 
• Summer Workshops for Kids & Teens
• Youth Media Program in the Schools
Summer Workshops for Kids & Teens
All workshops take place at IFP Minnesota Center for Media Arts, 2446 University Ave. W., Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55114. Call 651-644-1912 to register.
On Your Way to YouTube Fame
Instructor: Deacon Warner
June 14–18, 1:00–4:30 p.m.
Tuition: $225
Max. enrollment: 10 students, ages 11–17
Don't just sit around watching other people's videos. Make your own! Learn how to turn a simple idea into the next YouTube sensation. Video poem? Public service announcement? Comedy sketch? Infomercial? Whatever your genre, you’ll learn how to structure your story, storyboard your idea, shoot with a MiniDV camera, and edit using iMovie. Next time you see your friends watching a video on their iPods, it just might be yours!
The Art of the Music Video
Instructor: Justin Staggs
July 12–16, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Tuition: $225
Max. enrollment: 10 students, ages 13–17
Immerse yourself in the fun, creative world of music videos! This workshop will delve into the history of music videos, their impact on both popular culture and modern filmmaking techniques, how music videos are conceived of and created in the ever-changing music industry, and last but not least: the actual production of a music video with a bona fide recording artist as our client. Students will create a music video using HD cameras, professional lighting equipment, and Final Cut Pro editing software. No prior filmmaking experience is needed to take this course.
Documenting the Age of Aquarius for the 1968 Project
Instructor: Deacon Warner
July 26–30 & August 2–6, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
[Note: Tues., Aug. 3, class session meets at the Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd W, St. Paul, MN 55102.]
Tuition: $350
Max. enrollment: 10 students, ages 13-17
In this intensive two-week course, you’ll create a documentary film to be screened at a festival! You’ll learn the entire process of creating a short form documentary, from pre-production to distribution. Students will shoot a project with an HD camera and edit using Final Cut Pro. The project will focus on the year 1968 and be submitted to the Minnesota Historical Society’s 1968 Film Competition (www.1968project.com). Last year’s class project won the Generations Special Focus Award!
Know someone with a good story about 1968? Bring your ideas to the workshop or choose from a list of possible subjects. We’ll vote on a topic (two if enrollment is high) and move from planning and shooting the first week to researching archival material and editing the second week with a screening of the completed film on the final Friday. In the fall you’ll get to watch your film on the big screen at the History Center’s 1968 Film Competition festival and have a chance at winning up to $10,000 in awards! No prior filmmaking experience is needed to take this course.
Introduction to Digital Photography
Instructor: Rhea Pappas
July 19–23, 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Tuition: $225
Max. enrollment: 12 students, ages 11–17
This class will provide you the building blocks to take great photographs with your digital SLR camera and inspire exploration and creativity in shooting your favorite subjects. We’ll cover composition, ISO, shutter speed, f-stops, white balance, digital histogram, Photoshop basics, camera RAW workflow, light meters, and night exposure. Understanding these elements is crucial to start making those stunning photographs that you see in magazines, on posters, and on the Internet. Each student should bring a digital SLR camera to each session. Students will be provided CD-Rs to retain their completed work. Register for this and Intermediate Digital Photography and receive $20 off the price of each!
Intermediate Digital Photography – The Exploration Continues
Instructor: Rhea Pappas
July 26–30, 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Tuition: $225
Max. enrollment: 12 students, ages 11–17
Now that you know the basics of digital photography, let your creative juices flow exploring portraiture, landscape and fashion photography. After three days of studying these genres, learning lighting techniques, and taking pictures, you’ll spend Thursday and Friday learning and practicing interesting Adobe Photoshop techniques for creative image manipulation. In order to take this class, students should either first take Introduction to Digital Photography the week prior to this or already have knowledge of f-stop, shutter speed, and ISO. Students need to bring a digital SLR camera to each class session. Students will be provided CD-Rs to retain their completed work. Register for this and Introduction to Digital Photography and receive $20 off the price of each!
IFP MN's Youth Media Program Needs Volunteers!
IFP MN’s Youth Media Program works with Minneapolis and St. Paul high schools. The mission of the program is to teach filmmaking as a means of engaging kids in their education—developing artistic, critical thinking, and career skills while examining issues in their own environments.
There are a number of ways IFP MN members can become involved in the program:
• serve as a project mentor for a student group
• be part of a panel of professionals hearing students pitch project treatments
• screen your own short work and provide Q&A with students
• invite students to visit your production site or post-production house
• take on a student intern for one of your projects
The program is seeking all levels of involvement. If you are interested in volunteering please contact:
Deacon Warner
IFP MN Youth Program Coordinator
dwarner@ifpmn.org
office: (651) 644-1912 ext. 103
cell: (612) 232-5112 |
