Spring '12 Courses for Kids, Teens & Adults
The JBFC offers innovative programs in new media, documentary and fiction film production, screenwriting, animation, and so much more for students ages four and up. Scholarships are available for every class. With courses after school, on weekends, and in the evenings, there’s something for everyone.
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Click on the age links below to see full course descriptions.
| PROGRAM | SESSIONS | DATES | TIME |
| 4-7 Years A Taste of Animation (4–5 yrs) Seeing Stories (6–7 yrs) A Taste of Animation (6–7 yrs) Seeing Stories (4–5 yrs) |
1 Saturday 1 Saturday 1 Saturday 1 Saturday |
March 3 March 3 April 21 April 21 |
10:00–11:30 am 10:00 am–noon 10:00 am–noon 10:00–11:30 am |
| 8-9 Years Experiments in Media: Explorations of Space (8–9 yrs) Projects in Media (8–9 yrs) KidToons (8–9 yrs) Special Effects and Make-Up (8–9 yrs) A Taste of Animation (8–9 yrs) A Taste of Animation (8–9 yrs) Special Effects and Make-Up (8–9 yrs) A Taste of Animation (8–9 yrs) Special Effects and Make-Up (8–9 yrs) |
12 Mondays 12 Wednesdays 12 Fridays 1 Tuesday 1 Wednesday 1 Saturday 1 Saturday 1 Tuesday 1 Wednesday |
Feb. 6–May 7 Feb. 8-May 9 Cancelled Feb. 10-May 11 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 March 10 March 24 April 3 April 4 |
4:00–6:00 pm 4:00–6:00 pm 4:00–6:00 pm 9:30 am-3:30 pm 9:30 am-3:30 pm 10:00 am–noon 9:30 am–12:30 pm 9:30 am-3:30 pm 9:30 am-3:30 pm |
| 10-13 Years Cinemania (12–13 yrs) Cinemania (12–13 yrs) Experiments in Media: Explorations of Space (10–12 yrs)* KidToons (10–11 yrs) Projects in Media (12–13 yrs) Experiments in Media: Explorations of Space (10–11 yrs) Projects in Media (10–11 yrs) Experiments in Media: Explorations of Space (12–13 yrs) Experiments in Media: Explorations of Space (12–13 yrs) Special Effects and Make-Up (10–11 yrs) Digital Music (12-13 yrs) Special Effects and Make-Up (10–11 yrs) Digital Music (12-13 yrs) A Taste of Animation (10–11 yrs) Interactive Media Art (12-13 yrs) A Taste of Animation (10–11 yrs) Projects in Media (11–13 yrs)* Special Effects and Make-Up (10–11 yrs) Digital Music (12-13 yrs) A Taste of Animation (10–11 yrs) Interactive Media Art (12-13 yrs) Cinemania (12–13 yrs) Cinemania (12–13 yrs) Interactive Media Art (12-13 yrs) |
10 Tuesdays 10 Wednesdays 8 Tuesdays 12 Mondays 12 Mondays 12 Wednesdays 12 Fridays 12 Fridays 12 Wednesdays 1 Saturday 1 Saturday 1 Wednesday 1 Wednesday 1 Thursday 1 Thursday 1 Saturday 8 Thursdays 1 Tuesday 1 Wednesday 1 Thursday 1 Thursday 10 Tuesdays 10 Wednesdays 1 Saturday |
Jan. 10–March 20 Jan. 11–March 21 Jan. 24-March 20 Feb. 6–May 7 Feb. 6–May 7 Feb. 8–May 9 Feb. 10–May 11 Feb. 10–May 11 Feb. 8-May 9 NEW! Feb. 11 Feb. 11 Feb. 22 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 23 March 24 March 20–May 31 April 3 April 4 April 5 April 5 April 10–June 12 April 11–June 13 April 28 |
3:30–6:00 pm 3:30–6:00 pm 12:30–3:30 pm 4:00–6:00 pm 4:00–6:30 pm 4:00–6:00 pm 4:00–6:00 pm 4:00–6:30 pm 4:00-6:30 NEW! 9:30 am–12:30 pm 10:00 am–4:00 pm 9:30 am–3:30 pm 9:30 am–3:30 pm 9:30 am–3:30 pm 9:30 am–3:30 pm 10:00 am–noon 12:30–3:30 pm 9:30 am–3:30 pm 9:30 am–3:30 pm 9:30 am–3:30 pm 9:30 am–3:30 pm 3:30–6:00 pm 3:30–6:00 pm 10:00 am–4:00 pm |
| 14-18 Years Projects in Media (14–15 yrs) Experiments in Media: Explorations of Space (16–18 yrs) Advanced Animation (14–16 yrs) Experiments in Media: Explorations of Space (14–15 yrs) Projects in Media (16–18 yrs) Mastering Media (14–18 yrs) Short Film Writing (14–18 yrs) Digital Music (14–18 yrs) Short Film Writing (14–16 yrs)* Creating a Web Series (14–18 yrs) Getting the Shot (14–18 yrs) Make a Film in 24 Hours (15–18 yrs) Friday Night Films @ the Lab (14–18 yrs) |
12 Tuesdays 12 Tuesdays 12 Wednesdays 12 Thursdays 12 Thursdays TBA 1 weekend 1 Saturday 8 Wednesdays 3 sessions 2 Saturdays 24 hours 6 Fridays |
Feb. 7–May 8 Feb. 7–May 8 Feb. 8–May 9 Feb. 9–May 10 Feb. 9–May 10Cancelled TBA March 3 & 4 March 10 March 28-May 23 April 21, April 28, April 29 May 5, May 12 May 18–19 Jan. 6, Feb. 3, Mar. 2, April 13, May 4, June 1 |
4:30–7:30 pm 4:30–7:30 pm 4:30–7:30 pm 4:30–7:30 pm 4:30–7:30 pm TBA 11:00 am–5:00 pm 10:00 am–4:00 pm 12:30–3:30 pm 11:00 am–5:00 pm noon–4:00 pm all night, all day 7:00 pm |
| College & Adult And the Oscar® Goes to... Intro to the Mac Documentary, Start to Finish: Part I On the Road: The Vagabond in Film Scene-Writing Workshop Digital Storytelling Crafting the Documentary Reel Change for Nonprofits The Power of Story III: A Writer’s Group Documentary, Start to Finish: Part II The Power of Story II The Power of Story Final Cut Pro, v.1 Film Style and Form: An Introduction Adaptation Workshop Works-in-Progress: A Storymaker’s Salon Final Cut Pro, v.2 |
3 Wednesdays 1 Saturday 1 Saturday 8 Mondays 6 Tuesdays 12 Wednesdays 12 Wednesdays 12 Thursdays 7 Fridays 1 Saturday 7 Wednesdays 7 Fridays 3 Saturdays 6 Mondays 6 Tuesdays 7 Tuesdays 3 Saturdays |
Feb. 1, 8, 15 Feb. 4 Feb. 4 March 26–May 21 Feb. 7–March 20 Cancelled Feb. 8–May 9 Feb. 8–May 9 Feb. 9–May 10 Feb. 10, March 2, 16, 30, April 20, May 4, 18 Feb. 11 Feb. 15, 29, March 14, 28 April 11, 25, May 9 Feb. 17, March 9, 23, April 13, 27, May 11, 25 March 3, March 10, 17 Feb. 6–March 19 March 27–May 8 March 27–May 15 April 21, 28, May 5 |
6:30–9:00 pm 9:30 am–noon 10:00 am–4:00 pm 5:30–8:30 pm 6:00–8:30 pm 9:30–11:30 am 6:00–8:30 pm 5:00–7:30 pm 9:30 am–12:30 pm 10:00 am–4:00 pm 9:30 am–12:30 pm 9:30 am–12:30 pm 10:00 am–1:00 pm 5:30–8:30 pm 6:00–8:30 pm 6:00–8:30 pm 10:00 am–1:00 pm |
| Family Digital Music A Taste of Animation Family Tales A Taste of Animation Digital Storytelling |
1 Saturday 1 Saturday 2 Saturdays 1 Saturday 1 weekend |
Feb. 4 Feb. 11 March 3, 10 March 17 March 24 & 25 |
9:30 am–3:30 pm 9:00 am–4:00 pm 9:30 am–12:30 pm 9:00 am–4:00 pm 9:00 am–4:00 pm |
*for home-schooled students
See also: Programs for Schools, Educators, and Community Groups
All instructors at the Lab are working professionals and serve as colleagues, guides, and mentors. Class size is limited to allow for the greatest amount of individual attention.
Scholarships are available for every course.
Download the Spring '12 Catalog (2.4 MB pdf file)
Registration Info
Questions? Call the Registrar at 914.773.7663, ext. 8 or email registrar@burnsfilmcenter.org
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