The PLAY Studio is a place of magic, creativity, and imagination where budding filmmakers, musicians, and designers of all kinds come to express themselves through all forms of media. The PLAY Studio is a place where imagination and creativity are brought to life. All activities are intended for ages 10 to 110 and last one hour.
Green Screen Magic
Ideal Group Size: 20 Participants
Have you ever wondered how the weather is shown on the news? Or how Harry Potter disappears? With this activity, we will learn the behind-the-scenes techniques used in green screen technology by experiencing it firsthand! We’ll craft a fun skit utilizing the green screen and real invisibility cloaks or make a news report about an alien invasion! Each scene will be recorded for the participants to take home.
Animate This! Stop motion Light Table Fun
Ideal Group Size: 20 Participants
Collaborate to create stories on our animation tables. Start by identifying the elements of a story, then craft a story board, and then animate your story to showcase to the group. Everyone will get a file of their creation and instructions on making a DIY animation station at home!
Safety Shorts: Making the Unsafe, Safe
Ideal Group Size: 20 Participants
In this activity, you’ll be creating a safety video... but there’s a catch! Groups will be making safety videos (like those you ignore while buckling into your airplane seat) for all sorts of ridiculously unsafe situations. Safely putting a costume on a grizzly bear? Sure! How about safely launching yourself into space in a homemade rocket? Oh yeah! Perhaps explaining how to safely light your barbeque with a flamethrower?
Follow our silly prompts and get creative! Work as a team to come up with a script, then hit record. Each group will go home with a copy of their video.