REC · Filmmaking Bootcamp · Las Vegas

Make your first film in weeks, not years.

A bold, hands-on filmmaking bootcamp where you don't just study movies — you make one. Real cinema gear, working mentors, small cohorts, and a short film you screen at the end.

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FormatWeekend → Multi-week
You leave withA finished short
Talk to us725-999-2369
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Learn by doing

You don't watch. You shoot.

From day one you're on a working set — running camera, lighting a scene, directing actors, and cutting your footage. We teach the craft the only way it sticks: with your hands on the gear.

  • Real cinema cameras, lenses, lighting, audio, and edit suites
  • Small cohorts so everyone gets time in every chair
  • Working-pro mentors who've actually shipped films
  • Every cohort shoots and screens an original short
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The programs

From a weekend to a full intensive.

Pick the format that fits your life — then go deep on the discipline you want to own.

A buzzing film set with crew, lights, and a cinema camera ready to roll.Flagship
Filmmaking Intensive
Multi-week · pre- to post-production

Best for — going all in, building a reel

4–8
Weeks
12
Cohort
1+
Shorts
A clapperboard snapping shut in front of a cinema camera, action about to begin.Fast Start
Weekend Bootcamp
2 days · full production cycle

Best for — beginners, creators, a taste of set life

2
Days
10
Cohort
1
Scene
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Discipline Courses
Directing · Camera · Editing · Writing

Best for — leveling up one specific craft

6
Tracks
8
Cohort
∞
Practice
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From idea to screening

3… 2… 1… action.

1

Apply & enroll

Tell us your goals and experience. We place you in the right program and cohort — no film degree required.

2

Learn on a real set

Hands-on days in directing, camera, lighting, sound, and editing — guided by working-pro mentors.

3

Shoot your short

Your cohort plans, shoots, and posts an original short film using industry-standard gear and workflows.

4

Screen & walk away

Premiere your film at a cohort screening and leave with a finished piece, a reel, and a crew network.

A filmmaker color-grading footage in a darkened editing suite lit by red and amber.
What you walk away with

A reel, not just a certificate.

Bootcamp ends, but your work keeps going. You leave with real footage, real credits, and the muscle memory of a full production — plus the people you made it with.

  • A finished short film you can put on your reel
  • On-set credits across multiple roles
  • Confidence with cameras, lighting, and edit software
  • A cohort and mentor network you keep collaborating with
Start your film →
1,200+
Students trained
300+
Films made
12
Max cohort size
100%
Hands-on, on set
From the cohort

They came to learn. They left with a film.

I walked in never having touched a cinema camera. Two weeks later I directed a short that's now on my reel. Wild.
— Marisol R., first-time director
The mentors are working pros and they don't hold back. I finally understand lighting instead of guessing at it.
— Devon K., content creator
Small cohort meant I ran camera, cut the edit, and produced. That hands-on time is everything.
— Priya S., editor
Your cohort is forming

Roll camera on your filmmaking.

Tell us where you're starting from and what you want to make. Admissions will help you pick the right bootcamp and lock your seat.

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