2009 Freshi Film Camp – Advanced Film Camp

John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
2580 cahuenga Blvd. East, Los Angeles, 90068
July 27-July 31
9:00am to 4:00pm
Ages: 8-18
Cost: $525
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Young filmmakers will learn digital filmmaking, starting with creating the storyboard to the finished film in the five days. What a great way to use the basic rudimentary skills of English, Writing and Math, and have a great time doing it!! They will also learn some stunts, stage make-up, editing, voice-over for animation, and other production skills. They will fill out daily reports and location permit requests and will rotate crew positions. These activities will allow them to discover the breadth of careers in the industry, such as costumers, actors, directors, editors, and film composers. The Advanced Film Camp is for the young filmmaker that has used a video camera before. Lunch and snacks are provided each day.

Stage Time Los Angeles Pre Teen and Teen Acting Camps

Lyric Hyperion Theater Café
2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, 90027
July 20-24 (Pre Teen Camp)
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages: 8-12
July 27-31 (Teen Camp)
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages: 13-18
Cost: $350 (Mention L.A. Kid Stuff and you receive a 15% DISCOUNT!)
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Kerry Sullivan and Saba Homayoon, owners of Stage Time Los Angeles and graduates of the prestigious American Conservatory Theater Masters of Fine Arts program are hosting week long acting camps for Teens and Pre-teens. Theater exercises such as improvisational games, movement, scene study, script analysis, mask work and clowning are taught to further enhance each student’s unique sense of creativity
and imagination and are all part of the camp. Their goal is to empower and invigorate our students by encouraging creative risk taking and self expression while emphasizing focus and discipline.

O2 MAX Summer Boot Camp for Kids
Special Offer for L.A. Kid Stuff Readers

Recently, at the L.A. Kid Stuff dinner table, here’s how it went:

Jude (almost 3 years old):  I’m finished. I don’t want no more.
Me (mom):  Just one more spoon of your lentil soup, sweetie. Make mommy happy.
Jude (genuinely concerned):  You not happy, mommy?
Me (backpedaling, with guilt):  No, no, no, what I mean is…yes, of course I’m happy honey! Ok, you don’t have to have anymore.

Geez, I hope my kid doesn’t grow up with food issues. And body image issues. There’ll be so many other things for her to angst about. Besides, with the state of fat and BMI in this country, I’ve got the worrying covered for my whole family. A new report released by the Trust for America’s Health determined that obesity rates among kids ages 10 to 17 have tripled since 1980. And while California’s adults are the 11th lowest in the county for obesity rates, California’s youth, aged 10-17, ranked 28th in the country. So technically, our kids are collectively fatter than we are.

As naturally active as kids should be (or used to be), we now need to take measures to not just make them exercise but also encourage a love of fitness. O2 Max Summer Boot Camp for kids age 8-14 wants to help make that happen, one kid at a time. For eight weekends, your kids will train with fitness gurus and a former U.S. Marine for their grand finale: a 5K Run/Walk at Disneyland. Each 90-minute session will incorporate stretching, warming up, running or walking and include a nutrition education component and 30 minutes of fun activities that kids can do on their own at home such as obstacle courses, yoga, and ultimate Frisbee. And every session, a Board certified Pediatrician will be on hand.

“We realized that kids might not be able to get to the gym, so we thought we’d bring the workout to the kids,” says Pediatrician Tanya Arora, one of the founders of the non-profit program. And there is no better place for kids to work out than outdoors. Parents will have three convenient outdoor locations to choose from in Encino, Santa Monica and Los Angeles at Griffith Park.

The cost for the O2 Max Summer Boot Camp for kids is a tax deductible $80 for eight weeks beginning this weekend, but if you mention L.A. Kid Stuff you will get a 20% Discount making the cost $64 for the program. One-hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the non-profit’s education efforts. We at L.A. Kid Stuff hope you consider this program for your kids. And if you have a friend who can take advantage of this program, please forward this email to them as well. Now, that would make us happy.

O2 Max Summer Boot Camp for Kids
Three locations: Fridays at Encino Balboa Park; Saturdays at Los Angeles Griffith Park; Sundays at Santa Monica Pier
Starts weekend of July 10 for eight weekends
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Ages: 8-14
Cost: $64 for L.A. Kid Stuff referrals (registration fee applies for Disneyland 5K but O2 Max assists with fundraising or help subsidize cost)
To register or for more info, call (310) 963-3554 or visit the Website

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