Digital Bootcamp
Duty Calls!
High school students in grades 10 – 12, as well as recent high school grads are invited to join us on March 24th – 27th 2025 to explore our arts and technology programs! Follow the easy steps below to register:
- Review Missions Descriptions (noted below)
- Choose Your Mission
- Register Online *
- Pay Registration Fee **
* Registration deadline is February 28th, 2025. Register early to qualify for a discounted registration rate.
** Register on or before December 31st, 2024, to pay the ‘early bird’ registration fee of $225. Registrations received after this date must pay the full fee of $250.
Here’s Why You Should Attend
- YOU will get to experience four days in the life of a CAT student and explore careers in arts and technology
- YOU will learn new hands-on skills from industry pros
- YOU will join a squad of like-minded creatives
- It’s FUN!
You’ll also receive a completion certificate for the 4 days which can often be used towards high school graduation requirements! * Win Win!
(*Please inquire with your high school to see if this applies)
Mission Descriptions:
Acting Mission
Lights! Camera! Action! In this fun and engaging mission, you’ll learn what it takes to become an actor, and develop your own acting skills! Highlighting on-camera experience and techniques, this intensive workshop will explore a variety of acting tools including voice and diction, improvisation, preparing for auditions, movement and breathwork as well as performing on camera and watching your performance. Through both group and independent exercises, you’ll dive into this exciting career and set yourself on the path to center stage!
Mission Outcomes:
- A fundamental understanding of the acting industry
- Skills in improvisation, breathwork, movement, and more
- Performance feedback from your instructor and audition preparation skills
- Camera awareness and self-assessment
Animation Mission
Giving life to something has never been so rewarding. Create the illusion through character animation! Based on the fundamental principles of animation, this intensive workshop will ground you in the creative and technical process of character animation. Working in 2D traditional and 3D software platforms, you will create the illusion of life through the animation of different objects and characters. Learn how a real animation production studio operates and open yourself to the unending possibilities that come with a career you love!
Mission Outcomes:
- A fundamental understanding of animation principles and animated processes in both 2D and 3D workflows
- Short demo reel showcasing your 2D and 3D animations
Audio Engineering & Production Mission
In this audio production mission, you will be taken through the process of creating your own original song in Ableton Live! From composition and arrangement, through sound design and production, to finalizing your song with a solid mix and master, you will cover all the necessary steps to create your own finished track. You will also reimagine the audio for a video clip, flexing your creativity through unique sound FX, foley, and dialogue lines.
Mission Outcomes:
- Your own song
- Video clip customized with your own audio
Filmmaking Mission
From creative brainstorming and script formation to pre-production and post-production, you will play a key role in the creation of a short film. This introduction to filmmaking will test your teamwork, creativity, and skills that will ultimately result in a 5 – 10 minute short narrative film.
Mission Outcomes:
- Your short film masterpiece
Graphic Design Mission
Take your ideas and turn them into reality with our Graphic Design Bootcamp! Join us for an immersive experience where you’ll learn the tools of the trade, understand the stories and reasoning behind logos we see every day, and discover how to create a brand from scratch. What makes a solid brand, and why are some successful while others fail? Whether you are new to the Adobe Suite or already have some experience, this workshop is designed for you. Transforming your ideas into stunning visual identities has never been more gratifying.
Mission Outcomes:
- A fundamental understanding of the branding process
- Basic understanding the Adobe Illustrator
- Creation of a brand and logo (whether your own personal brand, re-brand, or create a fictional brand)
Interior Design Mission
Creatively explore the impact interior design has on the human experience. Delve into design thinking and making; discover how designers visually manipulate spaces using colour, pattern, scale and proportion; and how materials transform our interior environments. You will imagine and create a living space with 3D software used by interior designers to communicate design ideas and then bring your ideas to life through visual storytelling.
Mission Outcomes:
- A fundamental understanding of how designers use elements and principles of design
- Basic understanding of 3D software, Trimble SketchUp
- Appreciate the role materials play in our experiences of interior spaces