Audio, Design, Film, Music

Foundational

Variety Pack: January

Duration:

4 weeks

When:

January 14 - February 6, 2025

Schedule:

Tuesday/Thursday | 4 - 6pm

Difficulty:

Foundational

Ages:

12 - 14

Cost:

FREE

Where:

About this class

Try a little bit of everything Spy Hop has to offer: spend the one week each learning about film, audio, music and design in our Variety Pack class. From cameras and microphones, to music-making and digital design, you’re sure to find a way to creatively express yourself! The January Variety Pack class will be doing a film blitz project, a comic jam, and making music and sound design for video games.

Register for this class

STEP 1: REGISTER
To register for this class, fill out the registration form. Please be sure that you’ve checked the class schedule and age requirement.

STEP 2: CONFIRM YOUR SPOT
After registering, we’ll reach out within a week to confirm your spot. If you don’t see an email from us within a week, please reach out to programs@spyhop.org — sometimes emails get lost or end up in junk folders.

Class space is limited! If we can’t reach you to confirm your spot (first via email, then by phone call or text), we will give your seat to another student. Students are not enrolled in a class until confirmation has been received.

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