Overview

Motion Picture Arts provides students with a progressive and interdisciplinary experience in filmmaking. Students will develop a deeper understanding of visual storytelling and the fundamental components of cinema in screenwriting and production. All fully completed works are featured in an end of camp screening showcase in the DeRoy Center for Film Studies state-of-the-art projection space.

Details

The MPA Screenwriting Program offers students six hours of daily instruction and lab hours to work individually on their scripts and screenplay formats.

In addition to writing courses, Screenwriting students are enrolled in Production Survey, which provides an overview of production skills in camera technique, location production and editing.

Screenwriting Program Features:

• Screenwriting Workshop
• Film Production Survey
• Film History
• Creative Writing Elective
• Screenwriting Lab

Facilities

This DeRoy Center for Film Studies is a state-of-the-art facility that houses the Motion Picture Arts program. It is the first and only building of its kind dedicated to film education at the secondary school level.

Centrally located on Interlochen's scenic campus, the 26,000 square foot DeRoy Center fully integrates and supports the aesthetic, creative and experiential study of film. It includes a film studio, editing and production areas and a movie screening room. View pictures.

Audition/Portfolio Requirements

Please submit the following items:

• Personal essay detailing your interest in filmmaking and what inspired your application to Interlochen.

AND two of the following three items:

• 5-page sample screenplay
• 5-7 pages of short fiction
• short video/film or animation

Please remember to label the portfolio submission with the applicant's name, division, and the intended program.

Applicants who apply by February 1 will be notified of admission decisions no later than April 1.