. >> it's the short film camp by joey travolta.n leanne me len dez. >> if you're a believer, you know anything is possible. welcome to a camp for extraordinary minds. it helps improve their memory and thinking skills. that's the founder of the camp joey travolta who happens to be john's older brother. >> we come from a dancing family. >> before getting into movies, he was a special education teacher. now during the summers he leads the students with developmental disabilities in a film camp called futures explored. 53 campers with autism, down syndrome, asbergers syndrome, among others, spend two weeks making films, learning about editing, acting and voice. >> introducing the most welcome painting tool in america instapaint. >> i kind of like it when we're hanging out and filming and shows the editing, film editing. >> he especially likes animation. his mom carolyn says it's helped build confidence. >> kids with autism can be real lu -- reluctant to try new things. it's a huge step and the fact he wants to come every year is a bonu

the founder of the camp joey travolta happens to be john's older brother. >> i taught my brother how getting into movies, travolta was a special education teacher. now during the summers, he leads students with developmental disabilities in a film camp called futures explored. 53 campers with autism, down's syndrome, asperger's syndrome, among others, spend two weeks making short films. this is tim's fourth year. this year he especially likes the animation studio. >> he's the best guy that you will ever imagine. and they have won the greatest animation they can put in. >> here they learn about lighting, cam a work, editing, acting and voice. >> the social skills the life skills that come it of filmmaking. because everything that goes into filmmaking goes into everyday life. >> after the camp all their work is shown at a red carpet event in livermore at the vine cinema. for these kids and young adult, it's an unforgettable moments. >> i think all the kids really like seeing themselves on the big screen. it's a great night. they do a great job. >> travolta and his staff are now pushing

disabilities and it's all run by the older brother of a well-known actor. >> i had not heard of joey travolta until today. >> there you go. >> the brother of john. he's in charge of the futures explored film camp at st. mary's college in moraga. 53 cam percent who have autism, downs syndrome, among other disabilities spent two weeks making short films. travolta says the social and life skills that go into film making goes into everyday life. >> with a camera, you can take lighting, writing, acting, sound, editing. >> i kind of like it when we're just hanging out and filming and show us the like, >> after the camp all of the students' work will be shown at a red carpet event at the vine cinema. >> that's awesome. love that. >>> new at 6:00, a staffing shortage in san francisco could make the difference between life and death. >> a big surprise inside a chocolate bar. the sweet story behind this kit kat proposal. >> a live look outside at 5:49 on july 5th. live look at the embarcadero. much quieter than last night when there was a huge traffic jam on the way to see the fireworks and on the way

. >> joey travolta, brother of john is in charge of the future's explored film camp at st.ary's college. 53 campers, some have autism, have some down syndrome, are -- and among other disabilities, spending two weeks making short films. travolta says the social and life skills that go into film making go into everyday life. >> with the camera, you can take lighting, take writing, acting, sound, editing. >> i kind of like it when we're just hanging out and filming and show us the like editing film editing. >> and after the camp all of the students' work will be shown at a red carpet event at the vine cinema. >> that's awesome. >>> music meets nature, the melody about to fill the air at san francisco's botanical garden. >> tick season is in full swing and things to do to prevent getting the diseases they carry. >> give me a maybe you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> all right. looks like we are back so let's talk about what's going on because you're never more than 7

the founder of the camp joey travolta happens to be john's older brother. fore getting into movies, travolta was a special education teacher. now during the summers he leads a camp called future explores. students spend two weeks making short films. this is tim's fourth year. this year he likes the animation studio. >> he's the best guy you will ever imagine. they have one of the one greatest animation they can put in. >> reporter: they learn about lighting, camera work, acting and voice. >> the social and life skills that come out of film making -- >> reporter: after this camp all of their work is shown at a red carpet event in liver more at the vine cinema. for these kids and young adults it's an unforgettable moment. >> the kids like seeing themselves on the big screen and it's a great night. >> reporter: they're now pushing for them to work as interns in the music city. >> they have the skills. >> reporter: they know educating people about what these young people can do helps open many doors. >>> oakland's movie scene continues to surge with a new home g

. >> reporter: joey travolta leads the way as more than 50 students step into a summer camp like no other. the students age 10 to 22 live with intellectual and developmental disabilities. >> all right! >> reporter: joey introduces them to film making, the life work of this veteran actor, director and his famous brother john travolta. >> the greatest thing was this sense of community. everybody was made to feel like they were part of something. >> okay, quiet on the set. >> reporter: this session at st. mary's college is one of several camps nationwide joey offered for 10 years. >> adele's group follow adele and everybody else go to barry's class. >> reporter: through his company inclusion films. joey say former special education -- is a former special education teacher and partners with lafayette-based futures explored to give these people a chance to shine like this 16-year-old aspiring actress wesley lipping. >> it feels pretty good because this is the first part i've gotten where i actually have a lot of lines. >> take one, marker. >> reporter: students learn to operate the latest equi

. >> joey travolta, brother of john, in charge of the futures explore film camp at st., spend two weeks making short films. travolta says the social and life skills that go into film making go into everyday life. >> it's a camera, take lighting, writing, acting, sound, editing. >> i kind of like it when we're just hanging out and filming and show us the like editing, film editing. >> after the camp is over all of the students' work will be shoe shown at a red carpet event in livermore at the vine cinema. >>> a big congratulations the curry family. steph and ayesha introducing their baby boy, cannon w. jack curry. mom and dad posting photos. baby cannon born on monday. ayesha captioning, my heart is full, god has been too good to us. the couple has two daughters, 5-year-old reilly, 2-year-old ryan. for the record cannon will be eligible for the draft in 2036 if you're counting. >> that's a beautiful black and white photo. love that. >>> coming up next, seven things you need to know. >> first a live look outside. >> first a live look outside. keep on top of weather and >>

the founder of the camp joey happens to be john travolta's older rel brother. before getting into movies he was a special education teacher now he leads students with disabilities in a camp. 53 campers spend two weeks making short this is tim's fourth year. this year he especially likes the animation studio. >> he's the best guy you will ever imagine. they havatt animatioy can put in. >> reporter: here they learn about lighting, camera working, editing, acting and voice. >> the social and life skills that come out of film making, because it all goes into everyday life. >> reporter: after the work, it's shown at a red carpet event at the vine cinema. it's an unforgettable moment. >> the kids like seeing themselves on the screen, and they do a great job. >> reporter: they're now pushing for them to work as interns in the movie industry. >> they have the skills. >> reporter: they know educating others about what these young people can do helps open many doors. >>> oakland's movie scene continues to surge with a new home grown film now in theatres. "sorry to bother