Pepperdine - Digital Film

Perfect the art of visual storytelling. Become the filmmaker you dream you are. For one week you will eat, drink, and sleep movies.

Week 1:	July 20 - July 25, 2009	Spaces Remaining:
Week 2:	July 27 - August 1, 2009	Spaces Remaining:
Ages:	12 - 18
Tuition:	$1350 (Includes room and meals)

Details

By the end of the first day of camp, each group has begun the process of learning about movies by completing a short five shot exercise in camera. During the week campers will drink, eat and sleep movies working with a state of the art digital camera, Apple computer and Final Cut Pro editing software. Guest speakers will feature their work on Hollywood movies and talk about storyboarding, cinematography and editing. Groups of five or six campers will write, storyboard, direct, act and shoot their own movie, then edit on Final Cut Pro. Camp starts each morning with a production meeting viewing movies made by former campers, challenging the imagination as we see what works and how movies get put together shot by shot. It's a week crammed full of information, new friends and exciting possibilities with a final screening of the "Works in Progress" on Saturday afternoon.

Often campers who have come to the digital film camp have continued their studies in some of the best film schools in America. Former campers now attend film schools at U.S.C., New York University, Chapman University, as well as Loyolla-Marymount, UCLA, Cal Arts and other schools. Often, campers draw on their experiences at camp to determine which direction they will take in college.

* Additional Information

Students check-in between 2 and 4pm on the first day of camp.
Flights should arrive into Los Angeles International (LAX) on the first day of camp prior to 1pm.
Flights should depart from Los Angeles International (LAX) on the last day of camp after 5pm.
Airport transportation is available to and from Los Angeles International for $30 each way.

Program Directors

Peter Exline, Program Director
Camp Director Peter Exline currently teaches courses in Screenwriting and Production at U.S.C. School of Cinematic Arts. Prof. Exline has worked as an executive for Warner Bros., Mace Neufeld Productions and Michael Douglas, helping oversee projects like The Aviator, No Way Out, Stone Cold, and the mini-series Death in California. He has worked as a script consult for various production companies and currently consults with writers and producers on improving their screenplays. He has taught screenwriting workshops in America and oversees. This is Prof. Exline's sixth year directing camps.

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Location Information

Resting on a bluff overlooking the famous Malibu Beach Colony and just minutes from Hollywood, Pepperdine University provides a perfect location for digital filmmaking. With its remarkable setting, warm sunshine, mild summer days, and beautiful ocean view, you will experience the lifestyle of college students: from living in dormitories to eating in the dining hall. The residence facility at Pepperdine provides ideal living conditions: an intimate, casual atmosphere with students in small suites of four rooms.

Enjoy sunny Malibu with US Performing Arts Camps at Pepperdine University. Pepperdine offers a safe camp atmosphere removed from the city, with easy access to movie studios and working professionals. Come have fun and learn from some of the world's best professionals in their fields on this beautiful university campus.

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