Film.Ca Academy Trenton

$275.00 per chid
Drop off: 8:30am – 9:00am
Camp activities begin: 9:00 am
Pick-up: 3:45pm – 4:00 pm

After care: 4:00pm – 5:00pm for $10 per child, per day. *MUST be booked in advance*

Ages 9-14

Kids will work on their movie’s story through storytelling games and activities, including storyboards and improv. They will learn to outline and script their story. We’ll learn about roles on a movie set, and camera and lighting techniques.

Throughout the week, kids will spend a lot of their time creating their movie with the help of their counselors, broken up with games, crafts and activity breaks. It is a lot of work to complete a film in just 1 week, but our Film Experts are there to guide our campers through the process.

Campers’ finished movie will be available for online download.

Pizza lunch is provided for all campers on Friday.

Parents may pre-order a hot dog lunch from the theatre (available Monday – Thursday).

Parents should otherwise send lunch (no nut products) and snacks.

Campers watch an age-appropriate movie on the big screen and receive a popcorn/drink combo on the last day of camp.

$165.00 per child
Grades 3+
1.5-hour classes – 6:00-7:30
5 weeks per session

In this special 5-week session, students are introduced to storytelling basics and the foundation of film making. Students’s creativity and interests are prioritized and developped, and a foundation is built to continue developping their skills in film, media, and storytelling.

During the 10-week course, participants will create scripts, learn & use proper filmmaking terminology, and touch on acting skills. They will also have hands-on time with various pieces of video-making equipment – digital cameras, professional lighting, green screens, editing software, etc.

While each filmmaking experience is unique, we aim to have approximately 85% of hours spent on the filming process of their own short film, and a brief intro of 15% of hours touching upon on different filming techniques such as, commercial, broadcasting, and social media.

This academic course is for the budding, enthusiastic Junior Filmmaker in your family. Students should come ready and willing to work as part of a team as they learn the very basics of filming and editing.

Showcase Night: Each session will host a Red Carpet screening. This fun event allows our students the opportunity to invite friends and family to celebrate their project on the Big Screen. This will be a 30min event and will include all films from the Session.

Learning Outcomes:

– Students will learn the basics of story telling and how to put together a film script based off those techniques.

– Students will learn how to take a story from a script and visualize that story to life.

– Students will be introduced to some basic lighting, camera, and production techniques to properly film a scene from written script.

– Students will learn how to work together as a group to achieve a desired task/goal.

– Students will learn problem solving skills through scene prep and filming.

Daily Activities:

– Script development and writing

– Scene prep, storyboards, and set designing.

– Filming

We offer a full day of programming for children aged 7-12. Half Day also available.
Drop off: 8:30am – 9:00am
Camp activities begin: 9:00 am
Half-Day Pick-up: 12:45 pm
Full Day Pick-up: 3:45pm – 4:00 pm

HALF DAY Camp runs 8:30AM to 12:45PM (campers sit down for lunch at noon).
$45.00 per child

FULL DAY Camp runs 8:30AM to 4:00PM.
$65.00 per child

After Care is available until 6:00PM

At every Movie Magic camp our focus is on imagination and creativity as we work with our young guests to create a memorable and exciting day together. Our day consists of various activities including learning to use film equipment by making a short video and of course watching a movie on the big screen! All with the end goal of hoping to inspire the formation of new ideas, build on individual creativity and have a whole lot of fun in the process.

Our camp is offered to those ages 7-12 and is run with a minimum 1:10 ratio of adult to child allowing us to provide greater focus on your child’s enjoyment during the Movie Magic Day Camp experience.

We know PA Days can be difficult to schedule around and we believe in making the experience as painless as possible for parents.

To that end, our camp runs from 8:30AM to 4:00PM, longer than a regular school day, with an option for AfterCare (until 6pm) available. We provide a complementary snack during your child’s movie screening and we offer the option to pre-order lunch for your child while they are with us.

Running select weekends!
Saturdays/Sundays 12:00PM-4:00PM
At every Popcorn Club, like all our popular kids programming, our focus is on imagination, creativity and FUN!

Our time together consists of lunch followed by lots of fun activities, games, crafts, stop motion creations, and the chance to use some of our filmmaking equipment!
 
Our Popcorn Club is offered to those in Grades 1-8 (ages 6+) and is run with a minimum 1:8 ratio of adult to child allowing us to provide greater focus on your child’s enjoyment during their time with us.
 
Daytime Popcorn Club is offered at $25+tax per child.
 
Option to order lunch/dinner for your child, $6.00+tax per order.
Lunch/dinner includes:
– Pizza or Hot Dog (to be selected day of)