Sarasota Film Academy Summer Camps

During vacation weeks and summer months, we offer popular film camps. The location of this year’s camps is the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center in beautiful downtown Sarasota. We are excited to host our young filmmakers in such a fun venue, with both indoor and outdoor components.

Weekly Sessions:

Week 1: Fantasy- For everyone who loves Harry Potter, the films of Miyazaki, Lord of the Rings, tales of wizards and magical beings. The campers will learn how to make short fantasy films, focusing on screenwriting, cinematography, VFX, directing, and acting, and producing.

Week 2: Adventure- For all adventure film fans our there, whether it’s “Indiana Jones,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” or sci-fi adventures like “Star Wars,” the MCU Universe (“Avengers,” “Iron Man”, etc), superhero films like “Wonder Woman” or “Spiderman.” The campers will learn how to make adventure movies, focusing on screenwriting, cinematography, VFX, directing, and acting.

Week 3: Superheroes- This camp is for everyone who loves superheroes of any kind – Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Supergirl, Iron Man, Captain Marvel or any others. We will learn how superhero films work and make some really fun ones! The campers will learn how superhero films work, focusing on understanding screenwriting, cinematography, VFX, directing, editing, acting, and producing.

Week 4: Online Superstar- The campers will learn the ins and outs of making social media videos, from TikTok to Youtube vlogs, Instagram influencer videos, gameplay videos, comedy skits, and more. We will teach the campers how to use the necessary filming equipment, how to edit using the industry-standard Adobe Premiere, and how to start your own social media channel.