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Movie Makers Durham, NC
since 2001
Fall 2026 · now enrolling

Lights, Camera, Action!

The Triangle's creative playground for movie making, acting and storytelling. Kids, teens and adults write, act, shoot and edit real films — with real gear.

Register for Fall 2026 Summer Camps 2026
20+years of
movie making 6–adulta class for
every age As seen on TLC Kate Plus 8
Two kids on set in the woods, one in a leopard costume holding a clapboard, one in a bowler hat with a Director megaphone Scene 1, take 1!
Action!
A young director shouting through a Director megaphone
Kids filming in the autumn woods
Filming a spooky scene
The crew at the green screen
Picking costumes
Multi-camera shoot
Mask work with Studio A
Camera lesson outdoors
Director and slate operator on a bench
Setting up cameras and a boom mic
Kids filming in the autumn woods
Filming a spooky scene
The crew at the green screen
Picking costumes
Multi-camera shoot
Mask work with Studio A
Camera lesson outdoors
Director and slate operator on a bench
Setting up cameras and a boom mic
pick your role…

Actors, writers, directors & crew.

Hands-on filmmaking classes, acting sessions, editing intensives and summer camps for children, teens and adults.

Kid camera operator filming costumed actors on a spooky set Ages 6–17

Movie Making

Students take on the roles of actors, writers, directors and crew to make their own movies.

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Masked actors guiding a performer on stage Ages 11–adult

Acting

Beginning to advanced classes teaching techniques for both theater and film.

Meet Studio A →
An instructor showing a group of campers how to use a video camera outdoors Summer 2026

Summer Camps

A whole week on set — write it, cast it, costume it, shoot it, and premiere it. [Camp dates & ages]

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A young director in a fedora calling the shot through a megaphone

Private Coaching

One-on-one sessions shaped around you — auditions, on-camera skills, or your own project.

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Kids in costumes running two cameras on tripods

Birthday Parties

The birthday star gets the director's chair — and everyone walks away with a movie.

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Kids setting up cameras and a boom mic in the studio

Corporate Events

Team-building that ends in a screening — your colleagues, on camera, making something together.

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From script to screen, kids run the set.

Two kids laughing on a bench with a clapboard and a Director megaphone
1

Dream it up

Brainstorm the story, write the scenes and storyboard every shot.

Kids picking costumes from a packed costume closet with their teacher
2

Raid the closet

Cast the roles and pick costumes and props from our studio wardrobe.

A kid holding a slate in front of the camera while another lounges on a couch
3

Roll camera

Run the slate, the cameras and the boom mic — then call “Action!”

An audience of families watching as kids film with cameras on tripods
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Premiere night

Edit it together and screen it for family and friends. Take a bow.

Studio A acting company in white masks reaching toward the camera
mask work!
Studio A Acting Company

Find your character. Then find your light.

Our acting company takes students from first scene to advanced technique — for the stage and for the camera. Ages 11 to adult.

Scene study On-camera Theater technique Beginner to advanced
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As seen on TLC, Kate Plus 8
2001Rolling since
20+Years of movies
6+Ages welcome
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Now enrolling

Your movie starts this fall.

Fall 2026 classes are filling up. Grab a seat — or join the mailing list for camp dates and premiere nights.

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