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Ain’t it difficult to weave a perfect story? When it comes to creating a story, it is not that simple as it may sound. There are many elements to be considered and a lot of brain storming is required. How to make a story interesting? How to grab the attention of the audience while narrating your story? What medium would be more effective in delivering a message? How to make sure that your story will be remembered for a long time? Children have vivid imaginations and ardent story building capacities. When this flair is nurtured, their creativity is elevated. “How to spur one’s creativity?” is a vague question. Because there are many art forms that a child can ace. Which one of those specifically tap creative thinking, imagination and innovation is a very subjective matter. Animation is an incredible form of art that is used for storytelling. Stories are more effective when served by departing from reality. In order to do this it is necessary to develop the ability to th

Drawn-on-film animation, also known as cameraless animation, is an animation technique where footage is produced by creating the images directly on a film strip. In this workshop children (Age: 7-14 years) will create animation films on a register roll, emulating the "direct·on·film animation" technique, popularised in 1930s by artists like Norman Mclaren & Len Lye. Course content (10 sessions) • Definition and History of Animation • Types of cameraless animations • Creating Zoetrope & Kineographs to understand the process of animation • Creating animation on register rolls. For more details, visit : www.toonclub.net Email : support@toonclub.net

“Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn” – Norman McLaren The history of animation goes way back to the year 1825 when Thaumatrope was published. And then came the Phenakistiscope which was discovered in the year 1832 by Joseph Plateau. In 1834, Zoetrope – a pre-film animation device that produces the illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of images in a circular manner.                                                                                                    Phenakistoscope               Zoetrope                                                In traditional animation, the animator draws characters frame by frame with a slight displacement to show the transition in movement of the characters . Cel animation is one of the oldest technique that was used to create animation films. In this technique, the characters were drawn on a transparent sheet made of cellulose nitrate and camphor. Every animation

Isn’t it amazing how the human brain can multitask? A human brain’s functionalities and the use of these functionalities is what makes an individual unique. Factually, human brain can be divided into two parts- the left brain and the right brain. The right brain coordinates with the left side of the body and is what facilitates you creativity, imagination, intuition, holistic thought process and art awareness. On the other hand, your left brain controls the right side of the body and is the more academic and logical side of the brain.             Essentially, the focus always goes on augmenting the academic skills of children. The right brain is the one that offers skills to create and develop a smarter and productive individual. It is as important to train and boost these skills as it is to clinch to academic progress. Identifying children’s creative side is crucial and nurturing this side is all the more important. Most researchers agree on the theory that creative student