California Film Camp

US Performing Arts Pepperdine Digital Film Camp By the end of the first day of camp of this Digital Film Camp, each group has begun the process of learning about movies by completing a short five shot exercise in camera. During the week campers will drink, eat and sleep movies working with a state of the art digital camera, Apple computer and Final Cut Pro editing software. Guest speakers will give their work on Hollywood movies and talk about storyboarding, cinematography and editing. Groups of five or six campers will write, storyboard, direct, act and shoot their own movie, then edit on Final Cut Pro. Camp starts each morning with a production meeting viewing movies made by former campers, challenging the vision as we see what works and how movies get put together shot by shot. It’s a week crammed full of information, new friends and exciting possibilities with a final screening of the “Works in Progress” on Saturday afternoon.

Often campers who have come to the Digital Film Camp have continued their studies in some of the best film schools in America. Former campers now attend film schools at U.S.C., new york University, Chapman University, as well as Loyolla-Marymount, UCLA, Cal Arts and other schools. Often, campers draw on their experiences at camp to detect which direction they will take in college.

Camp Director Peter Exline currently teaches courses in Screenwriting and Production at U.S.C. School of Cinematic Arts. Prof. Exline has worked as an executive for Warner Bros., Mace Neufeld Productions and Michael Douglas, helping oversee projects like The Aviator, No Way Out, Stone Cold, and the mini-series Death in California. He has worked as a script consult for various production companies and currently consults with writers and producers on improving their screenplays. He has taught screenwriting workshops in America and overseas. This is Prof. Exline’s ninth year directing camps.

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