MOVIE INSTITUTE Rules

THE MOVIE INSTITUTE- Kids Moviemaking & Acting Camps & Workshops!

MOVIE INSTITUTE Rules

THE MOVIE INSTITUTE WELCOMES OUR NEW “INDIES”!

The following guidelines have been developed for the benefit of the students and their fun learning experience. In any group situation a certain amount of discipline and structure must be maintained for the good of the group.

The purpose for this program is to enrich and help children. In contrast, it is not intended that our Mentors spend their time enforcing workshop discipline all day or to just “corral” children. Our Mentors are here to teach and have fun with the filmmaking kids (or “Indies” for “independent filmmakers”). These rules will assist the Mentors in keeping the kids focused on learning about subjects for which their parents have paid!

Disruptive Behavior will be dealt with by the following method:

First a verbal warning.

If the disruptive behavior continues:

A demerit is given and removal from the workshop or seminar for a short “time-out” may also be necessary at camp personnel discretion- this goes for youth (13-18 years) as well!

If the disruptive behavior continues:

Another demerit is issued and the parents may be notified and the child could be placed in a longer time-out.

If this correction is ineffective:

If more than 4 demerits are accumulated during the camp or seminar, then the child must be picked up by the parent and the child will miss the remainder of that day of the seminar or camp.

If the disruption continues:

For a total of 5 demerits during a 1 week seminar or cam or, 2 times during a 4 day seminar, the child can be sent away from the seminar or camp permanently (the “no refund” policy applies).

Serious Stuff

There are few things we'd like to just lay out on the table, so to speak, as a “just in case” or “FYI”. Over the years there has been a small minority of placeIndies that have not kept themselves within the bounds of acceptable behavior. These very few have destroyed property with willful intention and through reckless abandon. These kinds of things are of serious nature: the damage to expensive equipment, facilities and bathrooms, etc. Anyone choosing this course of action will reluctantly be immediately dismissed from the program and, if deemed viable and appropriate, any available legal action may also be enacted. A lot equipment and space is provided for Indie use and enjoyment and the Institute intends to keep it in an optimum condition for all of them!

Other things to watch out for:

Please do not wander around the facilities;

NEVER go behind any restricted areas;

Please touch only the equipment for which you have been assigned;

Please clean up after yourself following lunch and breaks;

Please have fun learning how to make movies!

Our Mentors are charged with removing any disruption, dispassionately and rapidly, with as little interruption to the workshop as possible. Interns and counselors will take over the supervision of a removed child and immediately contact the Executive Director for further instructions.

We here at the Institute are confident that all of our new students will be well behaved and are here to learn and have fun. These rules are in place to protect the children that have come to us in good faith. Please remember that KAMP HOLLYWOOD and other Institute programs are geared toward seriously curious filmmaking types, and are programs founded in fun discovery and hard work. They are not “fluff” camps or childcare “warehousing facilities”. We love the movies, and the kids that do the best in our camps also love them and really want to know how they are made!

Special Lunches

It is the parents' responsibility to provide for their child if they have special dietary requirements. The mass lunch program during camps and selected seminars is an additional amenity to the paid-for course.

Special Medications or Conditions

It is the parents' final responsibility to provide medications at the proper time. Unfortunately, in consideration of the contemporary legal climate, the Institute, or ThinkTank Entertainment or the location host, cannot accept the liability for the administration of medicines or medical treatment and has no qualified medical personnel on staff to do so. All medications and medical treatments must be administered by the child and/or their parent(s) and all liability accepted thereof.

Staying With Your Group

All placeIndies are to stay with their groups at all times. Wandering around the theater campus is not permitted and security for the theater can have unauthorized wanderers removed from the building. Please remember that out location host is a working place of business and not a playground. Anyone habitually straying from the group will be given a demerit.

Running and Loud Voices

Again, this is a production business, and we ask that while in the theater building, that NO RUNNING be observed and “inside voices” be used. Yelling, boisterous laughing or behavior is obtrusive to the clients and workers at the production facility. This is very important to observe, so that our location host will possibly allow our Institute to conduct our programs here in the future!

Respecting Institute Personnel

Everyone needs to listen to and obey Institute staff members, Mentors, counselors and instruction assistants. This will make the whole camp or seminar run more smoothly for everyone.

Undesirable Language

Obscene or coarse language is not acceptable at Institute seminar workshops or camps. This is usually not a problem for the younger “placeIndies” in our workshops, but can be a problem with some older youth. No one is allowed to use “bad” language- period. If bad language is a recurrent problem, then those using such language will be unfortunately have to be removed from the program.

INDIES WILL GET OUT OF THE PROGRAM

WHAT INTEREST AND FUN THEY PUT INTO IT!

Badges and Shirts

We are required to enforce a strict policy in regard to the wearing of backstage badges and camp/ workshop shirts (when required). Badges and/or T-shirts are used to easily identify persons involved in the program. So please be sure to have all placeIndies wear their badges (and shirts if they are distributed to them) every camp/workshop day. This is so security personnel will readily know that that are approved to be in the theater and avoid being unnecessarily detained.

Child Delivery and Pick -Up

We need to have a copy of the driver's license of those guardians approved to pick up your child. You must make arrangements with us if someone else is to pick up your child besides those on the authorized list.

We ask that children be prompt upon arrival and leaving the camp/workshop.

For Kamp Hollywood the general schedule is as follows:

Earliest Drop Off: 8 AM

Workshops Begin At Approximately 9:00 AM.

Earliest Regular Pick Up: 5:30 PM

Latest Regular Pick Up: 6 PM.

After 6:00 PM a late pick up surcharge of $5.00 for each 5 minute increment

May be assessed the parent at the discretion of the camp administration.

PLEASE!

NO FOOD, DRINKS OR GUM IN WORKSHOPS UNLESS MENTOR AUTHORIZES SAME

PAGERS OR PHONES ARE NOT TO BE “ON” DURING CAMP OR WORKSHOP WORK TIMES

ONLY DURING BREAKS OR WITH SPECIAL MENTOR PERMISSION

(IF PAGER OR PHONE DISRUPTS WORKSHOP, IT MAY BE TAKEN UP UNTIL END OF DAY

AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MENTOR).

Parental Visitation

Pop-in visits by parents are always welcome. Extended visits are not allowed because of the distraction that happens with students when parents are in workshops with them.

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING DISCIPLINE,

TEAMWORK AND HAVING CREATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT

IS AFFORDED EVERY “INDIE”!

THANK YOU

FOR ATTENDING THE PROGRAM!

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PLEASE NOTE:

ALL SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS, CAMPS & SESSIONS MUST MEET THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO BE ACTIVATED.

Descriptions, Availability, Scheduled Dates, Costs and Titles May Change Without Notice

Rules may be amended or altered at Movie Institute discretion.