UNM offers filmmaking for teens

Independent Staff

GALLUP — An intensive two-week program to teach 28 McKinley County sophomores, juniors, or seniors about all aspects of filmmaking will take place at UNM-Gallup this summer.

Film Boot Camp Gallup, which will run from June 4 though June 15, will feature writing, acting, directing, filming, and editing classes. Students accepted to the camp will receive a scholarship to cover the camp's costs.

Students who successfully complete the camp will also receive five college credits for their work. During the camp, students will create their own films, and they will premiere their movies at the camp's conclusion.

"We'll be learning but having plenty of fun too," said Pamela Stovall, associate professor of Communication and Journalism at UNM-Gallup and the director of Film Boot Camp Gallup.

"Speakers will be coming from all over New Mexico as well as from Los Angeles to talk to the students," said Stovall. "We're very excited about the quality of the programming."

Applications must be postmarked by May 1. Sophomores and juniors will receive priority in the application process.

The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, on the UNM-Gallup campus. Lunch will be provided. Students will be responsible for their own transportation to and from UNM-Gallup.

Film Boot Camp Gallup is made possible with the support of the New Mexico Department of Higher Education and UNM-Gallup.

For more information or for an application form, e-mail Pamela Stovall at pstovall@gallup.unm.edu. Interested students will receive an electronic application form.