YOUTH FX PROGRAMS
Through our award-winning Youth FX programs across the capital region and beyond, we are growing and supporting a community of young people who are confident in their voices, and are shaping the destiny of their personal lives and their neighborhoods by making films and acquiring media skills in emerging technologies.
We offer one-day workshops, after-school programs and longer multiple week intensives. We teach workshops in: media literacy, digital video production, screenwriting, editing, cinematography, film history, acting and directing. Our flagship program remains our 6 week summer intensive which is a hands-on program that teaches the creative and technical skills in digital film and media production, while also connecting young people with their peers to form a community of artists that can grow and develop together. We will also be hosting afterschool programs, 5-Hour Film Projects, workforce development initiatives and additional one-day workshops w/ professionals in the field.
2023 Youth FX Summer
The 2023 Youth FX Summer Film Program is a six-week in-person film intensive (based in the South End of Albany at the Youth FX Studio Space) where students will learn the creative and technical aspects of digital filmmaking while building community with their peers. The program is FREE for City of Albany residents, and will be led by our Youth FX team of educators and filmmakers and will also feature guest teaching artists from the capital region and guest filmmakers and artists from across the country who will teach workshops!
AGES: 14-18 Years Old
DATES: Monday-Fridays July 10th - August 18th
******PLEASE NOTE WE WILL NOT BE IN SESSION ON THURSDAY AUGUST 3rd & FRIDAY AUGUST 4th*******
TIME: 10am-4pm
Concepts and Colors: Music Video Production Program
Concepts and Colors: A Music Video Production is a 4 week in-person program that will focus on reconstructing music videos in a way that highlights the beauty and strength of color and movement. During this program students will learn how to tell stories without the use of dialogue. Students will be led by our Youth FX team of educators through various different technical and creative workshops with the goal of producing their very own music video.
****PLEASE NOTE: Space for this program is limited to 10 students****
PROGRAM WORKSHOP DATES:
May 9th - May 18th on Tuesdays & Thursdays: 4pm-7pm
Production Days: Saturday May 20th & Sunday May 21st: 10am-5pm
Edting & Post-Production Days: Saturday May 27th & Sunday May 28th: 10am-5pm
Music Video Release Party: Saturday June 10th - time TBA
PREVIOUS PROGRAMS
YOUTH FX SUMMER INTENSIVE
Our Youth FX Summer Intensive is a program for young people in the City of Albany who are interested in pursuing a career in film - with a focus on directing, cinematography, acting, screenwriting, editing, sound & lighting and all of the above. The program includes hands-on technical workshops led by our Youth FX staff, film screenings, analysis of film theory an history and presenting filmmakers from around the country. Youth FX presenting filmmakers have included: Nijla Mumin (Jinn, Queen Sugar), Khalik Allah (Black Mother, Lemonade), Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (As You Are, Dreamland), Nikyatu Jusu (Suicide By Sunlight) and Rosa Clemente (PR On The Map). The last three weeks of the program is production based with students getting into groups and writing, casting, directing, shooting and producing up to 6 short films.
Youth FX Summer Intensive is limited to 25 students and is FREE for young people who live in the City of Albany.
