Summer Camps

Summer Camps Schedule

Broadcast Camp

Sunday, July 7 (Arrival Day)

  • 1-3 p.m., Camper arrival, check-in (122 Findlay Commons)
  • 3-4 p.m., Camper orientation (122 Findlay Commons)
  • 4-5 p.m., Campus walking tour, camp overview, goals, rules
  • 5-6 p.m., Dinner 
  • 6-9 p.m., Camera workshop, part one (213 Willard Willard Building)
  • 9 p.m., Walk to dorm

Monday July 8 (Cameras/StoryIdeas)

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast, walk to Willard Building
  • 9:30-Noon, Camera/audio workshop, part two 
  • Noon-1 p.m., Lunch (Willard Building)
  • 1-4 p.m., Continue camera/audio training, writing workshop
  • 4-5 p.m., Story ideas, research, set-up
  • 5:30-7 p.m., Dinner (Findlay Commons)
  • 7-9 p.m., Evening session, TV/media careers (213 Willard Building)
  • 9 p.m., Walk to dorm

Tuesday July 9 (Anchoring / Field Work)

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast
  • 9 a.m., CATA bus to Penn State Student Farm
  • 9:30-Noon, Field work for Penn State farm story
  • Noon-1 p.m., Lunch (Willard Building)
  • 1-5:30 p.m., Anchoring in studio (213 Willard Building)
  • 5:30 p.m., Walk to Medlar Field
  • 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dinner (Medlar Field)
  • 6:30-9:30 p.m., State College Spikes game
  • 9:30 p.m., Walk to dorm

Wednesday July 10 (Editing/Writing & Field Work)

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast, walk to Willard Building
  • 9:30-11:30 a.m., Editing workshop (213 Willard Building)
  • 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Lunch (Willard Building)
  • 12:30-5 p.m., Field work, shooting stories (Arts Fest Children's Day)
  • 5 p.m., Drop off cameras at Willard Building, walk to dinner
  • 5:30-6:30 p.m., dinner (Findlay Commons)
  • 6:30-9 p.m., Write TV stories (213 Willard Building)
  • 9 p.m., Walk to dorm

Thursday July 11 (Writing/Editing)

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast, walk to Willard Building
  • 9:30-Noon, Write and edit stories
  • Noon-12:30 p.m., Lunch (Findlay Commons)
  • 12:30-5:30 p.m., Edit stories
  • 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dinner (Willard Building)
  • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Visiit Penn State Berkey Creamery
  • 8:30 p.m., Walk to dorm

Friday July 12 (Wrap-up/Departure)

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast (Findlay Commons)
  • 9:30-10:45 a.m., Meet at HUB-Robeson Center, visit Penn State Bookstore and Lion Shrine
  • 10:45-11 a.m., Walk to Willard Building
  • 11 a.m.-Noon, Lunch and Bellisario College presentation (Willard Building)
  • Noon-1 p.m., Parent sessionm camp highlights
  • 1-3 p.m., REturn to dorm, camper checkout

Film Camp 

Sunday, July 7 

  • 1–3 p.m., Camper arrival/check-in
  • 3 p.m., Parents and family session (camp overview)
  • 3:30-4 p.m., Walk to Willard Building
  • 4-5 p.m., Camp overview, get to know each other, tour
  • 5-5:45 p.m., Roles on a film set and rules of production, go over portrait exercise
  • 5:45-6 p.m., Walk to dorm
  • 6-7 p.m., Dinner
  • 7:15-8:30 p.m., Get with roommate and plan portrait filming
  • 8:30 p.m., End of camp day, walk to dorm

Monday, July 8

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast (Findlay Commons)
  • 9:30-11:45 a.m., Equipment training (101 Willard Building)
  • Noon-12:45 p.m., Lunch (Willard Building)
  • 1-3 p.m., Film portrait exercise
  • 3-3:15 p.m., Return equipment, break
  • 3:30-4 p.m., Review and backup footage, check-in Premiere experience
  • 4-5 p.m., Shot grammar and composition
  • 5:30 p.m., Dinner (Findlay Commons)
  • 7 p.m., Premiere edit training/refresher (101 Willard Building)
  • 8:30 p.m., End of camp day, walk to dorm

Tuesday, July 9

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast, walk to Willard Building
  • 9:30–10 a.m., Editing docs and narratives, the same but different (101 Willard Building)
  • 10 a.m.-Noon, Editing time, portrait projects
  • Noon-12:45 p.m., Lunch (Willard Building)
  • 1-2 p.m., Screen portrait projects
  • 2:15-4 p.m., Narrative scene direction, coverage and point of view (101 Willard Building)
  • 4-5 p.m., Plan for misunderstanding project, scenario and roles
  • 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Dinner (Willard Building)
  • 6:30-7:30 p.m., plan for Misunderstanding Project, location scout
  • 7:30-8:30 p.m., AMA with counselors
  • 8:30 p.m., End of camp day, walk to dorm

Wednesday, July 10

  • 8-9, Breakfast, walk to Willard Building
  • 9:30-10 a.m., Gather equipment and finalize/confirm plan
  • 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., film misunderstanding project
  • 12:30-1:14 p.m., Lunch (Willard Building)
  • 1:15-1:30 p.m, Return equipment
  • 1:30-4 p.m., Editing misunderstanding project
  • 4-4:30 p.m., Screen misunderstanding projects
  • 4:30-5:30 p.m., Audio and lighting tools and best practices
  • 6-7 p.m., Dinner
  • 7-8, Pitch ideas, form groups, determine roles
  • 8-9:30 p.m., production meeting, final projects with coaches and groups
  • 9:30 p.m., End of camp day, walk to dorm

Thursday, July 11

  • 7:30 a.m., Breakfast, walk to Willard Building
  • 9-9:30 a.m., Pick up equipment
  • 9:30-Noon, Film final project
  • Noon-1 p.m., Lunch (Willard Building)
  • 1-4 p.m., Finish filming final project
  • 4:14-5:30 p.m., Begin editing final project
  • 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dinner (Willard Building)
  • 6:30-9:30 p.m., Edit final project
  • 9:30 p.m., End of camp day, walk to dorms
  • pm End of Camp Day / Walk to dorms

Friday, July 12

  • 8-9, Breakfast, walk to Willard Building
  • 9:300-10:45 a.m., Finish editing final project, export
  • 11 a.m.-Noon, Screen final projects 
  • Noon-1 p.m., Boxed lunches and Bellisario College session
  • 1-2 p.m., Parent session, camp highlights

Social Media and Content Creator

Sunday, July 7 (Arrival Day)

  • 1-3 p.m., Campers arrive (122 Findlay Commons)
  • 3-4 p.m., Orientation 
  • 4-5 p.m., Photo scavenger hunt on campus
  • 5 :30-7 p.m., Dinner (Findlay Commons)
  • 7-8 p.m., Visit Penn State Berkey Creamery visit and social media movie night
  • 8-9 p.m., Walk to dorms

Monday, July 8:

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast in Findlay Commons, walk to Willard Building
  • 9:30-10 a.m., Camp overview, goals, rules, library visit prep
  • 10 a.m., Schlow Library Reader’s Garden content shoot
  • Noon-1 p.m., Lunch (Willard Building)
  • 1-2 p.m., Work on library content
  • 2-5 p.m., Social media and content creator skills workshops
  • 5:30-7 p.m., Dinner in Findlay Commons
  • 7-8 p.m., Campus content gathering
  • 8 p.m., Walk to dorms

Tuesday, July 9:

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast in Findlay Commons, walk to Willard Building
  • 9 a.m., Overview of day’s activity, skills workshops
  • 10 a.m.-Noon, Meeting with Penn State’s social media team from Srategic Communciations
  • Noon-1 p.m., Lunch (Willard Building)
  • 1-5 p.m., Social media and content creator skills workshops
  • 5:30 p.m., State College Spikes game
  • 8 p.m., Counselors walk campers to dorms 

Wednesday, July 10

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast in Findlay Commons, walk to Willard Building
  • 9-10 a.m., Overview of the day’s shoot and planning for content
  • 10 a.m.-Noon, Arts Fest Children’s Day
  • Noon-1 p.m., Lunch (Willard Building)
  • 1-2 p.m., Meet with student-athlete content creators and reps from Penn State Brand Academy at Happy Valley LaunchBox
  • 2-5 p.m., Return to Arts Fest and then edit footage
  • 5:30-7 p.m., Dinner (Findlay Commons)
  • 7-8 p.m., Editing footage
  • 8 p.m., End of camp day, walk to dorms

Thursday, July 11

  • 8-9 a.m, Breakfast in Findlay Commons, walk to Willard Building
  • 9 a.m.-Noon, Social media and content creator skills workshops
  • Noon-1 p.m., Lunch at Findlay Commons
  • 1-3 p.m., Tour of Palmer Museum
  • 3-5 p.m., Return to Arts Fest
  • 5:30 to 7 p.m., Dinner (Wllard Building)
  • 8 p.m., End of camp day, walk to dorms

Friday, July 12:

  • 8-9 a.m., Breakfast in Findlay Commons, walk to Willard Building
  • 9-11 a.m., Reflecting on the week and looking over the work in our virtual reality gallery
  • 11 a.m.-Noon, Lunch (Willard Building
  • Noon-1 p.m., Parent session, camp highlights
  • 1-3 p.m., Return to dorms, camp check-out
  • 3 p.m., Counselors/faculty depart