These pros shared personal stories from the set, explaining the different roles involved in a production and what a “day in the life” of an animator truly looks like.The session concluded with a lively Q&A, where students asked burning questions about lighting, character design, and breaking into the competitive world of film and television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our after-school photography program helps students learn how to take better photos by understanding lighting, composition, and camera settings. Students move beyond quick phone pictures and learn how to use photography to tell stories, share their ideas, and capture the beauty in their own neighborhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students also take part in a positive \u201ccritique\u201d process where they give and receive helpful feedback. This has helped students to build confidence, teamwork, and a strong sense of community. Students get opportunities to share their work through photo displays and exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Film Camp Sign-Up:<\/strong> March-June\u20192026 The foundation accepts donations throughout the year for all of its programs. If you would like to donate to the foundation, please visit our website at https:\/\/barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org<\/a> and click \u201cSupport Us<\/a>\u201d in the top right corner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From Sketch to Screen: Students Bring Imagination to Life at Compton College Animation Workshop The energy at Compton College was electric on Saturday, March 7, as aspiring young artists gathered for a hands-on journey into the world of professional animation. From 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, the “Animation Workshop: Bring Your Imagination to Life!” gave […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":768,"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760\/revisions\/768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.barbaraseniorsharkinsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/March-Newsletter-26-4--1024x532.jpg\")
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Mentorship Online Camp:<\/strong> March-June\u20192026
Online Film Workshop: Topic:<\/strong> Cinematographers- April 25\u2019 2026
Middle School Essay Contest: <\/strong>Present-April 13; 2026
Scholarship Applications Deadline:<\/strong> June 2, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n—— Support Us —–<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n