The Talking Points program at the Cartoon Art Museum is a free after-school work-study program for San Francisco Bay Area high-school-age youth that introduces youth to the principles of animation, cartooning, multimedia software, sound recording, and video production while producing animated and live-action video spots. Talking Points was sponsored by the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Families from 2007-2010. Classes meet once a week after school and on select Saturdays on-site at the Cartoon Art Museum near Mission and 3rd Streets in downtown San Francisco. Some students have been eligible to be paid through the MYEEP program to attend classes and work at the museum.
In this program, students illustrated, designed characters, and wrote stories. They also learned the principles of animation, Flash (digital) animation, Adobe Photoshop, sound recording, and video production. Students worked together in groups to produce public service announcements and other digitally produced animated and live action video spots. Upon completion of the Cartoon Art Museum Talking Points Program, outstanding graduates were recommended for internships at professional Bay Area animation studios.
STUDENT WORK
2009-2010
Level 1
“Art is your voice… SPEAK UP!!”
“Art is your voice, speak up!” 2009-2010 (Talking Points level 1) from Cartoon Art Museum on Vimeo.
Level 2
“Fridge Land”
2008-2009
“Turn it off and Go to Bed!”
“Turn it off and Go to Bed!” 2009 (Talking Points) from Cartoon Art Museum on Vimeo.
2007-2008
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