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 Find out what is takes to be an animator at
The Walt Disney Family Museum’s Animation Summer Camps!
in the Presidio of San Francisco
June, July and August 2014

Create your own animated story, learn from professionals in the animation field, embrace your creativity through painting and sculpture, build your portfolio, and showcase your work in a gallery show/film festival. Unleash your inner animator at The Walt Disney Family Museum Animation Camps! Participants (ages 8-18) can explore every aspect of animation, from brainstorming to finished product. Classes will be taught by our museum education staff as well as animation field professionals.

Sign-ups are underway. To receive more information, please email mailto:education@wdfmuseum.org.

CLASS SCHEDULE

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 Artimation Camp 
Mon–Fri, Jun 16-20, Jun 23–27, July 7-11, July 14-18 | 9am–4pm | Ages 8–10
$325 members, $360 non-members

Discover the exciting worlds of art and animation! Each day brings new adventures with painting, sculpting, and creating animated tales. The camp culminates in a gallery-style showing of projects to the amazement of family and friends. Participants will take home a portfolio and a DVD compilation to cherish the experiences happily ever after. Supervised program post-care from 4 to 5:30pm is available for an additional $60 per week.

Animator Boot Camp Summer Intensive
Mon-Fri, Jul 21-Aug 1, Aug 4-Aug 15 | 9am–4pm | Ages 11–13
$650 members, $720 non-members

Think you want to be an animator? Join us for this two-week intensive focusing on how animated films are produced. The intensive camp culminates in a film festival and gallery-style showing of projects. Participants come away with project portfolios and a DVD compilation of their animation work. Supervised program post-care from 4 to 5:30pm is available for an additional $120 for the two-week session.

Animation Production: From Sketch to Screen with Animation Collaborative
Saturdays July 12–Aug 16th | 10am–4pm | Ages 14–18
$820 members, $900 non-members

This summer, get an exclusive look into today’s field of animation with The Animation Collaborative and learn directly from current working professional animators and artists. For six Saturdays, get a comprehensive, hands-on look at the artistic elements that bring animation to life. Limited to 15 students. Please contact the education department at education@wdfmuseum.org for application information.

 *The Animation Collaborative offers high quality, professional instruction to students with a passion to learn. The instructors are professionals currently working in the field of animation with a variety of talents & backgrounds. They offer a wide range of workshops, covering the many different disciplines that come together to make an animated project. The regular term classes are located in Emeryville, CA. For more information visit their website at http://www.animationcollaborative.com.

Post Camp Care 
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, $60.00 per week
We will be offering Post Care for enrolled participants during the time of their selected camp. There will be a supervised general activity or free time.

Where:                   
104 Montgomery Street, The Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129

Admissions:         
Various: check Website for details. 

Website:               
www.waltdisney.org                                

Main Phone:       
415-345-6800