Communications Summer Camps

Students will learn the basics of writing for the movies and TV, including screenplay formatting utilizing current software, storytelling structure, character development and dialogue creation. Each student will write several short scenes culminating in a short screenplay of approximately five pages in length. The screenplays will be revised in a workshop environment with students receiving feedback from both the instructor and fellow students.

Campers will explore basic principles of animation through hands-on experiences using a variety of media — including pencil, paper and stop-motion materials. Campers also will practice animating in 2D on Cintiqs using industry-standard software like Toon Boom Harmony. At the end of the week each camper will have produced a short, animated film suitable to screen for family and friends.

Campers will learn about the various jobs on a film set and will actively participate in creating a short film. Campers will learn about pre-production (planning), production (shooting) and post-production (editing, VFX and finishing). Campers will use industry-standard equipment, facilities (such as our brand-new Sound Stage and LED Wall) and software.

Campers will spend the first day playing and deconstructing popular games to understand what makes games fun and engaging. Campers will then learn to design and develop video games using a variety of tools and software. Days 2 and 3 will be spent designing and building 2D platformers using Bloxels, while days 4 and 5 will be spent working in teams to develop top-down games in Unity.