Animation Camp at Jacob Burns Film Center

Name: Animation Camp at Jacob Burns Film Center
Start: 2025-07-07T09:00:00-04:00
Location: Jacob Burns Film Center

Campers will use state-of-the-art stop-motion software Dragonframe and Canon DSLR cameras to bring their wildest ideas to life, practice essential techniques, watch and dissect amazing shorts from groundbreaking artists, and channel their creativity through animation.

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Grades 4–6

July 21–August 1

Grades 7–9

July 7–18

Grades 10–12

August 4–15

All camp sessions run Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM. Scholarships are available in all sessions for participants with financial need.

Filmmaking and animating skills emphasized in this course include:

composition, framing, and shot types
storyboarding
achieving basic camera movements in animation
timing actions: frames per second, slow-in, slow-out, exaggeration, secondary action
use of sound effects/scoring
screen work at the JBFC Theater

Technology Utilized:

Dragonframe Animation Software
Canon DSLR Cameras
Various Portable Lighting Set-ups
Stop Motion Studio Pro Animation Software
iPads
Tripods
Mac Computers

Jacob Burns Film Center

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