“The iD Film Academy is a dream. I learned how to make my own film from scratch. We got to tour San Francisco and learn the art of filmmaking. I can’t wait to come back.” -Samantha, Student

The iD Film Academy offers multiple 2-week sessions of intensive study in filmmaking and post-production for teens ages 13-18. Film on location at UC Berkeley in California or McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Learn from top tier professional filmmakers who have an insider’s knowledge of the industry and film festival circuit. Use Apple computers and the industry-standard editing programs Apple® Final Cut Studio® 2, Adobe® After Effects® CS4, Final Draft® AV and Sonicfire® Pro to produce and edit an amazing documentary of your experience! Enhance your movie with leading plug-ins like Delirium, Primatte Keyer™ Pro, Magic Bullet™ Looks and Trapcode Particular.

Additional technology and game development programs are available at over 60 prestigious universities nationwide. These programs include the iD Gaming Academy, iD Programming Academy and weeklong kids’ camps and teen camps at the flagship iD Tech Camps (America’s #1 Tech Camp).

WHY iD? TOP 10 FACTS
• Real-World Skills: The movie industry is expanding at a fast rate. Why not learn the skills to launch your future career?
• Top Universities: Many universities are now offering film “Majors.” Mirroring this trend, the iD Film Academy is offered at 2 prestigious universities with strong filmmaking legacies: UC Berkeley and McGill University
• Instruction: Learn from the best! iD faculty are fun, energetic staff with serious professional filmmaking credentials. Learn from our elite faculty.
• College Credit: Teens can elect to receive continuing education units.
• Fun: iD promotes a well-balanced experience on and off the computer. The iD experience encompasses movie screenings, excursions to local attractions, optional, sports, and more.
• Best Products: iD uses the best products including Apple computers and the industry-standard editing programs Apple® Final Cut Studio® 2 and Adobe® After Effects® CS4.
• Excursions: Get out and see San Francisco or Montreal! These two areas are renowned for their film cultures. Students will be supervised.
• Safety: iD has “one of the best risk management programs in the country.”
• Family Company: We are passionate about our company—and ensuring our teens have an amazing summer experience. You deserve the best. Welcome to the iD Film Academy.

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Pali Overnight Adventures, located in one of the worlds' most beautiful settings, offers kids a remarkable variety of exciting activities on our 74-acre private and secure site. While rock climbing, fashion designing, paintballing, and even horseback riding campers will make lifelong friends, learn interesting new skills and, most of all, have a total blast while they're at it. When they return home, you'll hear them say, "It's not just a camp, it's an adventure!" Member ACA.

SECRET AGENT CAMP (Ages 10-16)

For the aspiring James Bond or XXX, Pali Secret Agent Camp teaches the tricks of the trade using ATV's, paintball games, stealth techniques and undercover maneuvers.
You'll learn how to use teamwork, critical thinking, problem solving skills & discipline. As aspiring agent, you'll develop self-confidence and a sense of personal achievement by learning evasive go-kart driving techniques, martial arts, coordinated rapid room entries, and finding your way by reading the stars!
Your skills will also be challenged on our 60-foot tall rope course, climbing wall and zip-line. And, if that's not enough, get ready for paintball, paintball and more paintball on ten acres of thrilling fields. If you've got the guts and are ready for some glory, Secret Agent Camp is for you!

HOLLYWOOD STUNT CAMP (Ages 10-16)

You're looking down 40 feet at a mark that's the size of your hand. The wind is rapidly blowing. The director is yelling, the producer wants the next shot! As for you, it's just you and your fall and how the pad will feel.
Welcome to Hollywood Stunt Camp! The place where you will learn exciting high falls, such as headers, and back-falls, as well as hand-to-hand combat, shoulder rolls, and how to choreograph your own fight scene. All of this will be done with a professional stuntman in a safe and fun environment.
Whether you hope to double for a major motion picture star, or just want to experience a pure adrenaline rush, Hollywood Stunt Camp will keep you on, and off, the edge of your seat!!

ROCK STAR CAMP (Ages 10-16)

Future Britney's, Justin's, and Avril's, here is your chance to get a taste of the business! Join us for the Rock Star Camp and flex your singing muscles under the guidance of professional singers, songwriters, and producers.
Write your own songs, sing along to your favorites, and learn voice techniques to sound like the professionals. Our state-of-the art sound studios are complete with all the latest equipment to create a CD with you as the star. Perform songs of all genres, ranging from hip-hop, pop, dance, and alternative to prepare to be the next American Idol!
Our program is designed for imaginative and innovative singers/ songwriters who want to create their own musical masterpieces. If you have music running through your veins and an ear for tunes, then join the Rock Star Camp and step on to the path of singing success!

FILM INSTITUTE (Ages 10-16)

"Lights, Camera, ACTION!" If what you really want to do is direct, you'll get your chance at the Pali Film Institute.
Professional directors teach storyboarding, shot list creation, casting, shooting, and editing. Spend a day learning the basic techniques of film direction, and expand your cinematography and editing skills, plus learn how to work with actors! Using our state of the art computers with Blue Screen technology, After Effects and Final Cut Pro programs, make the impossible, possible!
After all the hard work is done, screen your original masterpiece at the Pali Film Festival and take home a personalized DVD to showcase your work to family, friends and future producers! So, if you want to make a screwball comedy, action spectacular or fright fest then Pali Film Institute is for you!

ACTING ACADEMY (Ages 10-16)

Learn what your director really wants when they call "action". Under the tuition of professional actors and directors, you will learn this fascinating art of performance for the screen. Learning your lines, blocking for the camera, developing your character and maintaining a consistent performance, it is all covered here.
Audition for a role in a movie made right here at the Pali studios, written and directed by campers attending the Film Institute. After many takes, and read-trough's, your polished performance will be taped and you'll take home an exciting DVD reel to showcase your talents. The scene is set, the lights are up, and Rolling!
Spend your afternoon enjoying your choice of 75 exciting camp activities such as mini-bikes, skateboarding, paintball, horseback riding, ropes course, jet skiing, arts & crafts, dance, dirt boarding, swimming, and more. Pali boasts heated cabins with indoor bathroom and shower facilities and a main lodge that houses a dining facility and five star dining.

EXTREME ACTION ADVENTURE CAMP (Ages 10-16)

If danger is your middle name, and safety is your moms, then this is the specialty for you! Extreme Action Adventure Camp is dirt-filled, adrenaline-pumped, and action packed.
Fly through the air on an ATV, learn tricks, jumps, and maneuvers on mini bikes, skate ollies and kick flips, do drop ins, 180s, shuv-its, backside and front side flips all in a safe setting taught by professionals. Next, you and your bike can ride the ski lift to the top of Snow Summit Ski Resort, and rip it up like the experts on the ride down. Or you can weave your way down the dry ski slope tobogganing! Fly down at speeds up to 20 miles per hour - don't forget to hang on!
You'll also scale our amazing rock wall, traverse the wind-whipping ropes course, ride the breeze on a parasail, and learn the art of kendo - Japanese sword fighting, all under the supervision of our qualified and experienced instructors in our safe and secure setting, where safety is number one.
If you dare, join us at Extreme Action Adventure Camp!!

SPA AND WELLBEING CAMP (Ages 10-16)

At Pali Spa and Wellbeing Camp, practice the art of yoga, study nutrition and healthy cooking, and learn etiquette and impeccable manners. Also learn exercise and stretching skills, receive spa treatments, and practice Zen meditation techniques.
But don't think this camp is all lying around and massages! You will learn the nutritional value of the foods and perform exercise routines that guarantee to have you feeling and looking great. Each day learn a different beauty procedure such as facials, manicures, pedicures, aromatherapy and hot rock massages.
Most importantly, you will learn to love your mind, body, and spirit and how to treat yourself right. You only get out what you put in, and after a stay at our Spa and Wellbeing Camp, you will know exactly what to put in to always feel great! What bliss!


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“I’ve always wanted to make my own video game—like the ones I play at home. I had no idea where to start. After coming to the iD Gaming Academy, now I know what I want to study in college.” -Peter, Student

Game On! Learn first-hand from faculty with game development experience how industry professionals create premier commercial video games. During this 2-week teen program, ages 13-18 are immersed in the dynamic world of video game development, learning 3D Modeling with Maya®, Level Design with Unreal® Engine 3 or Game Programming for Xbox® 360. Get ready for gaming fun with late-night NVIDIA-hosted gaming tournaments and LAN parties! You'll also tour a major game development studio. Students can opt to receive College Continuing Studies credit. iD Gaming Academy locations include Stanford University, Emory University and Villanova University.

Visit www.iDGamingAcademy.com for info, to see current promotional specials and to register. Use promo code WD29 for additional savings.

iD Gaming Academy Courses:

GAME MODELING WITH MAYA® - Updated!
New this season, each student will run Autodesk® Maya® Unlimited. This awesome summer video game camp for teens uses Maya, the professional-grade, industry standard program used by big-name game studios and movie houses. Autodesk tools are used to develop 90% of contemporary video games and provide one of the leading effects packages used in The Lord of the Rings™, Spider-Man®, Star Wars® and other blockbuster films.

GAME PROGRAMMING - New!
Program games and challenge your friends on your Xbox 360®! Deploying the groundbreaking XNA™ framework from Microsoft®, you’ll develop games for delivery on your PC or Xbox 360. Didn’t think you could create games for a gaming console? Think again! XNA is an advanced set of tools that facilitate computer game development and management. XNA attempts to free game designers from writing repetitive code and bring different aspects of game production into a single system. Note: Beginning students will learn to code games in C++ with Microsoft Visual Studio® Express.

LEVEL DESIGN-UNREAL® Engine 3 - New!
Modify Unreal Tournament® 3 with custom maps, storyboards and character treatments. Learn what makes a game addicting and the strategies behind compelling game play as you create your own levels. Take home a copy of Unreal Tournament 3. Dedicated gamers and game developers will be introduced to a variety of tactics and strategies developed by our curriculum and faculty experts.

Additional technology and game development programs are available at over 60 prestigious universities nationwide. These programs include the iD Film Academy, iD Programming Academy and weeklong kids’ camps and teen camps at the flagship iD Tech Camps (America’s #1 Tech Camp).


WHY iD? TOP 10 FACTS

• Real-World Skills: The game development industry is expanding at a fast rate. Why not learn the skills to launch your future career?
• Top Universities: Many universities are now offering game development “Majors.” Mirroring this trend, the iD Gaming Academy is offered at 3 prestigious locations including Stanford, Emory and Villanova.
• Instruction: Learn from the best! iD faculty are fun, energetic staff with serious gaming credentials. Learn from our elite faculty.
• College Credit: Teens can elect to receive continuing education units.
• Fun: iD promotes a well-balanced experience on and off the computer. The iD experience encompasses gaming tournaments, LAN parties, sports, excursions, and more.
• Best Products: iD uses the best products including Maya® Unlimited, Unreal® Engine 3, Adobe® CS4, Microsoft® XNA for Xbox® 360, and more.
• Studio Tour: Visit a major game development studio.
• Safety: iD has “one of the best risk management programs in the country.”
• Family Company: We are passionate about our company—and ensuring our teens have an amazing summer experience. You deserve the best. Welcome to the iD Gaming Academy.

Since 1950, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program, formerly known as ISOMATA, has offered intensive workshops in dance, film/video, music, theater, visual arts and writing to students of all ages and abilities. Nestled at the mile-high level in the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California, the 205-acre Idyllwild Arts campus is located in one of the most spectacular natural settings in the West.

Specific course offerings are organized into art centers according to age. Courses are available to boarding and day students.

Children's Center (ages 5-12): day programs for children 5-8; one- and two-week programs in dance, music, theater, visual arts and creative writing for ages 9-12.

Junior Artist's Center (ages 11-13): two-week programs in all of the visual and performing arts.

Youth Arts Center (ages 14-18): two- and three-week programs in all of the visual and performing arts.

Adult Arts Center (ages 19+):two-day to five-day workshops in visual arts and creative writing.

Family Camp: a one-week arts intensive program for the whole family.

iD TECH CAMPS - NORTH AMERICA'S #1 TECH CAMP!

“I’ve been to this camp for 6 years now. The counselors are amazing and the whole experience is something that I wish I could do year round. I learn more in a week at iD than I do in a year at my school." -Spencer, Student

Experience North America's most reputable and distinguished summer technology program for beginner to advanced students. Over 100,000 kids and teens worldwide have learned to create 2D and 3D video games, websites with Flash, digital movies, C++ and Java programs, iPhone and Facebook apps, graphic designs, robots, 3D models and animations with products experts use in their professions. Enroll in these fun and challenging, week-long, day and residential summer camps, located at over 60 prestigious universities in the U.S. and Canada including Stanford University, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, UCLA, Brown, MIT, Emory University and more.

Inquire about accredited Continuing Education Units. Alumni can hone their skills before and after summer with iD 365 – Endless Summer, complimentary online workshops led by live instructors year-round. Additional multi-week summer camp teen programs for ages 13-18 include: iD Gaming Academy, iD Visual Arts Academy and iD Programming Academy.

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WHY iD:

* America’s #1 Tech Camp: More students enroll at iD than any other computer camp. Over 100,000 students have participated in the past 11 years. Find out why.

* Top Universities: Over 60 prestigious locations, including Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Brown, UCLA, NYU, Emory, Northwestern, MIT and more throughout the U.S. and Canada.

* ACA Accreditation: No other computer camp has more sites accredited by the ACA.

* Smallest Ratios: Only iD publishes an average of 6 students per instructor for customized, personalized instruction. If we exceed an 8:1 ratio during your course session, you get to return for a free week of camp at equal value. And it’s only at iD Tech Camps! (Not valid for Teen Academies.)

* Adult Instructors: iD has trained, adult-only instructors without any CITs. iD staff is known to be the gold standard, and come from Stanford, MIT, UCLA and other top institutions.

* iD 365 – Endless Summer: Upon registration at iD, you now immediately get access to our monthly FREE online workshops, taught year-round by live instructors.

* Best Products: iD uses the best products including Maya®, Final Cut Studio®, Photoshop®, Illustrator®, Wacom® Pen Tablets and more.

* Earn Continuing Education Units: Students entering their Junior and Senior years in high school are eligible.

* Safety: iD has “one of the best risk management programs in the country.”

* Fun: iD promotes a well-balanced experience on and off the computer.

* Refer-a-Friend: Save $50! And your friend saves $50 too!

* Family Company: We are passionate about our company, ensuring your kids have an amazing summer experience. You deserve the best. Welcome to iD Tech Camps.

Accredited by Stanford University, DMA is "The Summer Digital Art and Technology Camp for Kids and Teens!" DMA is ideal for students of all ages wanting exposure to the most relevant software used in Hollywood and the entertainment industry, video game design, and web design while gaining hands-on experience under the eye of accomplished professionals. Whether to explore a possible career path, gain practical skills or just have an incredible time with friends, DMA is unparalleled.

Why kids, teens, and their parents are choosing DMA:
Stanford University accreditation for all teen courses
Balanced experience for kids including outdoor activites
Accomplished instructors
Hands-on, project-based approach using industry-standard, professional software tools
Pre-college experience at campus locations such as Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Irvine and UC San Diego – 20 locations in the US and Canada
Evening and weekend activities for kids and teens living on campus

COURSES
DMA offers day and overnight courses in weekly and multi-week sessions for youth, age 7-18. DMA courses accommodate a wide variety of digital media interests in a more sophisticated learning environment than other summer computer camps. All courses are project based and taught by accomplished professionals who have a passion for inspiring young minds. An average student to instructor ratio of 6 to 1 allows for plenty of individual attention as students explore, create and immerse themselves in an environment that is more like a production studio than a classroom.

THE TEEN EXPERIENCE
DMA’s teen courses for 2009 include Robotics, Digital Filmmaking, 3D Animation, Web Production, Programming, and Music and Video Production - just to name a few.
Teens may commute or stay on campus in university housing. Separate DMA couselor staff live in the dorm coordinating evening and weekend activities while ensuring a fun and safe experience for everyone. Teens living on campus receive breakfast, lunch and dinner in a university dining hall. Commuting students may purchase a dining hall lunch pass or buy their own lunch at one of several restaurants on campus.

THE YOUTH EXPERIENCE
DMA’s 2009 youth courses (called Digital Media Adventures) include Robotics, Digital Filmmaking, Game Creation, Web Design & Flash, Cartoon & Comic Book Creation and Surfing & Filmmaking. To create a more balanced experience, we incorporate outdoor recreation breaks throughout the day – we beleive, like you, that kids should move! Additional activities, such as sports, board games and weekend adventures are offered to youth in our residential program.

NEW! - Photography Camp With a Pro
3 Day Workshop for Teens
(For your camera crazy teenager)
Instructors: Tom Upton and Nicole Marshall

In today’s modern world, the Camera is the thing! Visual communication skills are key to your child's academic experience. This is a three-day course led by professional photographer, Tom Upton. Based on photographic fundamentals of exposure, color and composition, your teen will learn how to use the controls of their camera to get better photographs. This is a stop-and-get-off-the-bus tour of Adobe Photoshop elements 6. We will cover photo editing techniques for online slideshows, Facebook and Flickr galleries. We will teach basic print making on common household color printers so your child can be a champ on the yearbook staff or with those semester-end project presentations. We also have some plain old fun with the joy of photography. Lunches, snacks, a course booklet and a 10 image 8x10 portfolio (yes, of your child's photos) is included.

Space is limited to six students, ages 13-19. (Sorry, grown-ups, we'll offer this class for you, later in the year!)

Requirements: Students are required to bring a good laptop and Adobe PhotoShop Elements 6 (available for approximately $80 at Fry’s or Costco) for this class. Also required is at least a point and shoot camera. A DSLR camera is preferable. Although there are excellent uses for both point and shoot cameras and DSLR cameras, the better the camera your student has, the more your student will learn for future use.

Since 2003, PlanetBravo's Techno-tainment Camp has been allowing kids to explore their love of computers and technology, while still ensuring plenty of fun in the sun! Campers at Techno-tainment Camp work in either one-week sessions on chosen projects, or two-week Expanded Studio Sessions, where they will use new ideas and techniques to enhance their first week's work.

PlanetBravo has several locations throughout the greater Los Angeles area, and camps are available for students entering grades 2-9. Courses taught by our skilled staff of counselors include Video Game Creation, Movie-Making, 2D and 3D Animation, Web Design, Programming, Robotics and more! Each week, all 30 campers will be assigned to their own computer, and with a minimum of 3 counselors per week, every child will get the individual attention they deserve.

And to top it all off, this award-winning camp is hundreds less than any other technology camp!

Since 2003, PlanetBravo's Techno-tainment Camp has been allowing kids to explore their love of computers and technology, while still ensuring plenty of fun in the sun! Campers at Techno-tainment Camp work in either one-week sessions on chosen projects, or two-week Expanded Studio Sessions, where they will use new ideas and techniques to enhance their first week's work.

PlanetBravo has several locations throughout the greater Los Angeles area, and camps are available for students entering grades 2-9. Courses taught by our skilled staff of counselors include Video Game Creation, Movie-Making, 2D and 3D Animation, Web Design, Programming, Robotics and more! Each week, all 30 campers will be assigned to their own computer, and with a minimum of 3 counselors per week, every child will get the individual attention they deserve.

And to top it all off, this award-winning camp is hundreds less than any other technology camp!

Presented in a safe, nurturing, team-oriented environment, our programs reinforce the value of family, and community.

Choosing the right summer program for your child is a difficult and important decision. At uCamps we strive to make families feel comfortable and excited about their decision. The major goals of our programs are to bring fun, joy, self-confidence, acceptance, love, friendship, and community to all our campers. Participants are given the opportunity to discover their inner strengths, realize new talents, expand their imagination, and develop trust, acceptance, teamwork, and a high level of self-esteem.

Our dedicated staff is hand selected to work with your child. Staff is hired based on strength of character, past experience, ability to connect with and inspire children, a desire to share, and the ability to lead and serve as a positive role model. Our staff also includes instructional specialists who are hired to lead specific skill-based workshops. Workshop leaders are not only hired for their experience and ability to teach, but also for their nurturing, fun, and caring natures.

uCamps - U choose the camp for U!:

F.A.M.E. Camp: F.A.M.E. Camp (Film.Acting.Music.Ethusiasts.) is for campers with a strong desire to become an actor, filmmaker, and/or rockstar!! Campers choose a “major” in one of three key areas and enjoy a fun program while receiving an expansive training from our team of industry professionals.

Discovery Camp: Discovery Camp is perfect for first time campers as well as seasoned pros. Discover all the fun, friendship, sports, games, adventure, art, and amazing staff SDC has to offer!!!

The Original SDC: Summer Drama Camp (SDC) is the program that started it all. Campers design their own program from start to finish. This magical camp combines the best of the worlds of art, sports and the outdoors in one amazing place.

Outdoor Adventure Camp: Outdoor Adventure Camp is perfect for the active camper who likes to run, play, climb, and explore, from beach hikes and tide pools, to farm animals and capture the flag, this camp is endless adventure!