schedule + registration

September 9, 2023-May 7, 2024

FREE for low-income families!

For all others, workshops are $550 per 12-week workshop. Advanced Studies workshops are $825 per 12-week workshop. We do our best to accommodate all children, however, low-income families receive priority.

Please note: Registration does not guarantee enrollment. ALL paperwork must be completed or received no later than January 26 or your child(ren) will be dropped from the class. For paying families, all fees must be paid with registration.

Youth Media Arts Class Schedule

No classes ON THE FOLLOWING DATES

November 4th • Fall Break: November 20 - 25 • Presidents Day: February 19 • February 20th • Spring Break: March 25 - 30

MAy 11th - Culminating CELEBRATION

TUESDAYS 4-6pm

Photo Stories
Ages 13-15 | Intermediate

Students will develop their ability to tell stories through photography.  Using digital SLR cameras students will advance their technical skills and learn to edit their photographs using Adobe software such as Photoshop and Lightroom.

Stop Motion Storytelling
Ages 13-15 | Intermediate

Students will learn the ins and outs of stop motion filmmaking. Once a story is written, the animation process begins with the hands-on work of building puppets and sets. The students will then learn to film using digital SLR cameras and DragonFrame software. The final touches and edits will be done using Adobe Premier. 

WEDNESDAYS 4-6pm

Comics 2 
Ages 14-18 | Intermediate - Advanced

This is a great class for students who love to work in two dimensions! Students will develop their own style while learning a variety of drawing, painting, and collage techniques that are used to create comics. Students will also learn how to digitally finish their project on iPads using ProCreate software.

THURSDAYS 4-6pm

2D Animation
Ages 10-13 | Beginner

Don't want to choose between filmmaking and drawing? 2D Animation is the class for you! In this class students will learn the narrative structure of film while hand drawing their animation. They will also learn the technical skill of digital drawing on an iPad using animation software to complete their animated short films.

SATURDAYS 10am-noon

Photo Focus 
Ages 10-13 | Beginner

Through a series of field trips documenting the architecture, landscape, and community in Venice Beach, students will learn the fundamentals of digital photography using a digital SLR camera. They will also work with Adobe software such as Photoshop and Lightroom to edit their images. 

Filmmaking 101
Ages 10-13 | Beginner

Collaborating in teams, students will get a chance to try out the many roles needed on set to create a film. Students will learn to film using digital SLR cameras as well as basic audio equipment. Using Adobe Premiere students will edit their film, add credits, music, and more!

Comics 1 
Ages 10-13 | Beginner

In this class students will go from pencil drawings to a printed anthology. Students will learn the principles of design while hand drawing their comics. They will then learn how to digitally  ink and color their comics on iPads using ProCreate software.

SATURDAYS 1-3pm

Media Arts Mash up
Ages 14-18 | Beginner-Intermediate

This is a great class for students who want to try everything, or who aren’t sure where to start. They will learn to use a digital SLR camera to take photographs and film. They will also get an introduction to Adobe Photoshop and Premier and they create their final projects. 

SATURDAYS 1-4pm

Advanced Photography
Ages 14-18 | Advanced

This class is for students who have been through our beginner and intermediate course or who have taken outside classes where they have learned to use a digital SLR camera in manual mode. In the advanced class students will focus on building a cohesive portfolio centered around a single topic. Their technical skills will advance as they will have more in depth workshops on lighting with strobes and edit their photos using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.  Students are required to work on their projects outside of class time and workshop their progress during class time.

Filmmaking Workshop
Ages 14-18 | All Levels

This class is open to students of all levels but strongly encouraged for those with experience using a digital SLR camera. The class will collaboratively explore the theme of UpCycle by creating a documentary about local artists who use repurposed materials. In this filmmaking class, students will polish the technical aspects of filmmaking that are expected for film festival entry. Please note students may have to work on their projects outside of class time.