Extracurriculars for a Career in Film and Video Production
Film and video producers bring movies, shows, and videos from idea to screen. Film camps, student film festivals, and school broadcast clubs let high schoolers make their own work.
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Programs for a Career in Film and Video Production
Why it fits: Visual arts training builds foundational skills in composition, visual storytelling, and creative expression.
Why it fits: Film submissions are evaluated by industry professionals with winners gaining mentorship and access to creative development opportunities.
Why it fits: Exposure to professional theatre production, design, and Broadway/Off-Broadway show attendance builds foundational understanding.
Why it fits: On-camera technique and performance training applicable to film and video production work.
Why it fits: Production management and collaborative coordination skills across all theatrical elements.
Why it fits: Playwriting skills translate to scriptwriting and narrative structure used in film and video production.
Why it fits: YouthPLAYS offers video and streaming content options alongside live theatrical productions.
Why it fits: Film Challenge program teaches creative problem-solving and cinematic innovation through competitive team-based projects.
Why it fits: Students produce films and media projects in hands-on workshops across multiple filmmaking disciplines.
Why it fits: Digital Media courses develop video production and multimedia storytelling abilities.
Why it fits: Students take college-level courses in film and media taught by working filmmakers at a leading media college.
Why it fits: Students use industry-standard equipment and software to create short films from script through final production and premiere.
Why it fits: Film & New Media discipline offers hands-on experience in production techniques and creative storytelling.
Why it fits: Students produce content for newscast, gaining hands-on experience with multimedia journalism production.
Why it fits: Intensive ensemble and production work develops collaborative skills and understanding of theatrical staging.
Why it fits: Film production is offered as a core field of study with hands-on creative training.
Why it fits: Students explore narrative and performance through both writing and theatre disciplines in integrated workshops.
Why it fits: Theatre & Film department teaches real-life workings of on-stage, backstage, and professional production environments.
Why it fits: Students learn the complete animation pipeline from pitch to finished project and showcase work in professional screening format.
Why it fits: Participants create multiplatform content including broadcast and online media under professional mentorship.
Why it fits: Behind-the-scenes exposure to professional theatre production mirrors core skills in directing and managing creative projects.
Why it fits: New play development and production work builds experience in bringing creative visions to theatrical life.
Why it fits: Alumni network demonstrates pathways to professional entertainment and performance careers.
Why it fits: Students produce films and video content in state-of-the-art studios and editing facilities.
Why it fits: Dance and theatre camps develop performance, storytelling, and movement skills applicable to multimedia production.
Why it fits: High School Media Workshop offers hands-on production experience creating original work in studio and lab spaces.
Why it fits: Experimental filmmaking course teaches students to use light, sound, and rhythm to create visual narratives and abstract films.
Why it fits: Experience composing for ensemble/orchestral forces translates to scoring and soundtrack composition for visual media.
Why it fits: Core activity involves conceptualizing, filming, and editing educational neuroscience videos for competition.
Why it fits: Fellows intern in entertainment and media companies, developing production and project management skills.
Why it fits: Visiting artist clinics and performance perspectives expose students to film composition and multimedia music production careers.
Why it fits: Contest accepts film and multimedia submissions exploring ocean themes and environmental narratives.
Why it fits: Festival includes Zoom readings and filmed performances alongside live stage productions.
Why it fits: Elective sessions in videography and producing teach hands-on video content creation skills.
Why it fits: Students watch thematically-paired narrative films daily and discuss them critically, learning how stories translate across media.
Why it fits: Students gain hands-on exposure to video design and technical aspects of production during workshop sessions.
Why it fits: Interns learn production coordination including lighting, sound, stage management, and artist collaboration.
Why it fits: Multimedia production and video newscast creation develop skills essential to video production careers.
Why it fits: Exposure to performing arts industry careers and backstage operations provides insight into entertainment production roles.
Why it fits: Winners attend showcase events and their songs are performed and recorded, mirroring music production and performance workflows.
Why it fits: Students create and produce science education videos as the core competition deliverable.
Why it fits: Film major taught by professionals from Ghetto Film School develops technical and creative skills in video production.