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Upcoming Courses and Workshops

Quickdraw Courses/Workshop Registration

 

Courses are subject to minimum enrollment, and space is limited!  You may register for a course by:


Calling 403-261-5767, or visiting Quickdraw in person at: 351-11th Ave SW (Second Floor

 

Payment for courses are accepted through cash and cheque only, and must be received to fully reserve your space in a course.

View our Full Course Brochure for 2011-12 HERE - or scroll down for all the listings!


 

WINTER 2012- Courses

 

TAXES FOR ARTISTS

Feb 1, 2012  

Wed 6:30-9:30PM

Instructor: Sandra Fitzpatrick

Fee: $10.00/person

Learn about claiming grants, write-offs for artists, tax preparation strategies, and the benefits of being in business as an artist.

 

ANIMATION FUNDAMENTALS

January 24- April 10 2012

Tues 6:30-9:30pm  -12 Week Course

Instructor: Kim Anderson

Fee: $360 Members, $400 Non-Members

Students learn the basics of classical animation, including pre-production, animation movement techniques, history, and will be introduced to various animation styles.

 

QUICKIDS SATURDAY ANIMATION

January 28 - April 14, 2012

Sat 9:00-12:00pm  -12 Week course

Instructor: Jean-Francois Cote,

Fee: $350 members, $380 non-members

Kids Ages 8-14 learn to animate drawings, cutout characters, and plastercine, and receive a DVD compilation of their works.

 

ANIMATION EXTENDED

January 26- April 12, 2012

Thurs 6:30-9:30PM  -12 Week Course

Instructor: Brian Batista

Fee: $360 members, $400 non-members

A continuation of our basic Animation Fundamentals course, this course delves further into animation exploring advanced movement, lip sync, character design, and storyboarding and more!

 

VIDEO EDITING FOR ANIMATORS

April 14-15, 2012

Instructor: Brian Batista

Sat and Sun, 9-5:00pm

Fee: $220 members, $250 non-members

This course introduces students to primary features and basic interface of non-linear editing systems (Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere).

 

UNDERSTANDING OUTPUTS

April 28, 2012

Sat 12:00-3PM

Instructor: Brian Batista

Fee: $70 members, $90 non-members

Learn the essential basics of exporting and formats for festival, video, DVD, web and print.

 


 

 

 

 

SPRING 2012 - Courses

TVPAINT ANIMATION PROGRAM

May 1-July 17, 2012

Tues 6:30-9:30PM – 12 Week Course

Instructor:TBA

Fee: $360 members, $400 non-members

Digital animation program TVPaint provides animators with the ability to simulate natural media (pencil, charcoal, paint etc), making it a powerful digital creation tool.  Students will gain a basic knowledge of the program and its capabilities.

 

ANIMATED FILM IN FOCUS

May 2- July 4, 2012

Wed 6:30-9:30pm -Ten Week Lecture Course

Instructor: Carol Beecher

Fee: $270.00 Members,  $300.00 Non-Members

Students will be exposed to a vast field of independent and industry animation in a historical, technical and aesthetic context.


 

 


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