Opportunities for Highschool age Grade 8-12 (possible exceptions for grades 6 and up) 

http://www.r2rfestival.org/for-grades-10-12/

Create a Film on an iPad (Full but can be put on a waitlist)

1.  Tuesday April 17th, Round House Community Center, 9:30- 2:30

      Max 16 students

      $15 each student

      At the end of the day your film will be uploaded to a site you can download it from at home.  Students with ipads are encouraged to bring them.

  **  I need response soon and quickly about this- or they will give this extra opportunity to another group, we have to book this a group not individually***

Innovative Storytelling with iPads
Instructors: Mo Simpson, Catrina Longmuir
What are all these new devices capable of? Innovators are finding new ways to push boundaries and express themselves using new platforms and devices. Instructors Mo Simpson and Catrina Longmuir delve into the exciting new world of digital storytelling with an iPad. Students will be able to put their hands on the latest technology and learn the basics of how to make a short documentary. Students are encouraged to bring an iPad.
9:30 – 2:30pm

2.  Thursday Highschool Day (grades 6 and up),  3 Options (one that needs a group to work, the others that can be booked individually)

 We need more teens to make the workshop part of this work.  There is more interst in the scene building than the animation but it would take 15 each workshop to make it possible to do both...  so teens bug your friends to come too!

Option A: http://www.r2rfestival.org/for-grades-10-12/

             *** we need a minimum of 12 students for one of these workshops****

     This Combo $10 per student.

Worlds Apart – a program of short films
9:30 – 11:30am    –   For Ages 13+ / Grades 8+
This blend of animated, documentary, and live-action shorts takes us into the past, the present and the apocalyptic future. Playful, poetic and powerful, these stories will pull you all the way in to their worlds. This program includes the NFB Oscar Nominee for Best Animated Short!
View list of films and descriptions here.

Workshop Descriptions:

 Constructing a Scene
Instructor: TBA
This workshop is designed for the budding writer, director or actor who wants to make a film, or those who are just curious about how the pros do it. How are films made? In small groups, participants will collaborate on a scene including scriptwriting, rehearsing, blocking, designing the shots… then actually shooting that prep! Students will walk away with the skills to construct their own scene.
12:30 – 2:00pm

Animation Masterclass
Instructor: Amy Lockhart
Through demonstrations, instructional handouts and hands-on activities, students will learn how to make jointed paper puppets, using Amy Lockhart’s trademark techniques. The workshop will focus on drawn and object animation- cut-outs, beads and feathers… You can animate anything that can fit under a camera! Using paper cut outs, we’ll begin with a short demonstration of the five types of movement (acceleration, deceleration, constant, hold and irregular) and other basic principles, such as stretch and squash. This workshop promises to give students an understanding of basic animation techniques.
12:30-2pm

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 Option B:  http://2012.r2rfestival.org/sites/default/files/TalentLab2012HQMaster.pdf

 Van City Theatre 1181 Seymour St.

  9:30-11:30 Watch Worlds Apart

  12:30-2:30 participate in New Frontiers Panel (no group need)

  This Combo $10 per student  (no group booking necessary)

 
Worlds Apart – a program of short films
9:30 – 11:30am    –   For Ages 13+ / Grades 8+
This blend of animated, documentary, and live-action shorts takes us into the past, the present and the apocalyptic future. Playful, poetic and powerful, these stories will pull you all the way in to their worlds. This program includes the NFB Oscar Nominee for Best Animated Short!
View list of films and descriptions here.

New Frontiers Panel: innovation in video storytelling
Films, games, websites, cell phones…. the world of low-budget independent media making is expanding into all sorts of formats. How does a young filmmaker get started in this changing landscape? Join Kat Dodds, of Hello Cool World, and some of Vancouver’s leading media making professionals in this energetic discussion about telling stories in the digital age. This panel and discussion will offer a different kind of experience to add to an exciting day of films and workshops.
12:30-2:30 pm

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  Option C: 

    Add more of the day to Option A or C (A only will work if we get the numbers for the workshop) and stay all day for $16 for the day. 

     Add the Young Filmakers Show Case and the Closing Night Film, which includes a reception (ie Food) between the ShowCase and the Closing Night Film.

"4th Annual Young Filmmakers Showcase
This inspiring and energizing program of shorts made by youth across British Columbia is followed by an awards ceremony and notes from a Jury of some of Vancouver’s most renowned film professionals. An audience award will also be determined by secret ballot, so be sure to come and cast your own vote.
4:00-5:30 pm

THE WHOLE SHEBANG
Get completely immersed in the R2R festival on Thursday by adding the Young Filmmakers Showcase and the Closing Night Film & Awards presentation to your day. The Young Filmmakers showcase presents new, entertaining and well-crafted works by youth across British Columbia. You definitely won’t want to miss the Closing Night Film, a new animé production by director Keiichi Hara, based on the award-winning graphic novel by Eto Mori. Winner of the audience award and a special distinction prize at the Annecy International Animation Festival, “Colorful” will take you on an epic adventure into the world of second chances. During the Awards presentation, find out which films stood out to our Youth Juries, and applaud the hard work of all of the contributing filmmakers. Get an All Day Pass to the whole shebang!"

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Notes from Melissa:

So what I need now from you...

If you have a child interested in attending any of the above

Send me:  at infomomster@gmail.com or gvhl.support@gmail.com

childs name. parents name, phone and email contact and which programs your child is interested in joining

 for the teens:

(even if its not one of the workshop, it would be nice to gather the teens together on Thursday just to have them sit together if they want)

What workshops if any they are interested in. If they are interested in attending a Thursday workshop  please let me know 1st and 2nd choice on the workshop (Constructing a Scene or Animation) or if they are only willing to do one.  I would want to know as soon a possible for this..  please Respond!

If you have a kid grade 6 and up who's interested in in the workshops please let me know so I can put them on the list too.

I'm still a little fuzzy on how we're going to work out payment. So those who contact me will be sent more info on that as soon as I get a sense if we have enough interest to book workshops.