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EXPLORES SIX AREAS OF ANIMATION
HISTORY: Visitors learn about early animation and apparent motion. They can try using a praxinoscope, manipulating and spinning three-dimensional objects to see them morph into a single animation. At the Penny Arcade, they can “crank” out animations with an old-fashioned mutoscope.
ANIMATION STUDIO: Visitors explore the process of animation, story creation, animator techniques and tools. Visitors can develop a storyboard from a series of picture cards, draw characters, enlarge drawings with a pantograph, and create scenes using layered cels and moving backgrounds. |
ART IN MOTION: With help from Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, visitors discover why art and math are important allies when creating characters, motion, and change. The illusion of movement will come alive as visitors magically “move” around a room without using their legs. |
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SCIENCE LABORATORY: In Dexter’s Laboratory, visitors can delve into the science and technology that make animation possible. They will create the illusion of a bouncing ball with the technique of “squash and stretch” and find out how the action slows down or speeds up with time-lapse videos. They can also see themselves “hover” while exploring visual effects in a full-body interactive experience. |
SOUND AND STAGE: Visitors can discover the principles of sound and phonetics with the Kids Next Door. They will explore the complexity of matching phrases to different mouth shapes, add their own voice to a silent animation and set the mood of a film by selecting background music from a variety of soundtracks. |
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CARTOON MUSEUM: Visitors will take a seat in this intimate theater setting and view clips of popular animations while learning the secrets behind their production. They will examine artifacts such as cels, models, and storyboard drawings from classic and favorite animations such as Scooby-Doo, The Powerpuff Girls, and The Flintstones.
CAREERS IN ANIMATION: Several exhibit areas feature digital slide shows of real animators working in the Cartoon Network studios. Visitors will learn more about the skills and training needed to pursue an animation career.
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ANIMATION was created and is circulated by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland Oregon.™ © 2009 Cartoon Network. All rights reserved. |
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