In 1994, world class animators, UNICEF representatives, and animation industry leaders met in Orlando, Florida for a Second Animation for Development Workshop and Summit. As a result of this workshop, the book and video, both entitled Drawing Insight, were produced.
The Book
This richly illustrated anthology takes a broad look at the power of animation
to communicate positive social and health messages to audiences worldwide.
Drawing Insight presents the success stories of various broadcast
and non-broadcast development communication and educational programs which
drew on the power of animation to promote the well-being of children.
The book has chapters on a number of diverse topics, including: UNICEF productions in Bangladesh, the Caribbean and Somalia, Children's Television Workshop, ASIFA, Nickelodeon's view on kids, MTV's Animation Nation, training animators, merchandising, Captain Planet, African Animation, and much more.
Contributing authors include:
Nick Boxer, John Canemaker, Francine Desbiens, Roy Disney, Bruno Edera,
Sayoko Kinoshita, Jessica Langford, Geraldine Laybourne, Kit Laybourne,
Michel Ocelot, Charles Solomon, Michael Sporn, and Abby Terkuhle.
Publisher: Southbound
9 College Square
10250 Penang
Malaysia
Fax: 60-4-2281758
ISBN 983-9054-14-7
128 Pages
21 x 29.6 cm
Hardcover: US$50.00, Paperback: US$30.00
The Video
Drawing Insight the video provides a visual overview of the growing
relationship between UNICEF messages and animation - from the 1960s when animation
was first used for fund-raising, to the present day, when animation is being
used to pass along life-saving messages. As told by leaders in the animation
industry and developing country artists, Drawing Insight gives us a
glimpse of the potential for this appealing art form to improve the lives
of children everywhere. The video includes a detailed look at the development
of two major regional UNICEF animation projects Meena in South Asia and Maximo
in Ecuador and provides the viewer with a sense of the potential for improving
children's lives through animation.
Includes interviews with:
Frank Gladstone, William Hetzer, Max Howard, Faith Hubley, Leon Joosen,
Derek Lamb, and many more.
Length: 30 minutes. Available in English, French and Spanish
VHS: US$15.00, Beta: US$75.00
Requests for video should be addressed to UNICEF New York
Tel: 212-326-7745
Fax: 212-326-7731