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Advanced Filmmakers Academy One Week

Advanced FIlmmakers Academy Week 1 July 12-17

Greetings participants and parents!

We are incredibly excited to host such a talented group of young voices in Bloomington this summer and provide a wonderful experience to help you further your passion and create a tight-knit network of friendships as you explore filmmaking.

To make the most of your week, we stress that you must read this page thoroughly.

First, please ensure that the three required e-forms linked below are filled out and submitted by a parent or guardian before registration on Sunday or we cannot allow your child to attend.

The required forms can all be found here.

DROP-OFF/PICK-UP

Drop-off

Sunday, July 12th between 5-6pm EST

Collins Living Learning Center (541 N Woodlawn Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408)

You can park along Woodlawn Ave. to unload belongings and enter the main doors to check in with on-site staff. Please be sure to make room for others. Staff will be on the first floor of the center building (Edmondson) to greet you. You can refer to these maps for further parking and check-in information. Please make sure you have the three forms completed before you arrive.

Dinner is provided Sunday night after check-in.

*Should you realize you will be arriving late, call Nora, the Assistant Director, at (812) 327-0930 to inform her. If you are unable to reach her, you can call Andrew, the Program Director, at (812) 856-8083.

Optional Early Tour on Check-In Day

At 3pm on check-in day, we will be having an optional tour of the IU Media School’s facilities for families and students. Students will be seeing our facilities throughout the week, but for families who would like a tour, you can join us at 3pm. The tour will start at Collins Living Learning Center so you can deposit your belongings first.

Pick-up/Finale Event

Friday, July 17th, from 5:15-6pm EST

Radio/TV Building - Room 251 (1229 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47405)

The finale event will take place in the Radio/TV Building, room 251, which is most easily accessed through the Upper East door. Staff will be there to greet you and guiding you towards the correct room. Students will be presenting their projects to friends and family. Parking and other direction maps can be found here.

There will be limited nearby parking available in the Wells Library parking spot (EM-P) spots are okay to park in after 5pm. If none are available, it is roughly a 9 minute, 0.4 mile walk from the parking garage to the finale event. Please try to arrive at the garage at least 15 minutes prior to the finale starting to give yourself time to walk over. If you are travelling with anyone who has mobility issues, you may pull up in the circle drive, right next to the Fine Arts entrance, and our staff would be happy to help escort them to the room while you go park the car.

You will be picking up your child after the showcase, they will already have their belongings with them.

Flights

If you are flying in, please email cineacad@iu.edu with the following information:

Arrival time at the Indianapolis Airport
Flight number
How you plan to arrive on campus
Flight Departure Date/Time

If you are unable to get to the airport in time for an evening flight after the finale event, we can arrange for you to stay an extra night at Collins with an overnight counselor. Please let us know if you would like to arrange an extra night.

MEALS

Breakfast

Campers will be provided packaged breakfast items (fruit cups, granola bars, etc.) at Collins Living-Learning Center Dottie-Commons Lounge before they leave for the day.

Lunch/Dinner

Campers will be eating lunch and dinner at the Wright or McNutt Residence Hall Food Courts (Wright: 6 min. walk; McNutt: 17 min. walk -- from RTV). Each student will be given a meal card that allows them access to the dining hall. All meals are all-you-care-to-eat, so there won’t be any issue of running out of money.

*If you want to bring extra snacks with you for after hours, feel free!

Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions

If you didn't list them on your registration form, please email us about any food allergies or dietary restrictions we need to be aware of. This information will affect the breakfasts and snacks we provide.

Generally, there is plenty of food to accommodate all diet types. An RPS Registered Dietician will be on staff, so please feel free to contact them prior to the session for specific dietary discussions. Customers with life-threatening allergies should use caution. Request to speak with the chef at dining locations to prepare food in allergen-free areas for your specific dietary needs.

For any additional questions, please contact:

RPS Registered Dietician

nutrinfo@iu.edu

(812) 856-5851

THINGS TO BRING

For a packing list, please go here.

On Friday morning, students will walk their belongings from Collins to RTV after checking out. It is a 0.5 mile walk, so please keep this in mind as you pack. If there are any accessibility concerns, we can make special arrangements with your student for luggage transportation, just email us and let us know.

ROOMMATES/FLOOR ASSIGNMENTS

Students are generally all paired with one roommate. The roommate will almost always be a student within one year of age in either direction (ex. someone who is 16 could be paired with a 15 or 17 year old, but not an 18 year old). Before lights out, students will be permitted to socialize together in the same floor. After lights out, they will sleep on different floors, according to gender with at least one overnight counselor available on each floor. If you have any special requests regarding roommates, or if you identify as non-binary and would like to clarify your floor/room preference, please send us an email ahead of time if you didn't notate requests on your registration form (cineacad@iu.edu).

*Participants will generally be supervised at all times by either Andrew, or other instructors/counselors.

*Security settings on door scanners at the residence hall is fully operated to only allow entry to those with the appropriate Keycard.

Stay Informed During Your Summer Program at IU Bloomington

If you're a visitor to Indiana University Bloomington and would like to receive real-time safety alerts, simply text "SafeIU" to 77295 to opt in for notifications.

Please note: This service is intended only for non-IU-affiliated visitors. IU students, faculty and staff already receive these notifications, and no further action is needed.

This free service is offered for campers and their parents back home. It will automatically stop in August after the camps, so you don't have to worry about permanently receiving alert messages after this summer.

IMPORTANT ADDRESSES

Collins Living-Learning Center: 541 N Woodlawn Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408
- Overnight Residence
Wright Quadrangle: 501 N. Eagleson Ave., Bloomington, IN 47406
- Dining
McNutt Quadrangle: 1101 N Fee Ln #7502, Bloomington, IN 47406
- Dining
Eskenazi Fine Arts Building: 1201 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Friday Finale Location Rm. 015

CONTACT

If you need to reach a camper who will not have a mobile phone on him or her, please save the following contact information:

Andrew Behringer

Camp Director

(812) 856-8083 (this # doesn't get texts, only calls)

cineacad@iu.edu

Nora Collins

Assistant Director

(812) 327-0930

During the camp week, if you cannot get ahold of Andrew regarding an urgent matter, please feel to reach out to Nora and she can assist. For all matters before camp week, please email or call Andrew.

Collins Center Desk

(812) 855-5553

We are tremendously excited to meet all of you and share a great artistic experience. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions. We can't wait to see what you create!