Filmmaking Curriculum
Filmmaking Curriculum
During the summer at Studio Village — the unique on-campus movie set at UNCSA — high school students and rising college first years immerse themselves for four weeks in the exciting world of narrative filmmaking. The conservatory’s dedication to developing the whole filmmaker extends to this comprehensive hands-on college-preparatory summer program. Students here will experience all elements of filmmaking first–hand: screenwriting, cinematography, directing, producing and digital editing.
The 2026 Filmmaking Summer Intensive program is a four-week curriculum from June 21 to July 18, held on the campus of UNCSA. This program is open to rising high school sophomores through incoming college freshmen. Students gain an understanding of the creative, analytical, organizational and cooperative elements of filmmaking and develop their own individual short narrative films, all with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, professional instruction from our artist-teachers, enthusiastic coaching and feedback from college teaching assistants, and the collaborative efforts of fellow student filmmakers. Besides developing their own individual projects, students will also serve in key crew positions as well participate in screenings and critique each others’ works in progress.
The Filmmaking intensive course offers curricula for Rising Filmmakers (students with no prior experience), and Advanced Filmmakers (returning students and students with previous filmmaking courses and experience). Both U.S. and international students are welcome to participate in the UNCSA School of Filmmaking renowned summer program.
For further information, contact Community and Summer Programs Director Cameron MacManus at 336-770-3259 or e-mail macmanusc@uncsa.edu.
Cross-Disciplinary Electives
UNCSA Summer Residential Programs organizes a wide-array of free social activies for students on evenings and weekends. In addition, cross-disciplinary electives outside the Filmmaking curriculum are offered evenings and weekends for an additional cost. Students are responsible for ensuring that any registrations outside of their intensives do not conflict with their training schedule. Visit the Cross-Discriplinary Electives Page to learn more.