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Ian Cabral strolls along the sidewalk in the Maxcy Quad at the University of New Haven. Despite the sunny, warm day, he杏吧原版檚 wearing a pair of heavy rubber boots as he walks toward a side entrance to Maxcy Hall 杏吧原版� and a camera. Behind it, Professor Natalie 杏吧原版淣icki杏吧原版� Chavoya nods. That杏吧原版檚 a wrap for this scene.

Cabral, who will begin his senior year at North Kingstown High School in North Kingstown, RI, this fall, was among the students who became storytellers for the week as part of the University杏吧原版檚 Film and Theater Academy. Cabral, who says he杏吧原版檚 always loved watching and analyzing movies, was excited to have the chance to collaborate with his fellow storytellers to write, produce, shoot, and edit short films.

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Cabral describes with pride and enthusiasm the projects he and his fellow students collaborated on during the program, including public service announcements 杏吧原版� his was about surviving the apocalypse 杏吧原版� and a short film about a bank heist. The student-filmmakers tried on a variety of roles behind and in front of the camera as they learned about cinematography, directing, producing, and acting. While using state-of-the-art cameras and editing their work with Adobe Premiere Pro, they explored the phases of film production.

Students learned from University faculty who are experienced storytellers. Prof. Chavoya, whose work has been featured on NPR and MTV and includes documentaries and music videos, was excited to share her expertise with the students.

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For Valeria Saldana, film presented an opportunity to approach storytelling in a new way. She worked on a film about a homesick teenager who went away to college and felt lonely. At the end of the piece, the student called her worried mother who had left her several voicemail messages. Saldana says it was her own mother who first discovered the academy at the University, and she杏吧原版檚 glad she was a part of it.

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While film was new to Saldana, she is no stranger to the stage. She杏吧原版檚 been very involved with theater, particularly in sound design. She was excited to be involved with a live production as part of the program.

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While exploring theater, students served as performers, designers, directors, and technicians as they brought their production to life. For their final performance for their families and friends, they took to the stage, incorporating the films they杏吧原版檇 created into the scenes.

The program, which sold out, is one of the University杏吧原版檚 Summer Youth Academies. They offer high school students a chance to explore a variety of careers, from crime scene investigation to health professions.

This summer, for the first time, students attending the academies had the chance to stay in the University杏吧原版檚 residence halls. Cabral, the North Kingstown senior, was among them. He says he loved getting a taste of college life in addition to film and theater 杏吧原版� and that it was a fun and fitting way to celebrate a milestone.

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