About
Click Camp is a unique and fun place for kids to learn animation and music in a collaborative setting. We get them to think, explore and experiment! In the end it all comes together as they synchronize their sounds and moving images into their own finished pieces.
With small classes (6-8 kids max.), the kids get one-on-one instruction to work on their art making skills and are encouraged to pursue any creative tangents that come up in the process.
- Animation instruction includes:
- Claymation
- Paper-mation
- Traditional cell animation
- Experimental film techniques
- Character development
- Prop and set building
- Music instruction includes:
- Improvisation
- Composition
- Instrument building
- Sound FX
- Analogue and digital instruments
We record and process the work on computers, digital audio recorders, piano keyboards, digital cameras and copy stands using software such as iStopmotion, GarageBand, iMovie and Final Cut Pro.
At the end of the day, we screen the work (sometimes live to friends and family) and all participants can share copies of their work.
Any questions? Email us at info@click-camp.com
Please note we have a cat and dog on the premises.
Director
I bring to these classes a love of sharing many forms of art production with children, informed by my 20 years of teaching experience (currently with the TDSB, Seneca and OCAD University) and by my professional practice as an artist.
Lauren Schaffer received her undergraduate degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1990 and her Master of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in 1995. She has exhibited widely across Canada and been featured in contemporary art magazines such as Canadian Art and C Magazine.
Lauren has taught art to students of all ages. Her post-secondary teaching experience includes OCADU, NSCAD University, University of Victoria, and Concordia University. She taught art at Royal St. George's College Junior/Middle School in Toronto from 2002-2004 and developed their arts-based after-school program.
Most recently, Lauren has joined the faculty at Seneca College in the Department of Arts Fundamentals, teaching Digital Design. She continues her teaching in the faculty of Continuing Studies at OCADU where she teaches sculpture, mould making and laser cutting and CNC skills classes and workshops. She has received several Ontario Arts Council Artist in Education grants for teaching art in TDSB schools. Last fall, Lauren also received the award of Best Experimental Film for TUFF Festival 2015.
Lauren Schaffer, visual artist & educator
www.laurendschaffer.com