🎬 Is your child looking for a creative challenge and excited to make their very first film?
Then my online course “Cre8 Your First Film” is the perfect opportunity for young film enthusiasts aged 9 to 15.
📆 Course start: Tuesday, 13 January at 1:00 p.m. New Zealand / 11:00 a.m. Sydney & Melbourne / 8:00 a.m. Perth
In this program, I guide your child from the very first idea all the way to a completed short film. Together, we develop scripts, create storyboards, film the first scenes, and work on the final edit. Everything is taught step by step, clearly structured, creative, and with plenty of room for experimentation and fun.
✨ What your child will experience in the course:
Develop their own film ideas and turn them into a real project.
Learn the basics of scriptwriting and storyboarding.
Understand and apply essential filming techniques and camera settings.
Explore the fundamentals of video editing.
Integrate text, music, and sound effects into their film.
Complete and present their very first finished film.
🧰 Technical requirements:
Best participation via laptop, PC, or Mac.
A smartphone, tablet, or camera is sufficient for filming.
A microphone and tripod are helpful but optional.
For editing, we use the free software CapCut.
The course is ideal for children who love to think creatively, invent stories, experiment, and discover how film production really works.
🎥 If you would like to support your child on this creative journey, feel free to register and let their first film come to life.
📅 Live session dates: 7 sessions on 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19, 20, 21 January
🕐 Times: 1:00 p.m. New Zealand / 11:00 a.m. Sydney & Melbourne / 8:00 a.m. Perth
Details
You will learn
- In this class, I guide your child from the very first idea all the way to a completed short film. Together we develop scripts, create storyboards, film the first scenes, and work on the final edit. Everything is taught step by step, clearly structured, creative, and with plenty of room for experimentation and fun.
You will get
- By the end of this class, you'll have created your own short film!
Appropriate for
Kids and teens who are creative and who are in love with filmmaking
Preparation
What to bring
- Laptop, camera, CapCut
What to wear
No dress code
Your Teacher
Hi, my name is Torsten - originally from Germany, but not at home in beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand!
As a kid, I could spend hours making my own newspapers, recording home stories, and bringing ideas to life with a typewriter, a cassette recorder, a glue stick, and a stack of paper. That love for creating and storytelling stayed with me and eventually became my profession. I trained and worked as a journalist in Berlin, where I learned how to shape stories, interview people, and turn ideas into meaningful narratives.
Fast forward to today. I am a dad to three wonderful unschooled children, and creativity is simply part of how we live and learn together. From this journey, I founded YoungCre8ors — a space where kids and teens can explore their ideas, follow their curiosity, and develop projects that feel authentic and meaningful to them. I guide and support them from the first idea to the finished result, but they lead the process, and their voice comes first.
Over the years, I have delivered hands-on workshops for young people in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Aotearoa New Zealand, as well as online programmes for hundreds of kids and teens around the world.
Organized by
YoungCre8ors
This is Torsten from YoungCre8ors - The Makers’ Space for Kids and Teens!
At YoungCre8ors, kids and teens dive into exciting projects to shape the future!
From cinematic storytelling in filmmaking courses to exciting space exploration and the search for purpose with Ikigai, they’re empowered to think boldly and make a real impact.
As a kid, I could spend hours making my own newspapers, recording home stories, and bringing ideas to life with a typewriter, a cassette recorder, a glue stick, and a stack of paper. That love for creating and storytelling stayed with me and eventually became my profession. I trained and worked as a journalist in Berlin, where I learned how to shape stories, interview people, and turn ideas into meaningful narratives.
Fast forward to today. I am a dad to three wonderful children, and creativity is simply part of how we live and learn together. From this journey, I founded YoungCre8ors — a space where kids and teens can explore their ideas, follow their curiosity, and develop projects that feel authentic and meaningful to them. I guide and support them from the first idea to the finished result, but they lead the process, and their voice comes first.
Over the years, I have delivered hands-on workshops for young people in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Aotearoa New Zealand, as well as online programmes for hundreds of kids and teens around the world.
Join my sessions, have fun and become a YoungCre8or! See you around! Torsten
Current Online Courses:
- Cre8 Your First Film
- Cre8 a Stop-Motion Film
- The Mars Adventure
- Ikigai - Find Your Purpose (for teens)
Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
You’re welcome to send someone in your place.
OR
- A refund can be requested 2 days before class starts. An admin fee of NZ$25.00 applies.
Terms & Conditions
Anyone partaking in any classes or coming to any events at YoungCre8ors or organised by YoungCre8ors must agree to these terms and conditions.
1.) LIABILITY WAIVER
I agree to take on full responsibility for any damages, injuries and for physical and/or personal property, which I might incur whilst participating in classes and/or events organised by YoungCre8ors
2.) COPYRIGHT AND RIGHT OF PROPERTY
I agree not to take any screenshots or video recordings of content shared in any YoungCre8ors class.
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