Emerging Filmmakers Digital Filmmaking Recently Updated

Pre-college students are immersed in the creativity and technique of cinematic storytelling through lectures and a hands-on overview of the production process.

UCLA Emerging Filmmakers Digital Filmmaking gives high school students from across the country and around the globe an unparalleled opportunity to study filmmaking at one of the most prestigious film schools in the world. The program is a three-week, intensive production workshop designed for highly motivated rising high school juniors, seniors, and 2025 High School graduates. Students are immersed in the creativity and technique of cinematic storytelling and challenged to create entertaining narrative projects.

• Students use the latest editing software and digital cinema cameras from UCLA's Department of Film, Television and Digital Media.
• Student work collaboratively on projects that are filmed as daylight exteriors on location across the UCLA campus.
• The program curriculum consists of a combination of lectures, screenwriting workshops, practical camera exercises, guest speakers, and post production labs.
• Program activities include film screenings, guest speakers, and a visit to a Hollywood Studio.
• Students will engage in one-on-one portfolio reviews focused on the opportunities, tools, and strategies available to aspiring filmmakers.
• All films will be screened in UCLA's state-of-the-art theater along with a certificate ceremony to commemorate each student's hard work. Friends and family are welcome!

This is an intensive immersion experience for beginning filmmakers designed to form a foundational understanding of the aesthetic, creative, and logistical decisions involved in making a film. While previous experience in digital filmmaking is not required, this is a disciplined and rigorous program and requires a significant time commitment. Please refer to the program schedule for details.  UCLA Emerging Filmmakers will receive a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the program. The program does not carry college credit.