Film Summer Camp
June 22 – June 26
Date & Time
M–F, June 22–26, 2026 (9 a.m.–4 p.m.)
Ages
14–18
Location
Kenilworth Square East & Mitchell Hall
Contact
Lilly Warren, film-admission@uwm.edu
The Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts welcomes young filmmakers to develop their skills at a week-long day camp this summer! This camp, with optional overnight accommodations, includes hands-on workshops and sessions led by practicing artists and professors, so participants gain knowledge from experienced professionals.
Film Summer Camp | June 22–26
Housing & Accommodations
Workshops & Sessions
- Storytelling & Screenwriting
Learn how to navigate an idea, structure a story and format a treatment and screenplay. Develop ideas that you will shoot and edit during the week with fellow film camp students. - Cinematography & Lighting
Learn basic techniques of camera operation, exposure control and visual design. Practice professional lighting in our lighting studio and greenscreen studio as well as on-location lighting set-ups. Light and shoot your ideas from your screenplay or treatment! - Editing & Postproduction
Use your footage to learn basic editing techniques with Adobe Premiere Pro in one of our editing labs. Edit your footage into a short project or reel that you can take with you! - Film Score Theory & Design or Animation Techniques
These are optional workshops available during open editing lab.
Instructors
- Associate Professor, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
- gibisser@uwm.edu
- Kenilworth Square East 487
- Lecturer, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
- klatte@uwm.edu
- 818-640-3800
- Kenilworth Square East 492
- Teaching Faculty I, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
- rumali@uwm.edu
- Mitchell Hall B55 D
- Teaching Faculty II, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
- Outreach Coordinator, Undergraduate Advisor, Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
- Chair, Scholarship Committee
- Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee
- lillyjc2@uwm.edu
- Mitchell Hall B69
Registration
A limited number of seats are available until capacity is reached. Registrations should open in Mid-February.
| Registration | Deadline | *Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Early Bird | April 1 | $850 |
| Early Bird (with overnight accommodations) | April 1 | $1,350 |
| Standard | Until capacity is reached | $900 |
| Standard (with overnight accommodations) | Until capacity is reached | $1,400 |