Students enrolled in our Filmmaking Boot Camp will receive an exciting introduction to the craft of storytelling through film. The pace is feverish - and fun.
Each student will have the opportunity to write, direct, shoot and edit their own short project to be screened at the conclusion of class.
Dates: July 22 - August 1
Time: Monday - Thursday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Space is limited so ENROLL NOW!
The filmmaking bootcamp curriculum includes the following components:
- Directing - Students are taught the language of cinema and how a director effectively communicates a story to their audience.
- Screenwriting - The basics of cinematography, composition, camera movement, lighting and camera operation.
- Cinematography - The basics of cinematography, composition, camera movement, lighting and camera operation.
- Editing - Students learn how to use editing software; importing footage, creating a timeline, inserting and splicing footage, sound design, visual effects, transitions, and exporting the finished film.
Instructor: Mark Schwartz
Mark Schwartz is a veteran award-winning filmmaker whose diverse experience as a producer/director/writer ranges from indie features (selected for New Directors, Santa Barbara, Mill Valley Festivals), to screenplays optioned by major entertainment industry producers and studios, to social justice documentaries (selected for Sundance, Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, London, Berlin, Chicago Festivals), to commercials, promos and sizzles for Fortune 500 companies. As an educator, Mark first taught filmmaking at his alma mater, University of California, Santa Cruz.
In 2007, he founded the Urban Oasis Film Academy to help at-risk youth discover their gifts and give voice to their stories. In 2016, Mark launched a three-year cinematic arts pathway and annual student film festival at Los Angeles’ premier public arts high school. Shepherding emerging filmmakers into the art and business of storytelling has evolved from being a side dish to Mark’s main course.