Teens and Tweens Can Make Movies This Summer at The Ridgefield Playhouse

Teens and Tweens Can Make Movies This Summer at Future Filmmakers Camp at The Ridgefield Playhouse

 Summer is here and it’s time to make a movie! Hurry to sign up because Future Filmmakers Camp with Katie Torpey begins July 9th! During this ALL DAY (9am-5pm) two-week camp, students will learn how to turn their smartphones into a camera package and make movies at the Ridgefield Playhouse, part of HamletHub Whole New You Series.

Filmmaker Katie Torpey (Truth About Kerry, The Perfect Man, Power Rangers - Wild Force) will teach tweens and teens the fundamentals of filmmaking and visual storytelling using only a smartphone. Campers will watch and analyze movies, receive hands-on instruction in storytelling, writing, directing, editing, camera equipment and lens. In addition, each camper will make their own short film and collaborate with other campers to make a film together. And to top it all off, every camper will get to show their film on the big screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse and leave camp with the knowledge, skills and equipment to go off and make their own films in the future. Limited enrollment!

Katie Torpey is an award-winning Screenwriter / Filmmaker with an MFA from UCLA School of Film and Television. She has sold several screenplays, written for television, and worked for numerous studios and networks. Her original screenplay, The Perfect Man was released in theaters in June 2005 starring Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear and Chris Noth. The following year, her romantic comedy, On the Other Side, hit theaters in Bollywood and was a big hit. She wrote and directed the independent film Truth About Kerry shot in Ireland starring Stana Katic (Castle), which was released in April 2012.  She also co-created “Mother Up!” An animated TV series about motherhood starring Eva Longoria. It was one of Hulu’s first original TV shows and premiered in 2013-14 and ran for 13 episodes on Hulu and City TV in Canada. She is currently adapting her memoir Just Breathe into a screenplay and her latest script Spaghetti Park is in pre-production.

In January 2017, Katie launched her own production company Your Story Productions, a Film, Television, and Digital Media Company that focuses on helping writers to discover and write the stories they are meant to tell, ultimately creating content that impacts humanity and makes a difference. Currently, she has two movies and one TV show in development. For more information on Katie visit her website www.katietorpey.com

For tickets ($1350) call or visit the box office, 203-438-5795 or go online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org.  The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.