Filmmaking Camp | Ages 14-18 | Mason Arts Academy GMU

FILMMAKING WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL

SUMMER 2022 INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN FEBRUARY!

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Aspiring young producers and actors are invited to dive into the creative and exciting world of filmmaking. Film pre-production, production, and post-production will be covered in this two-week program. Skills such as directing, videography, location sound, and editing with professional software will be taught. Students will collaborate in instructor-supervised groups to plan, shoot, and edit short films. Final projects will be premiered on the last day!

Ages: 14 – 18 (rising grades 9-12)
Dates: July 19 – 30, 2021 (two weeks)
Times: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (M-F)
Tuition: $870
Location: Mason Fairfax Campus, Art & Design Building
*After Care not available for Summer 2021

Requirement

CDC Recommended Face Mask
Writing supplies: pencils, pens, notebooks.

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PROGRAM FACULTY

Instructor: Lucy Gebre-Egziabher
Mason Film and Video Studies Professor
Read about Ms. Gebre-Egziabher

Lucy Gebre-Egziabher is an award-winning, independent filmmaker and a Fulbright Scholar who lives in Falls Church, VA. She earned an MFA degree in Film from Howard University and a BS degree in Communications & International Relations from Wilson College. Ms. Gebre-Egziabher produced & directed narrative films as well as organizational videos under Teret Productions, a production company she founded in 1999. Along with teaching at Mason, she is an Assistant Professor at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), Alexandria Campus, in the Communication Studies & Theatre Department; she teaches Screenwriting, Film Directing as well as classes in Film History, Theory & Criticism. Ms. Gebre-Egziabher is currently co-writing a script for a feature film project that she will direct in Virginia.

Director: Ben Steger
Mason Film & Video Studies Professor

TESTIMONIALS

“I enjoy learning everything about the film process” – Filmmaking Online Workshop 2020 Participant

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“The camp taught the filmmaking process and editing experience. As a parent, I am also glad the camp discussed the business part of filmmaking.” – Parent of Filmmaking Summer Workshop 2019 Participant

“You really helped me discover how much I love film more than I thought I would.” – Filmmaking Summer Workshop 2018 Participant

“My favorite part was the filming process and editing.” – Filmmaking Summer Workshop 2017 Participant

“Everyone learning theory and software was my favorite part.” – Filmmaking Summer Workshop 2017 Participant

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Filmmaking Workshop For High School

FILMMAKING WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL

SUMMER 2022 INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN FEBRUARY!

PROGRAM OVERVIEW