Step Into World Of Animation With Cartoon Network Characters

Museum visitors will step into the exciting and visually rich world of animation when the 6,000-square-foot, highly interactive exhibit Animation featuring the Cartoon Network opens at Museum of Science, Boston. In Animation's stimulating and fun environment, visitors explore animation from concept to finished product - from storyboarding, character design, and drawing techniques to movement, timing, filming, and sound.

Larger-than-life graphics of popular Cartoon Network characters provide a colorful backdrop to the exhibit, which also explores the history of animation and features a cartoon museum. "What this exhibit reveals in full interactive detail is the number of different skills involved in creating animation, from voice-acting and recording to computer programming and scoring, from screenwriting and storyboarding to sound-effects and editing," said Dennis Adamovich, senior vice president of marketing, Cartoon Network.

The six thematic areas in the exhibit include:

History - visitors learn about early animation and apparent motion.

Animation Studio - visitors explore the process of animation, story creation, animator techniques and tools.

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

Science Laboratory - in Dexter's Laboratory, visitors can delve into the science and technology that make animation possible.

Sound and Stage - visitors can discover the principles of sound and phonetics with the Kids Next Door.

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.

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.
The exhibit will show at that Museum of Science through May 16, 2007. Admission to Animation is included with regular Exhibit Halls Admission: $16 for adults, $14 for seniors (60+), and $13 for children (3 - 11). -- www.mos.org