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Kids Films has been offering Behind The Lens hands on, experience-based filmmaking workshops and courses for kids (and adults) of all ages since 2003. The workshops grew out of the Behind The Curtain workshops which began in 1996, and extension of Narnia Productions and the creative programs they began offering to kids in 1982.

The online version of our character driven workshops are a way of offering the skills and techniques we have been sharing with kids as young as five years old in a hands on environment, whether on their own or in a classroom or within an organizational setting. Registration in our programs also offers participants some amazing prices on direct-from-the-manufacturer programs which are delivered directly to your door or to your school or organization. You can also offer these creative tools as part of a fundraising program, providing something that is truly needed and useful as a means of generating revenue for your arts related projects and filmmaking equipment.

We offer certificates in all aspects of theatre and filmmaking as well as sharing your projects with other budding performing and visual artists.

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  • For those who think that makeup effects are limited to looking good on the runway this course will broaden your understanding of makeup as it is used to create special effects in the movie making industry. From makeup design to implementation, this is a course that will help you to understand the use of makeup and the ways in which various effects can be achieved.

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by Joan Herron - Thursday, 26 June 2008, 11:53 AM
  Check out the Podcast link on the right column to get an overview of some of the courses and resources we will be adding to the site.
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Jumpcuts
by Joan Herron - Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 01:36 PM
 

Lights, Camera, Jump into Action!

Local filmmakers join with the Victoria Film Festival to teach kids how to make their own films!

Running June 12th, 13th and 14th at Centennial Square, JumpCuts is a great opportunity for budding filmmakers to discover the amazing and exciting world of film from such local luminaries as Patrick Godfrey (Bob & Margaret), David Simmonds (Screen Actors Studio), award winning local filmmaker and artist Scott Amos and Times Colonist film reviewer Michael Reid.

With some of the top local professionals in the film industry, JumpCuts offers kids aged 10 - 14 the chance to experience hands-on workshops and demonstrations where they can get creative with this amazingly fun and artistic medium, and find out how to create sound effects, animation, stunts or any of the other 16 film and new media activities.

Come play with cameras, computers and creativity at JumpCuts a festival for young filmmakers.

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Be sure to join us at the Special FX Makeup workshops!

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Frame Handles

Frame handles are extra frames at the beginning and the end of every shot, the exact number will vary from one application to the next, which are used primarily when preparing original material for optical printing, such as the Zero Cut method of blow up, or the creation of a superimposed title, etc. The purpose they serve, in the case of zero cut, is to make sure the registration pin of the printer is not grabbing a splice, which can cause the image to wobble. With opticals they are often used merely to avoid printed-in dirt, which is much more prevalent close to a splice where bits of film cement can flake off.
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