Los Angeles Affiliated (Part-Time) Faculty : Creative Producing for Film

Join our community and experience Emerson College!
Emerson College's Los Angeles Center (ELA) currently has a course opening for the Fall 2024 semester and seeks part-time affiliated faculty to teach an in-person course in Creative Producing for Film.
Affiliated faculty at ELA work under the supervision of the Academic Director and in consultation with the chairs and senior faculty at the appropriate academic department at Emerson's Boston campus. The appointment begins August 28, 2024. The course meets once weekly for 14 weeks.
VM 475 Creative Producing for Film Course Description:
This course emphasizes the role of the producer as a key creative force behind a project. We will explore the fundamental cornerstones of that role: identifying and nurturing material, acquiring business skills, developing the ability to form creative collaborations and understanding financial and distribution opportunities. The course will examine the ways in which a creative producer engages with a project from conception through completion with a focus on the development process. We will discuss original ideas, source material (books, stories), pitching, creating log lines, script coverage, the notes process and assembling the creative team. We will cover customary business affairs including chain-of-title, talent and option/purchase agreements as well as key concepts for financing, marketing and distribution.
Previous undergraduate teaching experience and an advanced or terminal degree in a field relevant to the course subject matter are strongly preferred. Interested applicants should submit a CV, cover letter, and evidence of teaching effectiveness.
Please note, in the job application where there is the "CV/Cover Letter/ Additional Documents" drop box, you must include all of the required materials listed above. You can upload each document separate or as a combined PDF. Your application will not be complete without these documents.
If you are having issues uploading, please email facultycareers@emerson.edu.
AY 2023-24 Emerson Los Angeles Affiliated Faculty Level 1 per course salary: $7,543.00.
The search is active until the position is filled with preference given to applications received by July 1, 2024.
Emerson Los Angeles Center (ELA) is a residential semester away program for Emerson College and seniors. Qualified Emerson students may enroll for one semester of study at ELA and take on a full semester of internship opportunities and coursework, as well as personal and professional development workshops in the heart of Hollywood. Up to 210 students enroll in the fall and spring semesters. Students who participate in the ELA program gain valuable internship experience, build connections with other students and key players in their chosen fields, and create a footprint in the local community by participating in community service programs.
Emerson College believes the pathway to achieving inclusive excellence and fostering a campus climate where everyone can thrive is only possible in an authentically inclusive, diverse, equitable, accessible, sustainable and socially just environment. As a community of storytellers, we continually strive to cultivate a community that draws upon the widest possible pool of talent to unify excellence and diversity while fully embracing individuals from varied backgrounds, cultures, races, identities, life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, and values.
Emerson College enrolls over 5,800 graduate and undergraduate students from 49 states and more than 70 countries. Its main campus is located in the dynamic, multicultural city of Boston. The college also has campuses in Los Angeles and the Netherlands. Emerson's commitment to inclusive excellence is supported by a range of resources such as the Office of Internationalization & Equity, the Social Justice Collaborative, and the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.
jeid-4d5b449d21163a4ba3adab857058b67b