Join Serac Adventure Films at the Outside Magazine headquarters in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico and make your own adventure film.

Alongside editors from one of the country’s most popular publications you will learn by doing as you complete every step in producing a short film. Each student will have the exclusive opportunity to tour the magazine’s headquarters and go into the field to film a hiking & camping adventure in the nearby mountains.

What will you film?
Everything from in-depth gear reviews to beautiful outdoor sequences to behind-the-scenes spoofs, you decide! Serac Adventure Films will guide you through the stages of successful filmmaking. Not only will you learn from the pros to shoot adventure-style, we will give you the information you need to create your own film from initial concept to finished DVD & webclip. After the adventure there is an instructional editing session and on the final night, we'll celebrate the world premiere of your films at our very own film festival. The student films will then be posted on Outside Magazine's Website where thousands of viewers can enjoy.

You will make your adventure film with Michael Brown as a mentor. Michael's films have garnered more than 50 film festival awards and three national Emmy Awards, and
he has been a member of expeditions on all seven continents including four times to the summit of Mount Everest. Visit Outside Online to learn how to get the ultimate summit shots with Michael Brown's filmmaking tips.

The beautiful Hotel Santa Fe is offering all film school students special rates during the Outside Adventure Film School. Double rooms normally $250/night are greatly discounted.
Serac Adventure Films will provide one conference room stocked with Apple computers as editing headquarters for battery charging, screening, logging, and more.

After this experience you will have the confidence to make more films, enter them to festivals, post them to the Internet or even start a career in film.

Student Testimonials

"Whether you're already in the business or just getting started, I think Adventure Film School is one of the best investments you can make in your career as a filmmaker…”
--- Anthony Claudia

"This unique program combines hands on experience, 'classroom' curriculum and outdoor adventure. The balance was perfect and allowed me to explore all the aspects of film making, from developing a compelling story, to filming in harsh conditions with HD equipment and editing the documentary in Final Cut Pro…Getting access to the depth of experience of the Serac Adventure Film professionals was amazing and invaluable."
--- Emeka Ngwube

"In online journalism, making quality video is becoming increasingly important, both for editors and reporters. Serac's hands-on, over the shoulder advice on story, shooting technique, and editing allowed me to pick up the skills needed to make professional films and coach others on technique. The fast pace of shooting and editing allowed me to maximize a solid base of knowledge in a short amount of time, and the 24/7 advice of the expert staff made learning easy."
--- Joe Spring