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Let’s Make Movies
Digital Filmmaking Summer Camp
presented in partnership with
The USF College of Education's Florida Center for Instructional Technology
ALL CAMP SESSIONS ARE SOLD OUT
* * *IF YOUR CHILD IS REGISTERED* * *
FOR SUMMER CAMP
CLICK HERE TO READ THE ORIENTATION LETTER.
NAVIGATION
Summer Camp Registration
What To Expect During Your Week At Summer Camp
Course Descriptions, Dates, Times & Fees
About the Instructors
Filmmaker Resources
Let's Make Movies in the News
Camp Orientation
Frequently Asked Questions
Summer Camp Contacts
SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION
If you are not yet a member of Tampa Theatre, you can join when you submit your summer camp registration form. Our camps fill up quickly, and by joining now, you will not only be able to register early, but you'll also get the year-long benefits Tampa Theatre members enjoy including:
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$2 off all Tampa Theatre sponsored movies
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free refills on popcorn, fountain drinks and house coffee
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invitation to our annual member's reception
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the ability to purchase concert tickets before the general public
- and more, depending on the membership level you choose
And don't forget, Tampa Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, so depending on your membership level, all or part of your membership is tax deductable.
*** Download registration and membership forms here. ***
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS, DATES, TIMES & FEES
All experience levels welcome at all sessions. The young filmmakers will break down into groups based on their experience levels. Each group will have its own dedicated camp counselor to guide the filmmaking process.
Stop Motion Animation ($165 per session)
June 8-12
SOLD OUT 9am-noon (3rd to 5th grade) - Session # SM-JUN08-AM
SOLD OUT1-4pm (6th to 8th grade) -
Session # SM-JUN08-PM
July 6-10
SOLD OUT9am-noon (3rd to 5th grade) -
Session # SM-JUL06-AM
SOLD OUT 1-4pm (6th to 12th grade) -
Session # SM-JUL06-PM
Stop motion makes static objects appear to move and it is used in popular shows and films such as Gumby, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Chicken Run, Corpse Bride, and all of the Wallace And Gromit films. Each filmmaker will participate in the film making process as part of a production team - from creating storyboards and scripts to shooting with the iStop Motion Animation program. We provide clay, paper, toys and all sorts of items to use in the films. In post production, they will learn how to use Apple's iMovie and Garage Band programs to edit and score their animated features. Each team will end the week with a completed 3-5 minute film. Every filmmaker will receive a DVD copy of her/his film at the Let's Make Movies Film Festival which is held on a Saturday morning a few weeks after the last week of summer camp (date and details to come.) The DVD will be mailed to those who cannot attend the film festival.
Live Action ($165 per session)
June 15-19
SOLD OUT 9am-noon (3rd to 5th grade) -
Session # LA-JUN15-AM
SOLD OUT 1-4pm (6th to 8th grade) -
Session # LA-JUN15-PM
July 13-17
SOLD OUT 9am-noon (3rd to 5th grade) - Session # LA-JUL13-AM
SOLD OUT 1-4pm (6th to 12th grade) -
Session # LA-JUL13-PM
Each filmmaker will participate in the film making process as part of a production team - from creating storyboards and scripts to shooting with digital still and movie cameras. In post production, they will learn how to use Apple's iMovie and Garage Band programs to edit and score their films. Each team will end the week with a completed 3-5 minute film. Every filmmaker will receive a DVD copy of her/his film at the Let's Make Movies Film Festival which is held on a Saturday morning a few weeks after the last week of summer camp (date and details to come.) The DVD will be mailed to those who cannot attend the film festival.
CAMP ORIENTATION FOR PARENTS & STUDENTS:
New to camp? Want to learn more about the Theatre? Come to one of these pre-camp orientations, and then if you’d like, stay as our guests for the Tampa Theatre public tour from 11:30am to 1:00pm.
1) Saturday, May 16, 10:45 – 11:30
2) Saturday, June 20, 10:45 – 11:30
WHAT TO EXPECT DURING YOUR WEEK AT SUMMER CAMP
Monday and Tuesday: Hand-on training sessions for various aspects of filmmaking (how to use the digital camera and programs, lighting, sound, on-camera acting, storytelling, creating storyboards and scripts, editing, etc.)
Tuesday and Wednesday: Break out into production teams, create storyboard and scripts for your group film projects. Begin filming when ready.
Wednesday and Thursday: Continue filmming with group. Download footage from digital camera to iMac computers. Edit with iMovie or iStopMotion programs.
Friday: Complete editing. Screen the completed films for parents during the last hour of camp. (Morning session 11am-noon; Afternoon session 3-4pm)
NEW! Special Project Options for Returning Filmmakers
Let’s Make Movies Optional Project #1
Behind the Scenes -- One Summer Camp Production
If there is enough interest in this special project, a production team will be formed with a dedicated counselor.
This optional film project is offered to:
- Returning Let’s Make Movies summer campers
- Those who don’t need the Monday intro workshops (sound, light, sound, camera, etc.)
Project -- Behind the Scenes: One Summer Camp Production
Subject -- Behind-the-scenes look at the production of a summer movie from ideas to screen.
Audience -- People who have just viewed the main feature. People interested in learning about Let’s Make Movies.
Purpose -- An example of this would be a DVD bonus feature. They typically including interviews with the cast and crew, along with footage shot during pre-production, filming and post-production.
Let’s Make Movies Optional Project #2
Behind the Scenes -- Let’s Make Movies Summer Camp
If there is enough interest in this special project, a production team will be formed with a dedicated counselor.
This optional film project is offered to:
- Returning Let’s Make Movies summer campers
- Those who don’t need the Monday intro workshops (sound, light, sound, camera, etc.)
Project – Behind the Scenes: Let’s Make Movies Summer Camp
Subject – A 5-7 minute behind the scenes look at a Let’s Make Movies Summer Camp week.
Audience -- Kids and parents interested in learning about LMM; Grant application support materials;
Tampa Theatre sponsors & funders who support TT artistic and education programs
Purpose -- Show the process of making a movie from idea to screen to viewers who are not familiar with the Let’s Make Movies Summer Camp – or who are but want to learn more. This feature will be from the point of view of the young filmmakers.
ABOUT THE USF INSTRUCTORS
 Educator and film fan James Welsh leads a talented and enthusiastic team of professional educators from The Florida Center for Instructional Technology (FCIT) located in the College of Education, University of South Florida. FCIT is funded by the Florida Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, to provide leadership, instructional materials, and support services to educational institutions with regard to the integration of technology into K-12 education. The faculty members and graduate students in the USF Instructional Technology program contribute to many of the products created by FCIT.
FILMMAKER RESOURCES - http://fcit.usf.edu/lmm
To help young filmmakers learn about film production, lead instructor James Welsh and his team at USF have created this fabulous website. It includes:
LET'S MAKE MOVIES SUMMER CAMP IN THE NEWS
The St. Petersburg Times -- Movie Moguls in the Making by Steve Persall, Times Film Critic
Tampa Bay's 10 -- Cinematic Summer Camp teaches future filmmakers by David Leonard
Creative Loafing Loafie Award
Best Film Program for Kids: Tampa Theatre Young Filmmakers Camp
There are lots of ways for young cinephiles to get their ya-yas out in the Bay area, from the free kids’ matinees regularly presented at the Beach Theater to the handful of drive-in theaters that manage to cling to their toehold on our local landscape. But the hands-down coolest conduit for budding Spielbergs and Lucases is Tampa Theatre’s Young Filmmakers Camp, a summer-long program of hands-on sessions that trains kids in just about every aspect of filmmaking. James Welsh and his team of educators from USF’s Florida Center for Instructional Technology give the campers informative but uniquely entertaining crash courses in digital photography, editing, lighting, sound and acting, then turn the little rascals loose to create their very own short films. The kids work in small groups of three or four, coming up with an idea on Monday or Tuesday and projecting the completed project on the following Friday — working feverishly against a ridiculous deadline, just like it’s done in Hollywood. All of the campers’ work from the summer is shown at a big grand finale presentation at Tampa Theatre.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Do you offer scholarships to the Let's Make Movies Summer Camp?
A: Unfortunately we're unable to accommodate scholarship requests at this time.
Q: Do each of my children need to become Tampa Theatre members in order to get the benefit of early registration?
A: No. You should register your membership in the parent's name. One membership covers all children in the member's immediate family.
Q: My child has attended camp for several years. Can he or she be an assistant camper this year?
A: We appreciate the offer, but we have outstanding student to counselor ratios and don't have any assistant camper opportunities this year.
SUMMER CAMP CONTACTS
Send Registration To:
Tampa Theatre
Attn: Summer Camp
P.O. Box 172188
Tampa, FL 33672-0188
fax: (813) 274-8978
For Inquiries About:
- Registration Status (i.e. Did you receive my registration form? Has my child's spot been secured?)
- Payment
- Changing Sessions
Nicole Southworth
ph: (813) 274-5510
Email: nicole@tampatheatre.org
For Inquiries About:
- Summer Camp Content
- Schedule
- Other General Summer Camp Questions
Janice Strand
ph: (813) 307-5526
Email: janice@tampatheatre.org
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