Boot Camp World Premiere
A Popcorn Kids Screening Made Possible By Reliant, an NRG Company
Co-Presented with Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Saturday, August 9, 11AM
Location: Museum of Fine Arts Brown Auditorium, 1001 Bissonnet
Free Admission (Advance Register HERE)

The next generation of Houston filmmakers will walk the red carpet and strike a pose at the 6th annual World Premiere of Boot Camp short films.  Hosted in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and made possible thanks to the support of Reliant, an NRG Company, this screening will showcase films made by youth and teens enrolled in Aurora Picture Show Boot Camps.  The films will be screened on Saturday, August 9th at 11AM in the Brown Auditorium of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (1001 Bissonnet).  Admission is free with advance registration.

Since 2008, Aurora has hosted this popular filmmaking summer camp where students learn about, create, and discuss film and video at Aurora Picture Show. As part of our Media Education initiatives, Aurora Boot Camps teach hands-on narrative and experimental techniques using digital video under the guidance of local filmmakers and artists. Camps are held at the Aurora Picture Show Media Arts Center at 2442 Bartlett where campers will develop, produce and edit their own short films.

This year, Aurora increased camp offerings to six sessions (three for ages 8-11 and three for ages 12-15). Designed to inspire future moving image artists, the week-long camps sessions started in late June and will wrap on August 8th.  Under the supervision of Media Arts Education Manager Camilo Gonzalez, each camp is lead by a local filmmaker.  Our 2014 camp leaders included Kelly Quarles, Mel House, and Dave Merson, as well as the assistance of University of Texas film major Maddison Hughes as camp apprentice.

The week-long camps teach the children the fundamentals of filmmaking, as well as further their appreciation and understanding of moving image art. Campers work in groups to create their storylines and write scripts, then produce their projects by filming and finally editing the material to create their own masterpiece. Along the way, they are learning how to handle video equipment, use editing software, and experiment with techniques such as Foley sound, green screen and stop-motion animation. Students also use the Aurora Video Library to explore examples of experimental, documentary and short narrative videos for inspiration.  Each year the final films from all the camps are screened at a red carpet premiere where "paparazzi" snap photos of the young superstars with their friends and family.