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Newsletter: April 2004

NEWS:
1. THE ANIMATION SHOW ON DVD
2. AVOID EYE CONTACT: NYC INDIE ANIMATION DVD
3. ASIFA NORTHWEST REEL TO SCREEN AT DREAMWORKS

EXHIBITS:
4. OSEAO: DOODLE BUG [Seattle, WA]
5. HENRY ART GALLERY: ELLEN GALLAGHER [Seattle, WA]
6. CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: JUMP TO JAPAN [Seattle, WA]

EVENTS:
7. CRACKPOT CRAFTERS HAND-MADE FILMMAKING [Olympia, WA]
8. SEATTLE STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL [Seattle, WA]
9. PDX FEST [Portland, OR]
10. ANN MARIE FLEMING RETROSPECTIVE [Vancouver, B.C.]
11. MESMER PRESENTS: XSI SEMINAR: COMPOSITING
12. JUMP TO JAPAN TEEN AND ADULT NIGHTS [Seattle, WA]
13. PUPPET PARTY [Seattle, WA]

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS:
14. AFTER EFFECTS II [Seattle, WA]
15. HANDS-ON ANIMATION INTENSIVE I [Seattle, WA]
16. DIRECT MOTION GRAPHICS IS A CONTACT SPORT [Portland, OR]
17. MESMER 3D ANIMATION COURSES [Seattle, WA]
18. OREGON3D COMPUTER ANIMATION COURSES [Portland, OR]
19. COYOTE ANIMATION [Seattle, WA]
20. PUPPET ANIMATION WORKSHOP [Seattle, WA]
21. ANIMATED ADVENTURES SUMMER CAMPS [Bainbridge Island, WA]
   CLAYMATION I
   CLAYMATION II
   MANGA MOVIE MANIA
   CARTOON CRAFTS: ART THAT MOVES
22. NW FILM CENTER ANIMATION CAMPS [Portland, OR]
   ANIMATION FUN COURSE
   ANIMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
   ANIMATION FOR TEENS
   ADVANCED ANIMATION FOR TEENS
23. SEATTLE CENTER ACADEMY [Seattle, WA]
   ANIMATION MANIA


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1. THE ANIMATION SHOW ON DVD
Whether or not you caught the sold-out show at SAM last year, you
definitely wanna get your hands on a copy of this new DVD. Mike
Judge and Don Hertzfeldt's "Animation Show" traveling festival of
indie animation is now on DVD. Available April 27th, the Animation
Show Volume One is a collection of amazing animated short films from
around the world, personally programmed by co-producers Mike Judge
(Office Space, and King of the Hill) and Academy Award nominated
animator Don Hertzfledt.

This year's DVD line-up spans eight countries, featuring everything
from 2003 Academy Award winner Adam Elliot's claymation
films "Brother", "Cousin" and "Uncle" to the very latest in computer
animation - with four recent Academy Award nominees (including Mt.
Head, The Rocks, Fifty Percent Grey, and The Cathedral), brand new
films from Mike and Don, plus extra surprises. In extras:
filmmakers involved share insight into their individual technique
with audio commentaries, Motion Tests, Animatics, and art galleries.
For information on where to find "The Animation Volume One" or to
preorder your own copy visit www.animationshow.com Retail price $24.95

2. AVOID EYE CONTACT: NYC INDIE ANIMATION DVD
This gem of a collection is indie-produced and includes films by
Bill Plympton, Patrick Smith, Jesse Schmal, John Dilworth, Michael
Overbeck, John Schnall, Aleksey Budovsky, PES, George Griffin, Signe
Bauman and Fran Krause. To order visit www.squarefootagefilms.com
Retail price $25

3. ASIFA NORTHWEST REEL TO SCREEN AT DREAMWORKS
The 2003 ASIFA-Northwest Reel is on a worldwide tour of screenings.
Next stop, May 20th in Los Angeles, where our sister organization,
ASIFA-Hollywood will screen the program at the DreamWorks Animation
Campus in Glendale, CA. Reservations are required. This is a free
event for members of ASIFA-Hollywood and their guests. Please RSVP
by email to asifanw@yahoogroups.com.  Hey NW Animators! ASIFA-NW
members are needed to create the next ASIFA-NW DVD. Please contact
us if you'd like to help.



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4. OSEAO: DOODLE BUG [Seattle, WA]
OSEAO "Gallery of the Senses" presents "Doodle Bug" : A group
exhibit at the OSEAO gallery in Capitol Hill from April 2nd - May
6th featuring illustrations by local animator/illustrators: Anton
Bogaty, Jamie Burton, Todd Lovering, Memo Diaz, Tom Dougherty and
Jason Zayas.  Several of the artists work at local animation
companies, Tooned In, Adrenium and Know Wonder.
OSEAO Gallery is at 1402 E Pike St Seattle.

5. HENRY ART GALLERY: ELLEN GALLAGHER [Seattle, WA]
January 17 - April 18, 2004
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11-5,
Thursday  11-8
Ellen Gallagher: Preserve/Murmur in the East Gallery

From the moment of her highly public debut-with the Whitney Biennial
of 1995-Ellen Gallagher has been pushing the edges of pictorial art,
both formally and thematically. In her recent work she continues to
confront issues of racial identity in a lyrically aesthetic way,
transforming racist imagery by multiplication and disjunction into
elegant abstract elements.

Ellen Gallagher: Preserve/Murmur comprises three distinct bodies of work
that the artist calls drawings, although they incorporate sculptural
elements, movie film and projectors, Wite-Out, plasticine, pomade, and
stick-on toys, alongside more conventional media. Murmur (2003) is a
set of five animated films made in collaboration with Dutch photographer
Edgar Cleijne. The ethereal large-scale drawings from the Watery Ecstatic
series (2002-2004) include passages literally carved into the thick
watercolor paper. In a group of 20 works on paper entitled Preserve,
Gallagher mutates wig advertisements from Ebony, Black Digest, and
other mid-century African American magazines, highlighting the covert
racism that fueled the market for products like wigs and skin lighteners.
Also part of Preserve is sculptural work that resembles a minimalist jungle
gym (which Gallagher puns as a "Jungle Jim"), the surface of which is
covered with low relief patterns from her familiar lexicon of lips,
eyeballs, and wigs.

Admission: $8.00 general, $6.00 seniors (62 and older) , free Henry
Art Gallery Members, UW students, faculty and staff with ID, High School
& college students with ID, Children 13 years and under. FREE
Thursdays 5-8pm for everyone.
Location: The Henry Art Gallery is located on the western edge of the
University of Washington campus at 15th Avenue NE and NE 41st Street.
More info: www.henryart.org

6. CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: JUMP TO JAPAN [Seattle, WA]
exhibit open through June 6

Totoro is coming! Totoro is coming! Who is Totoro you ask? He is a
Japanese child's favorite character! Ask any child in Japan, they
would tell you Totoro is a magical animated creature with special
powers. And children are the only ones who can see him! One of the
central characters in the children's film My Neighbor Totoro,
created by the famous Japanese artist Hayao Miyazaki, Totoro will
delight and surprise your children.

Your children can meet Totoro and all his friends starting January 24th
and running through June 6th in the new exhibit Jump to Japan: Discovering
Culture Through Popular Art.

TCM's brand new national, traveling exhibit will explore the origins of
contemporary animation and manga (comic) characters. Jump to Japan is
designed to introduce Japanese life and culture through arts that children
can quickly relate.

Jump To Japan: Discovering Culture Through Popular Art will
immerse children and adults in popular Japanese art through time:
Animation and Film Making, Manga (comics with a strong visual narrative)
and Woodblock Prints and Scroll Painting. These art forms will serve
as Jump To Japan's principal tools through which children and adults
will make connections to Japanese culture.

Within the exhibit, children and parents will be able to:

Explore the Interactive Magic Cat Bus from My Neighbor Totoro
Create Comic (Manga) Drawings
Build Simple Animation Series
Role Play in a Japanese Manga Shop with Comics Filling Every Shelf
See Important Historical Connections of the Four Represented Art Forms
Visit with Guest Artists Creating Manga and Woodblock Prints

Group tours and educational field trips to experience Jump to Japan
are available by contacting Erika at 206-441-1768.

Jump To Japan is one of seven exhibits being developed as part of The
Association of Children's Museums and The Freeman Foundation's $7 million
Asian Exhibit Initiative. The Initiative's goal is, "to promote better
understanding of Asian cultures through the development of interactive
traveling exhibits and educational outreach in America's children's
museums." The seven exhibits created by the Initiative will travel to
eighty children's museums across the United States in 2004 - 2008.

Location: Seattle Children's Museum, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle Center
More info: 206-441-1768 www.thechildrensmuseum.org



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7. CRACKPOT CRAFTERS HAND-MADE FILMMAKING [Olympia, WA]
Wednesday, April 14 at 7:00 till 10:30pm
The Cameraless Moviemaking Revolution already in progress now
Resumes Crackpot Crafters invades new territory. At Chauney Peck's
ping-pongulent wonderland (details follow). Bring a buddy and your
handmaking shoes
Location/Directions: from Olympia - head south towards Tumwater on
Capitol Way. At the first signal past the I-5 bridge, past Tash
Nicole's dessertery, turn hard left onto Carlyon. Take the second
right onto Lorne Street. Chauneyville is Third house on the left,
big white place with another white picket fence and hearts on the
wall at 3116 Lorne. Indirect contact - 352-3448.
More info: Crafter questions, call Devon at 360-943-9299 or
devon@devonimation.com

8. SEATTLE STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL [Seattle, WA]
Thursday, April 15, 5:30pm and 8pm
The University of Washington Film Club presents a selection of short
films from current or recent students from around the Seattle area.
Admission $7 / $5 (students)
Location: Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave. N (between Republican
and Mercer in South Lake Union area)
More info: 206-381-3218

9. PDX FEST [Portland, OR]
The PDX Film Festival is a four-day exposition dedicated to
showcasing new innovative works or film and video. Focusing on non-
narrative works that go against the current of mainstream
entertainment, the PDX Film Festival embraces artistic, non-
narrative work and presents it in an intimate environment.
Highlights this year include Devon Damonte's "TAPE SToRY"
multiprojection operatic cautionary tale of lust for office supplies
and outmoded technologies, followed by a direct filmmaking workshop.
Films include "Eclipse" by ASIFA-NW member and animator Chel White.
Special guests DeeDee Halleck and Jem Cohen.
Location: The 2004 PDX Film Festival will take place in downtown
Portland at the Northwest Film Center's Guild Theatre.
Schedule & More info: www.rodeofilmco.com/peripheralproduce/#upcoming

10. ANN MARIE FLEMING RETROSPECTIVE [Vancouver, B.C.]
April 23-25 and April 29-May 1. Showtimes vary, see web site for
details.
"History is Relatives: The Films of Ann Marie Fleming" is a
retrospective of films by one of Canada's most distinctive
independent filmmaking talents. Vancouver original Ann Marie Fleming
has created a remarkably diverse yet remarkably unified range of
feature, short, documentary, mockumentary, avant-garde, animated and
personal work in the twenty-plus films she has made between Waving
(1987) and The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam (2003). Most of her
films will be screened in 6 separate programs. Complete listings
online.
Location: Pacific Cinematheque, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver
More info: www.cinematheque.bc.ca/MarchApril04/amf.html or
call the theater at 613-688-FILM

11. MESMER PRESENTS: XSI SEMINAR: COMPOSITING
Tuesday, April 27 @ 6-7pm
Insight on 3D Series: Free XSI Seminars at Mesmer in Seattle. This
month: 'Bring it all together: The Compositor in Softimage|XSI. It
is a lot easier to build your special effects in layers, then
combine them into a finished result using a compositor. We'll look
at the Compositor ad FX Tree in Softimage XSI, with an eye towards
how to use it to save time. We'll examine color correction, blue
screen removal, and tracking as well.
Location: Mesmer Animation Labs Seattle, 1116 NW 54th St., Seattle, WA 98107
Registration/more info: 800-237-7311 or info@mesmer.com
www.mesmer.com

12. JUMP TO JAPAN TEEN AND ADULT NIGHTS [Seattle, WA]
Teen night: Friday, April 23, 2004, 6-8pm
Teen night: Friday May 14, 2004 6-8pm
Adult night: Wednesday, May 12, 2004, 6-8pm
It's not just for kids! Due to the popularity of the "Jump to Japan"
exhibit with adult and teen audiences, The Children's Museum is
opening its doors on selected nights during the exhibition for
adults and teens. See above listing for description of exhibit.
Location: Seattle Children's Museum, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle Center
More info: 206-441-1768 www.thechildrensmuseum.org

13. PUPPET PARTY [Seattle, WA]
Friday, May 21 @ 8:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars! Coming in May: PUPPET PARTY! Join the members
of The ASIFA-Northwest Animation Association, The local Puppeteer's Guild
and 911 in celebrating the intersections of puppetry, animation and media
arts. The screening will include Peter Jackson's rarely-seen pre-LOTR short
film "Meet the Feebles," Wladyslaw Starevitch's bizarre and beautiful stop-
motion puppet animation and something new from Screen Novelties, the
creators of the Slamdance-award winning short puppet film, "Graveyard Jamboree."
Yummy snacks and post-film mingling!
Free for members of ASIFA, Puppet Guild or 911. Open to the public;
$3 admission for non-members.
Location: 911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Ave. N. (between Denny and
John), Seattle


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14. AFTER EFFECTS II [Seattle, WA]
3 Tue., Apr. 13, 20 & 27, 6-9:30pm
Instructor - James Culbertson
Adobe After Effects enables you to produce professional-quality
motion graphics, special effects, title sequences, and animation for
integration into your projects. In these workshops, you will learn to combine
video, audio, still-images, and animations, into simple or complex layered
compositions that can then be output to any film, video, multimedia,
or internet resolution. The skills learned in these classes will help
you take your work to new creative levels. Media will be provided. Class
participants will complete a series of short, simple After Effects tasks and
tutorials.

In this class we will build upon the basics learned in the first
After Effects class, as well as, explore After Effects 3D capabilities,
expanded filter usage, expressions (FX scripting), motion effects, motion
tracking/stabilization, parent-child interactions, and time
remapping. After Effects 1 or permission of instructor required.
Class limit: 4.
Cost: member cost - $ 240, non member cost - $ 265(Receive a 10%
discount on both classes if you sign up for After Effects I & II.)Course fee
includes a total of 6 hours of independent lab time. The format of this class
combines lecture with hands-on. Students will need to share use of computers.
Prerequisites: basic computer skills and video editing experience
Location: 911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Ave. N, Seattle, WA.
More info: www.911media.org

15. HANDS-ON ANIMATION INTENSIVE I [Seattle, WA]
Saturday, April 17, 10am-5pm
Instructor: Wendy Jackson Hall
In this intensive one-day workshop, you will learn all about the
fine art of frame-by-frame filmmaking in our Hands-On Animation Lab
using our Video Lunchbox system. We will explore various animation
techniques, including cameraless animation, drawing on film,
flipbooks, stop-motion, pixelation and rotoscoping. Bring a bag
lunch to eat while we enjoy a screening of animated films that will
introduce you to the fascinating history of animation. After taking
this course you will be certified to rent time in our animation
studio to work on your independent animation projects. Class limit: 8
Registration: members $ 85/ non members $95. Special: Take both
Animation I and Animation II sessions for $145 (911 members)/$175
(non-members).
Location: 911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Ave. N, Seattle, WA.
More info: www.911media.org

16. DIRECT MOTION GRAPHICS IS A CONTACT SPORT [Portland, OR]
Sunday, April 18, 2004 10am-2:30 pm
Direct Motion Graphics is a Contact Sport: a workshop with Devon Damonte
Make your own motion pictures by hand! Each participant will learn
fundamentals of Direct Animation including techniques such as
textural scratch on black leader, multi-layered hot iron plastic bag
ink transfer, direct photocopy, radical collage, and more. Learn the
loop test method to refine your sloppy experiments into eloquent
emanations of serious handcore cinema. We'll create group loops, and
then branch off into individual projects. Also see samples from
giants of this fine art genre. No experience necessary. All supplies
provided, and bring your own crackpot materials to try too.
Fee $20; ($10 for fest pass holders). to register call: (503) 231-
6548 or email: info@lighthousecinema.org. Pre-registration is
required / workshop is limited to 15 participants.
Location: Lighthouse Cinema, 425 SE 3rd #400
More info: www.lighthousecinema.org or www.devonimation.com

17. MESMER 3D ANIMATION COURSES [Seattle, WA]
Ongoing courses in Softimage XSI, Maya and 3D Studio Max.
More info: www.mesmer.com

18. OREGON3D COMPUTER ANIMATION COURSES [Portland, OR]
Ongoing courses in 3D Studio Max, Flint, Flame, Maya, Combustion and
other 3D computer animation and visual effects programs.
More info: www.oregon3d.com

19. COYOTE ANIMATION [Seattle, WA]
Coyote Junior High and 911 Media Arts offer the Coyote Animation
Workshop several times per year. These on-going Saturday-morning
workshops are for young animators ages 10 and up. Working in 911
Media Arts Center's Hands-On Animation Lab, students produce
personalized animations using drawing, clay, clip-art, sand, found-
objects, stop-motion and more!
More info: www.911media.org
or Call Coyote Jr. High for more information/registration: 206-323-7276

20. PUPPET ANIMATION WORKSHOP [Seattle, WA]
Saturday, May 22
Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh, two of the brightest talents in
stop-motion animation are coming to Seattle for a puppet animation
screening and workshop. Through their Los Angeles-based studio,
Screen Novelties, they make 3-D animation "the old-fashioned way"
with armatures, foam latex puppets and all the hand-crafted
trimmings. Recent projects include Ray Harryhausen's "The Tortoise
and the Hare," winner of the Annie Award for Outstanding Short
Animated Film, and puppet animation sequences for Fox's "The
Simpsons" (Davey and Goliath spoof) and Cartoon Network
productions, "The Flintstones" and "Courage the Cowardly Dog." Don't
miss this opportunity to learn from the pros. Space is limited. Call
today to reserve a spot. Presented by ASIFA-Northwest.
For more info about the workshops instructors, visit screen-
novelties.com. The site includes a great clip reel for broadband
viewers to enjoy.
Location: TBD
For registration info, please contact ASIFA-Northwest.
Also see: Stop-Action Puppet Animation Workshop

21. ANIMATED ADVENTURES SUMMER CAMPS [Bainbridge Island, WA]
For the third year, Animated Adventures is offering animation
production camps on Bainbridge Island. This year 4 classes are being
offered through the Bainbridge Island Parks & Recreation District
and held in the wonderful Ordway School Art Room. All camps taught
by Wendy Jackson Hall with an assistant (new this year!). To
register, call 206-855-9034 or visit www.animatedadventures.com

CLAYMATION (ages 10 and up/grades 5-12)
Dates/Times/Fees:
Claymation I: July 12-16 (9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) $195
Claymation II: July 19-23 (9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) $195
Description: Bring your own characters and stories to life with the
art of clay animation. Using plasticine clay and digital video
animation technology, we will create original short animated films
complete with sound effects and music. Advanced returning students
and students who wish to create a more elaborate claymation film,
and/or to collaborate with friends on a film, are encouraged to sign
up for both weeks, Claymation I and II. Materials fee of $25 payable
to instructor at first class (only one fee required for 2-week
students).

MANGA MOVIE MANIA (ages 10 and up/grades 5-12)
Dates/Times/Fees:
July 26-30 (11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.): $195
Description: Calling all Japanimation junkies! Make your own action-
packed anime cartoons in this drawing-intensive workshop. Learn to
animate like the pros do, with pegbar and lightbox animation,
painted cels and special effects. If you dream of animating ninjas,
fairies or other fantastic creatures, this is the class for you!
Each student will receive a video of the animation created in class.
Materials fee of $25 payable to instructor at first class.

CARTOON CRAFTS: ART THAT MOVES (ages 6-11/grades 1-5)
Dates/Times/Fees:
July 26-30 (9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.): $55
Description: Whirligigs, zoetropes and flipbooks, oh my! In this
hands-on workshop, we will create art that moves, from optical toys
to acrobatic puppets. Students will keep all of their animated works
of art. Materials fee of $15 payable to instructor at first class.

Free Screening/Performance: All of the student animation created in
the summer workshops will be screened for the public in an outdoor
animation festival on Bainbridge Island. Save the Date: Friday,
September 10th @ 8:00 p.m.
Space Reservation ($25 deposit): Call instructor Wendy Jackson Hall
at [no longer active]
More info: www.animatedadventures.com

22. NW FILM CENTER ANIMATION CAMPS [Portland, OR]
The NW Film Center continues its summer youth programs with 4
animation workshops taught by Sharon Niemczyk. Offered in
cooperation with Saturday Academy. To register, call (503) 725-2330
or visit www.saturdayacademy.org. Tuition assistance is available.

ANIMATION FUN COURSE #021 (GRADES 4-6)
SECTION 1: MONDAY-FRIDAY, JUN 14-18, 9 A.M.-NOON
SECTION 2: TUESDAY-FRIDAY, JUL 6-9, 9 A.M.-1 P.M.
SECTION 3: MONDAY-FRIDAY, AUG 23-27, 9 A.M.-NOON
Have you wondered how the pros make cartoon characters come to life?
Through short exercises designed to spark creativity, students will
expand their understanding of how animation motion works and its
potential. This course covers the basics of cartoon cut-out and stop-
motion animation and is an excellent class to prepare students for the
more directed ANIMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE class below. Enrollment limit:
10. Select one of three identical sections. 5 SESSIONS (except section 2:
4 sessions) . TUITION: $205

ANIMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE COURSE # 022 (GRADES 4-6)
SECTION 1: MONDAY-THURSDAY, JUL 19-22, 9 A.M.-1 P.M., PLUS FRIDAY,
JUL 23, EITHER 9 A.M.-12:30 P.M. OR 1:30-5 P.M.
SECTION 2: MONDAY-THURSDAY, AUG 16-19, 9 A.M.-1 P.M., PLUS FRIDAY,
AUG 20, EITHER 9 A.M.-1 P.M. OR 1-5 P.M.
Bring your drawings and sculpture to life! Learn about the history
of animation and practice animation techniques with drawings, cut-
outs and flipbooks with a view to completing a short animated film.
No previous experience necessary, though ANIMATION FUN, above, is a
recommended introduction. Please note that on the last day of class
(Friday), students will attend either a morning or afternoon session
for filmming their projects. Families and friends are invited to a
screening of completed work after the class. Enrollment limit: 10.
Select one of two identical sections.
5 SESSIONS. TUITION: $255

ANIMATION FOR TEENS COURSE # 024 (GRADES 7-12)
SECTION 1: MONDAY-THURSDAY, JUN 21-24, 9 A.M.-1 P.M., plus FRIDAY,
JUN 25 either 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1:30-5 p.m.
SECTION 2: (girls only) MONDAY-THURSDAY, JUL 12-15, 9 A.M.-
1 P.M., plus FRIDAY, JUN 16 either 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1:30-5 p.m.
Bring your drawings and sculpture to life! Learn about the history
of animation and practice animation techniques with drawings, cut-
outs and flipbooks with a view to completing a short animated film.
No previous experience necessary. Please note that on the last day
of class (Friday), students will attend either a morning or
afternoon session for filming their projects. Enrollment limit: 10.
Enrollment in Section 2 is limited to girls. Viva la femme!
5 SESSIONS. TUITION: $255

ADVANCED ANIMATION FOR TEENS COURSE #026 (GRADES 7-12)
MONDAY-THURSDAY, AUG 9-12, 9 A.M.-noon, PLUS FRIDAY, AUG 13, either
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1:30-5 p.m.
Make your animated characters talk! Those with previous animation
experience, such as ANIMATION FOR TEENS above, are invited to
further develop their expertise by creating short animated films
with synchronized dialogue and sound effects. Please note that on
the last day of class (Friday), students will attend either a
morning or afternoon session for filmmaking their projects.
Enrollment limit: 10.
5 SESSIONS. TUITION: $275

23. SEATTLE CENTER ACADEMY [Seattle, WA]
July 26-August 6
Every summer for over five years, 911 media Arts Center's Young
Producers' Project has presented a two-week hands-on animation
workshop at Seattle Center Academy. "Animation-Mania" brings
together 20 middle school students from the Seattle area in a unique
collaboration. Through claymation and cut-out animation, students
create public service announcements that reflect upon the pressing
social issues most important to youth.
Class description: Want to make your own version of Bambi Meets
Godzilla? In this class, you'll create flipbooks, storyboards and
animated stories.  You'll operate professional video and animation
equipment and work with clay, clipart and action figures to create
your own characters and sets.  Bring your animation to life!
Seattle Center Academy is open to King County students presently in
grades 7-8. Tuition ranges from $75 - $450 depending on a number of
factors, such as eligibility for the school lunch program. Many
scholarships are available. See application & scholarship forms.
Applications are due April 30. Download an application by clicking
here or e-mail academysc@seattle.gov or call our office at 206-233-
3959.
More info: www.seattlecenter.org/SCA.htm