The objective of the course allows each student to personally experience the ‘magic of animation’ through the joy of its creation.
The plots for each project will be developed by the participants immediately before their daily animation practice. The class will use animation as a medium, to create a ‘theater of the impossible’ performance - drawn, acted out, or sculpted live under a camera. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week the students will work in various animation techniques, such as shadow-puppet theater or paint on glass.
On Thursday and Friday the participants will be introduced to traditional character animation technique, where they will bring to life a creature of their own design.
Students will be presented with works by filmmakers from around the plant featuring experimental animation to introduce the imaginative richness of the animation medium.
Student art work will be available in a form of an animated short film, completed with music, a few days after the end of the program. The animation will become available for a download from an internet site for the delight of the participants.
Week 3 June 22 - June 26, 2009
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m drop off Instructor: Camp Counselor |
Drop off (extended care early drop off 8:00 am) | Drop off (extended care early drop off 8:00 am) | Drop off (extended care early drop off 8:00 am) | Drop off (extended care early drop off 8:00 am) | Closed for 4th of July |
| 9:00 - 10:45 (1 hr 45 min) Block A Instructor: Masha Vasilkovsky & Nandita Kumar |
Animated Light Students plan a collective scene which will be animated using flashlights with prolonged exposure |
Direct Animation Storyboard your idea |
Progressive Sculpture Students will design a simple storyboard to decide what they will be animating |
Character Animation "Flipping" and setting a "Field" for composition in animation concept |
Closed for 4th of July |
| 10:45-11:00 (15 min break) Instructor: Camp Counselor |
15 min Break | 15 min Break | 15 min Break | 15 min Break | Closed for 4th of July |
| 11:00 - 12:45 (1 hr 45 min) Block B Instructor: Masha Vasilkovsky & Nandita Kumar |
Animated Light Start filming |
Direct Animation Finalize storyboards and start animation |
Progressive Sculpture Finalize storyboards and start animating |
Character Animation Start Animating |
Closed for 4th of July |
| 12:45 - 1:45 Instructor: Camp Counselor |
60 min Lunch | 60 min Lunch | 60 min Lunch | 60 min Lunch | Closed for 4th of July |
| 1:45 - 3:30 (1 hr 45 min) Block C Instructor: Masha Vasilkovsky & Nandita Kumar |
Animated Light |
Direct Animation Continue animating |
Progressive Sculpture |
Character Animation |
Closed for 4th of July |
| 3:30 Pick-UP Instructor: Camp Counselor |
Pick Up | Pick Up | Pick Up | Pick Up | Closed for 4th of July |
| 3:30 - 5:30 Instructor: Camp Counselor |
Extended care available to 5:30 for preregistered and prepaid | Extended care available to 5:30 for preregistered and prepaid | Extended care available to 5:30 for preregistered and prepaid | Extended care available to 5:30 for preregistered and prepaid | Closed for 4th of July |