Camp Rock
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 Extended Rock Star Edition DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Matthew Diamond |
| Produced by | Kevin Lafferty Alan Sacks |
| Written by | Julie Brown Paul Brown Karin Gist Regina Hicks |
| Starring | Demi Lovato Joe Jonas Kevin Jonas Nick Jonas Alyson Stoner Meaghan Jette Martin Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Jasmine Richards |
| Music by | Steven Vincent [1] |
| Cinematography | Dean Cundey John Medland Christine Panowyk |
| Editing by | Girish Bhargava |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
| Release date(s) | June 20, 2008 |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
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| IMDb profile | |
Camp Rock is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie. The musical is written by Julie Brown, Paul Brown, Regina Hicks and Karen Gist. The movie is directed by Matthew Diamond and produced by Alan Sacks. On January 25, 2008, during the commercials for Minutemen it was announced that Camp Rock would debut on June 20, 2008.[2]. Camp Rock will be the first DCOM to air on ABC Family and ABC. The movie stars the Jonas Brothers and introducing Demi Lovato for her first lead role in a film.
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[edit] Plot
Camp Rock centers on a teen girl, Mitchie Torres (Demi Lovato), who desperately wants to spend her summer at a prestigious camp, but can only attend if she works at the camp as a cook, as explained by her mom. When a hot tempered rockstar (Joe Jonas) overhears her singing, he is completely taken and sets out to find the girl behind the voice. Mitchie must confront her fears, step out from behind the curtain, and into the spotlight where she belongs.
[edit] Production
The Jonas Brothers were considered for the main roles, though casting directors struggled to choose who would play teen popstar Shane Gray before the part eventually went to Joe Jonas. Brenda Song has a cameo as a girl near the lake, similar to Miley Cyrus's cameo in High School Musical 2 as a girl seen at the pool. On Disney Channel Latin America, in the Latin American version of Happy U Year, titled Celebración 2008, it showed many scenes of Camp Rock, and the song, "We Rock", with scenes of other Disney Channel Original Series and Disney Channel Original Movies as Phineas and Ferb, J.O.N.A.S. and The Cheetah Girls One World, among others.
On April 19, 2008 was the trailer premiere on Disney Channel Latin America, on April 25, 2008 was the We Rock music video premiere and on May 9, 2008 was the Play my Music music video premiere on Disney Channel Latin America. Certain scenes were filmed on location at Camp Wanakita and Kilcoo Camp in the Haliburton Highlands, Ontario, Canada. Previews of Camp Rock started being shown on April 6, 2008 during the Wizards of Waverly Place marathon. The music video for "We Rock" was shown on April 19, 2008 as a part of Disney's Night of Premieres.
[edit] Cast
- Demi Lovato as Mitchie Torres
- Joe Jonas as Shane Gray
- Alyson Stoner as Caitlyn Geller
- Meaghan Jette Martin as Tess Tyler
- Kevin Jonas as Jason
- Anna Maria Perez de Tagle as Ella
- Jasmine Richards as Peggy
- Aaryn Doyle as Lola Scott
- Jordan Francis as Barron
- Roshon Fegan as Sander
- Giovanni Spina as Andy
- Maria Canals as Connie Torres
- Brenda Song (cameo) as Girl Near Lake
[edit] Characters
- Mitchie Torres (Demi Lovato) is the female protagonist of the movie. She isn't very rich, but had always wanted to go to Camp Rock. In order to do that, she had to work along with her mother, Connie, in the kitchen and mess halls. Mitchie lied about her "fabulous" life and pretended to have rich and famous parents, like everybody else. But when her secret got out, Tess blamed Mitchie and her friend, Caitlyn, for stealing her charm bracelet, which led to banning Mitchie from camp activities. She sang a song (This is Me) and Shane overheard her singing it. He was determined to find her because Mitchie's song reminded him of the music he used to like, but because Shane had never even seen Mitchie sing the song, he would have difficulty finding out that it was her singing it.
- Shane Gray (Joe Jonas) is the male protagonist of the movie. He is the lead singer of the band, Connect Three. The other two band members include Nate (Nick Jonas) and Jason (Kevin Jonas). In the beginning of the movie, he is shown to be hot-tempered and does not like spending summers teaching at camps, but Nate made Shane come back to Camp Rock, where he first began to love music. As the movie goes on, Shane heard a girl, Mitchie Torres, singing that reminded him of the music he used to like, and was tempted to find the girl behind the talented voice.
- Caitlyn Geller (Alyson Stoner) is Mitchie's best friend, and they met at Camp Rock. Caitlyn is the only girl who wasn't mean or rude to Mitchie. She wants to be a producer and is constantly carrying her laptop around. She also has an intense rivalry with and, apparently, a hatred for Tess.
- Nate (Nick Jonas) is the guitarist and vocalist of the band, Connect Three. He is practical, but sometimes bossy and serious towards his band mates; he's the one who suggested Shane go to Camp Rock.
- Tess Tyler (Meaghan Jette Martin) is the female antagonist of the film. She went to Camp Rock to be "too cool" and wants to be a pop star. She is very popular but very mean to others, especially Mitchie, and even purposely blames Mitchie for stealing her charm bracelet so that she can be banned from all camp activities. Her role is very similar to that of Sharpay's in High School Musical.
- Jason (Kevin Jonas) is the lead guitarist of the band, Connect Three. He is spacey, out there, and the "airhead" of the band.
- Ella (Anna Maria Perez de Tagle) is one of Tess's best friends. She follows Tess around and does whatever she tells her to do, although she isn't as completely mean as Tess. Ella is the girly girl of the mean girl clique; she's obsessed with lip gloss and nail polish. One of the reasons why she is friends with Tess is because she wants to be popular. She's also supposedly dumb, as seen in the trailer, where she has a dilemma of choosing between two nail polish the exact same color.
- Peggy Warburton (Jasmine Richards) is one of Tess's best friends and is part of Tess' group. She isn't quite as cruel as Tess but is still more so than Ella. Other than tagging along with them, she dreams of being a famous guitarist and singer.
- Connie Torres (Maria Canals) is Mitchie's mother. She is supportive of Mitchie's dreams, and got her in Camp Rock.
- Lola Scott (Aaryn Doyle) has been going to Camp Rock for a long time and becomes friends with Caitlyn,Barron And Sander.
- Barron (Jordan Francis) is a Latino mischief maker at Camp Rock and best friend of Sander.
- Sander (Roshon Fegan) is the best friend of Barron and camper at Camp Rock.
- Andy (Giovanni Spina)is a camper at Camp Rock And becomes friends with Barron and Sander.
[edit] Soundtrack
- "We Rock" - Full Cast
- "Play My Music" - Connect Three
- "Gotta Find You" - Shane
- "Start the Party" - Barron
- "Who Will I Be?" - Mitchie
- "This Is Me" - Mitchie
- "Hasta La Vista" - Barron, Sander, and Ella
- "Here I Am" - Peggy
- "Too Cool" - Tess
- "Our Time Is Here" (Bonus Track) - Mitchie, Lola, Peggy, Tess, and Ella
- "2 Stars" - Tess
- "What It Takes" - Lola
[edit] Disney Karaoke Series: Camp Rock
A karaoke CD of the original soundtrack, Disney Karaoke Series: Camp Rock, will be release on September 17, 2008, it will probably include some or all of the tracks on the original soundtrack. [3]
[edit] Disney Channel's Mexico Jams CD
The upcoming soundtrack entitled Disney Channel's Mexico Jams CD coming out, in November 2008, will include the song "Hasta La Vista".
[edit] Premiere
Camp Rock premieres on Disney Channel in the United States and on the Family Channel in Canada. An audio simulcast on Radio Disney and video simulcasts on Sprint and MobiTV devices will happen simultaneously. Camp Rock will also premiere around the world after its premiere in the US and Canada.
[edit] DVD and Blu-ray release
The DVD and Blu-ray release for the movie, titled Camp Rock: Extended Rock Star Edition, is planned for a release on August 19 in the United States.[7] It will be released in November in other countries.
Both the DVD and Blu-ray release will contain the following bonus features.[8]
- Sing-Along and Karaoke functions
- "How To Be A Rock Star”
- "Jonas Brothers: Real Life Rock Stars"
- "Introducing Demi Lovato"
- "Too Cool: Setting The Stage"
- "Hasta La Vista: From Rehearsal To Final Jam”"
- Camp Rock music videos
- "Camp Memories" - a still gallery
[edit] Other media
[edit] Book series
On May 13, 2008, Disney Press published Camp Rock: the Junior Novel, by Lucy Ruggles, the novelization of the Disney film. It has been released to some Scholastic Book Fairs beforehand already. Target retail stores currently sells "special editions" of the novel, which is a hardcover book with some more special pages including photos.
[edit] Activity books
- Camp Rock Poster Book [9] (May 13, 2008)
- Camp Rock Poster Book (Paperback) [10] (May 13, 2008)
- Disney Channel's Camp Rock: The Musical Memories [11] by Cynthia Stierle (June 3, 2008)
- Camp Rock Photo Album with Full-Size Poster [12] (June 13, 2008)
- Camp Rock Sticker Activity Book [13] (June 13, 2008)
- Camp Rock Jam Session Activity Book [14] (June 13, 2008)
- Camp Rock Rockstar Dreams Activity Book [15] (June 13, 2008)
[edit] Calendar
A calendar for the movie, Disney Camp Rock 2009 Calendar [16] is scheduled to be released on August 13, 2008.
[edit] Clothing line
Merchandise of the movie are currently selling exclusively at Target retail stores. They include clothings (such as pajamas [17], tee shirts), bags (tote bags, backpacks, etc)[18], bedding collection [19], toys [20], and dolls of the characters. [21]
[edit] References
- ^ We Rock Single
- ^ Camp Rock soundtrack. en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ http://www.target.com/dp/B0019J6ZIC/sr=1-24/qid=1212536620/ref=sr_1_24/601-4586770-1394539?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Acamp%20rock&page=1
- ^ Video on Family Channel. www.family.ca. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ Trailer on VRAK.TV. www.vrak.tv. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ Hollywood Reporter
- ^ Camp Rock: Extended Rock Star Edition release. www.joe-jonas.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ Bonus features. www.nickjonline.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Rock-Poster-Book/dp/142311440X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212623125&sr=8-6
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Rock-Poster-Book/dp/142311440X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212623125&sr=8-6
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Channels-Camp-Rock-Memories/dp/0794416993/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Photo-Album-Full-Size-Poster/dp/0766631990/ref=pd_bbs_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212623125&sr=8-9
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Rock-Sticker-Activity-Book/dp/0766631915/ref=pd_bbs_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212623125&sr=8-11
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Rock-Session-Activity-Book/dp/0766632172/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212623396&sr=8-17
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Rock-Rockstar-Dreams-Activity/dp/0766632180/ref=sr_1_26?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212623396&sr=8-26
- ^ http://www.target.com/Play-Along-Toys-CHLD-Fash/dp/B0018ZY156/sr=1-17/qid=1212623678/ref=sr_1_17/601-4586770-1394539?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Acamp%20rock&page=1
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Licensed-Pink-Girls-Camp-Rock/dp/B0016KOXJ2/ref=sr_1_43?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1212623537&sr=8-43
- ^ http://www.target.com/Camp-Rock-Messenger-Bag-Black/dp/B0015DMJVY/sr=1-11/qid=1212623678/ref=sr_1_11/601-4586770-1394539?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Acamp%20rock&page=1
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Rock-Comforter-Full/dp/B0016PNSPC/ref=sr_1_48?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1212623537&sr=8-48
- ^ http://www.target.com/Disney-Camp-Rock-Dance-Mat/dp/B00155L274/sr=1-1/qid=1212623678/ref=sr_1_1/601-4586770-1394539?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Acamp%20rock&page=1
- ^ http://www.target.com/Play-Along-Toys-CHLD-Fash/dp/B0018ZY156/sr=1-17/qid=1212623678/ref=sr_1_17/601-4586770-1394539?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Acamp%20rock&page=1
[edit] External links
- Official Camp Rock Site
- Official Myspace
- Camp Rock Fan
- Camp Rock at the Internet Movie Database
- Latinamerican Official Camp Rock Site
- Camp Rock Soundtrack
- Brazilian Official Camp Rock Site
| Preceded by Minutemen |
Disney Channel Original Movies | Succeeded by The Cheetah Girls: One World |
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