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Drawing Comics
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Dive into the history of comic-making and explore many different ways to create, design, and plan a comic book/strip sequence. Practice character development, story building, facial expression, and figure drawing to make your characters come alive. Look at samples of graphic novels, traditional comics, manga, and anime, then make your own comic that reflects your personal interests and style.
SummerFun! 2024
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Graphic Novel Writing Lab
Photo, Video & Communications
Let’s break out the ink and get started on planning and creating your very own graphic novel. Brainstorm a plot outline, cast of characters, and setting, then pick an art style and start storyboarding. Daily storytelling workshops will help you generate and develop your ideas. We’ll also look at the work of well-known authors for inspiration. End the week with the beginnings of a graphic novel, plus plans and materials to continue working on it on your own.
SummerFun! 2024
Media Production
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Make media your way! Turn your vision into reality one frame at a time. Come up with an idea for a short film, commercial, or public service announcement, working individually or collaborating as a small group. Then you'll cast your talent and recruit your crew. Record your footage using professional Canon camcorders either with green screen or on-location, then use Adobe software to edit your final piece. You may also get to do voice overs, conduct an interview, or practice your acting skills, depending on the type of project you and your classmates choose.
SummerFun! 2024
Movie Making Madness: Week 5
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Make movies instead of watching them this summer! Go from “Action” to “That’s a Wrap!” as you work in groups to storyboard, shoot, and add voice-overs to a live action and/or stop motion movie. Note: Fully produced Flix emailed within a month after the program ends. Week 5 Grades 6-8 AM - Special Effects Flix: Explosions, tornados, meteors! Act, direct, and choose special effects to incorporate into these high intensity live action movies that will blow your mind. PM - Minecraft/Roblox Flix: Make a movie featuring Minecraft or Roblox action figures or combine them into a mashup movie. Create a stop-motion movie full of games or challenges for your character to overcome. Take Both Special Effect Flix & Minecraft/Roblox Flix and save!
SummerFun! 2024
Speech & Debate: Rock the Podium
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Learn to debate, speak, and deliver a speech in front of your supportive peers. Practice how to construct and support an argument, think critically, speak confidently, and listen thoughtfully as we will debate common ethical, moral, and philosophical questions.
SummerFun! 2024
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Stop Motion Animation
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Unleash your creativity by building worlds and bringing your ideas (and your toys) to life frame-by-frame through the art of stop motion animation. From conceptualization to execution, you will write, storyboard, direct, photograph, and animate a mini movie using Stop Motion Studio. End the week with a screening of the movies we make.
SummerFun! 2024
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Toy Photography: The Magic of Scale
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Use a camera to capture epic battles and create whimsical worlds. You will make miniature scenes starring your own toys and learn how to photograph them so they look life-sized. Bring your creativity, your imagination, and your toys, and be prepared to master the magic of scale. We’ll transform the ordinary into the extraordinary!
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Your News, Your Views
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Want to share your discoveries with the rest of the world? Learn what makes a story newsworthy and how to get people interested. From science and history to video games and being a Swiftie, you will research a topic and produce a written story, infographic, and/or pictures and video. We will then package your stories into a newscast using green screen and professional cameras and maybe even print a full-color newsletter. This is your chance to write, design, and present your news and your views.
SummerFun! 2024
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Your Voice: Public Speaking
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Have fun writing and delivering speeches in front of a supportive group and begin to develop this lifelong skill. We will write short speeches about subjects that interest us and practice reading them out loud in this low-pressure environment. Focus on skills such as standing up tall, using a loud voice, and making eye contact. Watch famous and not-so-famous public speakers and analyze their deliveries. At the end of the week we will create our own TV news broadcasts with you as the anchors.
SummerFun! 2024