Beyond Encounters with Ben Burtt and WALL-E

In honor of our Cyberpunk exhibition closing April 12, we welcome filmmaker and educator Andrew Kim to the Shirley Temple Education Studio, where he shows us how to build our very own Atari Punk Console—a simple sound synthesizer, perfect for generating gritty sci-fi textures.

In the second half of the workshop, we create and record a cyberpunk-inspired film score using a variety of synthesizers, both analog and digital.

Each participant receives a synthesizer kit to take home. This workshop welcomes participants ages 15 and up.

About Academy Museum workshops

All workshops are free with museum admission. Museum admission is free for youth 17 and under.

If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email filmeducation@oscars.org.

In person: actor Billy Dee Williams

In person: visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren and special effects creator Shane Mahan