Camp Rock
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| Camp Rock | |
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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 | Joe Jonas Demi Lovato Alyson Stoner Nick Jonas Kevin Jonas Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Meaghan Jette Martin Jasmine Richards Jordan Francis |
| Cinematography | Dean Cundey John Medland Christine Panowyk |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
| Release date(s) | June 20, 2008 |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
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'Camp Rock' is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie. It will air June 20, 2008. 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 in June 2008. The sequel of the movie is currently in pre-production. ==Production== The Jonas Brothers were considered for the main roles, though casting directors struggled to choose who will play teen popstar Shane Gray which eventually went to Joe Jonas. Brenda Song has a cameo as "Girl Near Lake", similar to Miley Cyrus's cameo in High School Musical 2 as "Girl At Pool". On Disney Channel Latin America, in the Latin American version of Happy U Year, titled Celebtratón 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 Camp Kilcoo 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.
Camp Rock is set to premiere June 20th 2008. In Australia, previews and commercials of Camp Rock started showing during breaks between the Australian premiere of Jonas Brother in Concert some time is 2008
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[edit] Cast
- Joe Jonas as Shane Gray
- Nick Jonas as Nate
- Kevin Jonas as Jason
- Demi Lovato as Mitchie Torres
- Alyson Stoner as Caitlyn
- Meaghan Jette Martin as Tess Tyler
- Anna Maria Perez de Tagle as Ella
- Jasmine Richards as Peggy
- Maria Canals as Connie Torres
- Aaryn Doyle as Lola Scott
- Jordan Francis as Barron
- Brenda Song as Girl Near Lake (cameo)
[edit] Plot
Camp Rock centers on a teen girl named Mitchie Torres who desperately wants to spend her summer at a prestigious rock camp, but can only attend if she works in the kitchen as one of the cooks. When she's overheard singing - but not seen -- by a teen pop star at the camp, he is completely taken and sets out to find the girl behind the beautiful voice. She must confront her fears, step out of the kitchen and into the spotlight, where she belongs.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Main
- 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. As the movie goes on, Shane heard a girl, Mitchie Torres, singing that reminded him of the music he used to like. Shane was tempted to find the girl behind the talented voice. He is in a relationship in the end with Mitchie Torres.
- 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 Torres (Maria Canals) in the kitchen and messy halls.
- Nate (Nick Jonas) is Shane and Jason's best friend and band member. He is the guitarist and vocalist of the band, Connect Three.
- Jason (Kevin Jonas) is Shane and Nate's best friend and band member. He is the lead guitarist of the band, Connect Three.
- Caitlyn (Alyson Stoner) is Mitchie's best friend, they met in 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 does not have a romance with Nate (Nick Jonas) but may be in Camp Rock 2.
- Tess Tyler (Meaghan Jette Martin) is the antagonist of the film. She plans to go to Camp Rock to be "too cool". She is very popular but very mean to others, including Mitchie. Her dream is to be a pop star.
- 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.
- Peggy (Jasmine Richards) is one of Tess's best friends. She follows Tess around and does whatever she tells her to do. She isn't quite as cruel as Tess but is still more so than Ella. One of the reasons why she is friends with Tess is because she wants to be popular.
[edit] Supporting
- Connie Torres (Maria Canals) is Mitchie's mother. She is supportive of Mitchie's dreams, and got her in Camp Rock.
- Lola (Aaryn Doyle ) has been going to Camp Rock for a long time and becomes friends with Mitchie and Caitlyn.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack will be released on June 17, 2008. [1] The songs below are the official tracklisting from Amazon.com. [2] [3]
- 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 & Shane)
- Hasta La Vista - (Barron, Sander, Ella)
- Here I Am - (Peggy)
- Too Cool - (Tess)
- Our Time Is Here (Bonus Track) - (Mitchie, Lola, Tess, Peggy, Ella)
- 2 Stars - (Tess)
- What It Takes - (Lola)
[edit] We Rock-Around the World
On May 18, 2008, Disney premiered 'We Rock - Around The World' Music Video. The music video had many guest appearances from Disney Channel Stars around the world inluding, Selena Gomez, Jason Dolley, Mitchell Musso and fans showing banners and the feature dance move of the song. The music video also included more of the actual performance of Final Jam. For example, in the first verse, the finally showed who were the two singing it, Meaghan Jette Martin and Jasmine Richards.
[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. [4]
[edit] DVD/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. The Jonas Brothers will be on the soundtrack. [8]
[edit] Bonus Features
Both the DVD and Blu-ray release will contain the following bonus features. [9]
- 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 will publish Camp Rock: the Junior Novel, by Lucy Ruggles, the novelization of the Disney film.[10] It has been released to some Scholastic Book Fairs.
[edit] Activity Books
- Camp Rock Poster Book (May 13, 2008) [11]
- Disney Channel's Camp Rock: The Musical Memories by Cynthia Stierle (June 3, 2008) [12]
[edit] Calendar
A calendar for the movie, Disney Camp Rock 2009 Calendar is scheduled to be released on August 13, 2008.
[edit] Covers
"This is Real, This is Me" www.myspace.com/Jonasrulesmylife (cover)
[edit] References
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Rock_%28soundtrack%29
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCY3SE7laL0
- ^ http://Kevin-Jonas.Org
- ^ http://www.disneyabctv.com/web/NewsRelease/DispDNR.aspx?id=040108_01
- ^ Video on Family Channel
- ^ Trailer on VRAK.TV
- ^ http://www.joe-jonas.com
- ^ http://www.disneyabctv.com/web/NewsRelease/DispDNR.aspx?id=040108_01
- ^ http://www.nickjonline.com
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Rock-Junior-Novel-Novelization/dp/1423114396/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207863703&sr=8-2
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Rock-Poster-Book/dp/142311440X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207863703&sr=8-3
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Channels-Camp-Rock-Memories/dp/0794416993/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207863703&sr=8-1
[edit] External links
- Official Camp Rock Site
- Camp Rock Information
- Camp Rock Soundtrack
- Camp Rock on Sinteligente
- Family Channel Official Camp Rock Site
- Press Release
| Preceded by Minutemen |
Disney Channel Original Movies | Succeeded by The Cheetah Girls: One World |
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