University of Southern California's Summer Production Workshop USC offers a broad variety of film making courses during May-July--starting 19 May. Apparently you do not have to have previous film making experience to take some of them. The brochure I got on this workshop was a bit hard to decipher. Best to contact them for more info: Duke Underwood, Director Summer Production Workshop University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television University Park Los Angeles, CA 90089-2211 Fax: 213.740.7682