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Film and Television Summer Institute – Creative Producing

College students study the role of the creative producer or executive while engaging in entertainment industry internships

Study the contemporary film industry while building relationships with industry professionals

Creative Producing lets college students study the role of the creative producer or executive while participating in entertainment industry internships. In class, students study the history of the Hollywood studio system and gain a critical perspective of the contemporary industry. In their internships, students apply those skills “on the ground” and build important relationships with industry professionals. In this way, the Creative Producing track is the perfect combination of theory and practice and contributes to a well-rounded liberal arts education that will benefit a wide range of majors from the humanities.

Fees and Payment Info

The program fee includes the unit fees for the UCLA coursework offered as part of the program and thus varies by UC student status. In addition to the program fee, students are assessed other campus and administrative fees during the summer. This is a summary of fees that commonly apply to the selected student type.

Actual tuition and fees are subject to change by the University of California. Visit the fees, payment, and financial aid section for important disclaimer, as well as more details on fees, payment instructions, and information on delinquency, refunds, and financial aid.

Virtual Program Fees:
In addition to the program fee, students are assessed other campus and administrative fees during the summer.
UC Undergraduate Students: $4089
Non-UC Visiting Students: $4980

Program Fee $4,204
Ackerman Student Union Fee $13.80
Ackerman / Kerckhoff Seismic Fee $22.80
Wooden Center Fee $7.80
SPARC Fee $22.80
Undergraduate Student Association Fee $49.86
PLEDGE Fee $21.06
IEI Fee $61
Document Fee (incoming UCLA students only) $50

Meet your instructors

Instructors for the UCLA Film and Television Summer Institutes are UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media faculty.

Bobbie Lucas

(Session A)

Bobbie Lucas specializes in film and television development, producing and distribution. She has interned and worked across the industry at both independent production companies such as Made Up Stories, Color Force, Is Or Isn’t Entertainment, Whitaker Entertainment, and Blumhouse and larger studios including Lionsgate, Warner Bros., and ABC Signature. She holds an M.F.A. in Film, Television and Digital Media Producing from UCLA and a B.A. from Vassar College where she double majored in Economics and Film Studies. Her Vassar College thesis focused on tracing all of film history and analyzing how the changing economics of the film industry led to disparities for women filmmakers.

Bryan Wuest

(Session C)

Bryan Wuest received his PhD in Cinema and Media Studies from UCLA, and currently lectures there and at Loyola Marymount University. He teaches a variety of courses but focuses especially on American film history, horror film, queer media, and the intersections of media, culture, and economics.