Upcoming LA Workshops

Screenwriting For Pay

August | Sat-Sun: 1:00pm-6:00pm for three weeks -- Six days / 30 hours

In this intense course, students will learn the basics of Screenwriting while developing ideas into marketable stories. Special emphasis will focus on “work-for-hire” -- integrating others’ ideas into personal creative style.

Upon completion of the course, students will possess the knowledge needed to write their own marketable screenplays and help others write their’s.

Directing Actors To Their Best Performances

August | Mon-Thu: 7:00pm-9:30pm for two weeks -- Eight evenings / 20 hours

This course focuses on the professional working relationship between director and actor.

Students will learn the differences between “low-res” and “hi-def” shooting, how to light for hi-def, and the workflow process for shooting in a tape-free environment. The course will also focus on comparing the various hi-def formats, and the special functions of the RED camera.

Red Alert! Using The RED Camera

September | Sat-Sun: 1:00pm-6:00pm for three weeks -- Six days / 30 hours

Learn the latest in cinema technology using the new Red Camera.

Learn the differences between low-res and hi-definition shooting, how to light for hi-def, and the workflow process for shooting in a tape-free environment. See comparisons of the various hi-def formats and learn the special functions for the camera.

Acting For The Camera

September | Mon-Thu: 7:00pm-9:30pm for three weeks -- 12 nights / 30 hours

This class focuses on the emotional impact an actor must achieve in front of a camera, and how the actor can use the medium of film to his/her advantage in displaying character. It is also designed with time to work on individual acting projects.