About The Camp

The Darkest Matter is an original feature film spotlighting 6-12th grade acting and film production talent. Following the success of previous year's films - Singularity; Which was an official selection of both the 2009 San Diego International Children's Film Festival, and the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival; and Fortunes Mine which premiered to roaring acclaim in September of 2009 - Dawnrunner Productions & Starting Arts Summer Film Camp will be producing a feature length film, taking place in the Summer of 2010. Taught and produced by trained film professionals James Fox, Owner/Director, Dawnrunner Productions and Geoff Peck, Director of Photography, Dawnrunner Productions, the course will educate students in advanced film-making techniques and on-camera acting. The key production and shooting days of the film will take place during camp hours enabling hands-on instruction on a true-to-life film set. The program will culminate at a premiere gala event to showcase the completed film and celebrate the young actors & actresses.

About Dawnrunner Productions

Dawnrunner Productions is a San Francisco based film and video production company committed to creating innovative films, creative commercials, dynamic corporate videos, and eye-catching music videos. All members of the Dawnrunner crew are experienced film and videography professionals with bachelor's degrees in various facets of filmmaking. Services include HD filming, lighting, editing, custom titles, motion graphics, storyboarding, crewing, studio shoots, greenscreen, concept development, scripting, sound mixing, and scoring. Production format expertise include television broadcast (HD, SD), film (8mm, 16mm, 35mm), DVD/CD design and production, web-ready video, and podcasts. Learn more about Dawnrunner here: http://www.dawnrunner.com

About Starting Arts

Starting Arts is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is the promotion and preservation of quality arts education in public schools. Since 2001, Starting Arts has partnered with school communities and districts in the San Francisco Bay area to provide both during and after school programs in visual and performing arts for children in grades K through 12. Starting Arts actively promotes all four arts disciplines: Dance, Theatre, Music, Visual Arts, and now Film. Starting Arts receives and solicits operating funds from individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies. Contributors not only help educate the next generation of artists and audiences - they help teach creative thinking skills to the future innovators and leaders of our world. Learn more about Starting Arts here: http://www.startingarts.com