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| AMVA Academy |
| Advanced Media Vocational Academy (AMVA) is a vocational training program for people with disabilities located in Burbank, California. The program combines regular classroom, lab and workshop activities. Activities are enhanced by field trips, industry seminars and internship opportunities at local production companies. Presently very few opportunities exist in the community for adults with disabilities to get vocational training – even fewer opportunities are out there for adults with disabilities to learn the needed vocational skills to work in the entertainment industry. Our program is a DGA member project taught by Directors Guild of America members.
To address this need, the program seeks to provide:
- positive vocational training
- an entertainment industry skill set
- and enriching experiences for adults with disabilities.
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Our goal is to help students become independent and have choices about their future. We provide the life and job skills training necessary for AMVA students to lead independent and productive lives.
Students choose to pursue either the Film/TV or Animation program. Download Our Brochure.
Vendored by Lanterman Regional Center Vendor # PD2865 |
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| Social Skills |
Our curriculum addresses social skills such as:
- Initial Social Skills
- Skills for Expressing Feelings
- Social Relationship Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Decision Making
- Problem Solving Skills
- Conflict Management Skills
Social skills groups are for adults 18 years of age and older. Social Skill Groups meet at our Tarzana location. Regional Center vendored for clients 18-22 years of age that are still in high school. Vendor # PL0884 |
| Spring 2012 Workshop |
| How-to Start Your Own iPhone/iPad App Business- Sunday, April 29th-Tarzana Location 9:00-12:00 pm |
| Phone apps are hot right now. With the iPhone on two carriers, and the iPad, and iPod touch selling like hotcakes, apps are in big demand. Learn how to take your app idea from concept to the iTunes store and turn it into income. This class will cover what goes into a successful iPhone app, how to find a market for your application, getting your app on the iTunes store and how to market and promote your app. Get information on how to develop your idea for an app and learn about new tools for making apps with little or no programming experience. Learn how you can create an app that gets great reviews, provide customer support, and price your app for the most revenue. Click here to download workshop application. |
| Facebook, Twitter, and Social Networking for Beginners - Sunday, May 20th from 9:00-12:00pm |
| Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs have changed how people use the Internet. Learn how the largest Social Networking sites work, how to set up your account, how to find friends, family members, groups and establish connections with the most popular Social Networking services.Workshop is Sunday, May 20th from 9:00-12:00pm at our Tarzana office. Ages 14 to adult $75.00. Click here to Register |
| iPhones, iPads, and I’m Lost - Sunday, June 24th from 9:00-12:00pm |
| Today’s iPhone® and iPad® do so much more than simply make phone calls or send text messages. With either of these new devices you now have a computer, Web browser, eBook reader, personal organizer, and more — all in your hand! In this entertaining class, you will learn how to set up your iPhone® and/or iPad® for email, texting, WiFi networks, and Bluetooth and how to best sync with your computer using iTunes®. You also will discover how to take terrific photos and send them to friends, install apps, and figure out the best apps to make your iPhone® and/or iPad® smarter. Workshop is Sunday, June 24th from 9:00-12:00pm at our Tarzana office. Ages 14 to adult. $75.00 Click here to Register |
| Summer Workshops - Ages 18 and over |
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July 16-20 - Animation Experience - Students will develop, create, storyboard and film their own 2D or 3D animated movie using the medium of their choice. Experience in animation or having taken one of our animation camps in the past is recommended but not required. All participants will receive a copy of the animated short on DVD.
July 23-27 - Video Game Design - There is no experience required for this workshop. Students will learn to develop and create their own video game. Learn how to create fun levels and share it with the world! This workshop requires that students bring their own laptop with specific system requirements. To check the system requirements please click here.
August 6-10 - Music Video - Students will work together to create a music video. They will storyboard, rehearse and perform on against a green screen. Students will take positions either in front or behind the camera to produce the video. The final product will be professionally edited and all students will receive credit on the production as well as a copy of the DVD.
August 13-17 - Broadway Musical - Students will work together as an ensemble to act and sing some of Broadway's most popular songs. Students will learn the process of live theatre.
ALL WORKSHOPS MEET MONDAY -FRIDAY FROM 10-3.
$500/ week for Monday-Friday
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| Senior Programs |
| Actors for Autism provides a program for eligible consumers who want to transition to a program focused on seniors. The program is for age 50 and over with a 1:8 ratio. Have fun while making connections with peers. This program is vendored by the Regional Center. |
