FutureFrames: Creative Youth Summer Camp 2025

FutureFrames Creative Youth Summer Camp 2025 offers great programming —animation, artificial intelligence (AI) creative tools, comics, graphic design, graphic novels, podcasting, acting, filmmaking, multimedia production—plus breakfast, lunch, snacks, expert mentorship, and a festival showcase… all at an affordable price. Our camp provides training for middle and high schoolers - ages 8-19. Includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, supplies, expert instruction, a creative outing, West Gwinnett Park Aquatic Center park outing, daily visit to Lillian Webb Park Norcross, and a participant showcase opportunity at UMFF in October 2025.

July 7-11, 2025 | Acting, Animation, Art, Comics, Editing, Filmmaking, Graphic Design, Graphic Novel, Music, Podcasting, Multimedia Production, Photography, Writing

FutureFrames: Filmmaking, A Creative Camp for Artistic Minds

From concept to comic book to camera—become a comic/graphic book artist, filmmaker, producer, digital content creator/storyteller, podcaster, content creator!

• Does your child love writing, creating characters, or dreaming up their own comic books and/or movies? 

• Is your child excited about animation and acting, wanting to learn how to transform characters and scripts into captivating visual for comic books, graphic novels and on-camera performances?

• Does your child have an interest in being behind the camera, podcasting, media production? 
  

FutureFrames youth step behind the camera and into the digital studio as they explore videography, podcasting, and media production. Campers will learn how to shoot video, record audio, edit content, and produce short films, podcasts, or digital series.

Whether your child wants to direct, host a podcast, or learn editing magic, this week blends creativity with real-world production skills. Campers work in teams to create original multimedia projects that showcase their voices, visions, and talents—culminating in a final showcase and potential festival presentation.

TEAM FUTUREFRAMES

• Pamela Ashe-Smith, Actor - Netherworld - GA, The Walking Dead, The Hunger Games, Tyler Perry Productions

• Greg Burnham - Comic Book/Children's Book Writer - DC Comics

• Shemariah Deroux, Camp Coordinator

• LaTonya Gilliard, Actor, Musician, Gilliard Media Group, and Carl Gilliard Intensive Acting Class

• Sylvia Jackson-Montgomery, Producer, Cinematographer, FilmCaptive Productions, HBO Sesame Street, DishNation

• Cheryle Renee Moses, Camp Director, Producer, Creative Director, Urban Mediamakers and Camrose Creative Services, Inc.

• Redelia Shaw, Directors Guild of America, Second Assistant Director and Producer

• Peggy Smith, Camp Coordinator

What Attendees Will Learn:

✔ Story structure and screenwriting basics for animation, comics, film, and podcasting
✔ Character development and visual storytelling 
✔ Character animation and digital storytelling
✔ Acting techniques for animation, stage and screen
✔ Vlogging and video presentation skills
✔ Team collaboration and performance confidence
✔ Lighting, and set design
✔ Podcast recording and editing techniques
✔ Production teamwork and media planning
✔ The business of content creation - marketing and distribution
✔ Final project development for showcase

A powerful, hands-on creative production experience that prepares youth for future thoughts on careers.
Spaces are limited—Register today!

Urban Mediamakers Film Festival Showcase - October 18, 2025

Showcase of projects completing during the camp at the 24th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, October 13-19, 2025. Learn more about the Urban Mediamakers Film Festival at https://umff.com.