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    • Casting Call ! - Audition Workshops for kids

      10:00 a.m, REM Studios

      Fee $25 - Saturday session for ages 8 to 11

      Want to be an actor? Think you've got what it takes to make it on the silver screen? Join Robert Latte from Chicago's own REM Studios, affiliated with IMTA and learn how to find your mark, step into the light and make the big impression that will take you from sidewalk to screen.

      REM Studios

      3511 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago

    • Casting Call ! - Audition Workshops for kids

      10 a.m, REM Studios

      Fee $25 - Saturday session for ages 8 to 11

      Want to be an actor? Think you've got what it takes to make it on the silver screen? Join Robert Latte from Chicago's own REM Studios, affiliated with IMTA and learn how to find your mark, step into the light and make the big impression that will take you from sidewalk to screen.

      REM Studios

      3511 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago

    • So You Think You're FUNNY?

      10 a.m, Facets Lounge

      Fee $20 - For ages 7 to 11

      What's funny and who says so?? This lively workshop will provide an outlet for budding comedians of all ages. Stage and screen actor Nate Sears (host of Nickelodeon Live!) will introduce participants to "basics" of film comedy and explore three ways of making films funny - visual and physical comedy; scripted or joke-driven comedy and improv comedy. Bring your gags, your best jokes, your silliest costumes and your funniest stories!

      Facets Lounge
      1517 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago




    • Speakin' Out with Shadoe Stevens

      11:30 a.m, Bosco Productions

      Fee $35 - For ages 9 to 14

      Do you have a voice that the world needs to hear....but no one's listening? Want to learn basic tips on using your voice and personality in creative ways for film and television? Step into this workshop led by Shadoe Stevens, star of radio, tv and film (and the unforgettable voice of the Grammy and Emmy Awards). Come ready to breathe, focus and let 'em hear it.

      Bosco Productions

      160 E. Grand, Suite 600, Chicago

    • Dream Screen II - Animation Workshop

      12:00 PM, Facets Lounge

      Fee $75 - For ages 11 to 14

      Don't wait ...animate...  Learn what you need to know to create your own animated film from award-winning animation director Mary McKay. Sign up for this intensive, hands-on animation workshop where you will brainstorm story ideas, make your own animation figures from clay, design backgrounds and bring your creation to life. After this two-day crash course you will become an instant "film celebrity" because your original short film will have its world premiere during the second weekend of this year's festival!

      Facets Lounge
      1517 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago




    • Dream Screen II - Animation Workshop

      12:00 PM, Facets Lounge

      Fee $75 - For ages 11 to 14

      Don't wait ...animate...  Learn what you need to know to create your own animated film from award-winning animation director Mary McKay. Sign up for this intensive, hands-on animation workshop where you will brainstorm story ideas, make your own animation figures from clay, design backgrounds and bring your creation to life. After this two-day crash course you will become an instant "film celebrity" because your original short film will have its world premiere during the second weekend of this year's festival!

      Facets Lounge
      1517 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago




    • Get It Moving! - An Animation Workshop

      12:30 p.m, Facets Lounge

      Fee $35 - For ages 9 to 14

      Stretch your imagination in this four-hour workshop led by Emmy Award-winning Animation Director, Jennifer Oxley of Little Airplane Productions, the company behind The Wonder Pets, Go Baby Farm and Oobi. Learn the cutting edge animation techniques that sent these great shows and several others into the hearts and homes of kids all over America. Play with the basic physics of stop-motion animation and recreate your favorite fairy tale with other budding animators.

      Facets Lounge
      1517 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago




    • Sound-Off!

      1:30 p.m, Experimental Sound Studio

      Fee $25 - For ages 10 to 14

      Can you hear me now....? 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 Lou Mallozzi of the Experimental Sound Studio show you how it%u2019s done. Learn the basics of how sound works, proper microphone technique and create your own sound track to surprise clips on the fly.

      Experimental Sound Studio
      5925 N Ravenswood, Chicago