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Squishy Banana Studios expands services to Dripping Springs schools
Squishy Banana Studios offers film making classes to elementary school students. (Courtesy Squishy Banana Studios)
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South Austin-based mobile business Squishy Banana Studios will expand its services to elementary schools in the Dripping Springs ISD system beginning Feb. 24. The business offers film making classes to children that touch on all steps of the film production process, including writing, story boarding, acting, directing, filming and editing. Schools to receive the expanded services include Dripping Springs, Rooster Springs and Walnut Springs Elementary. According to a representative from Squishy Banana Studios, the classes will be a new feature of the kids college program of DSISD. www.squishybananastudios.com
By Olivia Aldridge
Olivia is the reporter for Community Impact's Central Austin edition. A graduate of Presbyterian College in upstate South Carolina, Olivia was a reporter and producer at South Carolina Public Radio before joining Community Impact in Austin.
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