Kids Winter Camp (AGES 10-13)

The New York Film Academy is pleased to offer winter day camp programs for kids (ages 10-13) to learn filmmaking or acting for film.

The one and two-week Filmmaking and Acting for Film camps meet Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with a one-hour lunch break. Final screenings will take place on the last Saturday of the program. Friends, families and guests are invited to attend.

1 and 2-WEEK DIGITAL FILMMAKING PROGRAM FOR KIDS
Filmmaking Camp challenges young people to tell a story with moving images. Students begin on day one working with digital cameras and learning the fundamentals of directing films. Hands-on classes in directing, writing, editing, cinematography, and production cover the creative and technical demands of telling a story with moving images.

Each student will write, direct and edit his or her own film. In the two-week workshop, this film will be longer, more complex and the student will have more time to write, shoot and edit than in the one-week program.

Students shoot on digital video cameras and learn how to compose, direct, and light for quality images and edit using Final-Cut Pro on an Apple editing stations. Students will shoot their productions on the Universal Studios backlot.

1 and 2-WEEK ACTING FOR FILM PROGRAM FOR KIDS
This course emphasizes the basic elements of the craft of acting for film using fundamental acting technique and scene study as starting points. Students participate in in-class shoots aimed specifically at training the actor for the technical requirements of acting on a film set. Students should be prepared to devote additional hours of their own time for rehearsal and preparation. Every student shares the same curriculum. Some additional time may be scheduled for productions as needed.

Classes encourage students to break down physical and internal inhibitions, and help each child find the most effective personal sources for the creation of truthful characters. Students should be prepared to work in non-traditional acting classes emphasizing the construction of and control of character given the unique pressures of a film or television shoot. Video cameras will be used during class time.

Students will develop the techniques and confidence they need to create believable performances for the camera. They will apply what they have learned to a series of on camera exercises designed to develop their screen acting ability.

Students in the one-week programs will perform in the one-week filmmakers’ projects and students in the two-week programs will be cast in the two-week filmmakers’ films.

All students will receive a DVD copy of the films they appear in as well as any taped in-class scenes or monologues.