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Kids
are the future of our country. And Animator - Educator Tehzeeb Khurana
is making sure that animation is a part of it. A practicing animator
since ten years, Tehzeeb who supervises a lot of projects at 2nz
Animation, also runs Toon Club where she teaches animation to kids
on weekends.
Along
with husband Kireet Khurana and Father in Law Bhimsain, Tehzeeb
belongs to probably one of the first families of Indian animation.
Speaking to Animation Xpress.com about her teaching
initiative shared, "There are two things I love doing, animation
and teaching children, Toon Club is my dream venture where I can
do both, at the same time"
'Toon
Club' the kids animation education outfit has three courses offered
for children, these are Fundamental, Mixed Media and Toon Shorts.
Mixed Media Program is held every Saturday, with three batches of
six kids each. "This student teacher ratio is kept 1:6 so as
to give proper attention to each student" added Khurana.
Tehzeeb
keeps her approach of teaching very practical. "I try and make
the kids do different activities which helps them learn all about
animation. We use basic things like Wikki sticks, beads, clay and
many more objects to clearly understand the fundamentals of animation.
This helps the kids to learn a lot. I also tell them about the history
of animation as it is important for them to know how it started"
she added.
And
while practicing professionals as well as post grad students might
struggle to find good animation faculty, Toon Club has a steady
stream of visitors from then industry right from Bhimsain to Vaibhav
Kumaresh.
Giving
her take on the current growth that the Indian animation Industry
is witnessing, the animator-educator shared that while the growth
and increasing awareness of the animation industry made her glad,
what made her wary was that in the big rush for commercial gain.
A lot many ventures are purely focusing on the commercial aspect
of animation, sometimes at the cost of qualitative growth.
"The
quality of our content and animation needs to improve and I don't
see it happening the way it should" she adds.
On
being asked about her future plans, Tehzeeb remarked "Abroad,
animation training starts at a young age and its about time we recognize
that and follow the same approach if we are to groom great animators
in this country."
Now
if only there were more people like Tehzeeb in Indian Animation!
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