Courses for Kids, Teens & Adults: Family
Family programs are perfect for grandparents and grandchildren!
Digital Music New!
A Taste of Animation
Family Tales with Bill Gordh New!
Digital Storytelling
Digital Music New!
1 session
This hands-on class welcomes family members to the recording studio, where together they will learn the fundamentals of writing and producing their own music and songs.
- Work together to make an original song to share with friends and the rest of the family.
- Have fun creating digital and live music compositions.
- Get hands-on experience working a professional mixing board.
- Bring instruments, samples, and your voice—or just your imagination.
- No musical or digital experience required!
Class size: 12
Saturday, Feb. 4
9:30 am – 3:30 pm
F61SP12A
$60/$54 (JBFC members, Family level and above)
Each team must include one participant over the age of 21. The other participants can be between the ages of 8 and 12. Prices are per person.
Maximum team size: 4
Also offered for 12-13 years, 14-18 years.
Registration Info
Registration Form
More Info: Call the Registrar: 914.773.7663, ext. 8 or email registrar@burnsfilmcenter.org
A Taste of Animation
1 day
Working together, family members imagine stories and settings and bring characters to life—and have a fantastic time in the process!
- Use stop-motion software to animate clay, watercolor, paper, and other media.
- A child and adult work together as a team.
Class size: 12 (6 teams)
Saturday, Feb. 11
9:00 am–4:00 pm
F02SP12A
$180/$162 (JBFC members, Family level and above)
Each team must include one participant over the age of 21 and one 5-7 years. Prices are per team.
Saturday, Mar. 17
9:00 am–4:00 pm
F02SP12B
$180/$162 (JBFC members, Family level and above)
Each team must include one participant over the age of 21 and one 8–10 years. Prices are per team.
Also offered for 4-7 years, 8-9 years, 10-11 years.
Registration Form
Registration Info
Registration Form
More Info: Call the Registrar: 914.773.7663, ext. 8 or email registrar@burnsfilmcenter.org
Family Tales with Bill Gordh New!
2 sessions
Use stories from your family’s rich heritage to spin a great tale. With master storyteller Bill Gordh as your guide, you’ll discover the core of your story and find creative ways to share it. Bill and his magical banjo will inspire and guide the process with songs, film clips, and his own family stories.
- Learn the art of storytelling.
- Film your story to bring home and share.
- An event that involves the whole family!
Class size: 15
2 Saturdays, March 3 and March 10
9:30 am–12:30 pm
F76SP11A
$60/$54 (JBFC members, Family level and above)
Each team must include one participant over the age of 21. The other participants can be between the ages of 5 and 12. Prices are per person.
Maximum team size: 4
Registration Info
Registration Form
More Info: Call the Registrar: 914.773.7663, ext. 8 or email registrar@burnsfilmcenter.org
Digital Storytelling
1 weekend
Spend a weekend with a family member using photographs, pictures, text, and music to tell your stories in a new and different way.
- Make a new kind of home video using your photo collection, a scanner, and a computer.
- A child and adult work together as a team.
Class size: 12 (6 teams)
Saturday, Mar. 24 and Sunday, Mar. 25 Cancelled
9:00 am–4:00 pm
F06SP12A
$330/$297 (JBFC members, Family level and above)
Prices are per team. Each team must include one participant over the age of 21 and one 10-15 years. Prices are per team.
Registration Info
Registration Form
More Info: Call the Registrar: 914.773.7663, ext. 8 or email registrar@burnsfilmcenter.org
