Stopmotion Class, Day 5

We had a great week.
Click on the name to watch our films Reynold and Unicorn Council.
Let us know what you think.
We had a great day finishing our production, eating pizza, making sound effects, and brining it all together.

Stopmotion Class, Day 4

Lots of production today.
Tomorrow the girls will do sound and editing.
The boys need to produce their last images, but their editing is almost done.
Remember no packed lunch tomorrow, we will be having pizza.

Stopmotion Class, Day 3

Lots of filmmaking today.
Here is a sneak peek to get everyone thinking about what we have been working on.
The goal is to finish production tomorrow, so Friday can be for editing and sound.
Remember we will have a pizza party on Friday so no need to bring a lunch.
We are all having a great time.
Go team.

Stopmotion Class Day 2

We had a productive day today.  Each group produced their first images.  Things are progressing well.  We have a lot of work to do.

Stopmotion Class, Day 1

We had a great day in Stopmotion Class today.
We talked about options for materials.  We watched lots of examples.
We took photographs of Sudeep and make a quick animation using these cut out photographs.
I asked the students to work in groups to hone our ideas.
We ended up splitting in to two groups, 4 boys and 4 girls.
They have each written their stories.
I worked tonight to get all of their materials together.
Tuesday morning we begin animation in earnest.
I am very excited to see them begin their work.

Stopmotion Class Starts Tomorrow!

See you all at 9 am.
9257 Biscayne Blvd., Dallas, 75218
From Greenhill, South Tollway, Left on Northwest Highway, Right on Buckner, Right on Biscayne, House on Right.
Green, White, and Orange.
I will greet you all out front.
Bring sack lunch, ideas, and energy.
We will be indoors most of the week, but wear hot weather clothes.
We were out a lot last week and we all were very warm.
I will have snacks and beverages.
Cell- 214-516-3571
House- 214-327-7636
Pick up at 3 pm.
(It's great if you have to drop off a little early, but please try to pick up at 3.  I have a lot of moving parts with the stopmotion class and usually have to go buy specific materials or prints after class.  Thank you)

Thank You Film Class 2013

Last Day Film Class, 2013

What a week.
We all hope you enjoy our film Sheldon Holmes, Private Eye.
Let us know what you think.

 

Day 4, Thursday, Summer Film Class

Mercy - We had a hot, fun, and productive day.

 

Film Class Day 3, 2013

It was a hot and productive day on Wednesday.  We had a great time, got a lot of filming done, and had great discussions about our next steps.  Thursday we will be breaking into two production groups and covering a lot of the story.  Go team!

Second Day, Film Class, 2013

We had a very productive day today.  We started working on our main project.  We have shot act 1.  They have homework writing act 2 tonight.  We will finish editing what we have then go into the next round of production tomorrow.  Go team!

First Day Film Class, 2013

We had a great day today.  It is an extremely respectful group.  We have lots of great ideas.  We had great discussions about topics, themes, stories, and films.  We watched lots of short films and talked about all of their qualities.  We walked down to the lake and scouted locations.  They have homework for tomorrow.  We will be starting the day defining the main projects.  We will then see how far we can get with the scripts, and begin shooting our first scenes which will reinforce our direction and allow us to augment our stories.  The team is strong.

Film Class Starts Tomorrow!

See you all at 9 am.
9257 Biscayne Blvd., Dallas, 75218
From Greenhill, South Tollway, Left on Northwest Highway, Right on Buckner, Right on Biscayne, House on Right.
Green, White, and Orange.
Bring sack lunch, ideas, and energy.
Wear sunscreen and warm weather clothes.
I will have snacks and beverages.
Cell- 214-516-3571
House- 214-327-7636
Pick up at 3 pm.

2 Days Until Film Class Starts!

Everything on schedule over here.
My address is 9257 Biscayne Blvd., Dallas, 75218
home 214-327-7636
cell 214-516-3571
See you all at 9am, pickup at 3pm.
Bring a sack lunch.
I will have tea and lemonade ready.
Bring ideas, props, costumes, etc.

Weather looks great but warm.

I will have bug spray.

Put on sunscreen and dress accordingly.

Be checking your email.

Excitement is high!

Go team.

One Week until Film Class #1 Begins!

I have sent an email to the first week students with things to think about and do.  Would you please make sure that they are checking their emails.  I will send an email soon to the second week stopmotion folks.  Excitement is high.
The Doyle house is 9257 Biscayne Blvd., Dallas, 75218
The way we get here from school is South on Tollway to Northwest Highway, East on Northwest Highway, Rt on Buckner, Rt on Biscayne, 9257 is on the right.  Its about 25 min from school.
If you are familiar with cross country meets we are very near Norbuck Pk.  We are on the east side of the lake a stone's throw from the Bath House.
Classes start at 9 am Mon-Fri, and end at 3 pm.
All they need to bring are ideas, a sack lunch (Mon-Thurs), and energy.
We will have pizza on Friday.
I will always have water, lemonade, iced tea, and snacks.
I will send more posts this week.
Please call or email if you have any questions.
Go team!

Summer Classes Just 2 1/2 Weeks Away

I have emailed everyone that has signed up with a welcome letter and some info.  If you think you have signed up but you didn't receive an email, please email me at doylesummerfilm@gmail.com
Excitement is high!  There are still a couple spots left.  Go team!

May is Here!

I saw the Queen Anne's Lace out this morning for the first time this season.  This is always a harbinger for the beginning of the Summer Classes!  There are still some spots for both the Tradition Film Class and the Stopmotion Film Class.
Traditional Film June 10-14 - 9am-3pm - $500
Stopmotion Film June 17-21 - 9am-3pm - $500
All you need to bring is a sack lunch Mon-Thurs for each camp.
We have a pizza party on Friday.
Both classes are at our home on White Rock Lake.
We use the lake as a great location for our films.
Both camps use professional supplies to make narrative films.
It looks like last summer's stopmotion film will be in the Singapore International Youth Film Festival.
More info on that soon.
If you have any questions please call and leave a message at home at 214-327-7636, or on my cell at 214-516-3571.
Or email me at doylesummerfilm@gmail.com
This is always a great summer tradition.
Go team!
(Please note that this is a blog so there is lots of pertinent and interesting info if you scroll through the past few years of classes)

SxSW and ISAS Success!

We had 7 of the 22 films from the state at the big SxSW Film Festival in Austin a month ago.  They had us all get on stage and be recognized.  This was a big deal because we had 7 as well last year.  We won it last year.  And I don't think any school had more than 1 film in the festival.

The kids were interviewed for Austin Radio Station for month long weekly show about their films.
Then we went to ISAS.  They set up 2 screens for us.  The small space that everyone else used was full 2 hours before our screening.  The other space had almost all of the rest of the ISAS participants in attendance.

The camaraderie of the film kids is amazing.  And a lot of it starts in Middle School.

The Summer Classes are filling up but there is still space.  The traditional filmmaking class is June 10-14th.  The stopmotion film class is June 17-21.  Both class are $500 each, and each class goes from 9am to 3pm at our home on White Rock Lake.  If you would like to attend, please contact me at doylesummerfilm@gmail.com or at home 214-327-7636 or cell 214-516-3571.  I just need a parent to tell me that the child is interested and I will sign them up.  This blog contains info from the last 6 years class so page through and see lots of stuff. 

Summer 2013 Is Here!

Ok Film Fans, It's time to start planning for Mr. Doyle's Summer Film Camps for 2013.  We have had another great year.  We are again the most recognized film program in Texas.  After winning South by Southwest last year, we again have 1/3 of the films from the state in SxSW including two Stopmotion films!  Woooooooooo!  We won 23 festivals passes to SxSW so a large group of students and their families are heading to Austin next week.  I am just going to post dates and times here now but in the next few days I will post links to all of the nine films we have gotten into festivals this year.

Ok dates and times.  The traditional Short Film camp will be June 10th-14th.  That's Monday-Friday from 9 am to 3pm.  The Stopmotion Animation Film camp will be the next week June 17th-21st also from 9 am to 3pm.

This site is a blog, so you can page back and see past pages that all have lots of info and links to past films.  The camps will operate the same as we have the last few years.  The cost is the same as it was the first year, $500 per camp.  The camps are held at my home on the east side of White Rock Lake.  We get much more done in a short time than we do in a normal trimester.

Here is the link to one of the posts from last summer with lots of similar info.  link

To reserve a spot for your child or children just email me at doylesummerfilm@gmail.com, call or text me on my mobile at 214-516-3571, or call me at home at 214-327-7636.  Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions.  The students are usually rising 7th-9th graders, but last year I had a 6th grader and a 10th and 11th grader.  We all work appropriately as a large group.  We have a great time.  Many of our summer films have gotten into elite film festivals.  Last year's films have been entered into several film festivals and we are waiting to hear.  Both classes filled up last year so let me know.

Thank you all and I look forward to making some great films.