Movie Making Camps | Ages 8-11, 10-13, & 11-13

Gryphon Camps offers a variety of camps that are categorized into Activity Camps or Sport Camps. Both Stop Motion Animation (Lego/clay) and Movie Making Camp sit within the Activity Camps umbrella.

Stop Motion Animation Camp Hollywood Filmmaking Camp Toonflix Comic / Movie Trailer Camp Program Information & Age Requirements

Campers will actively engage in hands-on exploration of the stop-motion animation process through an action-packed week. Working in small crews, using Lego and clay, campers will learn the animation process from pre-production to post-production, storyboarding, making movie sets, writing scripts, shooting, and creating short films and trailers.

Summer Camp Registration opens Feb 10th at 6:30am. Individual camp registration details coming soon!

Campers will explore filmmaking from pre-production to post-production. While learning about cinematography, script writing, and film editing tools (Final Cut, iMovie, Canva), campers will create, act in, and edit a short film and movie trailer.

Summer Camp Registration opens Feb 10th at 6:30am. Individual camp registration details coming soon!

Campers will create a digital comic book and action-packed movie trailer. Each crew will engage in hands-on lessons on cinematography, storyboarding, scriptwriting, comic book photography, and special effects editing.

Summer Camp Registration opens Feb 10th at 6:30am. Individual camp registration details coming soon!

Each camp program will include 2 staff per 18 campers (ratio of 1:9) with an additional instructor from Film Camp In a Box to assist with film creation.
Campers will learn camera angles and focus on digital media literacy skill development.
Programs focus on improving oral/visual communication, collaboration skills, social engagement, and critical/abstract thinking.
Campers are taught using the STEAM engagement learning approach that uses math, arts, technology, and engineering.
Each week will conclude with a Red Carpet Film Festival, for campers to showcase their projects.
Campers will spend half of each day as filmmakers and the rest will include games, crafts, and outdoor activities.
There is no recreational swimming as a part of these programs.
Equipment provided to campers includes a Macbook Air, HD stop motion camera, tripod, green screen, boom mic, and set art supplies.

Minimum Age: Campers must be no younger than the minimum age or be turning that age by the upcoming September 1st.

Maximum Age: Campers must be no older than the maximum age by the end of the calendar year (December 31st).