Ongoing After School and Home School Programs
We offer a series of workshops for small groups that cover topics from animation, to special effects, to editing in Final Cut Pro! Here is a listing of workshops we’re offering Fall 2010.
The Young Producers Program! (A Homeschool Program)
Instructor: Sagesse Graham Sept 23rd – Dec 9th 2010, Thursdays 10am -12pm5-12 Students, Ages 10 +
$225
Lets make a movie! Action, Adventure, Documentary, Comedy, its up to you!
Join us this fall for 12 weeks of movie-making fun! We will explore and learn the three stages of production, then move right into creating our own short films. Through fun hands on activities we will learn the essentials of story structure, film acting, video equipment operations, and post production editing. We wrap up our program with a final screening and community celebration.
Download the application or SIGN UP ONLINE today! (New student? Click here for more information on getting started!)
YOUNG ANIMATORS PROJECT – YAP!
Instructor: Sagesse Graham Saturdays 12-2 (dates listed below) 5-12 Students (Ages 8+) parents and all experience levels encouraged and welcome $40 per workshop or $150 for all fourThis series of workshops teaches the basics of frame-by-frame shooting and stop motion with high quality digital video cameras. Through fun hands on activities we will bring inanimate objects, our drawings, clay and so much more to life.
Claymation: September 25th, 2010 Work in small crews to design your own characters and set. Students take turns working the camera and animating.
Collage and Cut Out: October 9th, 2010 If you love to cut up magazines, newspapers, and anything else you can get your hands on…take it one step farther and turn that collage into a moving image extravaganza.
Stop Motion: October 23rd, 2010 Make yourself teleport to a different room, or have the chairs dance with each other. The skies the limit with Stop Motion! Students will work in small crews to create stop motion videos.
Direct Animation: November 6th, 2010 Direct Animation involves scratching, painting, taping and drawing directly onto 16mm film. We will play it back through a projector to see our amazing results. Students get back to basics with this fun and engaging and often overlooked technique.
Download the application or SIGN UP ONLINE today! (New student? Click here for more information on getting started!)
REEL EYES! An after school program offered in collaboration with Menlo Parks & Recreation
Instructor: Sagesse Graham September 23rd – December 2nd, 2010 (no class on Nov 11th) 3:30-5pm @ The Riekes Center 5-12 Students (Ages 12-19) Beginner to Intermediate $180
Take a video production crash course this fall and bring your stories to life! Learn to write, shoot, and edit short videos in a noncompetitive and supportive environment. Meet other young people who share your passion for making movies and having a good time. Your will stretch your comfort zone, try new things, learn to work collaboratively, and learn transferable job skills.
Registration for this program is through the Menlo Parks & Recreation Department. Registration opens mid August.
Sign up! (New student? Click here for more information on getting started!)Private Video Production Lessons In the 3 stages of video production, acting & screenwriting
(specially tailored to meet individual goals)
$50 per hour
Sign up! (New student? Click here for more information on getting started!)
MEDIA SERVICES
HIghlight Reels, Professional Filming, Editing, Equipment Rentals, & DVD Authoring
Click here for Media Services Rates
Off Site Programs
La Entrada Elementary School Video Programs
Financial Aid
The Riekes Center is a non-profit organization and we offer financial aid for all of our programs. To apply for financial aid, click here to download the application or contact Ali at atyson@riekes.org or (650) 364-2509.
