Rhizome is offering a special one week middle school film camp over spring break. Participants will create B-style low budget sci-fi/fantasy films in small production teams. Production teams will work with a local artist to conceptualize, design and create original costumes to be used in their films. This will be a very active hands-on fun learning experience in a friendly, accepting environment. Campers will learn to edit using Final Cut Pro X on Apple desktops. They will shoot their films using Canon camcorders and boom mics.
Camp participants will follow the three stages of production: pre-production, production and post-production. They’ll learn how to develop their own story ideas into short well-structured films using the standard screenplay format. We’ll explore story structure, theme, character development and different types of conflict as they craft their ideas into polished short sci-fi/fantasy films. At the end of the week, the films will be celebrated in a special screening at the Rhizome house and will be open to family and friends.
April 6th - 10th // 9am to 3:30pm (lunch not provided) // Ages 11-14 // 12 participants max
Earlybird (register/pay by Feb 28) $225
Standard (register/pay by March 27) $250
Late (register/pay by April 3) $275
Partial scholarships available in case of financial need — email info@rhizomedc.org
Sign up HERE.
Instructor:
George Mayo has been teaching both middle school and high school film production for over ten years in Montgomery County. He won the 2017 S’Park Media Mentor Award from Ithaca College in 2017. He was a teaching fellow in the 2018 summer Teaching Fellowship at C-SPAN. He currently teaches film and TV production at Blair High School.
