Computer Animation Arts Camp/Workshop

Session1	July 3 - July 16, 2010
Grades	9 - 12
Tuition	$2625
Audition	No Audition Required

Tuition includes room and meals
Grade entering in Fall 2010

Camp/Workshop Details

Program Director: Amy Winfrey

At the heart of any great animated movie is a story. The great storytellers of animation, beginning with Disney, used simple pen and paper. With the advent of the computer, the animator now has another tool to use in telling a story. Based upon the precepts of traditional animation, the 2009 UCLA Arts Camp Computer Animation Workshop will allow the animator artist to reach and explore constantly growing heights in animated creative expression. Using 2D animation the workshop will also introduce the artist to 3D animation in storytelling. It will show the participant through development of short narratives how this animation moves from hand drawn, stop motion, pixilation, and other techniques of creating special effects under the camera to achieve their imaginative story. Students will work in the same computer labs that generated such recent animated hit films as Monster House and 9. The enrollment in this workshop is limited so early enrollment is required. Preference is given to those participants who have taken the UCLA Arts Camp Animation Workshop.

Prerequisite: UCLA Arts Camp Animation or equivalent knowledge of cell animation.

* Additional Camp/Workshop Information

Students check-in between 1 - 2:30pm on the first day of camp.
Flights should arrive into Los Angeles International(LAX) on the First Day of camp between 10am and 12pm.
Flights should depart from Los Angeles International(LAX) on the DAY AFTER camp ends between 9am and 12pm.
Transportation is available to and from Los Angeles International(LAX) for $30 each way + Additional $125 for overnight stay.

College Credit Information

This summer, earn UCLA college credit!

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Directors and Faculty

Amy Winfrey

Program Director

Amy Winfrey returns for her second season with the UCLA Arts Camp Workshop leading young computer animators as they learn to tell stories in 2D (and 3D) animation. Amy is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television with an Master of Fine Arts in animation. She is the creator, writer and director of THE SQUID AND THE FROG. She is the creator writer and co-executive producer of the web series' MAKING FIENDS, MUFFIN FILMS and BIG BUNNY. Amy was also an animator on he highly successful movie SOUTHE PARK:BIGGER, LONGER, UNCUT and the SOUTH PARK television series. She is an award winner as her animated films have won awards at the Chicago International Animation festival, the World Animation Celebration not to mention a UCLA Spotlight Award for her wonderful film THE BAD PLANT. We are pleased to have Amy once again lead our Computer Animation Workshop.

Location Information

UCLA is one of America's most prestigious universities, and their theater department is rated number one in North America. Bordered on the north by protected wilderness and on the south by Westwood Village, UCLA has long been known as an entertainment magnet for the entire Los Angeles area. Selected for their artistic and professional achievements, UCLA 's exceptional faculty from the School of Theater, Film and Television lead these inspiring workshops.

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) is the only university in the country where the study of theater, film, television and digital media is integrated within a single professional school.

The Department of Film, Television and Digital Media offers a wide range of courses for undergraduates in the study of three areas of moving images: Critical Studies, including the history, theory and aesthetics of both film and television; Production/Directing, including film, television (studio and field), digital, experimental and animation; and the film and television disciplines, including writing, producing, cinematography, sound recording and editing.

At the graduate level, there are five areas of concentration: Critical Studies, which offers film and television history and theory; aesthetics and popular culture, films from diverse genres and extensive national cinemas; Production/Directing, which trains students in all aspects of directing narrative fiction, documentaries and/or experimental film, emphasizing the aesthetic components; Screenwriting, in which the elements of character, dialogue, story and tone are explored; Animation, in which students are trained to create an individual style and voice; and the Producers Program, in which students learn the business and art of making films and television programs.

At UCLA's Department of Theater, we believe that great theater programs must prepare and train students for careers in all contemporary and emerging entertainment forms -- including live theater, film, television, video, themed entertainment, interactive gaming, and more. Our students live in a world that is interactive, collaborative, and fueled by their passion for our art form -- one that encompasses the many forms of professional practice as well as the theoretical exploration of current and emerging entertainment forms.

Igniting our students' talent and passion to achieve success is our goal. That is why students work with a distinguished faculty composed of professional and creative artists who have excelled in their fields. UCLA Theater has some of the most distinguished faculty and visiting artists in the world, among them Mel Shapiro, Annette Bening, Anthony Hopkins, Larry Moss, Neil Jampolis, Deborah Scott and Jerry Katzman. With this professional training, students are following in the footsteps of such illustrious alumni as Francis Ford Coppola, Tim Robbins, James Dean, Carol Burnett, Susan Egan, Jack Black, Ben Stiller and many others.

TFT's extraordinary undergraduate and graduate students are drawn from an admissions pool of the finest students from around the world, and enjoy participation in small classes with faculty members who themselves are accomplished artists and industry leaders.

We invite you to explore our US Performing Arts Camps web site further where you can register online for any of the ucla summer programs offered to high school students.

Click HERE for UCLA Campus Map. Dates, Directors, and Faculty subject to change without notice. The faculty is comprised of college professors representing their schools and professional industry artists.
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