Film Camp [Adults Only]

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AUGUST 21-15, 2024
Payment plans available

I just wanted to thank you and the entire staff from Film Camp for the amazing experience this past week. The whole process was professional, fun, and so worth every penny! - Renee Bauman

Thank you SO much for film camp. Not only did I have a blast, but I learned so much. You have such an amazing crew working with you. I am so grateful for the experience ♥️ - Jackie Ritz

I can only imagine the logistics that went into planning this event and I was super impressed with how smooth everything went. - Drew Robinson

Thank you for this weekend. This camp was the most amazing experience! Everything… from the most talented, professional crew I have worked with, the focused, giving, talented group of actors… the facilities, food, scripts… everything came together to give me the best training, fun, intense, productive acting experience that I have had, I think ever. I can’t wait to see our demos! I know they will be career changing. - Michael Gibbons

I wanted to send a quick note to send a deep and sincere thanks for all of the incredibly hard work everyone put in this weekend for camp. It was an unreal experience to come back...in such a safe environment. I seriously loved my scenes so much, and I felt able to play, try new things, and grow in an endless number of ways....You don't get that kind of attention in most places, but it made an unbelievable difference for me by the time I stepped onto set.

I love any time I get to spend with The Actor Factory, but this camp was a 10/10 experience for me. - Ty Johnson

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Who says summer camp is just for kids?

The Actor Factory also offers our fun and valuable Film Camp for Adults! Campers over 18 get to participate in the best of what makes our Film Camp so successful, but geared for grown-ups!

View snippets of demo reels filmed at recent Actor Factory camps. These are only snippets. Actual demo reel scenes run between 45 and 90 seconds each. The above video is provided as a sample of our production quality.

Adults learn film acting techniques, participate in a fast and fun Film Race and gather with loved ones on Sunday evening for a Red Carpet Premiere.

But most importantly, all campers film quality, custom-made demo reels, written and created just for them. By filling out a brief questionnaire in advance, camp staff learn what types of scenes and characters our campers need to have on their demo reels. Writers spend days leading up to camp carefully crafting short scenes or moments to best reflect those requests. After rehearsing and planning scenes with the campers, professional filmmakers are brought in to shoot these demo reels scenes to look as if they are taken from full-length projects, with other campers serving as scene partners. The quality of your demo reel speaks volumes about you as an actor, and The Factory strives to provide you with marketing material that shows you in your best light.

Wednesday - 7:00-9:00 pm

Mix and mingle with fellow campers and camp staff in this beer and wine reception. Receive your camp bags, t-shirts, and scenes for your demo reels, written just for you. Campers will also be divided into teams for the Film Race!

Thursday - 1:00 pm-9:00 pm

Focus your film acting technique with lessons and exercises in the craft. Rehearse your scenes with scene partners. Prepare your film for the Film Race. (Dinner provided)

Friday to Sunday - 12:00 pm-10:00 pm

Film your demo reel scenes, appear as scene partners in other scenes, and film your short film for the Film Race.

RED CARPET PREMIERE

Within about a week or two after camp, you and a guest are invited to walk the Red Carpet, get a photo on our backdrop, and be treated to a reception prior to a screening of all demo reel scenes and our Film Race shorts on The Factory's giant 120-inch HD screen.

You will be emailed your demo reel scenes (one comedy and one drama) plus all of the scenes you appeared in within 2 weeks of camp.

Enrollment fees include your camp swag bag, filled with fun Factory material, a camp t-shirt, and two tickets to the Red Carpet Premiere, as well as a digital copy of your completed demo reel scenes.

Camp Staff

CHRIS FREIHOFER

Camp Producer

Chris Freihofer is the owner, director and founder of The Actor Factory, Oklahoma's largest and most respected on-camera acting studio. He is also the leading casting director for films and commercials in Oklahoma, as well as an established actor, having appeared in such projects as "Friday Night Lights", "Longmire", and a recurring role on "Breaking Bad." Recent casting credits include the films THE TURKEY BOWL, TO THE STARS and THE MUSTARD SEED. He is Oklahoma's only Award-winning member of the Casting Society of America and has cast for such esteemed directors as Terrence Malick, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Cameron Crowe, John Wells, William H Macy, Paul Dano, Andrea Arnold, Nick Searcy, John Gulager, Michael Winterbottom and many, many more. He will be available and accessible every day of camp and will co-direct the demo reels.

JEFFREY NICHOLSON

Cinematographer

Award-winning Los Angeles filmmaker and photographer Jeffrey Nicholson returns to Film Camp for the 7th year in a row. His feature film directorial credits include EL COYOTE and SOUL FRACKERS, each in post-production. Many Factory students know Nicholson as an amazing headshot photographer, but his short film SPIRAL, starring Dane Cook, put him on the map as a filmmaker as well, including the short THE DRIFTER, starring Clint Howard and Marshall Bell. Nicholson will be the director of photographer for all camp demo reels, and will co-direct the scenes as well.

CHRIS MCINTOSH

Editor & Camp Counselor

Multiple award-winning filmmaker Chris Oz McIntosh returns to camp for the 9th straight year as a camp counselor that will lead the technical instruction of film camp and will serve as the editor of all demo reel scenes having edited the feature film SOUL FRACKERS, directed by Jeffrey Nicholson. McIntosh's first short film MOVIE MAGIC has screened across the country at the Los Angeles Children's Film Festival, the USA KidsFest in Dallas, deadCenter Film Festival, Twister Alley Film Festival, and has won top honors at the Bare Bones International Film Festival, TrailDance Film Festival, RedBud Film Festival, Bison Bison Film Festival and many more. McIntosh holds a degree in Broadcast & Electronic Media from the University of Oklahoma. He currently teaches Actor Factory Young Performer Academy.