Overview
Dive deeper into the constantly evolving world of animation and learn how digital animation is transforming storytelling and visual language. Under the guidance of leading professionals, at our animation camp you'll discover the history, fundamentals, and current best practices of animation as you work individually and collaboratively to create your own short films. Each three-week session explores different animation topics and welcomes both beginners and seasoned visual storytellers.
What You'll Learn:
* Understand the pipeline process of digital animation from first pitch to finished project
* Discuss the fundamentals of movement as they pertain to a variety of animation fields
* Explore relevant history of animation
* Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard animation software based on the objectives of our professional animators
At the end of your session, your work will be featured in a student showcase in our 180-seat, 4K high-definition, state-of-the-art projection space. Come join us for a summer art camp you won't forget!
* Program Length: 3 weeks
* Program Dates: SESSION 1: June 28, 2026 to July 18, 2026 | SESSION 2: July 19, 2026 to August 9, 2026
* Tuition: $7,265
* Age Range: High School (Grades 9-12)
* Deadline: SESSION 1: Accepting applications | SESSION 2: Accepting applications
Program Highlights:
* Animation Screenings: Each session will conclude with a screening of your work in front of an audience, which takes place at our projection space inside the DeRoy Center for Film Studies.
* DeRoy Center for Film Studies: Film & New Media courses are held inside of the DeRoy Center for Film Studies, the 26,000 square-foot home of Interlochen's Film & New Media Division. The facility touts four editing suites, classrooms equipped with cutting-edge technology, a soundstage, and a 180-seat 2K HD projection space—it's the same projection you'll find at your local cinema allowing films to be seen and heard the way the director intended.
* Additional Opportunities: The Film & New Media program offers additional summer programs that might interest High School Animation students, including Screenwriting and Filmmaking. Interlochen is also home to the Arts Academy boarding high school, which offers a Film & New Media major for grades 9-12, as well as a post-graduate year.
