Entertainment Studies Student Productions

In order to receive a student film production letter, you must be enrolled in a current course that requires a short film to be produced, and be making the film for class, under the supervision of your instructor.

We are not able to provide film letters unless you are making a film under the supervision of an instructor for one of the following classes:

• FILMTV X 476.39 - Making Your First Short Film
• FILMTV X 476.95 - Directing Workshop I: Composition and Movement
• FILMTV X 476.95b - Directing Workshop II: Storytelling
• FILMTV X 478.481 - Documentary Filmmaking Workshop
• FILMTV X 476.12b - Advanced Filmmaking Workshop: Production and Post-Production

If your class does not appear on the list but you are enrolled in an Entertainment Studies course, a copy of your transcript may assist you in obtaining various student film rates from vendors and the UCLA bookstore. View your options for accessing official and unofficial transcripts.

The Student Film Production letter can be used to obtain a film permit on or off campus.

If you are enrolled in one of the eligible classes and want to obtain a film letter, please send us an email at entertainmentstudies@uclaextension.edu with your:

• Name
• Student Identification Number
• Project Title
• Director’s Name
• Names of any Producers

A letter will be provided after the final refund deadline for your course has passed.

Before receiving a letter, you will be asked to fill out a form providing information about your film and sign a Student Filmmaker Code of Conduct, signaling your agreement with the terms and acknowledging the responsibility you have as a student filmmaker representing UCLA Extension to conduct yourself professionally, responsively, and respectfully in your interactions with others and at the locations at which you may be filming, as well as to comply with any COVID-19 safety guidelines required by local public health officials and UCLA.

Insurance is mandatory for all student productions.

UCLA Extension provides liability insurance that exclusively covers your FilmLA or on-campus permit application, depending on where you will be filming. This coverage does not constitute the required production insurance.

Production insurance secured by the filmmaker is required and can be found through various insurance brokers. 

We do not recommend a specific vendor. This must be obtained for nearly any aspect of film production: equipment rentals and film location permits, etc.

As a UCLA Extension student, you are eligible to shoot your film projects on the UCLA campus.

In order to obtain a film permit to shoot on campus, you need to contact the UCLA Events Office.

You will need to provide your Film Letter from our office along with a BruinCard or Driver’s License, Student Film Warrant Form, notated script pages, Location Confirmation Form, complete listing of expected production equipment, and a $105 film permit processing fee. Other location specific fees may apply as well.

Please Note:

Filming is not allowed at the UCLA Extension Metro Centers: Extension Lindbrook Center, Extension Gayley Center, Extension DTLA, Extension Woodland Hills, and any other non-UCLA campus classroom location. Unfortunately, UCLA Extension does not have any available space for auditions, rehearsals, film editing space, or production locations. We also do not provide equipment for use or rent.