Film Making by Film Camp In A Box
Lights, camera, action!
Put yourself in the director's chair and make your own movies. Film Camp In A Box promotes collaboration and experiential learning through hands-on digital media opportunities. Young people can engage in storytelling through the lens of a camera.
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Film Making, Lego Animation, Claymation, and Music Video Production Camps
These camps are being offered at the University of Calgary by Film Camp In A Box. For more information visit the website www.filmcampinabox.com.
Entering grades 2-4
Fill your week with action, adventure and a lot of comedy with Film Camp in A Box Junior Lego animation camp. Mentored by master filmmakers, campers will engage in hands-on exploration of the stop motion animation process, including pre production, production and post production. Working in small crews, they will learn about stop motion animation, set design, script writing and editing. Campers will then create their own stop motion animation and edit a short film and movie trailer. Movies will be presented at our red carpet, popcorn film festival and archived on our digital theatre.
Entering grades 4–6
Fill your week with action, adventure and a lot of comedy with Film Camp in A Box movie making camp. Mentored by master filmmakers, campers will engage in hands-on exploration of the filmmaking process, including pre production, production and post production. Working in small crews, they will learn about cinematography, script writing and editing. Campers will then create, act in and edit a short film and movie trailer. Participants will have the opportunity to use our latest technology, including Mac books, 4K cameras, tripods, boom microphones, green screens and the use of an aerial drone. Movies will be presented at our red carpet, popcorn film festival and archived on our digital theatre.
Entering grade 4–6
Rock and Roll all night and every day in our Music Video Production workshop. Mentored by master filmmakers, campers will engage in hands-on exploration of the music video production process, including pre production, production and post production. Working collaboratively in small crews, they will learn about cinematography specific to music videos and advanced editing techniques. Using an existing pop culture song, campers will listen to the lyrics, learn them and create their own story and meaning. They will then act in and edit their full music video. Movies will be presented at our red carpet, popcorn film festival and archived on our digital theatre.
Entering grade 5–10
Fill your week with action, adventure and a lot of comedy with Film Camp in A Box Senior Claymation and Lego animation camp. Mentored by master filmmakers, campers will engage in hands-on exploration of the stop motion animation process, including pre-production, production and post-production. Working in small crews, they will learn about stop motion animation, set design, script writing and editing. Campers will then create their own stop motion animation and edit a short film and movie trailer, complete with sound effects, music, voice, sound effects and special effects. Movies will be presented at our red carpet, popcorn film festival and archived on our digital theatre.
Entering grade 5–10
Rock and Roll all night and every day in our Music Video Production workshop. Mentored by master filmmakers, campers will engage in hands-on exploration of the music video production process, including pre production, production and post production. Working collaboratively in small crews, they will learn about cinematography specific to music videos and advanced editing techniques. Using an existing pop culture song, campers will listen to the lyrics, learn them and create their own story and meaning. They will then act in and edit their full music video. Crews will also create their own promotions and advertising links to showcase their music video the world. Movies will be presented at our red carpet, popcorn film festival and archived on our digital theatre.
Entering grades 7-10
Fill your week with action, adventure and a lot of comedy with Film Camp in A Box movie making camp. Mentored by master filmmakers, campers will engage in hands-on exploration of the filmmaking process, including pre production, production and post production. Working in small crews, they will learn about cinematography, script writing and editing on Final Cut Pro. Campers will then create, act in and edit a short film and movie trailer, adding special effects, music, voices, titles and sound effects. Participants will have the opportunity to use our latest technology, including Mac books, 4K cameras, tripods, boom microphones, green screens and the use of an aerial drone. Crews will also create their own promotions and advertising links to showcase their short film to the world. Movies will be presented at our red carpet, popcorn film festival and archived on our digital theatre.