WORKSHOP REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
STORYBOARDING with KEVIN HARKEY
Saturday, March 29th, 9:30AM - 12:00PM
ON ZOOM - link was sent to all registrants
$10 suggested donation
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Vermont-based artist Kevin Harkey's most recent projects included creating storyboards for Sunrise Studio's David, Netflix Studio's Wendell and Wild, and the Gaumont Studio's production of Paul McCartney's children's book, High in the Clouds. Kevin has worked on five of the top twenty-five grossing and critically acclaimed animated feature films of all time. He has boarded on such classics as Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, and How to Train your Dragon. We are thrilled to offer emerging illustrators and animators the opportunity to learn from him. In this workshop, you will learn how storyboards are used in the animation industry, and how to create your own. Open to ages 12 and up; no experience necessary.
You can check out Kevin's work at http://www.kevinharkey.com/.
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STOP MOTION with KEYNOTE SPEAKER HAYLEY MORRIS
Saturday, March 29rd, 12:30PM - 3:30PM
Harvey Academic Center 134 at VTSU-Lyndon
$10.00 suggested donation
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Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. This workshop will explore the concept
of anthropomorphism by combining everyday, easily attainable materials with stop-motion processes. Open to ages 10 and up. No experience necessary.
​Hayley Morris is an artist and animation director based in Vermont, working under the studio name Shape & Shadow. Specializing in mixed media and stop-motion animation, she creates visually captivating stories that come to life through intricate textures, handcrafted details, and inventive storytelling. Her work spans a wide range of applications, including commercials, music videos, projection design, miniature fabrication, and short-form animation for both documentaries and feature films.
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CHARACTER SCULPTING IN Z-BRUSH with SAMSON FICKES
Saturday, March 29th from 1:00 - 3:00PM
Harvey Academic Center 110 AND ON ZOOM- link was sent to all registrants
$10.00 suggested donation
3D modeling meets sculpting! Learn how to bring your character blockouts from Maya to the next level with the power of ZBrush. We'll cover basic functions and principles of the software and then jump into the fun of character sculpting. Experience with Maya is strongly recommended. Please purchase or begin a free trial of Brush before the start of the workshop. You can do that here.
Samson Fickes is an artist and storyteller living in Vermont. He is currently studying specialized 3D modeling and working as a 3D generalist on an upcoming action-adventure video game. In his free time, he can usually be found either reading or making comics.
LIPSYNC ANIMATION with ALLY OLSEN
Saturday, March 29th from 3:30 - 5:30PM
Harvey Academic Center 110 at VTSU - Lyndon AND ON ZOOM- link was sent to all registrants
$10.00 suggested donation
This fun workshop will involve demonstrations of tips and tricks used to make a character speak. Students will get the chance to animate some dialogue for themselves. ToonBoom Harmony will be available in the classroom and a TA will be present to help students who have limited experience with the program. Students can also use Adobe Photoshop or bring their own tablets and use their preferred digital drawing app, as long as they have the capability to import an audio track. No animation experience is necessary! Ages 14 and up.
Known as 'Ally Olsen' on an outdated LinkedIn page and 'ponyprospector' everywhere else, this Vermont State University alumni has a childlike passion and fascination with animation that never left. She especially has a fondness for character animation (and cats).
ANALOG ANIMATION with LEIF GOLDBERG
Saturday, March 29th from 3:00 - 5:00PM
Harvey Academic Center 131 at VTSU - Lyndon
POSTPONED UNTIL VAF 2026
$10.00 suggested donation
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Participants will get to try out direct drawing and etching techniques on 16mm film for a tactile animation experience. There will be a concise introduction to the medium of 16mm film and mechanics of projection. Working frame by frame in a collaborative setting, we will create a short experimental film that considers the potentials of handmade film, including how image is used to make sound in the optical track. Animators will explore the range of movement that is available in a small frame size, from the nearly impossible ‘hold’ to the much more natural ‘strobe’ and ‘morphing’ techniques. We’ll look at inspiring examples of direct-animated films to get us started. The film we create will be screened at the conclusion of the workshop.
Open to all ages and levels of experience; students 10 and under should be accompanied by a helpful adult.
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Leif Goldberg lives and works in Vermont with his family. Leif is an independent experimental visual artist whose drawings and prints have been published in numerous anthologies. His animated film work has been showcased at Anthology Film Archives, and as part of the collaboration with Forcefield at the 2002 Whitney Biennial. Having taught both film and animation at the college level, he currently facilitates art workshops for kids and adults of all abilities.