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2025 Film & Video

Film & video students shoot and edit short films. Film assignments may include documentary, narrative, or both. Students work in groups and can expect to learn about the various roles on a film set (director, editor, grip, props, etc.) The student films are screened in a public exhibition. Class discussions and film screenings may contain mature subject matter. Up to 20 students are accepted.

Requirements for Applicants

To apply to the film program, applicants must submit one short film, no longer than 5 minutes. Evaluators will be looking for applicants who are good storytellers; applicants with strong narrative skills should not be discouraged from applying due to unfamiliarity with the technical aspects of filmmaking. Video submissions may be any narrative format using any technique (e.g., video, animation, stop-motion, multimedia).

Videos created with smart phones and tablets are acceptable.

Application Deadline: Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

DOWNLOAD COMPLETE FILM & VIDEO APPLICANT GUIDE

Funding for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute film and video program is generously provided, in part, by the Jeanne Hoffman Smith Film Institute Endowment Fund.

OAI Quartz Preview Days

Interested in auditioning for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute but don’t know where to start? Each fall, OAI is offers free workshops as part of the OAI Quartz Preview Days! 

Fall 2024 Preview Days are listed below. 

Please note: All OAI Quartz Preview Day dates and locations are subject to change.

MOORE WAITLIST

Friday, December 13, 2024 | 8:30am - 12:30pm
MOORE HIGH SCHOOL
300 N Eastern Ave
Instructor: Bryan Cardinale-Powell, Oklahoma City University

TAHLEQUAH

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | 12:30pm - 4:30pm
TAHLEQUAH HIGH SCHOOL
591 Pendleton St.
Instructor: Amy Smith, Moore Norman Technology Center

TULSA

Monday, January 13, 2025 | 8:15am - 12pm
BOSTON AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1301 S Boston Ave.
Instructor: Zach Litwack, Oklahoma State University

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