Calm Mornings
Calm Mornings
Calm Morning Hour creates an environment for all learners to enjoy less-sensory stimulating spaces with moderated sound and lighting displays.
Learn about the magic of visual effects in film. Join Academy member and Walt Disney Animation Studios Head of Effects Animation Marlon West, and Visual Effects Supervisor and Alpha Studios Founder Kaitlyn Yang, for an interactive demonstration about the process of creating effects for the screen. Make your own sensory ocean and beach bottles. Be sure to stay for our 11am accommodative film screening of Moana (2016), with a special introduction from West.
Calm Mornings create an environment for all learners to enjoy less-sensory-stimulating spaces with moderated sound and lighting displays. Museum staff will be available to suggest areas for self-guided exploration and play before the museum’s opening hours. Museum educators will be available for guided Gallery Highlight experiences that are interactive and adaptable to many learning styles.
If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email museumeducation@oscars.org.
Marlon West, Walt Disney Animation Studios Head of Effects Animation
Marlon West most recently led the effects department in both creative and technical direction alongside fellow Head of Effects Dale Mayeda for Frozen II (2019). West has been with Walt Disney Animation Studios since 1993 when he came aboard as a trainee effects animator. His credits include The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), and Chicken Little (2005) as effects animator; Tarzan (1999) as visual effects animator; Fantasia 2000 (1999) as assistant effects supervisor; Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and Winnie the Pooh (2011) as visual effects supervisor; the short How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007) as effects supervisor; and The Princess and the Frog (2009) as effects animation supervisor. He served alongside Mayeda as effects supervisor for 2013’s Oscar-winning feature film Frozen, the Oscar-winning short Feast (2014), and the worldwide hit film Moana (2016). West was 7 years old when he checked out a book with a picture of stop-motion animation pioneer Ray Harryhausen and set his sights on a job where he could bring his toys to work. He studied film and writing at Columbia College Chicago, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Kaitlyn Yang, Visual Effects Supervisor and Alpha Studios Founder
When Kaitlyn Yang was 9 years old, three events happened that changed her life. She emigrated to the US from China, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, and discovered the joy of digital art by learning Adobe Photoshop. A graduate of USC Film School, Yang founded her own post-production company, Alpha Studios, in 2013. She has more than sixty visual effects credits to her name, from Robot Chicken (2012–13) to Grey’s Anatomy (2019). She is a Forbes “30 Under 30” recipient for Hollywood/Entertainment, co-chair of the Visual Effects Society, and a member of the Television Academy.
Academy Museum inclusion initiatives are made possible in part by the Ruderman Family Foundation. This program is also made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
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Sat, Jan 25, 2025
Calm Morning: The Iron Giant
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of The Iron Giant (1999).
Education Program
Calm Morning: Fantastical Worlds
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery highlights and workshops and stay for an accommodative screening of The Red Turtle (2016).
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Calm Morning: Early Cinema
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery highlights and workshops, and stay for an accommodative screening of Hugo (2011).
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Calm Mornings
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery highlights and workshops, and stay for an accommodative screening of WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (2014).
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Calm Mornings
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery highlights and workshops, and stay for an accommodative open-captioned screening of MARY POPPINS (1964).
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Calm Morning: Adventures through Storyboarding
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery highlights and workshops, and stay for an accommodative screening of UP (2009) with filmmaker Ronnie del Carmen.
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Calm Mornings
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery highlights and workshops, and stay for an accommodative open-captioned screening of ELF (2003).
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Calm Mornings
Designated hours to experience the museum in a less-sensory-stimulating way.
Education Program
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Calm Morning: The Wizard of Oz
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a drop-in workshop inspired bythe accommodative screening of The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Film Program
Sat, Oct 29, 2022
Calm Morning: ParaNorman
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of ParaNorman (2012).
Education Program
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Calm Morning: The NeverEnding Story
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired bythe accommodative screening of The NeverEnding Story (1984).
Education Program
Saturday, January 28, 2022
Calm Morning: Beetlejuice
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of Beetlejuice (1988).
Education Program
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Calm Morning: My Neighbor Totoro
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of My Neighbor Totoro (1988).
Education Program
March 25, 2023
Calm Morning: Foley Art
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of Singin’ in the Rain (1952).
Education Program
April 29, 2023
Calm Morning: Lego Stop-Motion
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of The Lego Movie (2014)
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Saturday, May 27
Calm Morning: Muppets Most Wanted Puppet-Making Workshop
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of Muppets Most Wanted (2014).
Education Program
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Calm Morning: Zootopia
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration, a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of Zootopia (2016), and a marionette show by the Bob Baker Marionette Theater!
Education Program
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Calm Morning: Finding Nemo Music Workshop
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of Finding Nemo (2003).
Education Program
Saturday, August 26, 2023
August Calm Morning: Big Hero 6 STEM Workshop
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of Big Hero 6 (2014).
Education Program
Saturday, September 23,, 2023
Calm Morning: Raya and the Last Dragon—Design a Dragon Workshop
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
Education Program
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Calm Morning: The Witches Special Effects Makeup Workshop
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the film The Witches (1990).
Education Program
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Calm Morning: The Lego Batman Movie Stop-motion Workshop
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accommodative screening of The Lego Batman Movie (2017).
Education Program
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Calm Morning: A Wrinkle in Time
Designated hours to experience the museum in a less-sensory-stimulating setting.
Education Program
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Calm Morning: Queen of Katwe
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Queen of Katwe (2016).
Education Program
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Calm Morning: He Named Me Malala Movie Poster Design
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of He Named Me Malala (2015).
Education Program
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Calm Morning: Turning Red
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Turning Red (2022). We will be joined by special guest, Rosalie Chiang, the voice of Meilin Lee in Turning Red!
Education Program
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Calm Morning: Onward
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Onward (2020).
Education Program
Saturday, July 27 , 2024
Calm Morning: Ralph Breaks the Internet
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).
Education Program
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Calm Morning: Monsters, Inc.
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Monsters, Inc. (2001).
Education Program
Sat, Sep 28, 2024
Calm Morning: Encanto
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Encanto (2021).
Education Program
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Calm Morning: Haunted Sounds Foley Art
Join us for sensory-friendly gallery exploration and a family workshop inspired by the accessible screening of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).