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July 6- 9; 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Participants will learn the basics of shooting and editing for the screen, and how to break down a scene into a series of shots. We will go over the basics of video production, including shot composition, storyboarding, titles, and more. Then, attendees will have the opportunity to create a short video using MiniDV cameras, boom mics, and iMovie software. Suggested Ages: 11 & up / Fee: $275 Filmmaking: The Cutting Room Floor July 27- 30; 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Take your video production skills to the next level! Students will learn advanced shooting, lighting, and editing skills that you can use to make your work look great. As part of the workshop, students will learn Final Cut Pro, a professional-level video editing package, and will edit their projects using this software. Students should come on the first day with an idea for a video to be produced during the week. Suggested Ages: 11 & up / Fee: $275 Audio Lab June 22- 25; 9:00 am – 1:00 pm When there is nothing on the radio, what do you do? Create your own show! During this workshop, we will play and manipulate audio to tell stories, create podcasts, and even make music. Give yourself a chipmunk voice or turn your voice into a monster’s. There is loads of fun to be had in the world of Audio. At the end of the workshop we will create an exhibit that showcases a great audio show! Suggested Ages: 9 & up / Fee: $150 Character and Comic Lab June 29- July 2; 9:00 am – 1:00 pm What makes a good game, a great movie, a fun comic strip? Characters we enjoy and a great story. In this workshop, students will have the opportunity to create and design characters of their very own. Along with designing how characters look, we will also explore how to create life and personality in a 2D drawing. How does one tell a story in 6 panels? Using some of the great techniques of the professional character developers, each student will develop interesting characters that could very well be in the next great animated feature, video game, or graphic novel. At the end of the workshop, we will showcase our Characters in a special comic strip exhibit. Suggested Ages: 9 & up / Fee: $150 Squash and Stretch Lab July 6- 9; 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Every great animator started off with a bouncing ball. The joy of seeing your drawings move begins here with this workshop. This workshop is for any young artist who wants to learn how animation works and how to create it using the elements of a ball. Students will learn how to make flip books as well as an animated short in the form of a DVD. It may start off as a circle on a paper, but by the end of the week, it will be a ball that bounces, rolls, and dances. Suggested Ages: 9 & up / Fee: $150 Claymation Creation Lab July 13- 16; 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Not all animation is pen and ink or computer animation. Some of it is on tiny little sets with characters made out of clay. During this workshop, students will have the chance to learn how to animate in clay and construct characters like Coraline, Wallace and Gromit, and Jack Skellington, which were all created using this method. At the end of the workshop, each animator will have a copy of their character and its animated short in the form of a DVD. Suggested Ages: 9 & up / Fee: $150 Stop Motion Lab July 20 – 23; 9:00 am – 1:00 pm This workshop is intended for young animators who like to think outside the toy box. Each day we will explore different ways to make animated shorts using all sorts of different objects. As a team, we will create stop motion movies using some of our favorite toys. At the end of the workshop, we will showcase our finished project in a feature presentation. Suggested Ages: 9 & up / Fee: $150 Graphic Novel and Comic Art Foundations I June 22-25; 1:00- 5:00 pm This class explores the foundations of creating comic/graphic novel stories. During this class, students will develop characters, create storylines and character sheets, develop ideas for a short form story, and prepare the ideas for production. Students will go through the creative process of developing a cast for their story, outlining the ideas for a short story, and rendering the styles, costuming and environments for their story. The class will concentrate on hands-on drawing skills and concepting during class time, and drawing outside of class as well. Students will also prepare their ideas and develop the scripts for producing the comics. Critiques of student work during the class times will help students learn about collaborative process and working with teams. At the end of this class, each student will have a "style guide" for the production of their own comic short form story. Suggested Ages: 13 & up / Fee: $150 Graphic Novel and Comic Art Production II June 29-July 2; 1:00 – 5:00 pm Students will produce a 4 page story focusing on taking the concepts developed in the first week and committing them to final form. They will learn traditional comic art methods for penciling, inking, lettering, and introductory computer coloring techniques. Students will work in class and on their own time to complete this short story within the week of this class, so good work habits are a must! The goal is to produce a professional grade story with ideas provided on publishing and self-publishing your work. Suggested Ages: 13 & up / Fee: $150