Tisch Summer High School Animation Workshop

This workshop introduces high school students to the principles and techniques of Animation through lectures, critiques, hands-on collaborative and solo assignments, as well as guest speakers and field trips. Students will explore various methods of animation including stop motion, traditional drawing, pixilation, and digital animation and will be introduced to computer programs including Dragonframe, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro. Students will develop Drawing, Computer, Animation, Performance, and Storytelling skills to make their unique ideas come to life. All of this will culminate in making a final animated film to be presented at the end of the workshop. Prior animation and drawing experience is not required.

Classes take place Monday - Friday. Students will be using the afternoon lab hours to complete their assignments, and their evenings and weekends will be spent in activities offered by Residential Life.

This sample schedule will give prospective students an understanding of the highly structured and rigorous training offered in the Tisch Summer High School Animators  Workshop. This sample schedule is an overview of one of the four weeks in the program. Students will have in class lectures in the mornings and spend the afternoons in the animation labs working on their assignments with dedicated student lab technical assistants.

Students accepted and confirmed for the program will be given their actual schedule on orientation day.

Monday
Morning - Lecture 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Introduction to animation tools.

Afternoon - Lab 1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Create a paper animation with 60 drawings.

Tuesday
Morning - Lecture 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Introduction to Life Drawing. Dragonframe software instruction.

Afternoon - Lab 1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Shoot the animation with Dragonframe software. 

Wednesday
Morning - Lecture 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Critique animation assignment. Premiere Pro editing software instruction.

Afternoon - Lab 1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Make revisions to your animation based on the critique. Begin coloring animation artwork.

Thursday
Morning - Lecture 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Guest Speaker: History of Animation.

Afternoon - Lab 1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Finish animation artwork.

Friday
Morning - Lecture 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Field Trip: Animation Studio Visit. 

Afternoon - Lab 1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Shoot finished animation, add sound effects.