Editor’s note: This press release was provided by the Picture House Regional Film Center. The Pelham Examiner publishes press releases in the form received as a service to the community.

October 2024 – Bronxville and Pelham, NY – The Picture House Regional Film Center is thrilled to announce a dynamic lineup of camps set to take place at TPH’s Studio in Bronxville during Presidents’ Week and Spring Break 2025. These week-long camps are ideal for elementary students in grades K–5 and will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bronxville location, 84 Kraft Avenue. Each workshop is $500 per student, with a discounted rate of $400 for TPH members.

“TPH is excited to offer a fantastic selection of camps designed to inspire and engage young creative minds,” said Clayton Bushong, Executive Director of The Picture House Regional Film Center. “Spencer has brought so much energy and expertise to our Film Education program. His classes camps continue to attract young filmmakers eager to return each year.”

 Filmmaking: Trailers                                                 President’s Week Break: Feb 17-21

Go in front of and behind the camera to create an original trailer for a feature film in this 5-day camp! Working both as a whole class and in small groups, campers will come up with the idea for a new feature film — and then make a movie trailer for that film! Camp is a fun and collaborative environment where students learn about genre, character development, camera work, acting, and directing. The finished trailer will be posted to The Picture House’s Youtube with each camper’s name in the credits!

Poems on Screen:                                                                            Spring Break: April 14-18

The sidewalk ends at The Picture House this spring break as we celebrate National Poetry Month and bring poems to life on screen. Emerging filmmakers, young actors, and wordsmiths will be inspired by different, well-known (age appropriate) poems each day. Under the guidance of professional film educators, kids in grades K-2 and 3-5 will learn movie-making techniques, show off their acting skills, and use their imaginations to create short films inspired by timeless poems. The finished film(s) will be posted to The Picture House’s Youtube with each camper’s name in the credits!

Since February 2022, Spencer Sapienza, Director of Film Education at The Picture House Regional Film Center, has been teaching students of all ages and has played a key role in developing a comprehensive curriculum. Spencer is a writer and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY and holds a degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA from the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema at Brooklyn College. He has been recognized as a semi-finalist in the Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest and The Script Lab’s Free Screenplay Contest, in addition to placing in the pilot competitions at the Austin Film Festival and NYU’s Fusion Film Festival. Over the past year, standout TPH programs include: a documentary intensive workshop for high school students that produced an in-depth feature on Opportunity Youth Part, an initiative of the New Rochelle City Court; a screenwriting class at the Bronxville Adult School; residency programs at local elementary schools; and one-day camps at  TPH’s Studio in Bronxville covering topics such as Page to Screen, Green Screen, Music Video Production, Filmmaking, and Film History.

For further information or to register, go to https://www.thepicturehouse.org/education

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About The Picture House Regional Film Center

Housed in two historic theaters from the 1920s, TPH is a thriving regional film center providing dynamic film and education programs to a diverse and multi-generational audience in Westchester County and beyond. Across 5 screens in Pelham and Bronxville, NY, audiences see the best in new, independent, and classic cinema. TPH education programs provide students of all ages with the opportunity to learn about the art, science, and business of film. A mission-driven, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, The Picture House has two locations: The Picture House Pelham is located at 175 Wolfs Lane, Pelham, New York, 10803. The Picture House Bronxville is at 84 Kraft Avenue, Bronxville, NY, 10708.  Contact us at www.thepicturehouse.org, [email protected], or (914) 738-3161.