ADVANCED SATURDAY MATINEE CARTOONS

OVERVIEW

ÂGE : 14+

FALL 2024: September 7th - December 14th

WINTER/SPRING 2025: January 11th - May 24th

TIME: Saturdays 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Advanced Saturday Matinee Cartoons

Advanced Saturday Matinee Cartoons is next level! Expanding on acquired animation and storytelling skills, with a focus on a project-based animation pipeline; participants are encouraged to create their own short animated films. We also incorporate larger group projects, some fun challenges and exercises, in order to broaden understanding of the process from A to Z. 

Each week, we begin with a video presentation which showcases a specified animation principle or technique. An optional animation challenge will then be given for participants to work on for the rest of the session, taking an inspiration break midway through to watch a fun animated short film. At the end of day we usually share our work to celebrate our progress and engage in building a creative and robust animation community. 

Advanced Saturday Matinee Cartoons is an illuminating animation experience full of movement, stories, experimentation, and maybe even a little bit of donkey magic.

ADVANCED ANIMATION PLUS

Need a little extra help to develop a project or a new skill? We have a PLUS option that you can add on to any of our core programs (Production Club, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Advanced Saturday Matinee Cartoons, Creative Media Lab, Behind the Camera Club). Sign up for extra ONLINE individual sessions once or twice weekly, and sit down with a one-on-one mentor who will guide you in the completion of your individual projects.

Signing up for Plus is a semester-long option.

REQUIREMENTS

An understanding of animation and animation software.

A desire to work in a room full of others excited about creating.

DAILY SCHEDULE

  • 1:00pm: weekly presentation of Animation principle, and challenge

  • 1:15-2:00pm: animation tim

  • 2:00-2:15pm: break, animation short screening

  • 2:15-3:00pm: animation time

  • 3:00-3:05pm: short break

  • 3:05-3:45pm: animation time

  • 3:45-4:00pm: end of session showcase

  • 4:00pm: end of day