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Storyboarding Intensive


Why Take Storyboarding

Spend a week on our breathtaking campus exploring the process of boarding animation for television, all while working one-on-one with a master storyboard artist.

What You'll Learn

At Interlochen's animation summer camp, you'll have daily instruction to take you through the entire process of boarding animation for television. You'll work to create sequential storytelling that utilizes character acting, film knowledge, and drawing skills to storyboard sequences for use in your portfolio. 

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Program Snapshot
Program Length
1 week
Program Dates
  • June 14, 2025 to June 20, 2025
Tuition
$1,950
Age Range
High School (Grades 9-12)
Deadline
  • January 15, 2025

Program Highlights

The DeRoy Center for Film Studies

The DeRoy Center for Film Studies is the only facility in the country dedicated to film and animation studies at the high school level. You'll have access to professional facilities and equipment including specialized classrooms, edit suites, a multipurpose 2D/3D studio, a soundstage, stop motion rigs, cameras and lighting packages, and a 180-seat viewing space. You'll have the technology you need at every step of the animation process.

Additional Opportunities

The Film & New Media program offers additional summer programs, including Filmmaking and Animation. These programs begin immediately following this program. Interlochen is also home to the Arts Academy boarding high school, which offers majors in Film & New Media and Creative Writing for grades 9-12, as well as a post-graduate year.

Meet the Faculty

Don Dixon

Instructor of Film & New Media

Dive deeper into Interlochen Arts Camp with a free digital viewbook

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In our free informational booklet, you'll learn more about: 

  • Each of our seven arts areas 
  • Various programs 
  • Renowned faculty 
  • A day in the life of a student 
  • How to apply and financial aid information 
  • And more