Kids: Adventures in Filmmaking & Special Effects

Learn FX techniques used in The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Professional instructors and kid-friendly teaching assistants

Get inspired to be the next great storyteller – future Steven Spielberg’s start here

Make your own movie using the same techniques used by professional filmmakers

Learn the Basics of Filming and Editing in this Movie-making Experience

Ready to make your own movie? Learn the Hollywood shooting and editing techniques used by industry professionals. Make a professional-quality digital movie while learning the entire process.

Create your own story idea, then write a script. You’ll learn how to shoot and edit a movie at a the world’s #1 movie-making summer camp, and discover how to output your movie for the web, YouTube and DVD. Everyone in the class spends time as a director, camera operator and editor.

At the end of the week, students screen their movies in a film-festival environment and leave with the knowledge required to create a professional-looking movie.

What You’ll Learn: Adventures in Filmmaking & Special Effects

Course Content Software Used
• Introduction to the movie-making process
• Pre-production storyboarding
• Production & filming
• How to use a video camera; shooting and recording techniques
• How to edit a movie
• Post-production editing with Final Cut Pro®
• Special effects techniques
• Outputting your movie for web, Youtube & DVD

Course may vary slightly based on student expertise & class interest. All students work on their own personal projects, which they keep.

Who Should Attend: Adventures in Filmmaking & Special Effects
Ages 8-12 | Beginning – Advanced | No Previous Experience Required

This course is designed for aspiring young movie makers who are interested in learning more about the process of making movies or may someday want to work in the movie business. The week-long movie camp is also a great way to inspire creative young minds.

Movie-making is a craft that takes years to perfect, students and parents should set realistic expectations for the final movie.

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Questions about a course or additional weeks at DMA? Ready to register? Please call 866.656.3342 for more information and to speak with a Guest Experience Representative.

Fees & Additional Options: Adventures in Filmmaking & Special Effects

Options Price Duration Meals
Tuition (base price) $825 1 Week, Mon-Fri Lunch not included
Lunch Plan (for non-residential students) add $65 1 Week, Mon-Fri 5 lunches
Residential Program – Dorm (Not Available at Harvard) add $495 1 Week, Sun-Fri 3 meals/day
Residential Program (UCLA only) add $795 1 Week, Sun-Fri 3 meals/day
Extended Day-Student Program (7:30am-7:00pm) add $195 1 Week, Mon-Fri 3 meals/day

*To view all options, including weekend stays, visit our Options & Fees page.    

1 Week   |   Ages 8-12   |   Beg-Adv

“I had an awesome time hanging out with friends, while making my very own movie!”
- Eden, DMA Student

Dates by Location 2012

  • Stanford, CA

  • Jun 18-22 | Jun 25-29 | Jul 9-13 | Jul 23- 27 | Aug 6-10

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Jun 11-15 | Jun 25-29 | Jul 9-13 | Jul 23-27 | Aug 6-10
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