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    SOCAPA Film Camps^aEUR”New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago & Vermont

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    • Listing Type: Summer Programs
    • Program Delivery: Day, Residential
    • Destination: United States
    • Provided By: Independent Provider
    • Session Start: June, July
    • Session Length: Two Weeks, Six Weeks, Three Weeks, Five Weeks
    • Entering Grade: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, PG
    • Gender: Coed
    • Category: Performing & Visual Arts
    • Sub-Categories: Filmmaking and Digital Media, Comedy, Acting
    • Selective: No
    • Ages: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    • Minimum Cost: $1,500 - $2,999
    • Credit Awarded: No
    • Location:United States
    • Last Updated:December 2025
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    Overview

    SOCAPA mixes the best of elite film programs and exciting summer camps. Nowhere else will you find this level of filmmaking intensity combined with this much fun.  Write, direct and edit a film per week of attendance.  Introductory to advanced opportunites. Find out more!

    Core Filmmaking is SOCAPA's most popular summer film camp intensive. Equivalent to a college level introduction to filmmaking course, Core Filmmaking is a fun, hands-on introduction to narrative filmmaking that challenges students to write, directs and edit their own films. Each young filmmaker also has the opportunity to work as a Director of Photography, Sound Technician, or Production Assistant as they crew on their classmates' films.

    Advanced Filmmaking:

    Students accepted into the Advanced Filmmaking intensive focus on making two longer, more polished films that they can use as part of their college applications and submit to film festivals. In addition to advanced classes in cinematography, sound, and digital editing, students attend writing and directing classes where they learn advanced techniques for developing scripts and working with actors. Students receive extensive one-on-one advisements from our seasoned staff of instructor/filmmakers — all of whom have experience at festivals and with agents.

    Cost and Session Information

    Precollege Summer Intensives for Teens (Ages 14-18) Los Angeles, California (CA) Camps at Occidental College, Eagle Rock (near Pasadena)

    Session One: June 14 - 27

    Session Two: June 28 - July 18

    Session Three: July 19 - Aug 1

    Precollege Summer Intensives for Teens (Ages 15-18) New York City, NY Camps, Greenwich Village NYC in the Heart of Manhattan (near NYU)

    Session One:  Start: June 28 - Ends:  July 11 or July 18

    Session Two:  Start: July 19 - Ends:  August 1 or August 8

    Pre-college Summer Programs for High School Students (Ages 14-18) Burlington, Vermont (VT) Campus at Champlain College

    Session One:  Start: June 21 - Ends:  July 4 or July 11

    Session Two:  Start: July 12 - Ends:  July 25 or August 1

    Precollege Summer Intensives for Teens (Ages 14-18) Chicago, IL Campus at Loyola University 

    Session One: June 21 to July 11

    Session Two: July 12 - July 25