Beargrass Media Video Camp July 12-16, 2021
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On Thursday and Friday, we broke into 3 groups and had the kids make a movie in 24 hours where they had the same 3 prompts:
The Required Character is: Sam Newton, a Gardner
The Required prop is: a Flyswatter
The Required line of dialog is: “Shhh… I’m trying to think here”
Each team drew 2 genres from a hat, and they selected one or both to make their movie in the mode of.
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Group 1 was Henry, Oscar, Jakob, Miles, and Curtis. The genre they drew was “Apocalypse”.
The title is “The Day of the Undead”.
Group 2 was Izzy, Claire, Carson, Asher, Kyle, and Carrol. The genre they drew was Fantasy and Buddy Movie.
The title is “The Magic Backpack”.
Group 3 was Anmol, Silas, Seth, Todd, Samuel, and Anderson. The genre they drew was “Horror”.
The Title is “The Rogue Gardener”.
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On Thursday night, Henry and his sister AUdrey mad a film using some of the techniques they learned in camp.
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Wednesday afternoon: Genre Movies:
All the teams were given the same script and were given instructions on what the tropes and expectations were for certain genres. Each team chose their own genre.
Genre Movie 2 is called: “Imaginary Friend”. (For some reason, the thumbnail is not displaying)
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On Wednesday morning, we explored “continuation” where the kids string together many short clips of action shots and try to make the video look smooth. Here is a montage of that.
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On Tuesday, we did animations and foley sound effects. In this montage, we also added in the Green Screen Work and Action Movie Effects.
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On Monday we made our first videos. In the morning, they made videos about something strange in the ether.
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In the afternoon, they made a story about a mysteriious delivery and a coin toss.
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In the Morning, they made a short conversation about something odd happening that they can’t quite put their finger on…
https://vimeo.com/575878225
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9 AM – 4 PM
At the Highlands Community Campus
Below is the Camp Welcome Packet
2021 July HCM Video Camp Welcome Packet
Sign up for camp via this google form
To pay for the camp, please use one of the following 2 options:
- Transfer $190 via Venmo and mention the student’s name and the camp month in the notes. ID: @Patrick-Fitzgerald-68
- Write a check for $190 to Beargrass Media and mail it to 2513 Blvd Napoleon Louisville KY 40205
DETAILS:
The students will learn how to write, record, edit, and publish video productions. The camp will be conducted in an in-person format. (With appropriate precautions and also online options for those who would prefer to work remotely.) The students will use personal devices like phones and tablets tablets as well as camp-supplied video cameras, microphones, a teleprompter, green screen, etc. Students who have participated in one of our video camps before will be put in a group appropriate to their experience and ability.
There is still time to request to be paired up with someone who is already registered or to tell a friend to sign up for the camp to join you. Sooner is better for us, because as the number of students grows, sometimes we pull in additional help for parts of the camp.
First off, we will be returning to in-person instruction, and the camp will be held at the Highlands Community Campus, the location of Highlands Community Ministries office. The address is 1228 East Breckinridge Street, but most people will enter the HCC parking lot from Barrett Avenue on the west side of the street across from Christy Avenue. See the map below:
HCC Map for Video Camp
The camp will include some indoor classroom activity, some outdoor instruction and recording, some group projects, and some solo projects. All will be conducted in accordance with the most recent approved CDC Guidelines as well as any additional family concerns for social distancing, masking, and other precautions.
Since we spent the last year having kids work on video projects remotely, we have learned that they gain some valuable experience on some of the solo type work on a phone or tablet, and we will incorporate that into the camp. We would like as many students as possible to bring their portable devices with them to camp. If your student will not be bringing a portable device to camp, please let us know, so we can take an inventory of who will have what. Students will bring their devices, their lunch, and be dressed for some outdoor time.
All of the most up-to-date camp details will be on this camp page. We will post videos for the students and link them on the web site, but if any of the kids already have their own YouTube channel, they can post it, and we will link to it.
Looking forward to connecting with these students this summer. Please feel free to reach out in advance if you have questions.
Patrick and Jon-Mark
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Patrick Fitzgerald
beargrassmedia@gmail.com
502.671.9701
Jon-Mark Sandquist
jum101@gmail.com
502.345.6996
Jon-Mark Sandquist and Patrick Fitzgerald lead video clubs at Bloom Elementary, Lincoln Performing Arts School, and The de Paul School. They have worked with youth instructing them on how to make videos for over 12 years. The past 4 years, they have led Summer and Winter video camps with over 100 youth. They have each produced multiple award-winning films in the Louisville 48-hour Film Project. Each has also taught youth music lessons and done commercial work for local businesses and agencies.