- December 4, 2025
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Allison Frank (left) and Angelinne Vasconcelos (right) drawing during the anime/manga animation class June 10 at the Elite Animation Summer Camp in Windermere.
Todd West, founder of the Elite Animation Academy poses with their poster in the studio June 10 at the Elite Animation Summer Camp in Windermere.
Luna Green take a break from drawing during the traditional animation class on June 10 at the Elite Animation Summer Camp in Windermere.
Instructor Thomas Thorspecken shows Saira Dewan how to use the equipment in the animation studio June 10 at the Elite Animation Summer Camp in Windermere.
Thomas Thorspecken’s class at the Elite Animation Summer Camp work in this corner of the studio. Thorspecken used to work as an animator for Disney. His first project was the stampede scene in, “The Lion King.”
Saira Dewan and Luna Green work on traditional animation.
Angel Ramirez, 9, designs a character for his video game June 10 at the Elite Animation Summer Camp in Windermere.
Instructor Leon Haimon assists a student in the video game animation where, in the first week, students work to create their own 2-D video game.
Campers at the Elite Animation Academy are getting a unique kind of summer camp experience. During the academy’s weekly summer programs, student can choose from different animation styles and activities such as anime/manga, traditional hand-drawn animation and video game design to study. Summer courses are still open for enrollment and last until August. Students can enroll at eliteanimationacademy.com.