Chautauqua, New York

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LakeArts Events and Workshops Film Animation Workshop / First Comes Loves / Adapting Literary Works to the Screen                       Film Animation Workshop Friday, June 8  •  3:30 pm  -  6:30 pm  and Saturday, June 9  • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (45 minute lunch break, Saturday) Students or parent/child teams ages 8 and above Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Jamestown, New York Final date to register:  June 6 ** No refunds after June 1 ** Kids make their own short animated movies using stop- frame motion as portrayed in the movie, HUGO.  Using drawings, paintings, found objects, and toys, they create and film short scenes.  The films are shared and uploaded to the internet for students to share with their friends and relatives. Participants get free screening passes to HUGO on June 16 at the Chautauqua Cinema.  Ages 8 and above.  The workshop will be led by professional film animators from the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania  who successfully taught film animation at the 2010 LakeArts Film Festival. Tickets: Students $35 and Parent/Child Teams $50. Go to Tickets. Opening of the LakeArts Film Festival and the Weeks Gallery exhibition “First Comes Love: Radical Spirits, Civil Rights and the Sexual Revolution.” Friday, June 15 • 6:00 pm  Weeks Gallery, Jamestown Community College ArtParty Reception and Exhibition Weeks Gallery, Jamestown Community College.   ArtParty reception celebrates the opening of the LakeArts Film Festival and the Weeks Gallery exhibition, First Comes Love: Radical Sprits, Civil Rights and the Sexual Evolution.  General Admission $15. Premium Seating for all events $25. Students and faculty $10.  Children under 12 $5. Go to Tickets. Adapting Literary Works for the Screen   Friday, June 22 • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm and Saturday, June 23,  9:00 am 4:00 pm Chautauqua Cinema (45 minute lunch break) The LakeArts Foundation presents a writing workshop in adapting novels, plays, short stories and other literary works for the screen.    Workshop participants will explore writing techniques in adapting the material of their choice to film and television scripts. In this two-day intensive workshop, writers will analyze the specific problems and techniques unique to adapting a variety of source material to the screen.  Writers will view examples, and be given specific exercises to strengthen the craft of adaptation.  Writers will be given an opportunity to have their work read in class and critiqued by the instructor and their peers.  Participants are asked to bring their choice of literary works for workshop exercise. The workshop is conducted by Brian Herskowitz (see bio at right) Workshop fee: $100. per person Final date to register June 20 ** No refunds after June 15 ** Go to Tickets.