6 WEEK FILM & DIGITAL	6 WEEK ADVANCED HI-DEF	4 WEEK FILM	4 WEEK DIGITAL
3 WEEK FILM	3 WEEK DIGITAL	1 WEEK DIGITAL	WEEKEND FILM

3-Week Digital Filmmaking Camp

This three-week summer filmmaking course is film school distilled to its essence. You will experience each aspect of the filmmaking process from creating the story to screening your finished film for an audience. The course is structured around the production of two short films of increasing complexity. Students attend class either in the morning or afternoon Monday through Friday, and shoot their films with supervision during the other half of each day. Weekends are reserved for writing, relaxation, and organized trips and activities.

Students in the Digital Filmmaking Camps are taught the language of filmmaking and the director's craft as applied to the digital format. Aspects of mise-en-scene, visual storytelling, continuity-style coverage, directing actors and writing visually will be explored and become essential tools to the director's palette.

Classes will help students master the digital medium including white balance, shutter speed, focus, video latitude, gels, and filters. Students learn to get quality sound for their projects using shotgun microphones. However, as film is first and foremost a visual storytelling medium, students are encouraged to use minimal dialogue in their
final projects

FILM 1: CONTINUITY STYLE DIRECTING

Students are taught to plan and shoot “coverage” of a dramatic or documentary subject. Students will be learn how different camera angles, camera movements, focal lengths, lighting and blocking of actors all combine to bring the scene together seamlessly in the editing room.

FILM 2: THE DIGITAL FACTOR

Students will explore the unique properties of the digital format. The camera’s light weight and ability to shoot in low light level situations allow students to record with ease very sharp images in a wide variety of environments. Experimentation in the editing room will be encouraged.