Automatic Studios

Little directors will want to head to this Brooklyn favorite for a hands-on filmmaking experience. After-school Movie Arts classes taught by seasoned industry pros give elementary- and middle-school students the chance to direct their own films in studios and classrooms fully outfitted with cameras, sound equipment, lighting, props and a green screen ($600 for 8 sessions). And at their movie-arts camps, held during school vacations, future Scorseses and Spielbergs can produce a short film from start to finish ($700 per week).