Summer Camps

Summer Camps Schedule

Broadcast Camp

SUNDAY, JULY 6 (Arrival)

  • 1 p.m. -- Campers arrive/check-in
  • 3 p.m. -- Campus walking tour, camp overview, goals, rules
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (dining hall)
  • 6:30 p.m. -- Camera/audio workshop part one
  • 9:30 p.m. -- Return to dorm

MONDAY, JULY 7 (Cameras/Story Ideas)

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Camera/audio workshop part two
  • Noon -- Lunch (dining hall)
  • 1 p.m. -- Continue camera/audio training, writing workshop
  • 4 p.m. -- Story ideas, research, set-up
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 7 p.m. -- TV/media careers (213 Willard)
  • 9 p.m. -- Return to dorm

TUESDAY, JULY 8 (Anchoring/Field Work)

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9 a.m. -- Bus to Penn State Student Farm
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Field work for Penn State Student Farm story
  • Noon -- Lunch (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 1 p.m. -- Anchoring in studio
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Walk to Medlar Field, dinner (Medlar Field)
  • 6:30 p.m. -- State College Spikes game
  • 9:30 p.m. -- Return to dorm

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 (Editing/Writing & Field Work)

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9 a.m. -- Bus to Penn State Student Farm
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Field work for Penn State Student Farm story
  • Noon -- Lunch (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 1 p.m. -- Anchoring in studio
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Walk to Medlar Field, dinner (Medlar Field)
  • 6:30 p.m. -- State College Spikes game
  • 9:30 p.m. -- Return to dorm

THURSDAY, JULY 10 (Writing/Editing)

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Write and edit stories
  • Noon -- Lunch (dining hall)
  • 1 p.m. -- Edit stories
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 6:30 p.m. -- Visit Berkey Creamery
  • 8:30 p.m. -- Return to dorm

FRIDAY, JULY 11 (Wrap-up/Departure)

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9 a.m. -- Meet at HUB – visit PSU Bookstore
  • 10:30 a.m. -- Camp highlights with parents (State Theatre)
  • 12:15 p.m. -- Bellisario Media Center open house, box lunches for students
  • 2 p.m. R-- eturn to dorm, camper checkout

Film Production Camp 

SUNDAY, JULY 6

  • 1 p.m. -- Campers arrive/check-in
  • 3 p.m. -- Walk to Bellisario Media Center
  • 3:30 p.m. -- Camp overview, get to know each other, tour
  • 4:30 p.m. -- Roles on a film set and rules of production,go over portrait exercise
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (dining hall)
  • 6:30 p.m. -- Group planning for portrait filming
  • 8 p.m. -- Return to dorm

MONDAY, JULY 7

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Equipment training
  • Noon -- Lunch (dining hall)
  • 1:30 p.m. -- Film portrait exercise
  • 4:30 p.m. -- Return equipment
  • 4:45 p.m. -- Review and backup footage
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 6:45 p.m. -- Shot grammar and composition
  • 7:30 p.m. -- Editing docs and narratives
  • 8 p.m. -- Return to dorm

TUESDAY, JULY 8

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:15 a.m. -- Premiere edit training
  • 10:30 p.m. -- Editing time
  • Noon -- Lunch (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 1:15 p.m. -- Screen portrait projects
  • 2:15 p.m. -- Narrative scene direction, coverage and point of view
  • 4 p.m. -- Plan for Misunderstanding Project – scenario and roles
  • 5:45 p.m. -- Dinner (dining hall)
  • 6:45 p.m. -- Movie night
  • 9 p.m. -- Return to dorm

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:15 a.m. -- Gather equipment and finalize/confirm plan
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Film Misunderstanding Project
  • Noon -- Lunch (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 1 p.m. -- Return equipment / Bathroom break
  • 1:15 p.m. -- Editing Misunderstanding Project
  • 4 p.m. -- Screen Misunderstanding Projects
  • 4:30 p.m. -- Final projects overview and go over roles
  • 5:45 p.m. -- Dinner (dining hall)
  • 7 p.m. -- Production meeting
  • 9:30 p.m. -- Return to dorm

THURSDAY, JULY 10

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:45 a.m. -- Film final projects
  • Noon -- Lunch (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 1 p.m. -- Finish filming final projects, return equipment
  • 3:45 p.m. -- Begin editing final project
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 6:30 p.m. -- Edit final project, add titles, credits and finishing touches
  • 9:30 p.m. -- Return to dorm

FRIDAY, JULY 11

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Screening final projects
  • 10:30 a.m.-- Camp highlights with parents (State Theatre)
  • 12:15 p.m. -- Bellisario Media Center open house, box lunches for students
  • 2 p.m. -- Return to dorm, camper checkout

Social Media and Content Creation Camp

SUNDAY, JULY 6

  • 1 p.m. -- Arrival/check-in, meet/greet counselors
  • 3 p.m. -- Orientation
  • 4 p.m. -- Icebreakers
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (dining hall)
  • 7 p.m. -- Social media movie night
  • 8 p.m. -- Return to dorm

MONDAY, JULY 7

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Camp overview, goals, rules
  • 10 a.m. -- Meet with Penn State strategic communications social media team
  • Noon -- Lunch (dining hall)
  • 1 p.m. -- Work on content
  • 2:30 p.m. -- Meet with content creator Justin Leusner of TDAY Sports
  • 3:30 p.m. -- Social media and content creator skills workshops
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 7 p.m. -- Campus content gathering, Berkey Creamery visit
  • 8 p.m. -- Return to dorm

TUESDAY, JULY 8

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9 a.m. -- Overview of day’s activity, skills workshops
  • 10 a.m. -- Gathering content on campus
  • Noon -- Lunch (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 1:30 p.m. -- Visit Penn State All-Sports Museum
  • 5:30 p.m. -- State College Spikes game vs. Frederick Keys
  • 8 p.m. -- Return to dorm

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9 a.m. -- Overview of the day’s shoot and planning for content
  • 10 a.m. -- Arts Festival Children and Youth Day
  • 1:30 p.m. -- Return to Arts Fest and then edit footage
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (dining hall)
  • 7 p.m. -- Arts Fest editing
  • 8 p.m. -- Return to dorm

THURSDAY, JULY 10

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Preparation for using Shields Building studio space
  • Noon -- Lunch (dining hall)
  • 2:30 p.m. -- Visit to Shields Building content studio
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 7 p.m. -- Complete content
  • 8 p.m. -- Return to dorm

FRIDAY, JULY 11

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9 a.m. -- Reflecting on the week
  • 10:30 a.m.-- Camp highlights with parents (State Theatre)
  • 12:15 p.m. -- Bellisario Media Center open house, box lunches for students
  • 2 p.m. -- Return to dorm, camper checkout

Visual Storytelling Camp

SUNDAY, JULY 6 (Arrival)

  • 1 p.m. -- Arrival/check-in, meet/greet counselors
  • 3 p.m. -- Campus walking tour, camp overview, goals, rules
  • 5 p.m. -- Dinner (dining hall)
  • 6 p.m. -- Walk to Bellisario Media Center/Willard Building, camera basics workshop, short lecture.
  • 9 p.m. -- Return to dorm

MONDAY, JULY 7 (Interviews, Bellefonte Workshop)

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast. (dining hall)
  • 9 a.m. -- Practice interviews
  • 10 a.m. -- Interviews at Nittany Adult Activity Center
  • Noon -- Lunch
  • 1 p.m. -- Camera workshop in Bellefonte, camera/storytelling exercise at thrift store.
  • 4 p.m. -- Story ideas, research, story arc (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 7 p.m. -- Putting together stories (read children’s books, create characters and how are films made, telling and deconstructing stories)
  • 9 p.m. -- Return to dorm

TUESDAY, JULY 8 (Location Portraits, Sports Action)

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9 a.m. -- Walk to Medlar Field
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Portrait Workshop
  • Noon -- Lunch (Bellisario Meida Center)
  • 1 p.m. -- Sports action workshop
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Walk to Medlar Field
  • 6 p.m. -- Dinner (Medlar Field)
  • 6:30 p.m. -- Shoot State College Spikes game
  • 9:30 p.m. -- Return to dorm

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 (Arts Festival Children and Youth Day)

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9 a.m. -- Software intro: Photoshop and Premiere Pro
  • 11:30 a.m. -- Lunch (Bellisario Media Center)
  • 12:30 p.m. -- Field work at Arts Festival, shooting features/street photography
  • 4 p.m. -- Download images, continue software orientation
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (dining hall)
  • 6:30 p.m. -- Software questions and editing
  • 9 p.m. -- Return to dorm

THURSDAY, JULY 10 (Faces of Bellefonte/Day in the Life)

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Meet photo subjects in Bellefonte
  • Noon -- Lunch (Bellefonte)
  • 12:30 p.m. -- Document/follow/shoot subjects
  • 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner (dining hall)
  • 6:30 p.m. -- Review images
  • 8:30 p.m. -- Return to dorm

FRIDAY, JULY 11 (Wrap-up/Departure)

  • 8 a.m. -- Breakfast (dining hall)
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Visit Bookstore and Lion Shrine
  • 10:30 a.m.-- Camp highlights with parents (State Theatre)
  • 12:15 p.m. -- Bellisario Media Center open house, box lunches for students
  • 2 p.m. -- Return to dorm, camper checkout