Inventing Motion

What makes a film a film? What experiments had to be made with moving images before the medium of film conquered the world?  These are the questions we investigate in a playful way when we look at various optical toys such as the thaumatrope, the zoetrope and the laterna magica, or when we deal with the pioneers of film in a film presentation.  Attentive observation and plenty of creativity are required, as, under guidance, the participants can create their own optical toys and finally also a short animated story which we present on the laterna magica - and thus bring the pictures to life.

A bi’bakwerk project 
In cooperation with the Hort of Erika Mann Grundschule
Funded by Berliner Projektfonds Kulturelle Bildung