Young Creatives
u10 – Award of Distinction
For the animated cartoon project Alles Trick, the students were introduced to the principles of animated film and the analysis of moving pictures in a fun, playful manner at a three-day workshop. The experts from MuKaTo supported the students throughout the entire project.
In a “warm-up,” the students and the MuKaTo team talked about the history of moving pictures and the kids experimented with stop-motion and single-frame animation. The MuKaTo team brought with them the necessary equipment (computers, cameras, lamps, tripods, and recording software) as well as the material for animatics, cut-out animation, and object animation and worked with the kids in small groups throughout the workshop. The students designed their own task schedule, with independent work alternating with structured tasks. The MuKaTo team contributed concrete input in the form of specialized information and film examples in order to work toward results in a consistent and goal-oriented manner.
The students learned how to utilize the filmmaking technology, worked in groups to develop their own scripts, and designed the necessary pictures, figures, and props. The filming was done with the assistance of the experts, and the individual scenes were underlaid with audio recordings in a rough cut and assembled.
The result is Der Vogel mit dem coolen Hut (The Bird with the Cool Hat), in which a video game gets out of control when the avatar is kidnapped by the crew of a spaceship and taken to a neighboring planet.
In making this film, the students learned to use tools to participate in a critical, passionate, and constructive way to the development of the media and contribute to their design.
Preview Video
Credit: Betty Riener
Credit: Betty Riener
Credit: Betty Riener
Credit: Betty Riener
Project Credits / Acknowledgements
Initiative MuKaTo (workshop with the students)
culture connected – OeAD / BMBWF (sponsor)
Elisabeth Riener, Melanie Rapp – GTVS 3, Kolonitzgasse 15
Bartsch Viktoria, Bozic Dragica, Danczul Viktoria, Dolezal Alexandra, Exenberger Valentin, Frank Alba, Gartler Tabea, Hanke Lina, Havas Daniel, Ipaev Ali, Kleineidam Simon, Loidolt Lukas, Maurer Julius, Mirwald Rafael, Niklai-Sloan Pepper, Pajdowski Alexander, Pesalj Mia, Scheibelauer Max, Strandman Zettelmann Magnus, Strecha Karla, Vaskovich David / 23 Schüler*innen der Klasse 3c der GTVS Kolonitzgasse, Wien 3 (AT)
Biographies
At the time the film was made, the 23 children were in class 3c at GTVS Kolonitzgasse. A contributing factor to the success of the project was the fact that from the time the children started school, they were accustomed to working together very creatively as a team. They always placed great importance on constructive and successful collaboration.
Credit: 23 students from class 3c at GTVS Kolonitzgasse, Vienna 3 (AT)
Jurystatement
The creative and unusual ideas and the self-designed world with which the young artists confront us in this project are as outlandish as the execution itself. The students linked the individual scenes and narrative levels together with great attention to detail, and one has the clear sense that a collective of young artists was at work here. Each figure contributes its own drawn and acted-out personality and causes us to laugh as well as reflect. Particularly impressive is the exploration of the digital world, the world of computer games, in which one spends a great deal of time these days and by which one is consciously or unconsciously influenced. These are issues that concern us even at a very young age and are becoming increasingly important in our society. A charming audio snippet at the end of the film shows us the concentrated creativity of the entire class in action. In chaos lies the power, and that deserves an Award of Distinction!
