Los Angeles to San Francisco
With Los Angeles and San Francisco as our classroom, we will visit the major studios, attend working sets, and explore the history of film. Daily film screenings will be followed by on-set production work. Students will learn how to use our professional digital video cameras, and, on a rotating basis, will have the opportunity to try their hand at all key production roles. Two of our mornings will be spent at Universal Studios taking a course focused on directing and cinematography, with our afternoons free to have fun at Universal Studios Theme Park. We will also tour live sets at Warner Bros. Studios and be part of a TV show audience. While in L.A., we will also attend the annual Hollywood Bowl to celebrate the Fourth of July! Our first two and a half weeks of the program will be based in L.A., followed by trips to Carmel, and the surfing capital of the world, Santa Cruz, before wrapping up with five days in San Francisco. Here we will stay at our funky cartoon-inspired hotel and tour Japan town and Haight-Ashbury. On our last night in San Fran, we will celebrate with a final banquet and awards night, featuring a screening of our student-produced films!

Hollywood
Our hotel in L.A. is an ideal location for us as we explore the sights and sounds of L.A. and discover the reasons this city is in the epicentre of film production worldwide. Minutes from Universal Studios, Hollywood Boulevard, the Sunset Strip, and Melrose Avenue, we are perfectly poised to immerse ourselves in a world of filmmaking. For breaks in our schedule and afternoons off, our hotel features an outdoor pool and sundeck, where we can enjoy the summer in the California sun.

San Fransisco
Hotel Tomo, located in Japan Town, is newly renovated and inspired by Japanese pop culture, and has been rated one of the Top 10 coolest hotels in California. Hotel Tomo is centrally located within walking distance of Union Square, China Town and Haight-Ashbury.

COURSES • Grade 11 Media Studies (EMS3O) • Grade 12 Film Studies (ADV4M) • Grade 12 Writer’s Craft (Script Writing) (EWC4U) • Grade 11 Drama (ADA3M) • Grade 12 Drama (ADA4M) Students are required to bring laptops for their courses. Programs and applications needed for your course will be detailed at the May Orientations Session by your teachers		ITINERARY Approximately 2 ½ weeks in L.A.; 1 night in Santa Cruz; and 5 nights in San Francisco TENTATIVE DATES July 1 to July 23, 2010
ACCOMMODATIONS Students will stay in double rooms with private bathrooms, except in Santa Cruz where we will stay in historic cottages (students will need to bring their own towels). Laundry and telephone facilities will be available for a small charge. Breakfast and dinner will be provided at the hotels, with vegetarian meals available upon request.
PROGRAM FEE $5,995 CAD. Taxes and registration are additional. Program fees are GST and PST exempt.
YOUR PROGRAM INCLUDES • Airfare and accommodation • Breakfast and dinner daily • Travel Journal • Maplewood, our online academic reporting system • Use of computer labs and Internet as available • Pre-loaded USB flash drive • Access to E-Library • Program handbook • Use of cameras, lighting, and editing equipment where required • Visits to the major film studios • Visit to the famed board walk in Santa Cruz • Visit to the Surfing Museum in Santa Cruz • Tour of L.A. • Walking tour of Beverly Hills • Beach excursion to Malibu • The Hollywood Bowl • Film Screenings • Tour of an active film and TV set • Tour of San Francisco • Visit to Haight-Ashbury • Visits to Carmel and Santa Cruz • Visit to Alcatraz • Visit to China Town and Japan Town • Final banquet and awards night • Afternoon and evening activities with Activities Coordinators • Access to coordinated Duke of Edinburgh Activities • Final banquet and awards night