"Producing Documentaries" at UCLA is back!

04/09/2008

Listen ""Producing Documentaries" at UCLA is back!"

Episode Synopsis

I'm doing it again!After such a great experience in the Spring, I'm going to be teaching "Producing Documentaries" at UCLA Extension again! My students were really inspiring to me last term, and I can't wait to meet more of the next generation of documentarians this Fall.I invite anyone who really wants to find out about how to make great documentaries to enroll. We meet Wednesday evenings at 7-10pm, from September 24th to December 10th.Check it out and enroll here.I hope to see you there!_________________________________Producing DocumentariesX 478.733 Film & Television 4 units Learn about the opportunities available to the independent documentary producer in this overview of the entire documentary production process from idea through distribution. Emphasis is placed on today's market for both television and theatrical one-to-two-hour programs through screening and discussing examples of documentary genres. Lectures emphasize story, structure, and style and address related budget, financial, and technical aspects of television documentaries. Each participant conceives and drafts a written synopsis for a one-hour television documentary with the option to independently produce a presentation tape. Specialists with expertise in archival footage, interview techniques, location shooting, editing, and other areas are invited as guest lecturers, subject to availability.UCLA: 1209B Bunche HallWednesday , 7-10pmSeptember 24 - December 10Saturday , 10am-1pmNovember 15 , 12 mtgs.(no mtg. 11/26)