All our specialist programs are now underway for session 1, and there are incredible things happening all over camp. Yesterday, a camper explained to me with enthusiasm the challenge they had been given in Film Production. They watched movie clips in which a character’s emotion was conveyed through the way a scene was shot, while the actual facial expression of the character remained neutral. Afterwards, the campers were placed in groups and asked to experiment with the same concept. One group set up a birthday party to which no one turned up, and at the time I visited their set, they were figuring out the types of shots they should use to convey a sense of loneliness in the main character.
One of the theatre programs also set up a fascinating collaboration with the writing program yesterday. The theatre campers improvised and rehearsed scenes filled with tension, but where there was no dialogue at all. The writers then visited, watched the scenes, and from the visuals, created the missing dialogue. The exercise was a terrific way to demonstrate how action, subtext and words combine to give a scene its dynamism.
When I did the rounds this afternoon to take photographs, everyone was fully engaged. Our theatre program for ages 9-14 were working on an adaptation of a Robert Munsch story. The devised theatre group was trying out writing exercises to help them find ideas for their production. Musicians were working on songs in groups, and sharing them. Dancers were hard at work on choreography. It’s a beautiful day here, and camp is going wonderfully, as was demonstrated by loud dorm cheers and singing in the dining hall at lunch!
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Julie
Camp Director
Centauri Summer Arts Camp