Students will take 12-18 semester hours of courses during the week, in addition to holding an internship for credit.
Elon in LA Spring 2013 Courses
COM 375 Entertainment Production (4 Credits)
Entertainment Production –?This course will use projects to enhance storytelling techniques through several visual media. Students will be responsible for producing an online blog and completing weekly production projects. Students will also be exposed to various methods of acting, acting instruction and the casting process. At the conclusion, students will produce “reel level” material for their professional portfolios. Prerequisite: COM220.
THE 320 Special Topics: Acting for the Camera (4 Credits)
Acting for the Camera –This class will focus on the demands presented to an actor in Hollywood and how the creative process intersects with the business practices in the entertainment industry. It will serve as a general introduction to common practices and processes that are generally accepted in the industry with an emphasis on the actor’s role in the filmmaking process and in the television industry. This is an intensive, professionally oriented class, preparing actors for auditioning and acting on camera. The three major areas of focus are: 1) Developing your acting technique by bringing an in-depth personalization to the work 2) Making the transition from acting on stage to acting for the camera 3) Understanding the first demand of camera acting—coming to terms with and understanding your specific “actor type” and learning to present yourself accordingly. Material will include a stage monologue (from a contemporary realistic play) that will be adjusted for the camera, an “open scene” and film and television scripts.
COM 400 Media Law and Ethics (4 Credits)
The First Amendment is the philosophical foundation for freedom of speech and press in America. This course distinguishes between forms of communication that have constitutional protection and those with limitations (libel, privacy, copyright, censorship, commercial speech, broadcast licensing, access to information). Students explore the foundations of moral reasoning and apply ethical responsibilities to communications cases.
BUS/COM 372-A The Business of Hollywood (2 Credits)
This class will be an exploration of how the creative process intersects with the business practices in the Los Angeles entertainment industry. It will serve as a general introduction to common practices and processes that are generally accepted in the industry. Topics will include development, production, contracts, guilds, unions, representation, budgeting, distribution, marketing, and delivery of creative works
ART 320 Special Topics: Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (2 Credits)
COM 37_ Screenplay Theory in Practice: Analyzing & Understanding the Screenwriter's Process from Inception to Production (2 Credits)
This course is designed to give aspiring screenwriters or those interested in the craft of screenwriting a firm understanding of how screenwriting methods and theories taught in classes and books are practically applied by working industry professionals. This is NOT a creative writing course. Rather, films and their scripts will be watched, read and analyzed as cultural and academic artifacts - with emphasis not just on the work of writing the screenplay, but also the inclusion of meaning and symbolism, and the process of having the script produced into a feature film. Culminating the study of each film/script will be a special conversation with the original screenwriter, an experience that only the unique setting of Los Angeles can provide.
Classes will be held on Mondays of every week. Students should not schedule any other activities for these days from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Absences from Monday classes will result in a reduction of students' class grades, as per their individual class syllabi.
Students receive six credits:
Elon in Los Angeles offer three class options that are co-requisite, meaning students will collaborate on projects while also receiving specialized instruction in one of the three areas of study:
Entertainment Production – taught by Elon in LA Program Coordinator J. McMerty
This course will use projects to enhance storytelling techniques through several visual media. Students will be responsible for producing an online blog and completing weekly production projects. Students will also be exposed to various methods of acting, acting instruction and the casting process. At the conclusion, students will produce “reel level” material for their professional portfolios. Prerequisite: COM220.
Entertainment Public Relations and Events – led by Hollywood PR veteran Brad Lemack
This course focuses on creating effective publicity for creative artists in a variety of entertainment fields, such as music, art, film, sports and entertainment. Using traditional and emerging media public relations theory, students will analyze publicity strategies for film, television, music and live theatrical events, and develop case histories and examine the inner workings of the entertainment side of the public relations business. This course includes in-class assignments, writing projects and guest speakers.
Acting for the Camera – led by actress Marilyn McIntyre
This class will focus on the demands presented to an actor in Hollywood and how the creative process intersects with the business practices in the entertainment industry. It will serve as a general introduction to common practices and processes that are generally accepted in the industry with an emphasis on the actor’s role in the filmmaking process and in the television industry. This is an intensive, professionally oriented class, preparing actors for auditioning and acting on camera. The three major areas of focus are: 1) Developing your acting technique by bringing an in-depth personalization to the work 2) Making the transition from acting on stage to acting for the camera 3) Understanding the first demand of camera acting—coming to terms with and understanding your specific “actor type” and learning to present yourself accordingly. Material will include a stage monologue (from a contemporary realistic play) that will be adjusted for the camera, an “open scene” and film and television scripts.
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