Film
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
NYU: Tisch Summer High School online Filmmakers Workshop
This online workshop introduces students to the theory and techniques of developing and producing short films that are shot and edited digitally. As most students enter the program with little or no experience in film or video, early assignments familiarize them with equipment as well as documentary, experimental, and narrative approaches. Working in online crews, students will collaborate to develop their directing, shooting, and editing skills as they produce music videos and short films (three to five minutes in length). Special emphasis is placed on storytelling through visual language. Students learn the basics of screenwriting through writing exercises, reading assignments, viewing online media examples, as well as the script development and research of their short films. Through streaming lectures and video meetings this online workshop will highlight the fundamentals of story structure, character development, communication of thematic statements, and visual storytelling, among other topics.
USC Cinematic Arts: Summer Program
Enrich your filmmaking, screenwriting, computer animation, or film/television business knowledge from the oldest and most prolific film school in the United States. Those wishing to hone their craft or enhance their understanding of filmmaking are invited to apply to any of our class offerings, which cover multiple aspects of the entertainment industry.
Classes are taught by leading industry professionals for six weeks on our state-of-theart campus located in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world. The Summer Program offers production, editing, animation, screenwriting, interactive media, and film and television business classes. Interested applicants ages 16+ and from around the world are welcome to apply.
UCLA Film and Television Summer Institute – Traditional Animation Program
Make your own animated film and meet Hollywood’s most accomplished professionals at the world-famous UCLA Animation Workshop. The Traditional Animation track teaches students how to write, storyboard, and draw their own animation film. No drawing experience is required, just limitless imagination!
The Traditional Animation Summer Institute will be offered as an online program with synchronous course meetings, practical exercises, and guest speakers. Students will learn traditional hand-drawn animation methods using a Wacom tablet/mouse, and utilize Pencil2D and Adobe Premiere to complete their animated projects.
Under the supervision of UCLA faculty, students will complete a series of exercises and learn the animation process from storyboard to post-production. Throughout the course, students will learn about the history of animation as well as contemporary industry practices, and prominent guests from the industry will visit the classroom to share their experiences and answer student questions about their career and working in Hollywood today. Each student will create an animated short film with sound and these final projects will be screened at the conclusion of the program – friends and family are welcome!
Columbia Digital Filmmaking: From Initial Concept to Final Edit
In this workshop based course, participants learn all the basics of making a strong, visually-driven short film with an emphasis on narrative storytelling. The course focuses on the fundamentals of video production: essential film grammar, story development, script, camera, sound, music and editing.
Working in small groups, students shoot three “exercises” before making their final films. The exercises start off simply, adding a new element of filmmaking with each new assignment.
Students work sequentially through the stages of production: initial concept, synopsis, treatment, script, storyboards, and final shooting and editing. During pre-production participants learn how to work in a group to plan for and realize a short film from concept to shooting script. During production they work together to coordinate and shoot their scripts. And finally in post-production they edit and polish their projects. The instructor provides guidance throughout the process, emphasizing the students’ responsibility for carrying the project from inception to completion.
The emphasis throughout the three weeks is on collaborative teamwork. Over the course of the various exercises, each student takes on a variety of different roles within the production teams, such as director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, sound. For the final project each student will write and direct a 1-2 minute short film collaborating with their teams The final film will employ everything that the student has learned about storytelling and the technical aspects of filmmaking (camera work, costumes. sound, props, lighting. etc.).
On the last day of the program, students screen their completed films at a film festival attended by all sections of the digital filmmaking course. The completed films can be used for submission to short film festivals and as portfolio pieces for film or art school applications.
New York Film Academy – 1-Week Movie Camp for teens
At NYFA’s teen filmmaking camps, students get a snapshot of the filmmaking and content creation process. In just a week, students make a short film, and learn how to write, shoot, direct, and edit their own unique content. Students also work in rotation on writing, editing, and shooting peer films, learning essential skills such as directing, basic screenwriting structure, basic camera, and lighting skills, as well as the basics of editing and post-production workflow.
Students may take the 1-Week Filmmaking Camp for Teens and 1-Week Acting for Film Camp back-to-back. Upon completion of the camp, students may show their final work in an in-class screening and critique. To store a copy of their final project and project files, we suggest that one-week students bring a 500GB – 1TB hard drive.
Interlochen Center for the Arts — filmmaking summer program
You will have the opportunity to work with professional filmmakers, guest artists, and other talented students to create a movie from scratch.
Your days will include classes and hands-on lab time to practice technical production and postproduction skills. You will put your classroom and lab skills into practice by heading out on location for a series of productions throughout the program.
As a filmmaking student, you will participate in the following workshops:
Production
Post-Production/Editing
Screenwriting
Tech Skills
Film History
Interlochen Center for the Arts — screenwriting summer program
Spend a week during this screenwriting summer program on our gorgeous campus drafting your creativity and imagination into stories and scripts that matter to you, all while working one-on-one with seasoned screenwriters, filmmakers, and visiting guest artists.
You'll have daily instruction and lab time to work individually on your scripts and screenplays. Under the guidance of our professional filmmaking instructors, you'll leave the program having developed and completed a short script for your portfolio. You'll also have the opportunity for a staged reading of your work with your fellow screenwriters.
Interlochen Center for the Arts — animation summer program
Dive deeper into the constantly evolving world of animation and learn how digital animation is transforming storytelling and visual language. Under the guidance of leading professionals, at our animation camp you’ll discover the history, fundamentals, and current best practices of animation and work individually and collaboratively to create your own short films. Each three-week session explores different animation topics and welcomes both beginners and seasoned visual storytellers.
Understand the pipeline process of digital animation from first pitch to finished project
Discuss the fundamentals of movement as they pertain to a variety of animation fields
Explore relevant history of animation
Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard animation software based on the objectives of our professional animators
At the end of your session, your work will be featured in a student showcase in our 180-seat, 4K high-definition, state-of-the-art projection space.
FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
New York Film Academy – Kids Film Camp (ages 10 – 13)
During our two-week filmmaking summer camp, students learn how to compose, direct, and edit quality images, working with industry-standard digital cameras and equipment. In the first week, students create a short silent film. In the second week, students create a second film, building upon their knowledge from week one. Throughout the program, students acquire hands-on experience and knowledge about the filmmaking process. In addition to serving as directors and writers on their own projects, they also build practical set experience, acting as assistant directors, actors, and camera operators in peer productions.
At the end of the camp, films are celebrated in a screening open to friends and family. Students receive a USB drive from NYFA with a digital copy of their work. During the camp, students need to provide their own lunch.
To learn more about NYFA’s camps, visit the NYFA Camp Brochure.