G-Star School of the Arts

G-Star School of the Arts for Film, Animation and Performing Arts
Location
West Palm Beach, Florida
United States
Information
Type Public
Charter (arts)
Secondary (high/9-12)
Established 2003
Founder Greg Hauptner
School district Palm Beach County School District
Principal Kim Collins
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,045 (2014-15)[1]
Campus Urban
Color(s) Blue and Yellow
Mascot Lion
Art Areas Film Production, 3D Animation, Acting for Theater & Camera
Website http://gstarschool.org

G-Star School of the Arts for Film, Animation and Performing Arts is a public charter high school located in Palm Springs, Florida, founded by the school's CEO Greg Hauptner in 2003. G-Star is the largest film, animation, and acting, high school in the nation, and the only high school in the world that sits on the back lot of a major motion picture studio, the G-Star Studios. The school currently has 1,100 students in all three disciplines.

Students study in fields on film production, 3-D animation, and acting. Students that attend must take art classes as well as their normal academic classes. G-Star offers a complete college preparatory education with honors classes, Advanced Placement classes, and the International Baccalaureate World School Programme. The school also trains students in Writing, Directing, Producing, Acting and all aspects of film and TV production in front of the camera and behind the camera.

Arts at the G-Star School

The school has over 110,000 sq. ft. under roof in its motion picture complex with 14 buildings housing 1,130 students on 12 acres of property. Students produce well over 1,000 film shorts per year. As a mid-year project, students produce a feature film which is then submitted to film festivals nationally and internationally. Done as a professional film with budgets and deadlines, the project involves every aspect of the school. Open auditions are held for every position, from directors, writers and actors to camera crew, grips and set designers.

Notable productions

Students of the school assisted in the production of the music video for Radiohead's "House of Cards", which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Video.[2] Students have also worked with Bob Dylan, Ron Jeremy, The Moody Blues, Celine Dion, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Jason Statham, NIKE, Rolex, EA Sports, and more.

References

  1. ↑ "G-STAR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ Streeter, Leslie Gray (7 February 2009). "The Radiohead kids: Students from West Palm's G-Star School worked on the crew of Radiohead's groundbreaking rock video, which is nominated for a Grammy on Sunday night". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 5 February 2011.

Coordinates: 26°38′53″N 80°05′16″W / 26.64801°N 80.08775°W / 26.64801; -80.08775

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