Magic Hour Creative: Teen creators have a new hub in Pittsburgh

Image above courtesy of Magic Hour Creative.

Got a high schooler who’s interested in filmmaking, music or other creative projects? They’ll want to check out a new resource: Magic Hour Creative. 

This new creative hub launched this summer with a filmmaking club where teens are learning basic camera work, lighting, sound design and more. (Check out their short film below, an adventure starring everyone’s favorite droid, R2D2.) 

Magic Hour co-founder Trisha Hosac says the project is still evolving based on what local teens are interested in learning. It will include a range of creative workshops this fall, along with outreach to local schools.

Rather than a semester-long commitment, Magic Hour plans to offer teens the chance to experience pop-up events, visits from local artists, multi-day workshops and even creative internships. 

Plans include a music video workshop, songwriting classes and more. 

On a recent day, students in the summer workshop filmed an “unboxing” video with Barbies, learning concepts of filmmaking with pose-able figures before moving on to working with live actors in the future. The goal is fun and a chance to explore the many aspects of filmmaking, while fostering the teens’ own creativity. 

Over the coming months, check out the Magic Hour website and their Instagram feed to see what kinds of events and workshops are happening.