The summer academy is a week long program held at DePaul University's Loop campus Monday, July 26 to Friday, July 30, 2010.  High school students will receive hands-on instruction using the latest equipment and technology and will be taught by faculty from DePaul's School of Cinema and Interactive Media with real world experience.  Areas of focus will include digital cinema production, 3D computer modeling and animation for games and cinema and computer game development. 



Attendees will have access to up-to-date labs equipped with:

• Final Cut Pro


• Maya 3D


• Adobe CS3


• Toon Boom


• Microsoft's XNA game development environment for the Xbox 360


• Green screen stage


• Motion capture studio

This intensive week-long session will provide motivated students with a valuable educational experience as well as an advantage in today's competitive world of college admission.

Students interested in possible careers in the motion picture  television, or computer game industry should apply to this program.