The Los Angeles Film School of Hollywood offers associates' degrees in film, computer animation and game production. The courses provide a background in the science and art of entertainment media. Students have access to the game production lab, computer animation lab, dubbing stage, video editing lab, production design lab, screening lab and acting rooms. The school also has a sound stage and theater where students learn cinematography, producing, directing, writing, editing, sound design, lighting and production design.
Dream Productions and Media Entertainment of Hollywood teaches various aspects of the film industry through hands-on workshops that offer participants a strong practical background in the world of filmmaking. The workshops include filmmaking, makeup artistry, acting, dance and yoga, modeling and voice. The school welcomes international students and conducts workshops overseas. A four-week evening program in production gives students the skills and tools to conceptualize a project, develop it and see it turn into a successful production.
Cinema Arts and Tech Film School offers programs taught by industry professionals. The production program includes instruction in story acquisition, developing, financing, budgeting and scheduling a film, preparing photography and business and entertainment law. The wardrobe and makeup course prepares students to function as costume and wardrobe assistants or costume supervisors on a film set. The school's script supervisor course provides instruction in continuity and accuracy in scripts. The location manager's course covers the logistical aspects of making a film.
The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts offers an intensive summer program to local and international students. Classes include cinematography, screenwriting, directing, business studies and computer/hand drawn gaming and animation. The courses condense classes that students typically learn over a full semester into six or seven weeks, immersing them in the world of filmmaking. The courses confer regular university credits, transferable to other universities or to a USC degree program. The summer school faculty includes individuals who work in the film industry.