Teen Academy - The Art of Mobile Visual Storytelling

In today’s fast-paced digital world, video storytelling has the power to captivate audiences like never before. This intermediate-level, in-person workshop helps students transform their ideas into engaging narratives for social media platforms by utilizing multimedia tools such as images, audio, video, and text. Participants will refine their storytelling skills through hands-on assignments, critiques, and expert guidance, learning to uncover meaningful stories, master storyboarding, capture high-quality audio and video with a smartphone, and seamlessly integrate multimedia elements into compelling one-minute vertical videos. A guest producer and editor will share professional insights into crafting impactful narratives, adding real-world inspiration to the course. The workshop concludes with a celebratory showcase where students present their finished stories to family and friends, highlighting their creative achievements and newfound skills.

Need-based scholarships are available for all Teen Academy classes. To apply, please visit: https://www.icp.org/school/teen-academy.

Course Level/Prerequisite:Intermediate: You are familiar with a camera, whether film or digital. You understand aperture, shutter speed, exposure, white balance, histograms, and how to control focus. You are comfortable editing and processing your images. You may want to learn how to utilize your camera in a more thoughtful and articulate way, or learn more about lighting or how to utilize theoretical concepts in relation to your portfolio of work.

Note: Students must have access to a smartphone for this class. If they do not have their own device, please reach out to Teen Academy staff at [email protected] before registering to see if we can accommodate you with another device.

Program Description: ICP’s Teen Academy program welcomes teenagers ages 14–19 from across the country and around the world to develop their skills as leaders and visual storytellers in a range of in-person and online classes. All curricula are youth-centered and include: photographic and writing assignments, open lab time, visual presentations, discussions, critiques, a guest artist visit, a field trip, and a culminating presentation for family and friends celebrating the students’ achievements.

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