Ages: 5 – 13

Fee: $575

Experience Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Children become directors, actors, cinematographers, and editors, as they learn how to make movies from start to finish.  Campers are encouraged to stretch their imagination and experiment with the basic techniques of filmmaking in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.  Children are broken into groups by age, interest, and ability. Whether this is your first time making a film, or you are a seasoned and experienced moviemaker, our professional staff teach at all levels and customize the curriculum based on interests.  Children will learn how to tell stories using video, work on set, act, direct, and edit several videos. We encourage children to think out of the box, experiment, and play with the creative medium. This is the camp where children find their passions and fall in love with film.

Pine Street:

June 22 – 26, June 29-July 3

July 6 – 10, July 13 – 17, July 20-24, July 27-31

August 3 – 7, August 10 – 14,  August 17 – 21, August 24-28

Williamsburg: 

June 29-July 3

July 6 – 10, July 20-24, July 27-31

Ages: 8 – 15

Fee: $1125(2 weeks)

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

This in-depth, hands-on, two-week class is for the passionate movie maker, focusing on advanced pre-production, production, and post-production techniques used by industry professionals.  This masterclass takes a deeper look at creative expression through film. Using professional equipment, students learn the fundamentals of storytelling, cinematography, and editing as they direct and star in their very own short films.  We help campers take their ideas from storyboard… to script… to the big screen. Campers learn and experiment with various cinematography techniques and get hands-on experience using industry tools including Adobe Premiere and After Effects.  Campers will create 2 short films and one longer feature project over the course of the two weeks. These projects are child driven from start to finish, kids get to explore the medium and utilize the tools to tell their story. No experience in film necessary.

Pine Street:

 June 29-July 10, July 13 – 24, August 3 – 14

Ages: 8 – 15

Fee: $660

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

A favorite at Camp CinemaKidz, this theme is for the adventurous kid and creative explorer.  Moviemakers go off the beaten path to film and experience secret hidden landmarks around New York City.  The week begins with a pre-production meeting, where kids brainstorm and present their “elevator pitches” and movie ideas to the group.  Next, the mini-movie makers select locations from the CK approved list of sites. To name a few: Fort Tilden Beach, the Roosevelt Island Abandoned Castle, the Staten Island Boardwalk, Greenwood cemetery, and more.  Participants travel to set each day, filming with the professional video equipment package, unique to filming in outdoor locations. Back at camp, kids edit the footage using professional software, adding sound and special effects!  

Pine Street:

June 22 – 26

July 6 – 10, July 20-24, July 27-31

August 10 – 14, August 24-28

Williamsburg:

July 6 – 10, July 13-17, July 27-31

Ages: 5-13

Fee: $575

Experience Level: Beginner to Intermediate

This camp is for the maker, builder, and imaginative kid!  Come explore various techniques of stop-motion animation in our week long animation-workshop! Campers create abstract and narrative tales with a wide range of materials including: legos, clay, architectural modeling materials, wire, foam, and more!  Campers build mini-movie sets and learn how to light them. We encourage children to experiment with different camera angles, add special effects, sounds and music. Children also build props from wire, cloth, and paper mache shot inside a green screen set just like what the pros do!  This is a really fun class for kids with big imaginations. Anything is possible when inanimate objects come to life. 

Pine Street:

June 22 – 26

July 6 – 10, July 20-24, July 27-31

August 10 – 14,  August 17 – 21, August 24-28

Williamsburg:

June 29 – July 3

July 13 – 17, July 27-31

Ages: 8 – 15

Fee: $1125 (2 weeks)

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

Our stop-motion animation Master Class is for kids that want to take their stop motion films to the next level, and learn professional techniques. In this two week camp, we work with green screens, light boxes, and wide array of props – even repurposed and discarded items take on a new life in this exciting and imaginative camp.  Campers will build virtual worlds and tell stories using a wide array of materials and create several animated shorts. Think Toy Story, or Star Wars. The first week focuses on 2D animation and using a mixture of green screens and built/drawn backgrounds. Children will learn how to animate using a multi-plane set-up and lights to create truly beautiful, cinematic scenes.  Week 2 will move on to 3D animation, creating complex props and characters from clay, armature, fabrics and more. Children will utilize both object and puppet animation techniques, and combine moving stock videos via green screen with their stop motions. Campers will also build large scale sets. Kids will utilize Dragon Frame, a professional stop-motion software, to create the projects.

Pine Street:

July 6 – 17, July 20-24

July 27- Aug 7

Ages: 8 – 15

Fee: $660

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

Bring your ideas and imagination to life with computer animation!  This week-long camp taught by industry professionals, utilizes the latest tools of the trade. Campers learn to design original characters, and bring them to life using techniques such as live-motion capture, puppetry, and vector animation!  Campers will love watching their characters mimic their own live motions in real-time, and this opens their eyes to a whole new level of storytelling and creativity. Kids work in small groups creating several animated shorts, then professional microphones and audio equipment are used to add voice overs and sound effects.   Campers will create several animated shorts using Adobe Photoshop, Character, and Animate.  

Pine Street:

July 13 – 17

August 3 – 7, August 17 – 21

Ages: 7-14

Fee: $600

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

Always wanted to be a YouTuber and have 10,000+ followers?  Want to take your videos to the next level by learning from professional filmmakers?  This class steps away from narrative filmmaking, and focuses on content and techniques that your kid is passionate about.  From how-to videos, product reviews, and cooking shows, to tv series, news broadcasts, and gamer videos, the CK team will teach your child the tools necessary to create content for their favorite social platforms.  Professional teaching artists work closely with your child, building skills to create videos that they care about. CinemaKidz will also spend a good deal of time discussing online presence, responsibility, privacy concerns, and general safety.

Pine Street:

June 29-July 3

July 13 – 17

August 3 – 7, August 17 – 21, 

Williamsburg:

July 6 – 10

Ages: 7-14

Fee: $660(includes custom board)

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

Adventure, fun, and the outdoors awaits you at CK Skateboard Filmmaking Camp!  Campers start off the week designing their very own decks. Working with real tools, they’ll add trucks, wheels and custom griptape. They’ll learn the basics on safety and keeping their boards tuned in tip-top shape!  Next, a professional skater shows campers how to ride safely and then it’s time to ride! Using dolly’s, shoulder mounts, GoPros, 4k cameras, kids head outside to film each other shred! Campers then edit, add music and special effects to their footage creating an awesome skateboard video to share with their friends.  After production wraps, campers will take home their very own custom board.

Pine Street:

July 6 – 10, July 27-31

August 17 – 21 

Williamsburg:

July 13 – 17

Ages: 7 – 13

Fee: $575

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

Come-on dowwwwn to the CinemaKidz Game Show – an exciting, interactive week, where kids learn to produce and star in their very own game show.  This class is inspired by some of TV’s most classic shows, from trivia to physical challenges and obstacle courses. Participants will plan their show, build various obstacles and puzzles, make team shirts, and compete in different challenges each day.  We will head outside for a full day of field games utilizing zip lines, tight ropes blow up suits, and more! Campers will learn first hand all about producing a live, action-packed show, then work using iMovie and Adobe Premiere to edit and complete several episodes!

Pine Street:

June 29-July 3

July 20-24

August 10 – 14,  August 17 – 21

Williamsburg:

July 27 – 31

Ages: 7 – 15

Fee: $660(includes custom puppet)

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

This week is all about creative building, storytelling, and working together.  Campers explore different puppetry styles, create an exciting puppet of their own, and learn to bring their character to life with basic puppet manipulation and voice acting!  Kids will learn how important working together is when they help one another create a scene and bring their puppets to life. Using professional materials including foam, fabrics, wood, and wire, campers will design and build their very own full-fledged custom puppet.  Think Fozzie The Bear, the Gelflings from The Dark Crystal, or Fraggle Rock.  Once the puppet is made, campers will get down to planning a short story for their puppets and building a scene for their characters.  Next its production time as kids work solo or in pairs to manipulate the movements of their puppet, while others film and act out the scene using their voice.  Every camper will get a chance to have their puppet star in the big film, practice creating a character with their voice, film the big production, and finally edit the project using professional software.  After production wraps, campers will take home their very own puppet.

Pine Street:

June 29-July 3

July 13 – 17, July 27-31

August 24-28

Williamsburg:

July 6 – 10, July 20 – 24

Ages: 6 – 14

Fee: $660

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

Come play with your food at Camp CinemaKidz!  In this hands-on week, campers put on their custom-made apron, and head to the kitchen to experiment, learn, and act in their very own Cooking Show episode.  Kids will plan the look and feel of the show, and work in the test kitchen, experimenting with various recipes to feature in each episode, show ideas may range from how-to videos to a kids version of Iron Chef or Chopped.  From yummy favorites like vegetarian sushi to experimenting with molecular gastronomy or dehydrating fruits for fruit roll-ups, recipes will be fun and kid-friendly. Participants will cook, act, direct, film, and edit several episodes in this hands on engaging class.  Campers will learn about food preparation AND making movies from start to finish! (Recipes will accommodate for allergies of the group. If you have several allergies to food we recommend giving CinemaKidz a call before you book.)

Pine Street:

July 13 – 17

August 3 – 7, August 24-28

Williamsburg:

June 29 – July 3

July 20 – 24

Ages: 8 – 15

Fee: $575

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

Zombies, Unicorns, teleportation…oh my!  Learn how to create amazing visual effects to use in film.  Campers get creative this week as they try their hand at various special effects techniques: building prosthetics and masks, combining claymation and live action video, experimenting with the potential of green screens, practicing various camera tricks, utilizing stock videos, and much more!  Campers will learn how to make movies from start to finish as they plan, write, film, and edit one awesome film, utilizing professional software including Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Movie themes may include: sci-fi fantasy stories, action adventure tales, Star Wars inspired flicks, and more.

Pine Street:

July 6 – 10, July 20-24

August 17 – 21

Williamsburg:

July 20 – 24

Ages: 7-13

Fee: $575

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

A star is made, not born!  In this special week, your Hollywood bound kid will learn the rules and techniques of acting for the camera in a fun and supportive environment.  The week will start off with several improv games and exercises that stimulate the imagination and build confidence! As the week progresses, kids will practice acting techniques unique to filmmaking including: character motivation, nonconsecutive filming, hitting your mark, blocking action and calibrating movement for the camera and shot size, stage presence, and more.  Unique to this immersive acting class is the camper’s ability to learn both acting skills as well as real movie set production lingo. Children will practice both improvisation, monologues, and reading from the page to the stage. Campers will also learn about voice acting, as they experiment with creating a character through voice overs, used in the final film. Screen testers will culminate in the filming of a longer scripted project.

Pine Street:

July 20-24

August 3 – 7

Ages: 8-15

Fee: $600

Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced

Movies are made up of two important components the visual aaand the audio.  During this special week, campers will explore the world of sound production for film.  After making a short dynamic film together, kids will dive into music production and foley work to create an audio track for the project.  Kids will learn all about how music and sound can create a specific mood and impact a scene in film. Campers will use professional digital programs to produce original songs and music, as well as keyboards, sound mixers, MIDI controllers, drum pads, and more.  Kids will even have the opportunity to write and record original song lyrics. Next, campers will head to the recording studio to explore the world of sound effects and foley art. After testing and trying out creating sound from random objects and their own body, kids will record sounds to mimic naturally occurring noises and add these to their flick.

Pine Street:

June 29-July 3

July 13 – 17, 

August 10 – 14, August 24-28

Williamsburg: 

July 13 – 17