Teens: Academy for Digital Filmmaking

The Social Network won an Academy Award for Best Editing with Final Cut Pro

Get hands-on, personal instruction using the latest HD video cameras

Exclusive movie screenings may also be a part of the experience

Learn to use industry standard software like Final Cut Pro

Overview
What You’ll Learn
Who Should Attend
Related Courses
Fees

Teen Movie Camp and Digital Filmmaking Experience

A two-week, hands-on professional digital filmmaking experience. Learn storytelling through film from professional filmmakers. Use HD video cameras and lighting equipment while experiencing every stage of production, including planning, scripting, shooting and advanced editing. Explore complex visual effects and motion graphics, along with professional audio capture and editing.

The program concludes with a screening event during which each student’s film is presented to the class and staff. An incredible opportunity to receive professional critiques and get feedback and praise from peers.

What You’ll Learn: Academy for Digital Filmmaking

Course Content	Software Used
• How to make professional looking films using HD cameras & pro gear • Stages of production, basic & advanced scriptwriting & storyboarding • Using microphones and basic & advanced audio-recording techniques • Camera techniques, white balance, shutter speed, exposure & more • Basic & advanced video editing techniques using Final Cut Pro® • Motion graphics and visual effects using Final Cut Pro® • Outputting media for web, YouTube, mobile devices and DVD

Course Content

Software Used

• How to make professional looking films using HD cameras & pro gear
• Stages of production, basic & advanced scriptwriting & storyboarding
• Using microphones and basic & advanced audio-recording techniques
• Camera techniques, white balance, shutter speed, exposure & more
• Basic & advanced video editing techniques using Final Cut Pro®
• Motion graphics and visual effects using Final Cut Pro®
• Outputting media for web, YouTube, mobile devices and 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: Academy for Digital Filmmaking
Ages 13-17 | Beginner – Advanced | No Filmmaking Experience Required

This camp is designed for aspiring filmmakers who want to learn how to make a movie at film camp. Just beginning to explore filmmaking? Want to learn more about all the aspects of production—scripting, shooting, visual effects, motion graphics, professional audio capture, editing and graphics—do you eventually want to pursue a career in the movie industry? This program is for you.

For filmmakers who want extended hands-on learning with professional video cameras, lighting equipment and film production software, such as Final Cut Pro X® and After Effects®.

Related Courses: You May Also Be Interested in…

Course Title	Brief Description	Duration
Academy for Digital Film & Visual Fx	Create your own movie featuring Hollywood-caliber effects	2 Week
DMA Studio: Film Production	Hollywood-caliber filmmaking on a campus studio	2 Week
Digital Filmmaking for Teens-Beginner	Learn from professional filmmakers	1 Week
Digital Filmmaking for Teens-Advanced	Advanced techniques for aspiring young filmmakers	1 Week

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: Academy for Digital Filmmaking

Options	Price	Duration	Meals
Tuition (base price)	$1,975	2 Weeks, Mon-Fri	Lunch not included
Lunch Plan (for non-residential students)	add $130	2 Weeks, Mon-Fri	10 lunches
Residential Program – Dorm (shared room)	add $990	2 Weeks, Sun-Fri (weekend add’l)	3 meals/day
Residential Program (Harvard/UCLA)	add $1590	2 Weeks, Sun-Fri (weekend add’l)	3 meals/day
Stanford Continuing Studies Credit	add $180	8 Quarter Units	NA