[Event] Karoku Recycle | Studio04 Summer Vacation Children's Film Workshop

Let's shoot a movie in a big apartment complex.

We will hold a filmmaking workshop for elementary school students set in the UR Oshima 4-chome housing complex where Studio04 is located.
During the three days of summer vacation, the children explore the housing complex, find stories and make movies with their friends.
We write the script, we direct, we run the camera, we edit the footage. A team of about five people work together to complete a one-of-a-kind short film.
We will hold a screening at the end. They will enjoy the films together with their families and local residents and share their memories of filmmaking. What kind of movie will the scenery of the housing complex be transformed into by the imagination of the children? We look forward to your participation!

*The contents of the program are subject to change.
* The workshop will be held in Japanese.

Schedule

Day 1 Thursday, July 30 10:00~16:00

① What is a movie?

Movies are fun! But there's a secret to why it's funny. Let's watch a movie and learn how to do it.

② Research: Take a Walk in a Housing Complex

We will walk around Oshima 4-chome housing complex where the movie is set. There may be a hint of a script in an unexpected place.

Lunch (You can bring your own and eat it at Studio04.)

There are a supermarket and a convenience store nearby.

③ Creating a Story

Using the worksheet, think of a story set in the housing complex where you took a walk in the morning. Based on that, let's make a story by talking with the gathered members.

④ Let's do a location hunt.

I strolled around the housing complex again, thinking about where to shoot the finished story. If they want to use a store, they go to ask if they can use it.

Day 2 Friday, July 31 10:00~16:00

① Photography

Finally, it's time to shoot a movie. Using cameras and microphones, each team takes pictures of the movie scene. We are the directors!

Lunch

② Edit

We use computers and tablets to watch the video and edit it while talking. Looking back at the finished product, I thought it would be better. and think,. Let's make a wonderful work together!

Day 3 Saturday, August 1 10:00~15:00

① editing task

If you didn't finish editing yesterday, here's your last stop. It's the last spurt for the recital in the afternoon.

Lunch

② 13:30~ Screening & chat

We will hold a screening to see what kind of works everyone shot. Watch it with your family and neighbors, and share your thoughts on how you filmed it and how it looked!
* Parents and guardians attending the screening should visit Studio04 between 13:00~13:30.

③ 14:30 Commemorative photo taking and dispersing

The finished movie will be shared with the participants in the form of a video link at a later date.

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*We plan to have a break every 50 minutes each day.

Target age

1st to 6th grade
Workshop is for children only, guardians are allowed to observe.

conditions of participation

Must be able to participate for 3 days
* Experience with cameras and computers is not required.

capacity

10 ※ First-come-first-served basis

Admission Fee

3,000 yen (tax included)/3 days
Payment method: cash or bank transfer
・ In case of cash, please pay at the first visit.
- In the case of bank transfer, we will inform you the bank transfer information after the application. Please make a bank transfer by the first time.
* Cancellation or refund after payment is not possible.

belongings

Writing utensils (pen, notebook)
Lunch
Drinks
Measures against heatstroke (hat, parasol, etc.)
* We will prepare all equipment for filming.

Workshop Lecturer

Haruka Komori (filmmaker/NOOK)

Born in 1989 in Shizuoka Prefecture. A filmmaker. Graduated from the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. He completed the fiction course at Eiga Bi Gakko (Film School). After the Great East Japan Earthquake, she visited Tohoku as a volunteer and started working as an art unit with Natsumi Seo (painter/writer). It records people's stories, lives, and landscapes with images. His best known works include Trace of Breath (2016) and Ask in the Sky (2018). Niju Machi (Double Town) (2019) won the Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival Special Prize in Competition and the 2021 Agency for Cultural Affairs Film Award for Excellence in Cultural Documentation. Won the 2nd Ebisu Film Festival Commission Project Special Award for "Spring, on the shore of Aga" (2025).

Daichi NAKAMURA (Playwright/Director/Atsuura Heights/NOOK)

Born in Tokyo in 1991. He graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Tohoku University. While still a student, he started the theater group "Atto Heights" and has been based in Sendai for eight years. He has lived in Tokyo since 2018. Even now, he moves back and forth between Sendai, Yokohama and Tokyo, and continues to create plays that are useful for people to survive. "Koko wa deguchi na nai" (It's Not the Exit) won the 2nd Ningen za 'Minoru Tabata Drama Award.'. In the Toga Drama Competition 2019, he won the Audience Award and the Outstanding Director Award for his performance of Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard." He won the Playwright Prize at the 14 Senkawa Theater Theater Play Contest for "Mirai ga tateteru."

Notes

• If the child is in the third grade or younger, please pick up and drop off. If you are a 4th grader or older, we will leave it up to your own judgment to pick up and drop off.
• There is no parking lot at the venue.
• Transportation to the venue is at your own expense.
• The organizer is not responsible for any accidents on the way to and from the venue.
• Program contents may be changed or canceled due to unavoidable circumstances.
• Participation in the workshop is limited to participants.
  * Guardians can visit. If you would like to visit, please write it in the correspondence column.
• During the workshop, we would like to ask for your cooperation in recording for publicity purposes.

Handling of Personal Information

• There is a possibility that the records of activities in this project may be published in media (including web/TV) for the purpose of public relations activities by the project organizers. (If you do not want to be included, please fill out the application form "Let us know if you have anything to share with the organizer" or tell the staff during the workshop.)
• The results of this project (film) may be shown in the project of the organizer after the workshop.
• We will properly manage and store your personal information and use it only for the operation of this business and for information.

How to apply

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Application deadline

Until Monday, July 27, 2026 at 23:59

Credit

Sponsor

Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Arts Council Tokyo, NOOK

cooperation

Urban Renaissance Agency

Contact Us

NOOK
E-mail: karoku.nook*gmail.com (replace * with @)