Digital Video Editing - Film Camps for Kids and Teens
Digital Video Editing
The Scoop - Overview
Considering film school? How do you get started? This film camp for teens and kids ages 10-15 uses Apple® Final Cut Studio® 2.0, the must-have version of Apple's award-winning movie-making and film production software. Whether you have an interest in TV production, sports, documentaries, feature films, music videos or simply making your own home movies, the skills learned in this movie camp will give you an insider's perspective to the industry--and allow you to use the same editing and production tools used by big-name film studios.Our staff consists of film school students and professional filmmakers who have a passion for filmmaking and movie production. These editing and movie camps use the university campus as a backdrop. Collaborate with other students to film and capture footage on Canon® digital video cameras. We'll take you through the full production cycle--planning, shooting and editing an individual video project, as you learn key cinematic concepts. Mark and trim clips in a timeline, add music, filters, transitions, titles and credits. Advanced students will learn color grading and finishing, sound production, and special effects. You'll take your final project home on DVD and upload it to YouTube®. Welcome to iD! Click to the left for more details, and scroll down for promotions and multi-week packages.
Featured Software and Hardware
Students will learn film production using Final Cut Studio® and log and edit footage with Final Cut Pro® - the industry standard. In addition to learning to mark and trim clips in a timeline, students may add music, filters, transitions, titles and credits and may even learn special effects with Adobe® After Effects®. This digital movie summer camp is taught by top level instructors - both film school students and professional filmmakers. Get ready to find out why making movies is even more fun than watching them!Click to find out more about the cutting edge products used at our summer camps.
Skill Level, Ages & Tuition
Customized for beginner to advanced learners ages 10-15. Curriculum is delivered in small student clusters and is individually tailored to each student. All students will go home with a completed project at the end of the week.There is a $100 Lab Fee for this film camp.
For details on tuition and special promotions, click here.
Our Recommendations
If you love movies, if you can't put down your family video camera, or if you are interested in the technical components of editing, this movie camp is right for you. With our customizable curriculum, this summer film camp is perfect for beginning film students as well as advanced filmmakers. You'll work on individual projects, but the curriculum necessitates a collaborative environment, simulating the real-world industry. Don't just watch movies, go behind the scenes.Where Offered?
Digital Video Editing is offered at: Santa Clara University, Brown University, College of William & Mary, Macalester College, Southern Methodist University, UC Berkeley, University of Denver, UT Austin, UC Irvine, Villanova University, Emory University, Rider University, University of Washington, Stanford University, UCLA, Northwestern University, MIT, University of Hawai’i, American University, New York University and Ohio State University.What's New?
New Software! We're using the recently-released Final Cut Studio®2.0 which is a film production game-changer. Additionally, our updated curriculum focuses heavily on editing and post-production. Each student will edit their own project, but will work in collaborative groups for the pre-production and production stages. Advanced students interested in creating cool special effects will learn Adobe® After Effects® CS4.How We Teach
iD Tech Camps students receive the highest caliber technology education any summer camp has to offer! Students in our summer film camps for kids and teens receive our gold standard 1-on-1 instruction (average 6 students per staff). Using the latest in hardware and software, our all-adult staff work hands-on with each student from project theory to completion (you won’t find counselors-in-training at iD). It’s time to unleash your internalDrive--Welcome to iD! Find out more about how we teach.
Save $75 off our Summer Camps!
Our Winter Special is going on now. Lock in your 1st choice in locations, dates and courses at our summer computer camps. Special ends 1/31/09. Space is limited. For details on tuition and special promotions, click here.
Love movies? Thinking of film school? Want to know how a movie comes together?
Look no further! In this summer computer camp for students interested in film, you’ll tell your story through the visual medium of film. We’ll walk you through the crucial elements of film production, and you’ll leave with your own video short at the end of the week. Welcome to Hollywood!
Gain more skills and save on each additional week!
Save $50 off each additional week with these suggested multi-week packages. Either register for the SAME course over multiple weeks, gaining advanced skills, or register for distinct courses over multiple weeks for a broad perspective.
 Create Your Own Package - Customize your world! |
Filmmaking Package |
Digital Arts Package - Tell your story! |
Sampler Package - Learn various skill sets |
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| Combine courses to suit your individual interests and style! | Digital Video Editing | Digital Video Editing | Digital Video Editing | |
| Enroll in two, three, four or more weeks! | Special F/X Editing | Web Design & Flash® Animation | Game Creation - Arcade & Platform | |
| You’ll save an additional $50 per week! | iD Film Academy | Graphic Arts | Web Design & Flash® Animation | |
| You’ll gain a deeper skill set with each additional week! | 3D Game Modeling with Maya® | Programming in C++ or Java | ||
| NOTE: Some courses have age, location and skill restrictions. Click the specific course for details. Can’t decide which courses to take? Consult our course grid or phone us at 1-888-709-TECH (8324). | ||||
Gaming Activities: Gaming Tournaments, Ultimate Gaming Weekends
General gameplay is a fun aspect of our summer camps, but does not infringe on instructional time. This season will feature Gaming Tournaments and Ultimate Gaming Weekends showcasing the industry’s best. We use NVIDIA GeForce® gaming cards for peak gaming performance. Students will play BIG titles from Epic Games®, Activision®, Blizzard® Entertainment, THQ®, Microsoft® GameStudios™ and more. In order to offer the most cutting edge experience for our campers, we have adopted the policy of allowing the use of some select games with ESRB ratings of “E” for Everyone, “T” for Teen and “M” for Mature to be used as part of our curriculum in a supervised environment. We take our corporate responsibility and iD family values very seriously, but cannot guarantee that younger students will avoid complete contact with these games. Please know that we make every effort to minimize exposure to any games not appropriate for these age groups.
Note 1: Gaming does NOT infringe on instructional time.
Note 2: Games with ESRB Ratings of E, T and M are used at our camps.
Attention Teens:
Check out the Teen Scene at our teen camps. You may also be interested in the iD Film Academy, a two-week intensive teen-only film academy. Check out our other courses at iD Tech Camps or do some hardcore gaming at our NVIDIA®-hosted teen gaming tournaments.
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