Tag: Youth Programs

Campers will work with expert film editors to learn the basics of post-production and non-linear film editing. Campers will learn through practical application, taking the footage recorded in the previous Production Camp and cutting it together into a completed short film that will be premiered at the Script to Screen Film Festival at the end of the summer.

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See what it’s like to develop a story in a TV Writer’s Room. This camp will take campers through the process of “breaking story” and developing an episodic series. Campers will work with expert screenwriters to learn how to collaborate with a team to build a long-form story, coming up with a concept for the show as a group, and then breaking into small teams to each write an episode. Campers will also learn about what a career in TV writing is like, how writers pitch a TV show to networks, and much more. By the end of camp, your Writers Room Team will have written a multi-episode show. At the end of camp Script to Screen Film Festival, a few campers will be chosen to “pitch” the show and share a synopsis of each episode.

Topics covered:

• Storytelling basics
• Screenplay formatting
• Screenwriting software
• Writing workshop etiquette
• The difference between writing for film and TV
• How to structure a TV pilot and subsequent episodes
• Collaborative storytelling
• How to pitch a TV show
• What careers in TV writing look like

Spend a week learning all about what a Director and Assistant Director does on set, including creative interpretation of a script, production organization and scheduling, and collaboration with different departments and actors to achieve the desired vision for the project. Industry expert directors and ADs who will teach campers what it takes to be an effective leader on set. Campers will develop filmmaking skills such as breaking down a script, creating a shot list, creating a shooting schedule and call sheet, how to block scenes with actors, how to give and receive feedback, and much more.

Topics covered:

• Break down a script
• Work with Actors
• Block scenes with actors and cameras
• Schedule a shoot
• Create a call sheet
• Shooting schedule 
• Direct scenes with one another
• Script interpretation

The camps listed below are Trilith Institute’s traditional filmmaking summer camps. During each of these two-week experiences, students will collaborate with one another to develop screenplays, learn about the different roles and responsibilities of a film crew, and take their original scripts through the filming process.

The first two camps, “Dramatic Writing and Art Production” and “Dramatic Writing and Tech Production” will work together to develop two original scripts. Campers more interested in art department roles should sign up for “Dramatic Writing and Art Production,” and if you want to delve deep into how to operate technical filmmaking equipment, you should sign up for “Dramatic Writing and Tech Production.”

Interested in the artistic and technical sides of filmmaking and don’t want to choose one? No problem! Sign up for the “Comedic Writing and Production” camp, in which all campers will have the opportunity to get hands-on practice for all roles on set, learning a little bit of everything rather than deep-diving into a particular area of interest. The footage from all of these camps will be edited by campers in one of our Post-Production Camps later in the summer.

All completed films will be presented at the Script to Screen Film Festival at the end of the summer.