Take One! Workshops®
Workshop space is limited and REGISTRATION MUST BE DONE IN ADVANCE. Please call "Kidsfest" 773-281-9075 ext 3011 or visit www.cicff.org for reservations and information. Workshop fees are non-refundable.
Dream Screen II- Animation Workshop
Saturday, Oct. 23 and Sunday, Oct. 24 (Must attend both days.)
Noon to 4 p.m.
Facets Multi-Media, Inc.
1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago
Fee $75 - For ages 11 to 14
Join a professional animator as they introduce you to the fun and excitement of creating an animated stop motion film. This intensive hands-on animation workshop gives you the opportunity to brainstorm story ideas, create your own animation cut-out figures, design backgrounds, and learn the techniques you need to get things in motion under the animation camera. Original, short films produced in the workshop will premiere the second weekend of the Festival in the program Top Pix: Kids' Flicks II! A final DVD of their projects will be sent to participants following the workshop.
You've Got Talent! An Auditioning Workshop
Saturday, October 24
Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Stewart Talent
58 W. Huron St., Chicago
Fee $20 - For ages 8-12
Want to be an actor or model? Think you've got what it takes to make it in Hollywood? Join Stewart Talent Agent, Jenny Wilson and Kim Williams of Chicago's O'Connor Casting for this fast-track auditioning workshop. Join us for an engaging workshop where you'll have a blast practicing your pitch for stage, film and commercials and find out from a real casting director what they look for in a good audition. See your audition on videotape and get feedback from the best in the business on how to make that big impression that will take you from sidewalk to screen!
Cartoon Character Creation
Sunday, October 25
Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Calabash Animation Studios
657 W. Ohio St., Chicago
Fee: $20 - For ages 10-14
A great cartoon starts with great characters! Learn character development, character design, and the basics of hand-drawn animation from the ground up in this informative and self-expressive hands-on workshop lead by 40-year veteran art director, Jim Nawrocki. If you like to draw or write, this workshop is for you! Plus, kids will tour Calabash Animation Studios, a premiere Chicago-based animation studio which specializes in hand-drawn, stop-motion, and computer based work for commercials & film.
Stop-Motion Magic: with the Creators of Coraline!
Saturday, October 31
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Facets Lounge
1517 W. Fullerton Ave.
Fee: $50 - For ages 10-14
Get behind the scenes of stop-motion puppet animation with the creators of the film Coraline, LAIKA Animation Studios! Join Puppet Fabrication Supervisor Georgina Hayns, as she presents this hands-on stop-motion workshop featuring the fundamentals of puppet making and animation. Each participant will have an opportunity to animate a short sequence with LAIKA production figures and have a chance see the intricate detail of some of the Coraline production puppets.
Acting the Part! with Alimi Ballard & Malik Whitfield
Saturday, October 31,
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Facets Multi-Media, Inc.
1517 W. Fullerton Ave.
Fee $20 - For ages 9-14
Sound Off! One, Two...
Sunday, November 1
Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Bosco Productions
160 E. Grand Ave., Suite 600, Chicago
Fee $20 - For ages 9 to 14
Having great sound is crucial to a great movie. Sound tells you where to look, how to feel and sometimes leaves an impression stronger and longer lasting than the images of the film itself. Let Angelo Bosco of Bosco Productions teach you the basics of how sound design, production, recording and mixing work in TV & film. Kids will remix the sound & record new voice tracks to an animated film seen at the 2009 Chicago International Children's Film Festival, with the film's director!
