WL ARTS 183The Video Essay
World Arts and Cultures · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Students watch, critique, and create video essays and essay films. Weekly screenings and readings guide discussions about the visual techniques of storytelling and the art of translating social and cultural theory to screen. Weekly assignments guide students in experimental revisions, sound collage, and video editing. Students are encouraged to use any combination of media montage, found footage, animation, photography, or other visuals in their editing process.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Preparation: original script to revise and with which to work.
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Requires
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Unlocks
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