Animation Workshop

8/2/2010 - 8/13/2010
Monday - Friday, 9am to 3pm

Discover the endless creative possibilities of animation! The Light House Animation Workshop allows students to realize their wildest most imaginative stories through claymation, illustration and other exciting animation techniques.
Tuition: $450 | Download Application

AN EVENING OF STAR GAZING

9/10/2010 @ IX Building

Join us for our 9th Annual Light House Festival and Fundraiser. The evening begins with a fun, pre-screening 
reception for individuals of all ages. When the sun goes down, attendees screen some of the best short films created by area youth.Proceeds benefit Light House’s many scholarship-funded programs.
Festival Details & Ticket Info

Creative Filmaking Open Studio

9/16/2010 - 12/16/2010
4pm-8pm Thursdays & 1pm-5pm Sundays*

An exciting opportunity for young filmmakers and their friends to learn filmmaking tools in a casual, creative environment.  Students have the opportunity to explore storytelling, develop and refine camera skills, learn editing, and develop a personal project while meeting and working with other student filmmakers.  It is a great place to work on independent study projects and college portfolios.  Open Studio is designed as a flexible workshop and attendance is always optional.  Students work at their own speed with the support of Light House mentors and other students.
Tuition: $50 | Download Application
*Creative Filmmaking Open Studio will not meet 11/4,11/7, 11/25 or 11/28. Other cancellations may occur. All parents and students will be notified in advance of cancellations.

lessons in film acting*

9/10/2010 - 12/10/2010
10am - 11:30am Fridays*

Acting and performance are critical elements in a successful film.  This workshop focuses on approaches specific to acting for film and video.  Students will learn warm-up techniques, basic improv and acting principles and perform monologues.  Later students will have a chance to write a scene of their own before choosing a final scene from a film or television show and acting it out on camera.  Final scenes will be edited onto a DVD for all participating students.
Tuition: Not Yet Announced
*Registration for Lessons in Film Acting are made through the Community Homeschool Enrichment Center.

Video As Art

9/25/2010 - 11/20/2010
10am-1pm Saturdays

A hand-selected team of students have the opportunity to work with filmmakers and artists to conceptualize, develop and create a fine art video installation. This 8-session workshop will expose advanced-level teen art students and filmmakers to contemporary fine art as well as advanced filmmaking techniques. The workshop culminates in a multi-media installation at a nationally recognized art space, the Second Street Gallery.
Tuition: $125 | Download Application

Keep it Reel

Times and Dates TBD

On-site filmmaking workshops with an emphasis on documentary methods. Students become the community experts and express their perspectives on Charlottesville through basic storytelling and filmmaking techniques.
Tuition: 100% Scholarship

Film Acting for Teens*

9/28/2010 - 11/16/2010
5:30pm - 7pm Tuesdays

Acting and performance are crucial to a successful film.  This workshop offered by Light House focuses on approaches specific to acting for film and video.  Taught by Charlottesville’s seasoned acting coach, David Webster, in the Light House studio, it’s a great place for students to have a great time, express themselves and build some acting skills for use in a future film. 
Tuition: $100 | Download Application
[* Adult classes are also available through David Webster @ 434-977-1371, http://websterstudio.org]

StATIC

9/22/2010 - 11/10/2010
5:30pm - 8pm Wednesdays

You can’t be a great filmmaker without seeing the great films.  Static gives young film enthusiasts an opportunity to view modern and classic film works in a critical environment.  Once a week, students watch an important film and discuss the cinematic and artistic devices used in the film as well as the film’s impact, while sharing their opinion of it all.  These critical discussions are an excellent way for students to increase their analytical abilities as well as their media literacy.  It’s also an incredibly fun environment for young people to meet peers with similar interests and to see some films they have heard about but never taken the time to watch. 
Tuition: $30 | Download Application

Advanced workshop

9/17/2010 - 11/19/2010
3:30pm - 5pm Fridays

This invitation only, scholarship program is for the most mature and advanced students at Light House.  Students selected for Advanced Workshop are given the opportunity to further refine their skills while creating professional quality material for area groups and non-profits.  This is an incredible opportunity for young filmmakers looking for new challenges, opportunities and ways to improve their portfolios.  
Tuition: 100% Scholarship

Virginia film festival documentary workshop

10/9/2010 - 12/11/2010
2pm - 4pm Saturdays

Light House teams up with the Virginia Film Festival to provide a workshop in documentary filmmaking techniques. Young Filmmakers will work with trained professionals to learn methods for on-site event film coverage before filming the events of the 2010 Virginia Film Festival. The workshop culminates in a professional quality film covering the events and excitement of the 2010 festival. Participating students will have free access to festival events. This is a great workshop for students looking to create portfolio pieces for college applications.
Tuition: $50 | Download Application

Adrenaline film project

7pm November 3rd - 11pm November 6th

One of Charlottesville’s most exciting and anticipated events of the year for adults is made available for teens through Light House.  A staple crowd-pleaser at the Virginia Film Festival, the Adrenaline Project sets up teams of filmmakers with unpredictable guidelines before they are sent out to write, shoot, and edit a complete film in 72 hours. 
Tuition: $150 per team member, three youth filmmakers per team | Download Application

Light House is a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization. For more information or an e-mail application contact us at deanna@lighthousestudio.org or sam@lighthousestudio.org or 434.293.6992.