Summer Camps
2018 Film Camps By Week
DAY CAMPS
For Elementary and High School Students
9:00 – 4:30; 586 Ouellette in downtown Windsor
Early drop off and late pick-up are available: $5 per day
July 2-6
- Animation – 13-18
- Storytelling and Writing Camp – Ages 8-12
July 9-13
- Francophone Filmmaking – Ages 9-12
- Photography – Ages 13-18
July 16-20
- Filmmaking – Ages 9-11
July 23-27
- Filmmaking – Ages 9-11
- Francophone Filmmaking – Ages 9-11
July 30-Aug 3
- Filmmaking – Ages 12-14
Aug 6-10
- Filmmaking – Ages 12-14
- Francophone Filmmaking – Ages 12-14
August 13-18
- Filmmaking – Ages 15-18
- Art Camp: Mask Making – Ages 8-12
August 20-24
- Filmmaking – Ages 15-18
- Storytelling and Writing Camp – Ages 8-12
August 26-August 31
- Art Camp: – Ages 10-15
OVERNIGHT CAMP
Kiwanis Sunshine Point Camp in Harrow
August 26-August 31
- Filmmaking – Ages 10-16
OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHTS
- Open Air Cinema: Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 25th, 2018; FREE Family Event; Open to the Public
- FIVE additional dates for 2018 will be announced shortly, in partnership with other community groups
Our week-long ‘boot camps’ offer a multidisciplinary arts and technology program that caters to aspiring filmmakers as well as those just interested in leaning how to make films or use the technology at home.
- Times: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm (early drop off can be arranged at 7:45 am and/or late pick up at 5:30 pm – $5 extra per day)
- Cost: $200 per week / $350 per 2 weeks (Overnight camp is $350 for one week) – all listed fees include taxes – limited bursaries available
- Lunch and Snacks: Campers are asked to bring lunch each day (foods with nuts not permitted)
- Location: 586 Ouellette, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Instructors: Film Graduates and Film Students (16 staff in summer 2017)
Sample Film Camp Schedule. No experience is required, and we have the equipment!
- Monday: Production Team Placement and Script Concept Development
- Tuesday: Script Writing, Guest Speaker, Workshop and Field Trip
- Wednesday: Shooting, Editing and Workshop
- Thursday: Shooting, Editing and Field Trip
- Friday: Final Edits and Create Blooper Video, Guest Speaker and Family/Guest Showing at 3:30 pm
Participants work in ‘production teams’ of 4-6 people to make a film each week. Classes include screenplay writing, pre-production, film editing, acting, cinematography, set design and more. Our ‘boot camp’ style of learning is a hands-on, fast-pace, facilitated learning environment with tight deadlines – mentors and coaches help to make the experience memorable and fun. Thanks to the community-at-large, we can also offer walking tours and location visits to help boost creativity in filmmaking.
An extra special thanks Petretta Construction for our space and to Libro Credit Union for a $75,000 grant over 2015 and 2016 for equipment. As a result, we have been able to purchase new DRSL cameras, iMACs, Final Cut Pro X, wall screens, projectors, tripods and more.
Thanks also to Amanda Gellman, CEO of MANAN Strategy / MANAN Media, who founded the camp and is a Chair of the Windsor Centre for Film, Digital Media & the Creative Arts. Her company is a major sponsor and a long-term partner. In this capacity, Amanda serves as the Producer of Film Camp for Kids & Youth.
