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Filmmaking Bootcamp

 
1 Week
Ages 13-18
New York | Los Angeles | Vermont
 
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Summer Camp Dates
Campuses: NYC, LA VT
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SOCAPA's Filmmaking Boot Camp takes students through the entire filmmaking process in just five days! All students write, direct and edit one film of their own, and work as crew for one another, providing each student the opportunity to work as a Director of Photography, Sound Technician, or Production Assistant. Due to time constraints, the emphasis here is on single system film production, where sound and image are captured by the same camera. Students make creative use of sound, recording wild-sound and effects in production, and building a multi-layered sound track of ambience, effects, voice-over and music in post-production. This way, boot camp students avoid the pitfalls of time-consuming sync-sound production and are naturally steered away from overly talky scripts towards more polished, visual cinema.

 
Make a Movie

Join your creatively-minded peers and bring your story to life. There's nothing quite like the experience of taking an idea, putting it on paper, and working with a dedicated crew to turn it into something visual and tangible that can be shared and revisited whenever you'd like. Screen your film for the whole camp at the Final Showcase and experience a hard-earned and very satisfying sense of accomplishment.



Super Mistake - Rodriguez thumbnail
This City - Rodriguez thumbnail
Writer's Block - Rodriguez thumbnail
Life Imitates Art - Rodriguez thumbnail
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Curriculum & Schedule:
The first two days of the week are spent learning the fundamentals of filmmaking with separate classes in screenwriting, directing technique, and cinematography. By Wednesday, students are "in production" making their films in small crews of three to four filmmakers along with several actors from the acting program. Each crew is supervised by an accomplished production instructor who helps guide the director and crew to ensure a safe and successful day of shooting.
Once the films are "in the can," the week ends with an introduction to professional editing software. Students edit their films and are critiqued in class by their instructors. At the final Friday showcase, all the movies are screened in the theater at the weekly Friday night showcase for the entire camp.
WRITING & DIRECTING

Monday and Tuesday, in the mornings, SOCAPA film students take their main Writing and Directing Classes. In Writing Class, students generate ideas, learn fundamentals of three-act structure, and workshop their scripts. In Directing Class, they learn the basics of film language, camera placement, and shot construction.


CINEMATOGRAPHY

On Monday afternoon, students will take a technical camera class, in which they learn how to operate the DSLR cameras they will be using on their shoots. After in-class demonstrations, students conduct shooting exercises and then come back to review their footage with the class.


EQUIPMENT

SOCAPA offers the immediate opportunity to learn the most recent advancements in digital technologies. In the Core Fimmaking intensives, students will be using state-of-the art 1080p High Definition video cameras. All students are encouraged to edit on Adobe Premiere digital editing systems (students with experience editing in other software may consult their film instructor for permission to use an alternative editing system), the current industry standard.



FILM PROJECT
Rodriguez Film

Robert Rodriguez, known for his unorthodox shot progression, both when shooting and editing, is often a "one-man film crew". Though students will have a crew, the task of writing, directing and editing this two minute film in such a short time frame requires students to solve constraints of time and money (as all filmmakers experience!) using the camera and their editing acquiesce, for which Rodriguez is known.


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Campuses
Los Angeles Campus

Los Angeles, CA

Students at our Los Angeles summer campus enjoy the advantages of being in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world. Chosen as home base by the film industry because of its nonstop sunshine and beautiful scenery, Hollywood, California, has become synonymous with making movies. SOCAPA's summer camps in LA are held at Occidental College, known as the Princeton of the West.

Los Angeles Campus Details
New York City Campuses

New York City

SOCAPA is headquartered year-round in the heart of Greenwich Village, where we share studio space with Playwrights Horizon Theater School, under the auspices of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. In the summer, we expand our Film & Photography programs to TNS' University Center, envisioned as a campus within a building, featuring numerous screening rooms, Mac Labs, film and photo studios, and a bustling cafeteria.

New York City Campus Details
Burlington Vermont Campus

Vermont

SOCAPA's Vermont campus is hosted at Champlain College, situated in the picturesque city of Burlington. The Champlain College campus is perched in the historic Hill Section, overlooking the breathtaking Lake Champlain and the surrounding Adirondack Mountains. A short walk down the hill and students are immersed in the vibrant arts scene of downtown Burlington.

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