Computer Animation: 9 am–Noon
Students will learn basic animation terminology and technology, including storyboarding, tweening and interactive controls, and then design and create their own 2D animations using Macromedia Flash and ActionScript. Students should be familiar with basic computer functions.

Radio Production: 9 am–Noon
The course focuses on the various field and studio production processes associated with internet radio production. Students will learn to develop ideas, develop scripts, conduct interviews and participate in the editing process as well as learn to use the equipment and technology. The College’s radio production facilities will be utilized.

Forensics Skills - Field Experience:
9 am–Noon
Become a crime scene investigator during a high crime training session at The College of Saint Rose laboratory. Student will explore areas of forensic fieldwork including: preparation, documentation, collection, authentication, analysis, preservation, production, and reporting. Students will dust and lift prints, cast tracks, and learn how to approach and manage a crime scene. Students will put all their knowledge to the test and participate in a simulated investigation.

Forensics Skills - Lab Analysis:
1–4 pm
Become a crime scene investigator during a high crime training session at The College of Saint Rose laboratory. Students will analyze DNA, brain tissue, bone markings, pollen dust and fingerprints to uncover and evaluate clues in this case. This class may also expand on human anatomy, pathology, mathematical logic and physics of motion. Students will put all their knowledge to the test and participate in a simulated investigation.

Myth Destroyers: 1–4 pm
How can you separate truth from urban legend? Our Summer Academy Myth Destroyers take on classic urban myths and use modern-day science to show what’s real and what’s fiction. Our instructors will do more than just explain how something may or may not be scientifically possible; through trial and error the class will actually demonstrate it.

Web Page Design: 1–4 pm
Students will learn how to create a web page related to their personal interests. Techniques such as uploading images, creating links, and integrating animation/video/sound will be covered. Dreamweaver, Frontpage, and Photoshop will be software used. Completed web sites are uploaded to free website spaces.

Digital Video Production:
9 am–4 pm
Students will spend a week learning various field and studio production processes. Students will learn to develop ideas, shoot video footage, develop scripts, and participate in the editing process, as well as a multiple camera/live video environment. Students will also work with editing, field audio and lighting techniques. The College’s TV production facilities will be utilized.

Stop Motion Animation: 9 am–4 pm
Stop-Motion is an art form dating back to the beginning of motion pictures, in which an object is manipulated, one frame at a time, to create the illusion of movement. The effect has been created using non-hardening clay, aluminum wire, and ball & socket armatures in movies such as Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Wallace & Grommit. This course will discuss the styles, techniques, and processes to creating a stop-motion animation. Students will learn story boarding, character development, performance, working with clay, armature design, building sets, digital camera work, and digital editing to produce their own stop animation project.