Film Classes in Los Angeles, CA

This course will help students discover their unique talent, realize their greatest potential and gain the tools necessary to audition and book acting work in today's competitive industry. Acting coaches, Peter Looney and Julia Huffman, each consistently guide actors to successful careers in film and television. It’s not necessary to take years...

How "on camera" is your on camera class? "The Essence of Film Acting" classes use a two camera/split screen format. All scenes are video taped on USB flash drives so you can view on your computer at home. Joy Rinaldi, "The Audition Doctor" with numerous TV/Film/Broadway credits to her name, has both day and evening classes. Find your film essence,...

Join us in our new OCC Planetarium for a fun sci fi afternoon that will include a 45 minute planetarium show as well as full screenings of some of your favorite science fiction classics.  Single Show: $20. Series Fee: $65, sign up for all 4 shows and save! Featured Science Fiction Classic: September 14: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)...

Part B is the 2nd half of the Complete Script Supervising Course. This workshop has been designed for the script supervisor who has completed a previous training program in script supervising and/or already worked on a project as a script supervisor. Script notes from previous experience "on set" is important to bring to the first day of this class....

Attendees will learn all about camera operation, the science of RED cameras, REDCINE-X software, and workflows. REDucation is a 3-day workshop focused on hands-on learning with RED Digital Cinema camera packages (EPIC and DRAGON).  Each day, participants will work in small groups to learn, shoot and review 4K footage on the big screen. Topics: ...

"Friday Night at the Movies" presents educational talks and screenings of classic films from the 1930’s to the late 1970’s. Each class session Theo will show a movie in its entirety and share the fascinating details of the film. Screenings are preceded by a 30-minute informative discussion about the film, which includes its origins, the script,...

The basic knowledge and skills acquired during your basic training as a script supervisor on dramatic films, becomes the foundation for learning to work on commercials. A great many of the same principles will apply to scripting both dramatic and commercial projects. What you will learn: How to script supervise on all types of commercials. The...

This Masterclass-level course is designed for discerning freelance or staff colorists working on Feature Films or TV Dramas as well as boutique grading facility owners and operators. This class has been created with the focus on an Independent Feature Film Post Production and how to succeed in the industry that demands better image quality at faster...

Learn from an Industry expert You will learn everything from script writing to distribution, and how to attract name talent for your movie. Public Motion Pictures has obtained distribution for every film they have produced and will teach you the same easy to follow steps. This is not a theoretical approach to film making. This is a nuts and bolts...

This workshop is a Masterclass on using Canon’s mid-level cinema camera, the C200. You will learn the fundamentals of prepping, rigging and shooting with the camera, as well as advanced topics such as lighting, camera movement and color grading. You will learn how to choose the right shooting mode for a particular project, how to work around common...

Participants will work on materials originating from various style of commercials: high-end fashion brand, car, mobile phone and food and drink commercials. We will focus on a very important aspect of beauty treatments and motion picture retouching.  Apart from the obvious look development work, we will also take an extensive look at the extended...

An overview of the role of the music editor including pre-recording, temp scores, source music, scoring & working with the composer, song-editing, final mix & more. For anyone who either works with colorists or needs to understand the color grading process for films and television, this lecture with real world demos from a professional colorist...

This workshop is an excellent introduction to DaVinci Resolve. It is designed for anyone who has a desire to get into color grading, including first-time users. You do not need to be a Colorist to attend.  The course mixes the operational side of Resolve with practical real-world training on how a professional colorist approaches grading and...

Steadicam® is now a commonly used tool within the film and television industry, however it requires training and practice in order to produce good results. More than just a stabilizer, as a shooting system it is able to provide an individual style to the production often greatly desired by producers and directors. Additionally, complex moving scenes...

The Comedy Intensive is a two-day course that explores the hidden tools and principles of comedy: what it is, how it works, why it works, what’s happening when it’s not working and what you can do to fix it, and offers proven and practical methods and techniques.  On Day 1, we explore the Hidden Tools–useable, practical tools that you can...