary Music	4		I
MUSC X 448.171 The Business of Film Music	4	I		I
MUSC X 449.41 Recording, Mixing, and Editing Techniques for Film Composers	4	R		H(I)
MUSC X 449.91 The Art and Craft of MIDI	4	I		I
MUSC X 478.52 Composing Music for Video Games	4	H(R)		H(R)
MUSC X 482.3 Bringing the Power of Music to Film	4				R
MUSC X 482.8 Anatomy of a Film Score	4	I		I
MUSC X 483.1 Film Scoring on a Budget	4		I		H(I)
MUSC X 483.12 Writing and Scoring for Strings	4		I		H(I)
MUSC X 483.2 Advanced Orchestration: Applied Techniques for the Studio and Scoring Stage	4	I		I
MUSC X 483.3 Score like the Masters: Contemporary Techniques	4		I		I
MUSC X 483.43 Instrumentation and Introduction to Orchestration	4		I		I
MUSC X 484.931 Put Your Music to Work: Composition for Commercials	4		H(I)
MUSC X 485 Composing Music for Animation	4	I
MUSC X 498 Advanced Film Scoring Workshop	4	H(I)		H(I)
MUSC X 498.3 Fundamentals of Conducting: From the Symphony to the Scoring Stage	4	I		I
MUSC X 499 Music Industry Internship	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R

Music Business

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MUSC X 446.2 A&R: Making Music from Acquisition to Release	4		I/R		I
MUSC X 447.31 The Insider’s Guide to Music Management	4	I		I
MUSC X 448.17 Music Publishing: Law and Business	4			I
MUSC X 448.35 Legal and Practical Aspects of the Music Business	4		I/R		I
MUSC X 448.80 Do-It-Yourself Music Marketing	4	H(R)	I	O
MUSC X 448.81 Music Publishing: A Creative and Business Perspective	4	I/O	I
MUSC X 448.86 Touring, Tour Budgeting, and Merchandising	4		I		R
MUSC X 449.2 Music Licensing: Turning Talent into Dollars	4	I		I
MUSC X 451 Entrepreneurship for the Indie Artist	4		I	I	R
MUSC X 484.31 Music Supervision for Film and Television	4	I/R	R	I/R
MUSC X 424.8 The DJ as Music Producer: Ableton Live & DJ Technology	4	I
MUSC X 499 Music Industry Internship	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R

Independent Music Production

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MUSC X 401.5 Elements of Hit Songwriting	4		I		I
MUSC X 404.4 Crafting Great Lyrics: A Songwriting Workshop	4			I
MUSC X 409.8 Professional Songwriting for the Commercial Market: A Weekly Workout	4	I
MUSC X 415.3 Making Your Mark in Music: Stage Performance Secrets	4			I
MUSC X 440 Create and Produce Your Own Music Project	4	I		I
MUSC X 441.3 Audio Recording Theory	4	I	O	O	O
MUSC X 441.5 Creating Commercial Sounding Masters	4		H(I)
MUSC X 448.14B The Art and Craft of Music Mixing	4	I		R
MUSC X 448.6 The Record Production Process: Professional Practices	4		I		R
MUSC X 479.12 Introduction to Pro Tools	4	O	O	O	O
MUSC X 480 Introduction to Logic Pro	4	O	O	O	O
MUSC X 499 Music Industry Internship	4	I/R	I/R	I/R	I/R