From ideation to live action video, teens will deepen their understanding of film development. The class will teach the full range of cinema’s visual language, from composition to shots, and from the logic of visual narrative to working with actors, recording sound, and making a final edit. Youth will learn core skills for any film student

Early Bird Tuition Deadline March 1stFilm editing is a powerful skill to shape multiple elements in filmmaking. In this intensive, students are introduced to the writing, thinking, music, and “surgery” that create vivid film stories, and will learn the rudiments of editing on Adobe Premiere Pro, a non-linear editing system. Core basics such as

Writing for Stage & Screen is designed for aspiring film screenwriters and musical or theater playwrights to unleash their storytelling potential. In this elective, students explore the craft of writing captivating scripts for both film and live performance. Through hands-on workshops, creative exercises, and feedback from industry

Both an acting and a physical technique course, this class explores character movement in the context of a specific physical form: stage combat (armed and unarmed), including rapier, dagger, and broadsword. Performers develop greater specificity of movement, clarity of physical choices, and balance of one’s own energy with that of a partner.&nbsp

This intensive exposes teens to the actor’s “instrument” - their body and voice - and the habits of healthy performance; establishing skills, concepts, terminology, and goals from which subsequent training can spring. Teens will learn about their  instrument as a complex and unified system, the mechanics of the body, and the steps

Students will bring their imagination to life in this 2D Stop Motion Animation elective, where anything from paper to textiles can be transformed into moving art! This elective is perfect for creators who want to explore animation in its most hands-on form, using everyday materials to craft their own animated films.Throughout the elective, students

In this elective, students step into the exciting world of documentary filmmaking, an immersive summer elective designed for young storytellers who are passionate about exploring real-world narratives. This program introduces the essentials of documentary film production, from concept development and research to shooting, interviewing, and editing