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Screenwriting Intensive
Why Take Screenwriting
Spend a week during this screenwriting summer program on our gorgeous campus drafting your creativity and imagination into stories and scripts that matter to you, all while working one-on-one with seasoned screenwriters, filmmakers, and visiting guest artists.
What You'll Learn
You'll have daily instruction and lab time to work individually on your scripts and screenplays. Under the guidance of our professional filmmaking instructors, you'll leave the program having developed and completed a short script for your portfolio. You'll also have the opportunity for a staged reading of your work with your fellow screenwriters.
Program Highlights
The DeRoy Center for Film Studies
The DeRoy Center for Film Studies is the only facility in the country dedicated to film and animation studies at the high school level. You'll have access to professional facilities and equipment including specialized classrooms, edit suites, a multipurpose 2D/3D studio, a soundstage, stop motion rigs, cameras and lighting packages, and a 180-seat viewing space. You'll have the technology you need at every step of the animation process.
Additional Opportunities
The Film & New Media program offers additional summer programs, including Filmmaking and Animation. These programs begin immediately following this program. Interlochen is also home to the Arts Academy boarding high school, which offers majors in Film & New Media and Creative Writing for grades 9-12, as well as a post-graduate year.
Guest Artists
Recent guest artists to the Film & New Media Department during Interlochen Arts Camp include:
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Gina Atwater, screenwriter, "Westworld"
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Robert Eggers, film director, screenwriter, and production designer known for The Witch and The Lighthouse
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Peter Gould, television writer, director, and producer known for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul
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Janet Leahy, an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer known for Mad Men
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Michael Moore, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker.
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Sarah Nerboso, screenwriter, "Harvey Girls Forever!"
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Gordon Radley, former president of George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic
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Shawn Wines, screenwriter, "Gordita Chronicles"
Interlochen is like a mini college: Students learn in a way that fuels their individual interest, but they come home to a group of friends who vary in major. Interlochen has inspired me to be a fearless, open-minded, and driven student of the arts.
Elsa, Screenwriting Intensive
Dive deeper into Interlochen Arts Camp with a free digital viewbook
In our free informational booklet, you'll learn more about:
- Each of our seven arts areas
- Various programs
- Renowned faculty
- A day in the life of a student
- How to apply and financial aid information
- And more