Summer Camps for Kids & Teens

Northwest Film Forum’s summer camps are two–week, immersive, hands-on workshops. Young people will learn the fundamental skills of filmmaking, animation and the creative process.
 
Working in small groups, students will share ideas and see them develop into stories for the screen. Students will be challenged, but the classrooms will be comfortable places for exploring creativity and discovering the expressiveness of moving images. The filmmaking tools that students use are the same that the Film Forum provides to working Seattle artists, and young people will learn through hands-on experience with professional-level cameras and editing software, gaining skills that they can take with them into rigorous academic programs. 
 
No previous experience in filmmaking or animation is required.

 

Teens Make Movies

 Two Weeks, Monday–Friday, Aug 12–23, 9am–3pm
Instructor: Yael Bridge
Tuition: $500
Scholarships are available. Email dave (at) nwfilmforum.org for more information
Max Attendance: 10

For ages 14–17

Teen campers will bring their stories to life and see them on the big screen! This two week long intensive course is designed to guide young people in thinking visually and working together as they learn the basic techniques of digital filmmaking (including video cameras, lighting, and sound). Students work in small groups, developing ideas and learning the basic communication skills necessary to function as a filmmaking team. Each group film will be edited using professional editing software. The course concludes with a screening of all finished projects in the Film Forum's cinema.

Register for Teens Make Movies

 

Two Week Filmmaking Camp

***Unfortunately, this camp section is full. We plan to add another summer camp for ages 14-17. Please check back for more info***

Two Weeks, Monday–Friday, July 29–Aug 9, 9am–3pm
Instructor: Cheryll Hidalgo 
Tuition: $500
Scholarships are available. Email dave at nwfilmforum.org for more information.
 Max Attendance: 10

Recommended for ages 11-14

Taking a hands-on, in-depth approach, students will spend time learning all aspects of filmmaking, from story and concept to finished product. The two-week class will begin by focusing on characters and plot, storyboarding and planning before the shoot. Students will then use professional video cameras, microphones and lighting kits to create their films. Teams will come up with multiple pieces, perfecting their craft by trying out different roles and ideas. Students can choose the method and style of filmmaking, even focusing on different variations of an idea. Their final film will be shot, edited and polished in time for a screening in the Film Forum's theater on the last day of class.