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Filmmaking + Photography Summer Camps
Unique STEM Courses For Kids & TeensFilmmaking + Photography Summer Camps
Unique STEM Courses For Kids & TeensFilm + Photography Summer Camps
Experience digital filmmaking or learn professional photography and Photoshop® techniques with hands-on, in-class and field-based instruction. Photography students discover how to capture images, create vibrant and professional digital photos, understand color theory, and discover the masters of modern art. Film students will be immersed in the entire production process, from screenwriting and storyboarding to shooting, editing and post-production.
In this DMA Learning Pathway, students will learn how to get out of “automatic” shooting modes through personalized lessons and professional instruction. Learn the skill sets needed to succeed in the multi-trillion-dollar entertainment business.
Teen Camps + Academies + DMA Studios
One-Week + Two-Week Courses for Teens • Ages 12-17
Filmmaking Academy
Learn and explore filmmaking in this two-week academy that gives students the chance to make a film using professional Canon® HD cameras, lighting and audio equipment.
Intro to Filmmaking
Become a filmmaker as you shoot and edit your own original films while learning the concepts of cinematic storytelling, including sound production, editing and more.
Advanced Filmmaking & Visual Effects
Take your learning further as you explore high end audio and lighting kits, cinematic nuances like color grading, and add visual effects and motion graphics.
Digital Photography & Photoshop
Learn shooting and Photoshop® techniques from instructors with extensive photography and photo-editing expertise. Get hands-on experience that's field based.
DMA Studios: Film Production
A hands on experience that reproduces what it's like to work for an independent film studio. The "crew" produces a film under the guidance of industry professionals.
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Adventures Camps
One-Week Courses for Kids • Ages 9-12
Adventures in Animation
Discover how animators at Pixar™, Cartoon Network™ and Disney™ create animated movies. Take home a stop motion short film at the end of the week.
Adventures in Filmmaking
Learn to shoot and edit your own digital films while learning acting and camera techniques, and exploring editing concepts and basic visual effects.
Jr. Adventures Camps
One-Week Courses for Kids • Ages 7-9
Jr. Adventures in Acting & Filmmaking
Shoot, act and edit your own films while discovering how movies are made. Campers are introduced to the fundamentals of acting and filmmaking, as they learn to compose a story.