Fundamental Course
Toon Club offers several courses in which children learn the intricacies and the fantastic art of animation through fun. The Fundamental course is a 24 hr. (12 x 2hr. sessions) course. As the name suggests, this course is the cornerstone of intiating animation to a beginner. Fundamental course offers:

• Definition and history of Animation
• To create animations using optical devices like Thaumatrope, phenakistoscope, Zoetrope, flip sticks and flipbooks
• Children understand simple principles of animation like ease in-ease out, timing, stretch and squash, anticipation-action etc and exposed to various laws of physics (density, inertia, weight, gravity) through various exercises done on flipbooks. Some of the exercises done on flipbooks are bouncing ball, pendulum, morphing shapes, dancing line, cannon ball, balloon, walk cycles etc
• Different techniques of animation: Clay animation, Stop-motion animation / Pixilation, Cel animation.
• The art of Story-telling- Here the kids write their own stories which they then storyboard, after which they design characters, layouts, backgrounds etc.
• At the end of each session children are shown historically significant films- 1st animation film to be ever created, 1st film with sound, 1st computer generated film etc.

At the end of the course, in addition to a certificate, children receive CD-ROMs with all their works they have created during the course.

Mixed Media Animation Course
This is an on-going course conducted once a week.

Following a modular approach, children expand their imagination and knowledge with their exposure to mixed media animation. The course does not require pre-requisite and students can join in any time in the ongoing course.

As the name suggests, children enjoy dabbling and mastering various genres of animation which include clay, camera-less animation, drawing directly on film, beads, collage, matchstick, paper cut-out, straw, sand and whatever they can lay their hands on!

Principles of Physics like weight, inertia, persistence of vision, ease-in /out, anticipation, action, centre of gravity, secondary action and follow through, wave principle, inverse kinematics, curve reversals are introduced and imbibed. Of course, not to mention the main take-away - visualization, creativity, story-telling & art.

Toon Shorts
Toon shorts is a program where students become young film makers and make their own short films. In this program, children ideate a socially relevant concept, storyboard, animate and direct their very own duration film all by themselves under Toon Club supervision.

Films made at the Toon Shorts program have entered at festivals in France, Finland, California, Greece among others (refer to http://www.toonclub.net/articles.htm Mid Metro Article- September 2004 and download the films from our website).

Good films will be sent to various festivals and presented to various channels for possible screenings. Since this is a subsidized program, Toon Club will be producer for the films but the proceeds (if any) from screenings and royalties will be shared with the young film-maker, whereby 10% of the proceeds will go to the young film-maker. The film-maker will have full right for exhibiting the film for non-commercial use.

If any of the films are selected at the international festivals, the film-makers will beinvited to the festival at their own cost and expense, or as per the specific festival’s rules.

Pre-requisites:

• Passion and commitment! (interested young film-makers will be screened and enrolled at the sole discretion of Toon Club).
• Devotion of minimum 3 hours a week (1.5 x 2 sessions) These films after completion will be sent to festivals around the world.
• Children who have done the Fundamental course or Mixed Media Course for minimum 3 months.

Advanced Course
Advanced course caters to individuals 14 years and above. This course delves into History of animation, animation drawing techniques, advanced animation exercises teaching classical animation principles, storyboarding and film-language concepts. Students participating in this program will be admitted at the discretion of Toon Club based on aptitude.

Duration: 3 months, twice a week.

Pre-requisite:

• Fundamental course attendance.
• Appearance in Intermediate and Elementary drawing exam.

School Connect
We customize the course to the specific needs and requirements of the school.

Research shows that children's understanding of Animation Logic, or how animation works, goes hand in hand with concepts learned at each grade level. These include:

The Arts: Aesthetic principles of design, composition, contrast and visual symbols.
Motor skills, hand-eye coordination and the ability to repeat a drawing are honed in the course.

Reading and Writing: Principles of storytelling, story structure, characters and settings help children express themselves beyond the realm of experimentation.
Science: Children are exposed to scientific principles of visual perception, cameras and projection technology.

Physics: Physical laws and limitations of movement, velocity, gravity, transformation and metamorphosis are also complex ideas that come into play when children are having their experience of creating animation. This is when they begin to apply the laws of the natural world to their animation.

Teachers Training
Toon club offers training program exclusively for teachers enabling them to take it on themselves. Here teachers can also use animation in the classrooms as a tool to teach subjects like science, geography or even mathematics.

Toon Club offers turnkey solutions to setup animation apparatus to make films with children.

Curriculum
Toon Club has designed a world-class curriculum for Animation school in Kolkata. Academy of Animation Arts and Technology (AAAT) caters to students who are looking at animation as a career and are over 15 years of age.

Franchise:
Toon Club is open to offers from organizations interested in teaching animation to children as franchisees.

We offer:

• World-class curriculum.
• Complete turnkey solutions.
• Stringent processes and structures to ensure high quality of program.
• Endorsements of established Industry professionals.
• Comprehensive training to faculty. Aid in recruiting faculty.
• All support to ensure smooth functioning of course/s.
• Upgrades on regular basis.