{"id":17724,"date":"2019-10-16T19:16:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T19:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/?p=17724&post_type=story"},"modified":"2023-11-20T20:25:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T20:25:08","slug":"ucf-creates-and-page-15-mentor-tomorrows-animators","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/ucf-creates-and-page-15-mentor-tomorrows-animators\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF CREATES and Page 15 Mentor Tomorrow\u2019s Animators"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fall 2019 | By Jenna Marina Lee<\/em><\/p>\n While children nationwide flocked to movie theaters\u00a0this summer for Toy Story 4<\/em> and The Secret Life of Pets 2<\/em>, a group of fourth- and fifth-graders in Orlando learned to animate their own film. The weeklong intensive camp was offered through a partnership between UCF CREATES and Page 15, a local nonprofit.<\/p>\n The 20 elementary schoolchildren created a circus\u00a0show that featured a bodybuilding monkey with the\u00a0head of a rhinoceros, a tightrope-walking dinosaur\u00a0named Spike, and a pair of acrobatic, telepathic plate\u00a0spinners who resembled the Pringles chips man.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to see these kids and the spark that\u00a0happens when we help plant a little seed of what\u2019s\u00a0possible,\u201d says Stella Sung, director of CREATE and a\u00a0Pegasus Professor.<\/p>\n Page 15 and CREATE were able to partner and form\u00a0the programming<\/a> after receiving a $100,000 grant\u00a0from Walt Disney World Resort. The grant was one of\u00a0five presented to nonprofit organizations throughout\u00a0Central Florida.<\/p>\n UCF students served as mentors to the campers, who\u00a0spent their week at UCF Downtown<\/a> learning about\u00a0the fundamentals of storytelling and animation before\u00a0unveiling their original stop-motion film to parents and\u00a0friends on the final day.<\/p>\n Although the Disney grant was a one-year funding\u00a0opportunity, Page 15 and UCF are committed to not only\u00a0keeping the programming going, but to expanding it.<\/p>\n [divider][\/divider]<\/p>\n \u201cSome of the parents had tears\u00a0of joy. They were just like, \u2018I had\u00a0no idea my child was capable of\u00a0doing anything like this.\u2019 That\u2019s\u00a0one of the most satisfying\u00a0feelings ever.\u201d<\/p>\n