Get Ready To Step Into The World Of Animation: New Exhibit Brings, Science, Math, And Technology To Life

Honolulu, HI – This Valentine’s Day, take your loved ones on a trip into the exciting and visually rich world of Animation at Bishop Museum.  The exhibit opens to the public on Saturday, February 14th and remains on display in the Castle Memorial Building till   May 10, 2009.  It explores the history of animation and features a screening room and 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. 

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.  Animation has six thematic areas: 

• History – to learn about early animation and apparent motion
• Animation Studio – to explore the process of animation, story creation, animator techniques and tools
• Art in Motion – with help from Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, discover why art and math are important allies when creating characters, motion, and change
• Science Laboratory – in Dexter’s Laboratory, delve into the science and technology that make animation possible
• Sound and Stage – discover the principles of sound and phonetics with the Kids Next Door
• Cartoon Museum – take a seat in this intimate theater setting and view clips of popular animations while learning the secrets behind their production

“There truly is a science to this colorful, engaging art form.  Animation will offer visitors a more complete understanding of it, and hopefully inspire young people to consider animation as a future career,” Adamovich said.

Animation at Bishop Museum is sponsored by Straub, Horizon Lines, Seven-Eleven Hawai‘i, Diamond Head Self Storage and The John Young Foundation.  The exhibit was developed by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in collaboration with Cartoon Network. 

For more information about Bishop Museum and all of its exhibit halls, please visit www.bishopmuseum.org or call (808) 847-3511.

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