MOVIE CAMP

Kids filmmaking summer camp: Act, write, direct, and produce a movie! Hands-on 5-day workshop for young storytellers.

Your child will step into every role of the filmmaking process: actor, writer, director, and producer. Campers will experience what it truly takes to bring a story to life! This is an immersive, collaborative creative lab designed for young actors and aspiring storytellers who are ready to think bigger.

A more advanced session for teens to bring their visions to life, learning the tools of filmmaking and where their talents are best expressed.

Here’s how the weeks unfold:

  • Monday – Acting & Character

    • We begin with the foundations: truthful acting, character development, emotional stakes, and story building. Students will explore what makes performances compelling and how characters drive narrative.

  • Tuesday – Story & Screenplay

    • We build the script. Structure, dialogue, scene work. Students collaborate to shape and refine the short film they’ll produce by week’s end.

  • Wednesday – Directing & Camera

    • Students work both sides of the camera, learning framing, blocking, directing actors, and understanding visual storytelling.

  • Thursday – Shoot Day

    • Production in full swing. Lights, camera, action. Students rotate roles and execute the film they’ve built together.

  • Friday – Editing & Screening

    • Post-production and final polish, culminating in a celebratory end-of-day screening for families and friends.

This camp builds:

  • Creative confidence

  • Collaboration & leadership

  • Story structure & screenwriting skills

  • On-camera presence

  • Technical filmmaking literacy

  • Ownership of artistic voice

Spots are limited to ensure a focused, high-quality experience. Let’s make a movie!!

MOVIE CAMP

Summer 2027

MOVIE CAMP Summer 2027

MOVIE CAMP 2026

🎬 That's a wrap on our very first Sonoma School of Drama Movie Camp! 🎥✨

What an incredible week of imagination, collaboration, and creativity. We couldn't be prouder of these young filmmakers, who wrote, acted, directed, filmed, and edited five original short films in just one week!

This is only the beginning. Movie Camp will be back next summer, and we already can't wait to see what our next group of filmmakers creates.

🎭 In the meantime, keep an eye on your email! Registration for our Fall 2026 classes and workshops is opening soon, with some exciting new programs for actors, writers, and storytellers of all ages.

Congratulations again to our inaugural Movie Camp class—you made history at Sonoma School of Drama. ❤️