Camp Rock
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Directed by | Matthew Diamond |
Written by | Julie Brown Paul Brown Karin Gist Regina Hicks |
Produced by | Kevin Lafferty Alan Sacks |
Starring | Demi Lovato Joe Jonas Kevin Jonas Nick Jonas Alyson Stoner Meaghan Jette Martin Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Jasmine Richards |
Cinematography | Dean Cundey John Medland Christine Panowyk |
Edited by | Girish Bhargava |
Music by | Steven Vincent [1] |
Distributed by | Disney Channel |
Release dates | June 20, 2008 |
Running time | 99 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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 online after it's premiere on Disney Channel. The movie stars the Jonas Brothers and introducing Demi Lovato for her first lead role in a film.
Plot
Camp Rock tells the rock n' roll Cinderella story of Mitchie Torres (Demi Lovato), a teen with an amazing voice and a driving ambition to be a pop singer who wants to spend her summer at a prestigious rock camp. Unfortunately, an expensive music camp is a bit out of reach for her family, but her mother gets a job as Camp Rock's cook so that Mitchie can attend as long as she helps out in the kitchen between classes. Befriended by fellow camp member Caitlyn (Alyson Stoner) but intimidated by the immensely talented Tess Tyler (Meaghan Jette Martin) and her friends Peggy (Jasmine Richards) and Ella (Anna Maria Perez de Tagle), Mitchie lives a double life hiding that she is the chef's daughter and posing as a well-to-do camper in order to become part of the hottest clique at camp. Her double life is discovered by Caitlyn, and then later Tess, Tess uses Mitchie's secret against her and manages to get Mitchie banned from all camp activities. When she's overheard singing, but not seen, by teen pop star and celebrity camp instructor, plus lead singer of Connect Three, Shane Gray (Joe Jonas), he is completely taken aback and sets out to find the girl behind the beautiful voice. Meanwhile, Mitchie will have to learn how to confront her fears, step out of the kitchen and into the spotlight where she belongs.At the end, she becomes a pop singer and in love with Shane. (Joe Jonas).
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' 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, kids were present who were extra's and had to eat food provided by the Disney Corporation 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.
Cast
- Demi Lovato as Mitchie Torres
- Joe Jonas as Shane Gray
- Alyson Stoner as Caitlyn Geller
- Kevin Jonas as Jason Gray
- Nick Jonas as Nate Gray
- Meaghan Jette Martin as Tess Tyler
- Anna Maria Perez de Tagle as Ella
- Jasmine Richards as Peggy
- Renee Sandstrom as Peggy (singing voice) (uncredited)
- 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
Characters
- Mitchie Torres (Demi Lovato) is the female protagonist of the movie. She isn't very rich, but she 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.
- 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 rather full of himself. Nate and Jason make Shane come back to Camp Rock, where he first began to love music. As the movie goes on, Shane hears a girl, Mitchie Torres, singing and she reminded him of the music that used to inspire him, and is 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.
- Jason (Kevin Jonas) is the lead guitarist of the band, Connect Three. He is spacey, out there, and the "airhead" of the band.
- 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 in Camp Rock is very simialar to that of Sharpay Evans in High School Musical franchise.
- 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.
- Margaret "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. She is the cook of the camp.
- Lola Scott (Aaryn Doyle) is a talented singer, who has been going to Camp Rock for a long time and becomes friends with Caitlyn, Barron, Sander, and Mitchie.
- Barron (Jordan Francis) is a Latino mischief maker at Camp Rock and best friend of Sander. He and Sander want to be reggaeton artists.
- Sander (Roshon Fegan) is the best friend of Barron and camper at Camp Rock. He is a reggaeton artist like Barron.
- Andy (Giovanni Spina) is a camper at Camp Rock who becomes friends with Barron and Sander. He would like to be a drummer.
Soundtrack
- "We Rock" - Full Cast
- "Play My Music" - Jonas Brothers
- "Gotta Find You" - Shane
- "Start the Party" - Barron
- "Who Will I Be?" - Mitchie
- "This Is Me" - Mitchie and Shane
- "Hasta La Vista" - Barron, and Sander
- "Here I Am" - Peggy
- "Too Cool" - Tess
- "Our Time Is Here" (Bonus Track) - Mitchie, Lola, and Tess
- "2 Stars" - Tess
- "What It Takes" - Lola
Target also is selling the 2-disc Collector's Special Edition Version of the Soundtrack includingwith a bonus DVD that includes the following:
Rock On - Making Of The Music, Jonas Brothers - New Album Preview, Music Video, Camp Rock Scrapbook - Photo Slideshow
Music Videos
To build up anticipation for Camp Rock, Disney released five music videos, over time, in this order.
- "We Rock"
- "Play My Music"
- "Start the Party"
- "This is Me"
- "Who Will I Be"
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 of the tracks on the original soundtrack. [3]
Premiere
Camp Rock will be first available in Disney Channel on Demand on June 17, 2008 which you have to subscribe first. Camp Rock will have a free tv premiere on Disney Channel in the United States, on the Family Channel (in English) and on VRAK.TV (in French) in Canada. Camp Rock will premiere with a Camp Rock Weekend. It will start on Disney Channel and it will be hosted by The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Alyson Stoner, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle and Meaghan Jette Martin. It will start with As the Bell Rings and Hannah Montana marathon. During the movie, previews of the The Jonas Brothers' new tv series, J.O.N.A.S!, and Disney's new upcoming television movie, The Cheetah Girls: One World, will be shown during the commercials of Camp Rock. After the movie, the music video for Burnin' Up will premiere. There will also be an audio simulcast on Radio Disney and video simulcasts on Sprint and MobiTV devices. The next day, the movie will premiere on ABC's Wonderful World of Disney but only hosted by The Jonas Brothers. On Sunday, the movie will premiere on ABC Family with a never-before-seen episode of Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream. On Monday, the uncut full-length movie will be shown on Disney.com with loads of special features. Camp Rock will also premiere around the world after its premiere in the US and Canada. On Saturday, June 28, 2008 Camp Rock will have a Rock-A-Long special presentation where song lyrics are visible on screen and you can print songs lyrics via DisneyChannel.com. There will be a dance-a-long special presentation. It is also the first DCOM to premiere on TV Asahi, and the second DCOM to premiere on Japanese free TV, the first being High School Musical 2 on Fuji TV.
- This will be the first DCOM aired on both TV Asahi and Toei Channel with Japanese subtitles, with a Japanese dub airing in a later date.
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. But not until September 26 in Australia. [4] It will be released in November in other countries.
Both the DVD and Blu-ray release will contain the following bonus features.[5]
- 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
Other media
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.
Activity books
- Camp Rock Poster Book [6] (May 13, 2008)
- Camp Rock Poster Book (Paperback) [7] (May 13, 2008)
- Disney Channel's Camp Rock: The Musical Memories [8] by Cynthia Stierle (June 3, 2008)
- Camp Rock Photo Album with Full-Size Poster [9] (June 13, 2008)
- Camp Rock Sticker Activity Book [10] (June 13, 2008)
- Camp Rock Jam Session Activity Book [11] (June 13, 2008)
- Camp Rock Rockstar Dreams Activity Book [12] (June 13, 2008)
Calendar
A calendar for the movie, Disney Camp Rock 2009 Calendar [13] is scheduled to be released on August 13, 2008.
Merchandise
Merchandise of the movie are currently selling exclusively at Target retail stores. They include clothings (such as pajamas [14], tee shirts, and underwear), bags (tote bags, backpacks, etc)[15], bedding collection [16], toys [17], and dolls of the characters. [18] Play Along Toys, so far, has only released dolls of Mitchie and Shane.
Camp Rock 2
Gary Marsh, the president of the Disney Channel World, had confirmed about a sequel to Camp Rock to New York daily News; a script is already being written for Camp Rock 2.but nothing has yet been fully confirmed. The stars of Camp Rock say "NOTHING CAN BE CONFIRMED NOR DENIED". [19]
References
- ^ We Rock Single
- ^ "Camp Rock soundtrack". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 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
- ^ "Camp Rock: Extended Rock Star Edition release". www.joe-jonas.com. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ "Bonus features". www.nickjonline.com. Retrieved 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
- ^ http://chattahbox.com/entertainment/2008/06/17/disney-already-planning-sequel-to-camp-rock/