25Jun2016

Green Screen Movie from Summer Camp Week 3, June 20, 2016

Check out this masterpiece the campers made during our very first green screen technology live action filmmaking summer camp at the Digistars studio in central Denver!

The kids caught on quickly to how green screen (composite layering) technology works in filmmaking, and then put their knowledge to immediate use. The entire production was hands-on and kid-driven from storyboarding to scriptwriting, lighting to set designing, filming, acting, and editing.

FYI, the grade levels of the actors/writers/directors/filmmakers range from third through sixth!

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5Apr2016

Last Chance for Moviemaking Day-Camp is April 11th!

Come make an entire animated movie in a single day – it’s guaranteed fun!

April 11th is the final day camp for the school year!

Karen, a Digistars Make-a-Movie Workshop instructor, works with elementary school students on their Claymation movie.

It’s hard to believe the school year is almost over and we’re planning our final vacation day camp. We hope the year hasn’t flown by without your child getting a taste of moviemaking either in our studio or an one of our after-school programs!

There is still time to register for Monday’s program at our studio location in central Denver, and of course there are many summer camps still open, too!

What do parents think of the Digistars program?

What’s it like to go to a Digistars Make-a-Movie Workshop summer camp?

Campers build elaborate sets on which to stage their movies and model characters out of clay.

Our weeklong summer camps run Monday through Friday from 9am-3pm, with extended care options available from 8am-6pm. Camps run through June, July, and August.

If you love talking about movies, watching movies, and learning how movies are made, this is the camp for you! Digital storytelling is all about the stories. We balance the screen time with plenty of outside play as we eat lunch and spend our breaks at a nearby playground.

Once inside, however, our focus is on creating our stories and bringing them to life.

Campers split into production groups (yes, Holding-clay you can work with your friends!) and map out their stories on storyboards. Then they build sets, mold characters, and commence filming their masterpieces!

A Digistars camp is a hands-on integration of art with technology that offers real skills for succeeding in school and beyond.

Summer camp sessions are filling quickly – one session has already sold out! – so be sure to register your Digistar today!

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15Apr2015

Summer Camps, Movies Posted, and a Party!

August Summer Camp Week Added!

Need something to fill that last week before school starts? Let’s make a movie together!

Make-a-Movie Workshop students work on storyboards for their movie.

Due to popular demand, we’ve added a fifth session to our summer schedule: August 17-21. Open to grades 2-6, our expert film instructors promise this will be a fun finale to your the summer vacation.

Further, we’ve extended our after-care hours until 6 pm to make life easier for working parents. Our new location conveniently lies on the southern border of Stapleton, at 25th and Geneva, in the newly-renovated Neighborhood Music Stapleton studios.

All this for the unbelievable cost of only $175/week!

Spaces are dwindling in all of our sessions so be sure to sign up now!

Movies Posted!

Looking for your child’s movie? Check ourNEWS link to see the latest posted films.

Recently posted films include a trio from Carson Elementary School, several from Stanley British Primary, and a cute film out of Steck Elementary, In case you missed other films posted in March, don’t miss Steele Elementary’s movies, as well as those from B lessed Sacrament Catholic School.

We have a number of classes finishing out the school year, so be sure to check back if you don’t see your child’s production yet. Watch your email for news of our annual film festival to be held later in the summer.

If you know of other schools that should offer Make-a-Movie Workshop programs, please feel free to pass along the referral to the school’s enrichment coordinator and let us know! We will be expanding to many other schools in the fall.

Party!

Join us at the Neighborhood Music Stapleton grand opening celebration on Sunday, May 17th at 3 pm!

Meet us and learn about lots of other Stapleton entrepreneurs as well. It promises to be a fun and festive event covering the whole street in front of the studios – we hope to see you there! 2525 Geneva Street, Aurora, CO 80010.