Youth filmmaking workshop at BAC

There is still space available for a youth filmmaking workshop taking place at the Brewery Arts Center next week.

It is a five-day workshop where participating children, ages 12-16, will be taught the art of filmmaking from writing and developing a script, acting in a dramatic short or moderating a documentary, to proper operation and care for cameras, editing, and working together as a crew.

On the last day of the workshop, parents will be invited to view the work of the students in a private screening.

Recognition will be given to students for their newly learned filmmaking skills, and students will leave the workshop with a DVD of their collaborative work.

Minden resident Donna Walden, workshop organizer, is an independent film producer.

She founded the nonprofit Fallbrook Film Factory in 2006 to bring film-making to film enthusiasts around San Diego.

Walden is producing some environmental TV programming in the Sierra Nevada and wants to get a serious filmmaking capability launched in the region.

"I am doing a small workshop initially to gauge the interest in the community for filmmaking," she said. "Based upon the level of interest and outcome of this initial program, I may offer training and ongoing filmmaking programs for film enthusiasts of all ages in Carson Valley and the greater Tahoe-Reno region."

The workshop is being taught by a group of independent filmmakers who have produced many shorts films and specialize in teaching children.

"I have experience working with youth from leading a troop of up to 13 girl scouts for five years," Walden said. "We know this age group is particularly interested in digital video production and is very creative with ample technical skills."

The workshop will run 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. until noon.

Cost is $150 (youth from disadvantaged families may be eligible for a scholarship).

To register, call 775-883-1976 until Friday.

For more information, call 949-306-3465.

The projects is funded in part by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.