2026 Animation Workshops
Join us for Stop Motion Animation workshops, featuring our Gif-O-Graf work-stations! Gif-O-Graf’s combine pro-grade animation equipment with easy to use functions so anyone can create top notch original movies and gifs. Our educator-led workshops will lead kids through the fundamentals of stop motion animation techniques, storyboarding concepts, creating movement and action, utilizing scale and perspective, constructing unique characters and finally bringing their ideas to life in an animation of their very own!
Recommended for ages 9 – 12-ish
Free / Pay What You Can (Suggested Donation $35)
Space is Limited, registration required
Surprise Storytelling
Using a randomly picked noun, an action word, and an object, create your surprise story while learning the fundamentals of stop motion animation. You just never know what you’ll create!
Saturday, February 14, 10-11:30 am at Hope High School
Saturday, February 21, 10-11:30 am at Community Libraries of Providence/Mount Pleasant
Say It with Animation
Word play is a super fun and exciting way to learn animation skills. Using silly words as prompts, you’ll jump into how playful animation can be!
Sunday, February 15, 10-11:30 am at Hope High School
Set the Scene
Where your action takes place is key to your story! Learn the elements of successful backdrops, the power of perspective, size and scale, depth and distance, and seamless scene changes all while making a terrific animation!
Monday, February 16, 10-11:30 am at Hope High School
Character Design
Use your giant imagination to create a one-of-a-kind character from a kooky collection of mixed media materials. Then pop it onto a backdrop and experiment with how it moves through the world and expresses emotions in your magical animation!
Tuesday, February 17, 10-11:30 am at Hope High School
Sunday, February 22, 10-11:30 am at Community Libraries of Providence/Mount Pleasant
“Comics in Motion” Advanced Animatics
PCFF is thrilled to share that exhibiting filmmakers Seo Kim and Steve Manale, creators of the delightful short film “FOOOLS” (from the “First Impressions” shorts reel) will be offering an advanced workshop for young aspiring filmmakers!
Seo Kim is an artist and cartoonist based in LA, best known for her storyboarding work on Adventure Time. Steve Manale is a multidisciplinary artist living in Toronto, specializing in short-form comics and cartoon portraits.
During this singular workshop, young people will create comics and learn storyboarding, and then how to transfer these to stop motion animation. Kim and Manale will introduce the basic principles such as how character poses/expressions and shot types (close, medium, wide) convey different emotions and moods, using their own work for examples. Young makers will learn visual storytelling and how to create a sequential narrative.
Saturday, February 14, 1:00-3:00pm at Hope High School
Drop In Animation Activities!
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday afternoons, Feb 15-17, 12-3pm at Hope High School
Friday afternoon, Feb 20, 3-6pm at Mt. Pleasant Library
Saturday, Sunday afternoons, Feb 21-22, 12-3pm at Mt. Pleasant Library
Join us for drop in animation fun on our Gif-O-Graf machines. Educator and volunteer support will be available to orient you. Come play!
All ages, no reservations necessary
Thank you to the Champlin Foundation for underwriting the purchase of our Gif-O-Graf machines!
