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1 Dear Campers, We can t wait to see some old faces and meet new ones this summer. FILM Camp is going to be very exciting with lots of new things to learn. Please take the time to review the plans, ideas, and technological preparations below to the best of your ability. Don t worry if you don t understand some of it, or if you can t get it all done before the first day of camp. It is just a guide, and we are here to help you every step of the way. We are just sending out this list of software apps to familiarize everyone with what we will be working with, because 15 days of camp goes by VERY quickly! Most of this information is brand new to anyone who has not made a short film before, so although there will be a lot to learn, we have the best filmmaking instructor, Humberto Adrian Perez, who has an entire career full of experience teaching media production to middle and high school students, there to guide you. Remember, we all support you, and we want to see you do your best, and we will help you to bring out your best, both in front of and behind the camera, throughout the summer camp experience. We will help you to grow as an actor, director, and filmmaker, and want you to have a lot of fun in the process! This camp will open your eyes to many things that you never knew were possible, and you very well may take the lessons learned during this 3-week session into your path to success in the rest of your academic and professional career. From all of us to you, we look forward to seeing you this summer! From, Everyone at RMCT HARDWARE: ios DEVICE The device that we will be using to do all of our filmmaking with is an ipad or other recommended ios device (next page). All students should have an ios device to bring to camp daily, and to work with at home as much as is necessary for specific projects. It is possible that we may have 1-2 extra ipads, but to have your own to do work with at night and on weekends will be a tremendous advantage to you. We realize that not everyone may own an ipad, but we wrote on the website that this was a requirement, so hopefully most of our Film students are aware. This being the case, we have found a company that leases out Apple ipads for short and longterm rentals. The price that they quoted us on individual students renting an ipad for a 3-week period of time was $85. This may differ slightly depending on shipping, additional options that you may choose, and if you want to have it for a few days before camp to begin to familiarize yourself with it, and a few days after to put your work onto your own storage device. The company is RentaComputer.com, our contact there is Jason Patrick, whose title is Technology Travel Agent / National Account Manager, and his phone number is , ext. 232, his cell phone number is , and his is jpatrick@rentacomputer.com. To explain to him what you need, you can reference the communications that we have had with him regarding a 3-week rental for our camp program, under Proposal # Please contact him as soon as possible if you are interested in renting an ipad from them, or you are welcome to use any alternate rental company that you can find. If you are aware of a company that has cheaper rates, let us know, but this was the best rate that we could find anywhere after an extensive search.

This handout is designed to get students ready for Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre FILM Camp. You will need an ios device with a few basic apps for producing a short film.

Some are free apps, and some are apps that you can purchase. It s usually not required that you purchase any apps.

2 This handout is designed to get students ready for Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre FILM Camp. You will need an ios device with a few basic apps for producing a short film. ios devices include ipad, ipad Mini, iphone, and/or ipod Touch. Below you will find an extensive list of apps that can be used in the filmmaking process with an ios device. Some are free apps, and some are apps that you can purchase. It s usually not required that you purchase any apps. However, you do want to have the apps suggested below on the RECOMMENDED list installed on your ios device before you show up to the first day of camp. imovie and GarageBand are now included with your purchase of an ios device. However, if you purchased your ios device before Apple began including it with your purchase of the ios device then you may want to purchase them ($9.98 total for both). Check your device first if it is an older model to ensure that you don t already have it installed. PLEASE DO NOT BE OVERWHELMED BY ALL OF THIS INFORMATION! We will be doing the majority of the filmmaking work at the camp during the scheduled days. This includes planning, filming, editing, and other activities related to filmmaking. Some students are probably going to want to do some additional filming at home, which is okay with our Director, so parents should know that. And we will be filming in locations that are in close proximity to where camp is taking place (walking distance with supervision). Some students may want to use stop motion, and utilize lego-like figures. These students will need to bring the materials necessary to work on their stop motion film at camp, which will be discussed mid-session. Not only is this camp going to put you way ahead of the pack if you take a media/filmmaking class in middle school, high school, or college, but this list of apps is an invaluable piece of information for the modern media student. RECOMMENDED LIST OF APPS FOR FILMMAKING *Download AT LEAST these apps before Day 1 of camp, everything else is optional or will come later. (11): Evernote, Penultimate, Skitch, Celtx Cards, Paper by FiftyThree, Celtx Shots, Celtx Scout, VoiceThread, SceneScout, Recorder Plus HD, Fingertip Maestro (2): imovie ($4.99), GarageBand ($4.99) You will also want to have at least four (4) gigabytes of free space on your ios device before you show up on the 1st day. You can check to see how much free space you have on your ios device by going to Settings > General > About & then look under Available to see how much free space you have. If you do not have enough free space then you may want to connect your ios device to your computer, and move any photos, videos, and/or music to storage to free up some space. In addition, we are including a link to the iographer website, which contains gear made specifically for ios devices for the purpose of filmmaking. This gear is not required. We utilize some of this gear during Camp, and students are always asking where they can purchase this gear, because it is pretty cool and also affordable, especially the Media Cases for ios devices, which help with durability, stability, and filming on the go. It is about a $50 purchase, but totally optional. iographer website: We are looking forward to our first ever FILM Camp at Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre. It s going to be a wonderful engaging experience! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

3 PRODUCTION PROCESS APPS Evernote Penultimate by Evernote Skitch by Evernote Evernote (pro version) Penultimate by Evernote (pro version) Skitch by Evernote (pro version) Corkulous Corkulous Pro ($4.99) Popplet Lite Popplet ($1.99) MindMapper STORY WRITING APPS Celtx Cards Celtx Script ($4.99) Scripted Scriptly ($9.99) Paper by FiftyThree Index Card ($4.99) Contour ($9.99) Storyskeleton ($8.99) ScriptWrite ($4.99) STORYBOARD APPS VoiceThread Cinemek Storyboard Composer HD ($29.99) Penultimate by Evernote Cinemek Storyboard Composer ($14.99) Creative Doodle istoryboards ($4.99) Celtx Shots SketchPad Pro HD ($0.99) Shot Designer Sketchbook Express for ipad SketchBook Ink ($4.99) Storyboards for ipad ($7.99) Sketch Pad 3 Shot Designer Pro Version ($19.99) Comic Life ($4.99)

4 VIDEO CAMERA APPS SloPro Silent Film Studio ($0.99) Cinamatic 8mm for ipad ($1.99) Cinemagraph Pro MoviePro ($4.99) Cartoonatic Spark Camera ($1.99) DoodleCam FiLMiC Pro ($7.99) Camu ProCam XL ($2.99) Horizontal Camera PHOTOGRAPHY CAMERA APPS Super Camera Super Camera 2 ($0.99) SplitCam Camera+ for ipad ($4.99) Camera Awesome Camera+ ($2.99) KitCam Hydra - Amazing Photography ($4.99) Pixlromatic Camera For ipad ($0.99) Timer Auto-Camera 100 Cameras in 1 ($1.99) Self Timer Camera Cinemagram+ ($4.99) TimerCam ANIMATION APPS Animation Desk Keynote ($9.99) Animation Creator Express Animation Desk Premium ($4.99) Animation Express Animation Desk for iphone ($2.99) Plastic Animation Studio Animation Studio ($4.99) LED Paint Animation Creator HD ($3.99) Animation Creator for iphone ($1.99)

5 PHOTOGRAPHY FX APPS Color Effects FX HD BeFunky Pro ($1.99) Color Effects - splash/sketch colors Over ($1.99) PhotoText Pic Grunger ($0.99) Mill Colour Popsicolor ($2.99) Background Eraser Remover Background Eraser PicsArt Photo Studio Pixies BeFunky Pic Grunger LOCATION SCOUTING APPS Celtx Scout SceneScout ShootLocal Map-A-Pic Lite Room Planner Home Design Room Arranger MagicPlan Compass AUDIO RECORDING APPS Recorder Plus HD Recorder Plus + HD ($4.99) Super Notes Super Notes ($2.99) Hokusai Audio Editor Recording Pro ($4.99) Overdub Voice Recorder HD ($1.99) Four Track ($4.99)

6 VIDEO EDITING APPS Videolicious imovie ($4.99) Magisto Spark ($1.99) Fly Video Editor Pinnacle Studio ($9.99) Tempo Video Editor by Fly Labs Inc. Videoshop - Video Editor ($1.99) Clips Video Editor by Fly Labs Inc. Gravie - Text on Video ($1.99) Crop on the Fly by Fly Labs Inc. Video Editor Free Animoto Video Maker Directr Lumify SOUND DESIGN APPS Free Paid Fingertip Maestro GarageBand ($4.99) Music Studio Lite Music Studio ($14.99) Microcosm Trailer Voice ($4.99) Keezy Movie Trailer Generator ($1.99) Volotic Scape ($11.99) Auxy Everyday Looper ($5.99) Musyc Musyc Pro ($4.99) SoundPrism SoundPrism Pro ($4.99) Figure Notion ($14.99) Action Film Sound Effects ($0.99) MULTICAM VIDEO PRODUCTION APPS CollabraCam: Collaborative Social Video Production ($4.99) This app allows you to edit live from up to four iphone, ipad, or ipod Touch cameras streaming in realtime over Wi-Fi or Hotspot. Vyclone (Free)

7 STOP MOTION APPS Stop Motion Studio (Free) Stop Motion Studio Pro ($4.99) Stop Motion - Animation Maker Pro (Free) LEGO Movie Maker (Free) TELEPROMPTER APPS Teleprompter Pro ($6.99) Teleprompter Pro Lite (Free) iprompt Pro (Free) SPECIAL FX APPS Star Wars Scene Maker (Free) Action Movie FX (Free) Extreme FX ($1.99) VideoGrade - Color Editor for HD Video ($5.99) Movie Looks ($1.99) Vintage Looks ($2.99) TIME LAPSE APPS Hyperlapse from Instagram (Free) Lapse It (Free) GREEN SCREEN APPS Veescope Live (Free) Green Screen Studio ($4.99) Green Screen Movie FX Studio ($2.99) VOCAL WORK APPS Vio (Free) Voice Changer (Free) Songify ($2.99) RAP & BEATS APPS StudioApp lite (Free) Drummer by Keezy (Free) Beatwave (Free) PHOTO, VIDEO, & AUDIO SHARING APPS Vimeo (Free) YouTube (Free) Instagram (Free) Flickr (Free) 500px (Free) SoundCloud (Free) OTHER RELEVANT VIDEO PRODUCTION APPS MovieSlate ($29.99) MovieBoard - ClapperBoard ($4.99) Sound Level (Free) Video Star (Free) MadPad ($2.99) VidRhythm ($2.99)

8 FILM CAMP SYLLABUS DESCRIPTION Campers will learn how to plan, write, act & choose actors in a short narrative film in three fun filled weeks. The day is divided into several class blocks with rotating activities including: digital storytelling, camera shots and angles, the rule of thirds, good vs. bad audio quality, sound design, production design, and Rehearsal for the film actor. Group warm-ups and closings with the entire camp will take place at the beginning and end of each camp day. Additionally, Cinematography, Camera Composition, Camera Shots, Camera Angles, Camera Movement and a variety of film concepts will be taught to prepare the camper for the completion of their summer short. Summer FILM Camp 2015 with RMCT will be filled with dynamic Film experiences. At the end of three weeks campers will invite their family and friends to the RED CARPET premiere screening of their artistic film creations and audiences will be amazed by the quality of the movies produced. *See the enclosed Parent Letter for the specific times of the FILM screening on the final Saturday evening of the session! MORE DETAILS We have a long tradition of preparing young artist for a life in art, and modern technology has made the success of applying the skills they have learned at RMCT to the professional entertainment world. This summer we begin our inaugural FILM Camp to help continue their success with the accomplished Actor and Director Humberto Adrian Perez, a cutting edge professor of youth cultivating their potential to create in the art of filmmaking. Mr. Perez and RMCT Founder & Artistic Director Anthony Hubert have been colleagues for 20 years working with the most acclaimed acting and directing teachers in their field. It is our pleasure to work alongside this award winning film artist here at RMCT in our first narrative film camp hosted by our organization! 1. Instructors will introduce the students to the mobile filmmaking process and digital storytelling. 2. Campers will produce an original short narrative film on a handheld ios device. 3. Campers will go out and shoot video clips to demonstrate knowledge of various types of camera shots, the rule of thirds, & good vs. bad audio quality. Students will preview & critique their results. 4. Campers will be introduced to storyboarding & will create a storyboard of their script. Campers will location scout for filming locations. Students will begin discussing, planning, and Organizing for Sound Design, Production Design, Wardrobe, Make-up, & Props. 5. The instructor will go over pre-production planning with the students. Storyboards will be finalized & students will create a shot list & production schedule. Actors will rehearse their scenes with the director. 6. The students will finalize their production schedules and plans. The instructor will demo a film production set & proper procedures for ensuring quality takes. Students will practice capturing & documenting. OBJECTIVE To produce an original short narrative film on an ios device. Week 1: Pre-production Week 2: Production Week 3: Post-production

9 DAILY FILM CAMP SCHEDULE DAY 1 Icebreakers: Activities that create a sense of ensemble & trust amongst the participants & instructor. Main Activity: The instructor will introduce the students to the mobile filmmaking process and digital storytelling by utilizing the participants as actors & crew in an original short narrative film. The students will brainstorm ideas for their films in small groups. The instructor will lead them through a discussion, and students will assist in writing down ideas. The students will practice writing dialogue & descriptions of their scenes. The instructor will then lead them in an exercise that will produce their first draft of the screenplay. Students will be led through the process of assembling the filmmaking team, including casting actors. Concepts: Brainstorming Ideas; Storytelling; Scriptwriting; Casting; Crew Roles DAY 2 Icebreaker: Activity that creates a sense of ensemble & trust amongst the participants & instructor. Main Activity: Students will go out and shoot video clips to demonstrate knowledge of various types of camera shots, the rule of thirds, & good vs. bad audio quality. Students will preview & critique their results. Concepts: Cinematography: Camera Composition, Camera Shots; Camera Angles, & Camera Movement; Lighting; Audio Quality; Recording Audio; Room Tone DAY 3 Warm-up: Activity that creates a sense of ensemble & trust amongst the participants & instructor. Main Activity: The students will be introduced to storyboarding & will create a storyboard of their script. The students will location scout for filming locations. Students will begin discussing, planning, and organizing for Sound Design, Production Design, Wardrobe, Make-up, & Props. Concepts: Storyboarding; Location Scouting; Sound Design; Production Design; Wardrobe; Make-up; Props DAY 4 Warm-up: Activity that creates a sense of ensemble & trust amongst the participants & instructor. Main Activity: The instructor will go over pre-production planning with the students. Storyboards will be finalized & students will create a shot list & production schedule. Actors will rehearse their scenes with the director. Concepts: Storyboarding; Acting for Film; Shot List; Production Schedule DAY 5 Warm-up: Activity that creates a sense of ensemble & trust amongst the participants & instructor. Main Activity: The students will finalize their production schedules and plans. The instructor will demo a film production set & proper procedures for ensuring quality takes. Students will practice capturing & documenting takes. Concepts: Film Production Set; Production

10 DAYS 6-10 Main Activity: The students will film one or two scenes from their storyboards depending on the length of the scene. The second half of the day will be dedicated to evaluating everyone s progress. The instructor will ask each student to give an update on how the production is going. Students will have run into problems. The instructor will lead a discussion on problem-solving on the set. Students will be assisted with their individual film production. Students will begin post-production by editing a rough cut of the scene or scenes they shot. Concepts: Production; Problem-solving; Post-production DAY 11 Main Activity: The instructor will lead a brief demonstration on the film editing process including video transitions and special editing techniques. Students will continue with the editing process. Concepts: Post-Production; Editing DAY 12 Main Activity: The instructor will lead a brief demonstration on opening titles, animated effects, & closing credits. Students will create opening & closing credits for their short narrative film. Students will continue editing. Concepts: Post-Production; Titles; Animation DAY 13 Main Activity: The instructor will lead a brief demonstration on the audio editing process including audio transitions, voiceovers, room tone, sound effects, and music. Students will be referred back to the Sound Design plan that they came up with during pre-production. Students will create original soundtrack music for their short narrative films by experimenting with various apps on their ios device. Students will continue editing. Concepts: Post-Production; Audio Editing; Sound Design DAY 14 Main Activity: Students will preview a rough cut of their short narrative films, and evaluate each other s films. Students will continue editing. Concepts: Review; Evaluation; Rough Cut DAY 15 Main Activity: Students will create a final cut of their short narrative film. Students will create promo material for their short narrative film, and learn about ways that she/he can distribute their short films over the internet. Students will participate in a wrap party! Concepts: Final Cut; Promotional Material; Distribution FINAL SATURDAY: PUBLIC SCREENING / SHORT FILM RED CARPET PREMIERE

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