Mr. David's School of Film

Mr. David's School of Film offering a range of hands-on and kid-centered Lego Animation, Stop Motion, Movie Making, Photography Mr. David created Mr.

offering a range of hands-on and kid-centered Lego Animation, Stop Motion, Movie Making, Photography, and Acting classes for kids ages 5-14 years old. David's School of Film provides a social learning environment where kids learn while creating short movies using their imagination. DAVID LOITZ is a filmmaker, multimedia artist, and educator. He graduated with a BFA in Film/Video in 2005 from the C

alifornia Institute of the Arts and is completing his Masters in Elementary Education at Goddard College. An experienced teacher, David recently worked for 3 years at Oregon Episcopal School in Portland, Oregon. David has taught performance and media arts to students from ages 4 to 18 and has worked both locally and nationally on film projects ranging from documentaries to music videos to feature films. He also has a background in theater, acting, and creative writing. He is passionate about sharing the art of storytelling, acting, and filmmaking with students of all ages. David’s School of Film to help students young and old create magic and wonder through performance and media arts. We currently host classes online and will return to the in-person classes in 2021. We have LEGO Bricks and are willing to travel when safe! Do you want to host us in your neighborhood or city. Email us at [email protected] for more info.

08/10/2026

The Quiet after a day of animation. We are starting our last of 6 weeks of camps! Can wait to see what they create this week!

A logo I made 12 years ago! Don't take my Kodak Kodachrome
07/12/2026

A logo I made 12 years ago! Don't take my Kodak Kodachrome

07/11/2026

Lego Bob loves to be Animated! This time by crewmember in training Quentin!

06/23/2026

We've recently started creating short compilations featuring some of the best moments from the animated films made by students at Mr. David's School of Film! 🎬✨

While we'd love to upload every animation our students create, these animated collections showcase the incredible range of creativity, storytelling, and artistic talent we're seeing in both our camps and our school residencies with Arts For Learning NW across Oregon.

From funny characters to imaginative worlds, these clips highlight just a small sample of what our young filmmakers are bringing to life.

🎥 Check out our *Animated Bits* playlist on our YouTube channel and see what our students have been creating!

06/23/2026

Uploading old videos from the IPads on our off week! Fun to see all the fun movies made in our camps! Lots more at our YouTube channel!

Last night at 1am, I finished editing a 17-minute collection of stop-motion films made by three classes of 1st graders f...
05/11/2026

Last night at 1am, I finished editing a 17-minute collection of stop-motion films made by three classes of 1st graders from Alameda Elementary School.
https://youtu.be/2JAjMSgLjRU?si=a3aZNqqbgJhj9mz9
These are some of my favorite films I have made. They show so much personality, creativity, and joy from the students. I also love how we were able to connect the projects to the curriculum while still giving students the freedom to tell the stories they wanted to tell.
It was a labor of love, but I am so proud of the work they did. Animating with 1st graders is no easy feat, and I was lucky to work with a great team, including a bunch of parent volunteers and three different substitute teachers who filled in for the classroom teachers (Go SUBS!).
Arts education is so important, and as we continue to cut FTEs for our beloved art teachers in the district, it is even more important for us to remember that.
While you might not have the patience to watch all 17 minutes, I do recommend watching at least a few of them. They are so silly, goofy, and full of joy, something that feels so missing in our world of AI-generated and highly scripted content.
Stay animated, my friends!

First graders at Alameda Elementary School animated stories about wind during a Stop Motion Residency with Mr. David’s School of Film.April 2026.

05/08/2026

Join Mr. David's School of Film LEGO Animation and Movie Maker Summer camp in SW Portland! Mrdavidfilm.com

04/17/2026

A Very Animated Week of Stop Motion Residency at Alameda Elementary School. We are working with 6 class. 3 5th Grade Classes and 3 1st grade classes! Super fun to work with the young students and older students within the same week! .arts .visualarts

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