High Five Youth Film Camp 2023

Learn the art of video production at our summer Film Camp!

Calling all aspiring teen filmmakers! We’re hosting a week-long film summer camp for creative-thinking students to learn the art of filmmaking, including writing, shooting and editing.

Students aged 14 through 2023 graduates are welcome to apply. No prior experience in filmmaking is required. All applicants need is a willingness to learn and a love of movies or TV.

Film Camp will take place at the Green Room at Avon Performance Pavilion and other nearby locations from July 24 to 28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Detailed location information will be provided to students and parents after we receive your application. Transportation is not provided.

Casey Russell, our Education and Community Access Coordinator, will teach the summer camp. Her material focuses on the three stages of videomaking: preproduction, production and post production. Students will develop an original film idea based on a set of project requirements, shoot their footage using available surroundings at Nottingham Park, and edit using our iMac editing suites. Film Camp will culminate with a screening for families to watch what we’ve created over the past week.

During camp, students will work in small groups. In addition to meeting like-minded peers with similar interests, there will be plenty of one-on-one time with Casey to hone their ideas and apply concepts to their work. Students will receive a certificate of completion, complimentary membership and Community Producer status for one year, access to volunteer shooting opportunities, additional workshops, and access to digital files from camp.

The cost to participate is $200, and students who can provide proof of free/reduced school lunch are eligible for scholarship opportunities that waive fees.

The application is available here on our website. You can complete the application here. Film Camp is subject to minimum enrollment requirements. All payments will be refunded if enrollment is below our minimum threshold.