EDUCATION

CREATE. CONNECT. COLLABORATE.

The Barrymore’s education programs use storytelling, media creation, and creative collaboration to help learners of all ages build skills, explore new ideas, and connect with the world around them.

Whether you're creating your first short film, developing professional media skills, or exploring cinema as a lifelong learner, Barrymore Film Center offers opportunities to learn, create, and grow.

After-School Creative Media Lab

After-School Creative Media Lab

Filters

The Art of Filmmaking Bootcamp - Teachers' Convention Special

This two-day intensive is an introduction to filmmaking for younger students through storytelling, camera basics, performance, and simple video production exercises.

Thursday, Nov. 4 and Friday, Nov. 5 | 10:00 am - 3:30 pm | 5th-8th grades (10-14 years old)

Required Equipment: cell phone/tablet with camera
Required Skills: basic familiarity with cell phone/tablet camera

$225.00
E Pluribus Unum: The Fort Lee Immigrant Story

Explore the basics of documentary filmmaking by creating an oral history of the many thriving immigrant communities that make up Fort Lee and greater Bergen County.

Wednesdays, 4:00-5:30 pm | Sept. 23 - Nov. 18 | 9th-12th grade (14-18 years old)

Required Skills: Basic familiarity with cell phone/tablet video and editing capabilities
Required Equipment: Cell phone/tablet capable of filming and using editing apps.

$225.00
The Art of Communication

Students use key principles of visual storytelling to develop confidence and communication skills through presentation exercises, interviews, public speaking activities, and media-facing communication techniques.

Thursdays, 4:00-5:30 pm | Sept. 24 - Dec. 3 (no classes on Nov. 5 and Nov. 26) | 9th-12th grades (ages 14-18)

Required Equipment: none
Required Skills: none

$325.00
Intro to Screenwriting

Students learn the fundamentals of storytelling for film and television, including character development, dialogue, scene writing, and visual storytelling.

Mondays, 4:00 - 5:30 | Sept. 21 - Nov. 9 | 6th-8th grades (11-14 years old)

Required Equipment: none
Required Skills: grade-level reading and writing

$275.00
Acting for Film

Students develop on-camera acting skills through scene work, improvisation, character exercises, and performance techniques designed specifically for film and television.

Mondays, 4:00-5:30 pm | Sept. 21 - Nov. 9

$275.00
Intro to Movie Making

An introduction to filmmaking for younger students through storytelling, camera basics, performance, and simple video production exercises.

Tuesdays, 4:00-5:30 pm | Sept. 22 - Nov. 10 | 3rd-5th grade (ages 8-11)

Required Equipment: cell phone/tablet with camera
Required Skills: basic familiarity with cell phone/tablet camera

$225.00

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Questions about the program or registration process?

Contact Director of Education & Community Engagement Robin Gold at 201.585.0601 ×1703 or rgold@barrymorefilmcenter.org.

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