NFB - Cinerobotheque
Group Activities
Norman McLaren Animation Workshop
April 1 2007 to March 31 2010
Ages 7 and upLength: 2 h Learn the basics of animation: the techniques used to create movement and give life to objects or drawings. Then, make your own movie by drawing directly on film, using the...
Guided Tour of the CineRobotheque
April 1 2007 to March 31 2010
Ages 7 and up Length: 2 h Make a brief foray into the history of the NFB and discover the CineRobotheque’s hybrid technology - featuring a robot-projectionist and a digital server ...
Postcards from Montreal
April 1 2007 to March 31 2010
Ages 14 and up Length: 2 hSee Montreal from behind the camera! Watch selected clips from the NFB’s collection and get to know the “real” Montreal as it appeared over the decades...
Introduction to Video
April 1 2007 to March 31 2010
Ages 7 to 12 Length: 2 hBurning to express yourself through film, but don’t know where to begin? These fun and creative exercises are a great introduction to video. Workshop offered in partnership...
Visions documentaires (French only)
April 1 2007 to March 31 2010
Ages 14 and upLength: 2 hGet an overview of the kinds of documentary that have built the NFB’s reputation. Learn about the history of Quebec and its peoples first-hand through their experiences,...
Video Production Workshop
April 1 2007 to March 31 2010
Ages 13 and upLength: 2 h Learn how to use the camera, demystify the language of film and finish your apprenticeship with a few shooting exercises. Workshop offered in partnership with Sono vidéo....
Seeing Sounds
April 1 2007 to March 31 2010
Ages 9 and upLength: 2 h How does sound affect image in an animated film? Learn how different kinds of sound — music, sound effects, dialogue and narration — are used to create a...
Clay animation
April 1 2007 to March 31 2010
Ages 7 and up Length: 2 h Make a short animated film, right from creating the characters with modelling clay to shooting the action! Create your clay puppets in advance, and bring them along...
Second Language Learning
April 1 2007 to March 31 2010
Ages 9 and up Length: 2 h Watch films in a group and take part in conversations to build new vocabulary. After each screening, take part in discussions on a whole range of subjects. Then, settle...