CineCraft | Cinematography & Editing (Advanced Film Camp)

🎥💻 Step into the world of filmmaking with our one-week Cinematic Filmmaking Camp – tailor-made for older students! Dive deep into the art and craft of cinematic storytelling as you bring a short film to life, starting from the screenplay and culminating in the final edit. Armed with professional Canon C100 cinema cameras, grip equipment, lighting tools, and cutting-edge editing software, students will experience hands-on, industry-standard filmmaking.

Hardware + Software: Prime lens, Canon C100 Cinema cameras, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition

For those with dreams of a career in film and media production, this camp is a must! The fast-paced week of production not only hones your skills but also serves as a fantastic networking opportunity. Get ready to make new friends who share your passion and might just become your collaborators on future film projects! It's a week of cinematic magic, learning, and friendship that you won't want to miss.

  • Cognitive Development Skills: Critical Thinking, framing shots, choosing angles, and lighting scenes to evoke the desired emotion or narrative require problem-solving and analytical skills.

  • Creative Expression: Cinematography and editing foster imaginative thinking by enabling students to translate ideas into visually compelling imagery and seamless storytelling.

  • Planning and Organization: Students learn to prepare shot lists, manage shooting schedules, and edit sequences efficiently to create cohesive visual narratives.

  • Media Literacy: Understanding camera equipment, editing software, and the language of film deepens technical proficiency and appreciation for cinematic techniques.

  • Social/Emotional Development Skills: Collaboration and Teamwork. Working with directors, actors, and crew fosters the ability to communicate effectively, compromise, and achieve a shared creative vision.

  • Confidence Building: Mastering technical equipment, crafting striking visuals, and refining edits build confidence in one's creative and technical abilities.

  • Resilience and Adaptability: Adjusting to on-set challenges, such as changing lighting or reshooting scenes, and responding to feedback during editing cultivate persistence and flexibility.

  • Communication Skills: Clearly conveying visual ideas and collaborating with a team to execute creative goals enhances both verbal and non-verbal communication expertise.

Our Advanced camps are challenging and rewarding opportunities for aspiring filmmakers to work on projects that can be submitted for scholarships, grant opportunities, film festivals, education applications and digital portfolios as proof of work. Students gain front line production experience and on set protocol training, in a safe and supportive learning environment. Advanced Camp alumni are invited to join our Teen Filmmaker Lab in 2025 at no cost and are also eligible for future internships and production work.