Summer Camp Student Filmmakers Debut Short Movies at Bear Tooth Theatre

Students made promotional videos for the Anchorage School District, public service announcements and short features.

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Story Created: Jun 24, 2011 at 3:38 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Jun 24, 2011 at 3:38 PM AKDT

Students in an Anchorage summer camp for video production screened their short movies Thursday evening at the Bear Tooth Theatre.


During the two-and-half weeklong camp, students made promotional videos for the Anchorage School District, public service announcements and short features.


The movies played to a nearly full house.


Teachers in the summer camp said they were impressed by the enthusiasm of the students who earned half of a high school credit for their efforts.


"Very upbeat. I think the students really enjoyed the process of it,” said Frances Lucas, a teacher at the camp. “This summer school camp was for enrichment, and so students came here by choice because they have an interest in filmmaking."


"I watched a lot of movies, and I thought it was cool to see what they did, and I just kind of wanted to see how it worked and what it took to make a movie," said high school sophomore Nate Jordan.


Teachers said the ongoing presence of Los Angeles film crews in Anchorage helped generate excitement about the camp.

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