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San Francisco Film Society Education Program Announces Expanded Young Filmmakers Camp 2012, June 25–August 10
New for 2012: One-Week Camp for Pre-Teens and Advanced Lab for SFFS Camp Alumni
2/16/2012
The San Francisco Film Society announced today that registration is now open for Young Filmmakers Camp 2012. This intensive film program is an opportunity for pre-teens and teens, ages 10–18 to learn from first-class film professionals in a fun, interactive environment.
“We are thrilled to be expanding our summer camp offerings even further this year with the addition of our pre-teen film camp for 10–12 year olds and an advanced program for camp alumni,” said Joanne Parsont, SFFS director of education. “Last year’s Young Filmmakers Camp was a great success and generated fun and well-crafted short films. It is truly amazing to see what the students are able to create in such a short period of time. We can’t wait to see what they produce this year.”
The seven-week program is divided into four age- and experience-appropriate sessions, for ages 10–12 (June 25–29), 13–15 (July 9–20) and 16–18 (July 23–August 4 and August 6–10). The sessions offer one or two weeks of intensive film instruction, which can be taken individually or in combination. Young filmmakers in the new Pre-Teen Film Camp will learn all the filmmaking basics while producing fun short films. Students in the Learning Lab will participate in a series of hands-on courses in screenwriting, digital video, sound, editing, animation and more. The Production Lab will give teens the opportunity to produce a collaborative film project. At the Advanced Lab SFFS camp alumni will be taught advanced skills in all areas of production and create a media work that will be distributed. Pre-Teen Film Camp, Production Lab and Advanced Lab sessions will each conclude with a screening of the completed work for families and friends.
Students may enroll in the Learning Lab, the Production Lab or both labs back-to-back within each camp session. Students who wish to register for the Production Lab must also register for the Learning Lab or have attended Young Filmmakers Camp in the past two summers or have previous filmmaking experience.
Session 1: Ages 10–12
Pre-Teen Film Camp, June 25–29
Session 2: Ages 13–15
Week 1: Learning Lab, July 9–13
Week 2: Production Lab, July 16–20
Session 3: Ages 16–18
Week 1: Learning Lab, July 23–27
Week 2: Production Lab, July 30–August 4
Session 4: Ages 16–18
Advanced Lab, Aug 6–10
Prices EARLY BIRD SPECIAL through March 31: Individual session SFFS members $480, non-members $600; Learning Lab + Production Lab SFFS members $800, non-members $1000.
Regular prices as of April 1: Individual session SFFS members $580, non-members $700; Learning Lab + Production Lab SFFS members $1000, non-members $1200.
The Young Filmmakers Camp will be held at University High School South Campus on Sacramento Street (at Lyon) in San Francisco. Camp is in session Mondays–Fridays, 9:00 am–4:00 pm.
For more information contact SFFS Education at education@sffs.org or visit sffs.org/Education/Youth-Education/young-filmmakers-camp.
San Francisco Film Society
Building on a legacy of more than 50 years of bringing the best in world cinema to the Bay Area, the San Francisco Film Society is a national leader in exhibition, education and filmmaker services.
The Film Society presents 365 days of exhibition each year, reaching a total audience of 130,000 people. Its acclaimed education program introduces international, independent and documentary cinema and media literacy to more than 15,000 teachers and students and presents 120 classes and workshops annually. Through the filmmaker services program essential creative and business services, and funding totaling millions of dollars, are provided to deserving filmmakers of all levels.
The Film Society seeks to elevate all aspects of film culture, offering a wide range of activities that engage emotions, inspire action, change perceptions and advance knowledge. A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, it is largely donor and member supported. Patronage and membership provides discounted prices, access to grants and residencies, private events and a wealth of other benefits.
For more information visit sffs.org.
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“We are thrilled to be expanding our summer camp offerings even further this year with the addition of our pre-teen film camp for 10–12 year olds and an advanced program for camp alumni,” said Joanne Parsont, SFFS director of education. “Last year’s Young Filmmakers Camp was a great success and generated fun and well-crafted short films. It is truly amazing to see what the students are able to create in such a short period of time. We can’t wait to see what they produce this year.”
The seven-week program is divided into four age- and experience-appropriate sessions, for ages 10–12 (June 25–29), 13–15 (July 9–20) and 16–18 (July 23–August 4 and August 6–10). The sessions offer one or two weeks of intensive film instruction, which can be taken individually or in combination. Young filmmakers in the new Pre-Teen Film Camp will learn all the filmmaking basics while producing fun short films. Students in the Learning Lab will participate in a series of hands-on courses in screenwriting, digital video, sound, editing, animation and more. The Production Lab will give teens the opportunity to produce a collaborative film project. At the Advanced Lab SFFS camp alumni will be taught advanced skills in all areas of production and create a media work that will be distributed. Pre-Teen Film Camp, Production Lab and Advanced Lab sessions will each conclude with a screening of the completed work for families and friends.
Students may enroll in the Learning Lab, the Production Lab or both labs back-to-back within each camp session. Students who wish to register for the Production Lab must also register for the Learning Lab or have attended Young Filmmakers Camp in the past two summers or have previous filmmaking experience.
Session 1: Ages 10–12
Pre-Teen Film Camp, June 25–29
Session 2: Ages 13–15
Week 1: Learning Lab, July 9–13
Week 2: Production Lab, July 16–20
Session 3: Ages 16–18
Week 1: Learning Lab, July 23–27
Week 2: Production Lab, July 30–August 4
Session 4: Ages 16–18
Advanced Lab, Aug 6–10
Prices EARLY BIRD SPECIAL through March 31: Individual session SFFS members $480, non-members $600; Learning Lab + Production Lab SFFS members $800, non-members $1000.
Regular prices as of April 1: Individual session SFFS members $580, non-members $700; Learning Lab + Production Lab SFFS members $1000, non-members $1200.
The Young Filmmakers Camp will be held at University High School South Campus on Sacramento Street (at Lyon) in San Francisco. Camp is in session Mondays–Fridays, 9:00 am–4:00 pm.
For more information contact SFFS Education at education@sffs.org or visit sffs.org/Education/Youth-Education/young-filmmakers-camp.
San Francisco Film Society
Building on a legacy of more than 50 years of bringing the best in world cinema to the Bay Area, the San Francisco Film Society is a national leader in exhibition, education and filmmaker services.
The Film Society presents 365 days of exhibition each year, reaching a total audience of 130,000 people. Its acclaimed education program introduces international, independent and documentary cinema and media literacy to more than 15,000 teachers and students and presents 120 classes and workshops annually. Through the filmmaker services program essential creative and business services, and funding totaling millions of dollars, are provided to deserving filmmakers of all levels.
The Film Society seeks to elevate all aspects of film culture, offering a wide range of activities that engage emotions, inspire action, change perceptions and advance knowledge. A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, it is largely donor and member supported. Patronage and membership provides discounted prices, access to grants and residencies, private events and a wealth of other benefits.
For more information visit sffs.org.
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