daily activities

Movie-Making Magic
Shaking Up Special Effects
Ever wonder how filmmakers create huge explosions in action movies? Or how Marvel films show such monstrous floods? Special effects bring explosive car crashes, dangerous fires, and other terrifying disasters to life, with a little help from computer programming. What if you could make your own mini-special effects from scratch? Today, we'll find out how. (And yes, kids, do try this at home!)
what you’ll need
- Your Camp Kinda toolkit
- A sketchbook or a journal with blank paper
- A mobile phone or tablet with a camera
FOR PARENTS
Ask About Today
Can you tell me about special effects? How are sound effects created? And what is a Foley artist, anyway?
Dinner Discussion
Have your child share some of the recordings and sound effects they created today. Try to guess the objects used to create the sound or what type of effect they were trying to create.
Skip the Ads
Unfortunately, online videos often start with short advertisements. Remind your campers to click the "Skip" button as soon as they can to move ahead to the video.
explore
45-60 minutes
While special effects may seem like magic, they're actually all science. So before you can become an effects pro, you'll need to understand how they work.
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create
45-60 minutes
Get ready to make some noise. Today, you'll be in charge of making sounds for a film you've already seen: Hair Love.
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move
15-30 minutes
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