Flashpoint Academy will be offering a high school institute this winter, 2010, for students aged 16+ looking to start their education in film/broadcast, game design, recording arts, or visual effects/animation. If you have any questions about it, please feel free to contact me directly. (Since this is the school I work at, I know all the answers!)
FLASHPOINT HIGH SCHOOL INSTITUTE - WINTER 2010
Now Accepting Applications!
Jan 30th-March 6th, 2010
Classes are held each Saturday, from 10:00am-1:00pm.
Space is limited, so register today!
All Flashpoint High School Institute Sessions are held at Flashpoint’s main campus and production facilities at 28 North Clark Street in Chicago. You must be a current high school student and over the age of 16 to attend.
For more information, contact Admissions at (312) 332-0707
Introduction to HD Film Production | Download Application
Cost: $750.00
This six-session, hands-on program is designed to give high school students an introduction to film production and filmmaking techniques. Over the course of a the class, students, working in teams, will take a project from ideation and conception to finished short-film.
Game Design Workshop | Download Application
Cost: $750.00
The Game Design Workshop offers an introduction to modern game design. This professionally guided hands-on opportunity leads a select group of attendees to the creation of a design appropriate for today's consoles. Life-long gamers will evolve game ideas coupled with the fundamentals of play mechanics during this one-of-a-kind workshop. This learning experience involves the creation of physical prototypes, group critique, and design iteration. Finally, at the end of the workshop, diligent attendees leave with the completion of individual professional-quality game concept documents!
Studio Recording Workshop | Download Application
Cost: $750.00
Students will begin the class with an introduction to sound systems used for the recording and playback of professional audio. Topics and collaborative hands-on training include: an overview of the music recording control room and studios, signal flow, operating level, gain structure, basic acoustic principles, microphones, microphone preamplifiers, equalizers, compressors, and the concepts and methodologies of multi-track recording. Students will also engage in aural awareness and critical listening exercises. The last part of the class will be devoted to tracking, overdubs, and mixing sessions of a 4-6 piece pop ensemble. As the Institute concludes, students create compact discs of their projects to Red Book Standard specifications.
Animation/VFX Workshop | Download Application
Cost: $750.00
The VFX & Animation Workshop offers an introduction to the complex but powerful world of creating Visual Effects (VFX) and Animation using computer graphics. This professionally guided hands-on opportunity leads a select group of attendees to the creation of a character animation using a pre-built professional character. The students learn to make the character behave (or "act") in certain ways to convey emotion, creating the illusion that this inanimate character is really alive! At the conclusion of the workshop, hard working attendees leave with the completion of an animated character that they brought to life!
Sound, Image, Time and Space Workshop | Download Application
Cost: $750.00
The Sound, Image, Time & Space Workshop is an immersive program that explores the four media building blocks, and how they are employed by media artists to create emotion and meaning for their audiences. Students in the workshop engage in a series of exercises and experiences designed to build sensory awareness and observations skills, essential tools for all media artists. Screenings and collaborative projects introduce students to many of the fundamental concepts that are at the core of filmmaking, recording arts, animation and game development.
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