How to Teach Animation
A practical workshop focused on using animation in education.
Who Is It For?
This workshop is suitable for cultural and educational institutions such as art schools, primary and secondary schools, as well as galleries and museums.
What You Will Learn
Participants gain basic theoretical and practical skills that they can immediately apply when working with children.
You will be introduced to the principles of animation, film language, and simple techniques such as drawn animation, stop motion, or working with unconventional materials. You will try creating your own short animations and learn how to guide children from the initial idea all the way to a finished film.
We will also advise you on what equipment to use for filming and capturing images, how to effectively assemble accessible equipment, or recommend a suitable solution. At the same time, we will train you in our proven technical system and in working with the animation stations we have developed for various stop-motion techniques, such as multiplane animation, lightbox animation, and 3D animation.
The workshop also offers inspiration for interdisciplinary teaching, specific assignments according to pupils’ age, and tips on how to achieve a high-quality, publishable result. It also includes working with sound, the basics of editing, and an introduction to copyright.
The workshop is in line with the Czech Framework Educational Programme and its extension towards multimedia education, as well as with the secondary-school field 82–41–M/17, Multimedia Production, a four-year graduation programme.
Workshops and Prices
The workshop is designed for a group of up to 10 people per instructor. A workshop with one instructor includes three animation stations; a workshop with two instructors includes five animation stations.
The workshop can be funded through grant programmes of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, especially within the OP JAK templates, such as innovative education for pupils, project days, or professional development for teachers.
A / Workshop length: 3 hours
Price with one instructor: CZK 3,500 + travel costs
B / Workshop length: 8 hours
Price with one instructor: CZK 8,000 + travel costs
Travel costs: CZK 9/km
Second instructor: CZK 1,000/hour for groups of more than 12 people
The price includes installation and dismantling of the animation stations, rental of the stations, and materials for the workshops.
Animated Stories
A practical workshop focused on stop-motion animation using our original animation stations.
Who Is It For?
The workshop is suitable for cultural and educational institutions such as art schools, primary and secondary schools, as well as galleries and museums.
Designed for school-age children.
This is a workshop for a closed group.
What You Will Learn
During the workshop, participants create short animations at stop-motion stations or using animation machines.
Different animation stations are available according to your choice.
At the beginning of the workshop, you will be introduced to the origins of animation and its basic principles. You will learn about the main types of animation techniques and see contemporary examples of them. Then we will move on to the animation itself.
It is up to you how far you let your imagination run — whether you focus on a purely visual show or create a short film with a story.
Workshops and Prices
A closed workshop is designed for a group of up to 10 people per instructor.
A workshop with one instructor includes three stations; a workshop with two instructors includes five stations. Additional stations can be arranged by agreement.
This workshop can be funded through grant programmes of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, especially within the OP JAK templates.
A / Workshop length: 1.5–2 hours
Price with one instructor: CZK 4,500 + travel costs
B / Workshop length: 4 hours
Price with one instructor: CZK 6,000 + travel costs
C / Workshop length: 6 hours
Price with one instructor: CZK 7,000 + travel costs
Travel costs: CZK 9/km
Second instructor: CZK 1,000/hour for groups of more than 10 people
For the 4-hour and 6-hour workshops, several groups can take turns.
The price includes installation and dismantling of the stations, rental of the stop-motion animation stations, and workshop materials.
