Thomas B. Anderson is a director of photography, as well as a University of Southern California faculty member. His years of professional and academic motion picture and commercial photographic production experience range from newsreel, industrial, commercial photography and special visual effects cinematography, to designing digital optical effects for independent and studio productions.
Concurrently a part time instructor at USC and owner of T&T Optical Effects Company, Mr. Anderson is a craftsman, with a love for the potential and impact of the motion picture. He is also an innovative teacher, with a devotion to education and teaching. Finally, he is a motivator and a team player.
Hollywood special effects right here in the Junior High Summer Institute! Students in the special effects track will be introduced to production techniques used by the special effects teams on the studio back lots to create effects for movies and TV. Each special effects student becomes a member of a six-person special effects production team. Special effects team will write, cast, produce and edit a short screenplay with effects theme, incorporating the special effects techniques learned in camp.
Week 2 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) | Drop off (extended care early drop off 8:00 am) |
| 9:00 - 10:45 (1 hr 45 min) Block A Instructor: Tom Anderson |
CAMP OVERVIEW | Safety guidelines Pre-production day for short film project |
Safety guidelines Pre-production day for short film project |
Safety guidelines Production day. Each six person team will shoot screenplay |
Safety guidelines POST Production day. Each six person team will edit screenplay |
| 10:45-11:00 (15 min break) Instructor: Camp Counselor |
15 min Break | 15 min Break | 15 min Break | 15 min Break | 15 min Break |
| 11:00 - 12:45 (1 hr 45 min) Block B Instructor: Tom Anderson |
Practical Exercise Demo Special effects technique. Choose project team partners. |
Practical Exercise Demo Special effects technique. |
Practical Exercise Demo Special effects technique. |
Practical exercise Production day – shoot screenplay |
Practical exercise Each six person team will edit screenplay |
| 12:45 - 1:45 Instructor: Camp Counselor |
60 min Lunch | 60 min Lunch | 60 min Lunch | 60 min Lunch | 60 min Lunch |
| 1:45 - 3:30 (1 hr 45 min) Block C Instructor: Tom Anderson |
Project for today: |
Project construction time Miniature effects – shrink a person and stuff them in a bottle |
Project construction time |
Production day |
Screen final four screenplays |
| 3:30 Pick-UP Instructor: Camp Counselor |
Pick Up | Pick Up | Pick Up | Pick Up | Pick Up |
| 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 | Extended care available to 5:30 for preregistered and prepaid |