About this intensive
Create. Collaborate. Make your mark.
Core Filmmaking is SOCAPA's most popular intensive. Each SOCAPA student writes, directs and edits one film of their own per week of attendance. Students also work as crew members for one another, providing each young filmmaker the opportunity to work as a Director of Photography, Sound Technician, or Production Assistant each week. Core Filmmaking introduces students to the Hollywood method of dual-system, sync-sound production where the image and the sound are recorded by separate crew members, the cinematographer and the sound recordist, on separate devices. Most students take the course for the full three weeks but there is also a shorter two week option where they do not make the final 'Kubrick' project.
Tuition
$2,845
Room & Board
$1,550
Ages
14–17
Two-week intensive
A focused summer experience built around creating original work with other young artists.
Experience level
Beginner to Advanced
SOCAPA Vermont
Burlington, VT
Example projects
Lumiere
In a single shot of up to two minutes, the student tells a simple story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. The project takes its name from the first films by the 19th-century pioneers of early cinema, Pierre and August Lumiere.
Porter
Edwin Porter was one of the first filmmakers to consider the possibilities of editing shots together in a continuous fashion. He led the way in creating the illusion of "continuity," where material shot over the course of days or weeks looks, once it is cut together in sequence, as if it all flows together over the course of minutes. His famous film, The Great Train Robbery, is the inspiration for this second film, where students explore the same issues Porter faced, and make a 2 to 3 minute film that focuses on continuity.