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Micro filmmakers unite!

From Christopher Nolan to Sophia Coppola to Taika Waititi - some of your favorite filmmakers began their artistic journey with a micro short film and discovered their life's journey.  Heck, Spike Lee and Lulu Wang are still making short films from time to time.

Micro Filmmakers are scrappy, authentic and see stories all around them.  Take command of your storytelling journey going from the blueprint of a micro screenplay to the final cut of your film with visual storytelling as the cornerstone.  

Join us this summer, make a micro short with some new friends in your cohort, and just maybe discover your life's passion.

2025 Pre-College Summer

DATES
Session Four: July 27-August 1, 2025

COSTS
Program fee: $2,250 
Application fee: $45

APPLICATION DEADLINES
Early action:*  March 7, 2025
Application closes: May 30, 2025

*Apply by the early action deadline and receive a $100 discount on the program fee.

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Experiential Learning

This program combines lectures, demos, screenings and hands-on workshops. 

  • Create an indie micro short to possibly add to your creative portfolio.
  • Throw your audience for a loop with a good narrative twist or filmmaking technique.
  • Watch micro shorts and discuss the pros and cons of the filmmaker's choices.
  • Learn how to break down a scene and streamline your shot list for coverage
  • Collaborate with fellow filmmakers on fun writing and filmmaking exercises that will prompt you to make bold choices for your micro-short.
  • Think outside the box with Stony Brook University as your backdrop.
  • Screen your work, give thoughtful feedback to other artists, and share your craft with an audience.

Basic gear will be provided and implemented by each crew. 

Amy Gaipa

Instructor

Amy Gaipa

Amy Gaipa's love of independent and developmental projects includes acting in The Swords,  Dirty Rhetoric, Girl in the Straw Hat, Good Grief, Silver Tongues, La Vida Inesperada, Trudy Bolt in TITANIC, the Sloane readings at the Tribeca Film Festival, a slew of roles onstage including New York Madness, The Visiting Hours, and a summer stint at Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago; PRODUCING The Swords, The Circle Assoc. Prod (Brooklyn Sci-Fi Festival, Dances with Films, and Nightmares Film Festival)Dirty Rhetoric, Trilogy of Lamentations (in development), Good Grief, Whiskey Kills The Hunger; Mastic Beach Mini Indie Film Festival (2019-present); PRODUCTION DESIGN The Swords, Cop Shop (documentary reenactments), The Circle (Brooklyn Sci-Fi Festival, Dances with Films, and Nightmares Film Festival), Dirty Rhetoric, Poor Arthur, WKH, Div Kid, Christmas: 1987, Brennen, Good Grief, and MBMIFF.  Amy graduated summa cum laude with an MFA in Film Direction from Stony Brook University which has deepened her dedication to the craft of storytelling both in front of and behind the camera. Amy is a member of SAG-AFTRA, ACTOR’S EQUITY, and is very proud to be the 2021 recipient of the NYWIFT, New York Women In Film & Television award.

 

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