Student to Producer
I changed my life at UCLA Extension. I was in my late thirties, an actress who was tired of ac...
From Student to MFA Grant Recipient
It began with Leon Martel's "The Joy of Writing," continued with Philomene Long's "Writer's Sketc...
Scoring for the Big Screen
I was a producer and composer in Venezuela, but when I wanted to learn about feature film scoring...
From Novel to Screenplay -- An Author's Journey
As a published author with four books under my belt, I was seeking a new form of creative express...
PLAN B: How an unemployed animator found a second career as a screenwriter.
I was in trouble, facing extinction. As a traditional 2D animator, more and more of my work was b...
From Western Australia to Los Angeles
My journey to Los Angeles and UCLA Extension and enrolling in the Film Scoring Certificate really...
New Writer on the Scene...Slowly Getting Noticed
Since taking the UCLA Extension course “Writing your First Novel” with instructor Car...
The Power of Continuing Education
My father always impressed upon me that each of us may constantly choose the same two ways to gro...
From Struggling Writer to Best Seller
In 1997, I was writing and working to improve my writing - taking workshops and classes whenever ...
An Extension Internship Helped Make My Dream Come True
Two years ago, I was a real estate agent in Atlanta. Today, I'm the casting coordinator for ABC's...
From the variety of UCLA Extension to Variety!
My time in UCLA Extension's print journalism program helped prepare me for a career in journ...
Twelve giant steps for a novice
How did I get here now? I took 12 courses in the Writers' Program which will stay with me forever...
One Space At A Time
My youngest child was just ending nursery school and I decided it was time to follow a life long ...
A dream I didn't know I had
I never thought I would ever be on TV. Back in my country, Mexico, I was just an employee, like ...
La Vita È Bella
As a student at UC Berkley 40 years ago, I took Italian and loved it. Last year I decided to go b...
Moving Along the Road from Lawyer to Novelist
Some years ago I decided to retire early from the practice of law and return to my first love, wr...
Enjoying my dream at last!
Against enormous odds, and following serveral years as a TriStar Pictures production VP...
Better than NBA half-court drills...
Before discovering playwright J. Dakota Powell on the Writers' Program Faculty this spring, the l...
Teaching foreigners to become social
I've always felt a little alone while I worked in accounting. Completing the Ryan subjects creden...
The Charming Gardener
An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried a...
Frank Ryan Goes Above and Beyond for Class
Frank Ryan, recent UCLA MFA graduate taught a course called "Creating Art for Exhibition.&qu...
Great CLAD Instructor
I've taken four courses from UCLA Extension to learn CLAD. Each instructor was good, and the clas...
Successful Transition from Commercial Photographer to Information Security Engineer
Long story short, I was a commercial photographer in the early '90s and became interested in...
UCLA Writing Course Leads to International Publication
February 20, 2007 - "Thank you for submitting your manuscript to Water Practice. After ...
Stuck in Las Vegas with an expiring credential
I returned to school in my 40's to gain an English Bachelors and a teaching credential. Onc...
Excited About New Opportunities
I really enjoyed the screenwriters course I took with Mike Janover, he was really fun & made ...
Yes, I Can!
I sat outside the building my first weekly class was in, having a total panic attack. Who ...
Brilliant and Crazy Days
When I came here for the first time, I totaly couldn't speak English at all except 'hi' and 'nice...
From Lawyering to Designing
I was out of law school for four years when I decided I needed a change. I was living in Pen...
Just Another Name
Who am I? I'm not anyone of much significance, just another name on that long list of people who ...
Aspen -- A Tale of Two Cities
It is the best of times; it is perhaps, the worst of times. It is the spring of optimism; it is t...
A 10-Year Detour . . .
I saw the movie Jaws when I was eight years old and it literally changed my life. From the moment...
Mid-Life Crisis: Teacher to Archaeologist
I had been teaching for over 17 years, from elementary school to adult levels, specializing in ar...
A Fabuous Instructor and Wonderful Class Experience!
I would just like to say thank you to my instructor, Denise Herrenbruck, who taught the teacher c...
From Church Secretary to Proofreader/Copyeditor/Writer
In the summer of 2003, I took Copyediting 1 with Karre Jacobs. I had always wanted to be a copyed...
Satisfaction At Last
In the mid ‘60s I began to work in film production in Chicago as an AD/line producer and&nb...
Bristol Boys, The Movie: From Script to Screen
In 2004 I was struggling with my screenplay, a true-crime genre called Bristol Boys, which was ba...
From England to Hollywood
I always wanted to be a screenwriter and thought that UCLA would be a good place to hone my craft...
From writing prescriptions to writing scripts
"You're smart, you should be a doctor or a lawyer." The mantra of my youth. So I did. I became...
From Western Australia to Los Angeles!
My journey to Los Angeles and ultimately UCLA Extension and enrolling in the Film Scoring Certifi...
What's a Pash?
If you ever have an opportunity to take Pash (aka Matt Pashkow) as an instructor in any of your c...
Norman Kolpas is Mean. I Love Norman Kolpas.
I took Norman Kolpas' "Short Form Non-Fiction" course about two years ago. What I ...
A Happy Accident
A Happy Accident The book of Secrets tells us about the "Law of Attraction"....
Bumpy Road to a Contract
I’ve been writing for publication for many years now, but I knew historical fiction was alw...
A Wonderful Opportunity
I am currently 15 years old (16 this upcoming September) and I cannot possibly divulge the amount...
An Outstanding Instructor
On my way to getting my CLAD, I ran into the most outstanding instructor. I had her for two&...
From Spanish 1 to Moving to Guadalajara
How one teacher can have such an inflluence on one student´s life is incredible . ...
On Becoming a College Admissions Counselor
I just started a second career as an Independent College Admissions Counselor. I had educat...
Famous Writer in the Making
Taking UCLA Extension courses has been a great experience for me. I love how there are&...
UCLA Extension Is Inspiring
I have been very grateful for the UCLA Extension because it has taught me alot. As a Guidance Cou...
New opportunity for Spanish Speakers
Thank you UCLA Extension for giving new opportunities to Spanish educators. The Ea...
From A Village in Mexico
It was a small village in south central Mexico. The streets were still cobble-stoned and many loc...