Kids make their own movie at Arlington Heights camp

Movie Star Camp, June 28-July 1, at Forest View Educational Center in Arlington Heights, offers an opportunity for kids to learn film acting skills and then be in a short film.

The movie is shot by professionals, and when the film is complete, the kids are given a chance to walk the red carpet at their very own movie premiere in September.

Movie Star Camp is a product of Popcorn Media, a Utah company founded by Arlington Heights native Steven Anderson.

Movie Star Camp is being done in collaboration with Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Community Education, with class from 9 a.m. to noon Monday-Wednesday and the movie shoot on Thursday at 2121 S. Goebbert Road. The camp is appropriate for ages 6-15 with any level of experience and the fee is $175, which includes film acting instruction with experienced teachers, a feature role for all participants in an original 10-minute movie, a professionally filmed and edited movie, a DVD copy and the red carpet premiere.

Popcorn Media is a film, music and video production company that creates advertising and public relation campaigns geared toward kids and "tweens." It has done projects for major Hollywood Studios, including Disney, Fox, Universal, Paramount and Nickelodeon.

Steve Anderson graduated with a degree in film and television from Chicago's Columbia College. He has created projects for companies including McDonald's, Nintendo, Mattel, United Airlines and T-Mobile, worked as a producer for the DVD releases of movies including Holes, Ice Age, E.T., and Back to the Future, and produced music video events for Britney Spears, Smash Mouth, and N' Sync.

For information and registration, call (801) 446-8280, e-mail jon@popcornmedia.net, or visit the website at popcornmedia.net. The District 214 contact is Doug Martin, coordinator, cultural and performing arts/events, (847) 718-7707.