The USC School of Cinematic Arts Division of Media Arts + Practice
invites USC Students of ALL YEARS & MAJORS to Register
for the Spring 2027 Semester Course:

IML-427: Wanna Make Your Own
DIY Music Video?

Tuesdays from 3:00 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.

All USC Students are eligible to enroll.
NO D-CLEARANCE NEEDED. 4 UNITS.

Find IML-427 on the USC Schedule of Classes:
https://classes.usc.edu/term/20271/catalogue/course/IML427

Taught by Professors Evan Hughes and Michael Bodie

About Professor Evan Hughes

Evan Hughes (he/they) is the Assistant Dean of Community and Culture and an Associate Professor of the Practice at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He directs the School of Cinematic Arts Community and Culture Initiatives, which include programs that strengthen community, expand access, and foster belonging across SCA. He also leads the SCA Community Impact Council, organizes the Graduate Impact Labs, and oversees the FirstGen program supporting first-generation college students. He runs numerous workshops and initiatives throughout the year that highlight student creative and scholarly work focused on impact and social change. He is currently partnering with SCA Media Institute for Social Change and USC Arts & Climate Collective on the inaugural SCA Impact Weekend that brings together various programs, industry professionals, and student work that focuses on social, cultural, and environmental issues/

Hughes’s is interested in music and media. he also teaches IML 424: The Music Festival Experience, as well as foundational media authoring classes in the Division of Media Arts + Practice. 

About Professor Michael Bodie

A filmmaker, theatre artist, and educator; Bodie began his career working for Sundance Institute’s Feature Film and Theatre Programs where he participated in the development of independent artists and their work including Me and You and Everyone We Know, Grey Gardens, and Passing Strange, among many others. After attending UCLA’s School of Film & Television graduate directing program he returned to Sundance as their content producer where he directed an eight-part documentary web series about their prestigious labs. Bodie was integral to the inception and direction of the Sundance Film Festival’s live-stream coverage, and continues to executive produce and direct their festival video content to this day.

He has written and directed award winning short films and other video projects that have aired on MTVu, Logo, and the Sundance Channel, and has partnered with music artist Shyboy on videos for his tracks, "Bird in Flight", "Wouldn't It Be Good", and "Backroom”. Bodie's work has screened at domestic and international film festivals and exhibited as part of the Los Angeles Public Library’s To Live and Dine in L.A. in which food culture and issues of food justice were examined.