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Shooting Stars Conservatory

A unique conservatory experience for filmmakers ages 11 to 18

with concentrations in

Filmmaking

and

Musical Theatre

Grades 6 – 12, Thursdays and Sundays

Tuition: $800 (Registration fee $50)

Join some of the city’s most talented young actors and filmmakers for an unforgettable experience this winter. You can be part of a studio and create an original short film. Our Film Conservatory is led by working professionals of the arts with years experience in arts education.

Film Conservatory
Enrollment is limited to 12
Please register early as slots are limited
In partnership with Imagine Me

The ORIGINAL FILM will be conceptualized, scripted and put through all of the steps of a professional production by the students themselves. Filmmakers will learn scripting techniques, acting and camera exercises, and special effects that pertain to the movie they make.

The Shooting Stars Film program is award-winning, taking honors at the Tribeca Film Festival and San Obispo International Film Festival.

Teaching-Artist: Jill Ahrold is a veteran children’s film director with over a decade’s experience making films, both in New York City and Honolulu, Hawaii. Jill is the Artistic Director of Imagine Me, a theater, media and film education organization for kids. Jill professionally has the admiration of Christopher Guest (director and writer of Mighty Wind, Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman) and Henry Winkler (TV's "the Fonz" from Happy Days) for her “improvisational script creation” and child-inclusive filming techniques that she employs in her film and media classes.

Meeting times and Production Schedule

✦ Thursday evenings, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

and

✦ Sunday afternoons, 12:00pm – 6:00pm

Film students meet in two “studio” groups on Sunday: Middle School from 12pm-3pm and High School from 3pm-6pm.

All work will begin at PS 87, 160 West 78th Street (Between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues)

These film productions will be treated as professional productions. Work and Shooting schedules will go out regularly.

Click here for schedule

To Enroll:

Download the Registration Form

Fill it out completely and mail with payment to:

87 Afterschool

Attention: Shooting Stars

160 West 78 Street

New York, NY 10024

Questions - send email to:

• Alberto at acruz@87afterschool.org

• Jill at jill@imagineme.org about Filmmaking

You can view past Shooting Star films and learn more about the Film Conservatory at:

www.imagineme.org

The Musical
Our Musical program is under review this year, and will resume in Fall of 2009. Thank you for your interest!