PRODUCTION NEWS
"Ho Ho HO" said Santa. "No! No! No!" Protested the kids as they were dragged towards Santa's Grotty Grotto.
Quite a few heads were turned in an Ottawa Mall last weekend when one of our camera crews under 13 year old student Director Simon Rein, filmed preliminary scenes for some Christmas sketches. The role of Mom, Grandma and Mrs. Claus was played by Caren MacNevin.
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Santa's Grotty Grotto was reconstructed in our own studio on Merivale Road. Movie and TV actor Christian Tessier - The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Taking Lives (2004) and Godzilla (2014) to list just a few of his credits (imdb.com), played the menacing Santa that no kid ever wants to meet in some hilarious Christmas comedy sketches. "Have you been naughty or nice?"
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Not a bad end to their first few weeks at KAMPS for some of our young students. How many kids get to film their end of term production working alongside people from the professional world of movies and network television?
Christian Tessier returns to Kid Next Door Productions next installment of kid sketch comedy with newcomers Caren MacNevin and Charlotte.
TOP 10 BENEFITS OF ACTING
Eleven year old Cooper Dunn, great grandson of legendary Ottawa Actor Les Lye who portrayed Ross, Barth and a host of other characters on the very popular Nickelodeon series You Can't Do That On Television, and dozens of characters in other shows such as Care Bears and Willy and Floyd Show appeared recently on Rogers' Daytime Ottawa to talk about KAMP School where kids from 6 to 16 years of age can learn acting and TV production from industry professionals.
OLD TV SCHOOL GETS NEW NAME
KAMP SCHOOL is an old school with a new name. In 1974, in the UK Producer Roger Price started making Series for the ITV Network with kids coached by the inspirational Anna Scher. One of these kids was the then 14 year old Pauline Quirke, who now herself runs a chain of Drama Schools around the UK. In 1978, Price moved to Canada and along with Carole Hay redesigned the course to concentrate more on actting professionally for the camera to prepare kids for the Iconic Nickelodeon TV series You Can't Do That On Television. Class were held at CJOH-TV at 1500 Merivale. In 1982 the class was incorporated into Kid Next Door Productions Inc. and next door to 1504 Merivale Rd (Now JUMP/BOOM Radio).
In 2017, in preparation for the 40th anniversary of You Can't Do That On Television, a video call with Nickelodeon informed us that they were finding it hard to find comedy sketch writers and actors as good as they once had.
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The answer was easy, they all came from Ottawa.
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In July 2018, KAMP School, (an abbreviation for Kid Acting Music Production) became a Canadian Corporation opening it's doors to a new generation of Ottawa kid stars.
Back Row: Coach Carole Hay, Elisabeth, Christine "Moose" McGlade, Mark Baillon, Producer and Director Roger Price. Front Row: Kevin Schenk, Kevin Somers, Les Lye, Rodney Helal and Jonothon Gerbert
BIG SHOES TO FILL
Eleven year old Cooper Dunn, great grandson of legendary Ottawa Actor Les Lye who portrayed Ross, Barth and a host of other characters on the very popular Nickelodeon series You Can't Do That On Television, and dozens of characters in other shows such as Care Bears and Willy and Floyd Show appeared recently on Rogers' Daytime Ottawa to talk about KAMP School where kids from 6 to 16 years of age can learn acting and TV production from industry professionals.
Did you know that the highest earning 8 year old on YouTube makes $40,000 a day?!
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Using professional broadcast quality TV equipment KAMPS students can learn how to make Web TV Shows, run their own YouTube Channels and try to become Social Media Stars.
YOUTUBE
MILLIONAIRES
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Kids Can Learn...
ACTING, MUSIC, PRODUCTION, DANCING, WRITING,
DIRECTING, CAMERA, LIGHTING, VOICE-OVERS, RADIO, TV, PRINT, FILM
and more...
ENJOY THE SLIME
Does your kid want to be Slimed?
Have you always wanted to be Slimed?
Ottawa is the official source of Nickelodeon Slime.
It was invented here for You Can't Do That On Television. And we are the place where you and your kid can be officially Slimed.
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You don't know? Just say so and see what happens.
THE PERFECT AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY FOR CREATIVE KIDS
AUDITIONS (FREE SEMINARS)
There is a movie studio planned for Ottawa. Even without it plenty of professional film and TV productions are made here.
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If your child has dreams of being a star they must know how to make their best impression at an audition.
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We run free seminars for ambitious children and their parents about how to win that coveted role.
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That's right. It's Free!
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Contact us or look out for when we hold a seminar in your neighborhood.
NOW ENROLLING
Want to Act, Direct, make Web TV Shows with professionals, run your own YouTube Channel and try to become a YouTube Millionaire? Some kids and adults are making millions. - You're in the right place.
The ultimate classes for kids start soon.
Start the Adventure at KAMP School.
We teach Acting and Production.
We work with actors and singers to expand their careers.
We also run a Web TV Channel and a Web Radio Station by Kids For Kids.
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Come join the excitement!
CAMP PITUP MARCH MADNESS
Camp Pitup is a bit of an insider joke. It was the name of the fictional Summer Camp in a TV series we made for WGBH and the PBS Network years ago. Now it makes the jump to reality during the holidays giving the joys of a truly messy Xmess to a whole new level.
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Kids between 6 and 14 can enjoy one of the most exciting and messy weeks of their lives. A variety of activities have been specially created for this event including game shows; Flavor me this and Camp Pitup Christmas Runway, learn acting for small skits, make videos, learn radio announcing,
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY
December 15 - 16
9:00AM - 4:30PM
with extended care 8:30AM - 5:00 if needed.
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Kids Act Most Positively
Kids Are Messy People
T.H.E. CASTING AGENCY
also known as T.H.E. PEST CONTROL or T.H.E. COLLECTIVE represents talents of all kinds and ages.
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We represent people we believe in, including; Adult actors, writers, directors and producers. Find out more soon.
FIND
US ON
T.H.E. Television Network is what Nickelodeon and YTV was based on
"Nickelodeon owes a lot to You Can't Do That On Television, and not just the element of Slime." Scott Webb, former Nickelodeon Creative Director.
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You Can't Do That On Television was the little low budget local kids' show from Ottawa that set the tone for YTV in Canada but more importantly Nickelodeon in the USA and around the world.
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It was TV 'On The Side Of The Child'
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Now the spirit lives on and the fictional TV network that supposedly produced it has become real on the Web.
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Watch T.H.E. Television!
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Better yet, join us and become a part of it. Adult and Kid Volunteers can help us with our TV Channel and Slime FM our Web radio station playing all the latest hits and hosted by kids for kids..