{"id":3374,"date":"2025-07-28T13:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/?p=3374"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:36:30","slug":"teaching-animation-chiara-magri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/teaching-animation-chiara-magri\/","title":{"rendered":"TEACHING ANIMATION: CHIARA MAGRI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3374\" class=\"elementor elementor-3374\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27e2661 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27e2661\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96f1f77\" data-id=\"96f1f77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e833a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09e833a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TEACHING ANIMATION: CHIARA MAGRI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab981c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab981c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef639f4\" data-id=\"ef639f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a989c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a989c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Georges Sifianos:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Could you introduce yourself and the school?<\/span><\/p><p><b>Chiara Magri:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> My name is Chiara Magri, and I work at the National Film School in Italy, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in italian. Our animation course, based in Turin (Northwest Italy), was a break with tradition, as most film courses had been held in Rome since the 1930s. While animation had a small presence at the school in Rome, it was more of a permanent workshop where a few passionate students pursued their creative aspirations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8221e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8221e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Centro-Sperimentale-di-Cinematografia-Torino.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3380\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Centro-Sperimentale-di-Cinematografia-Torino.jpg 640w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Centro-Sperimentale-di-Cinematografia-Torino-512x384.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a971b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64a971b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giulio Giannini, who initiated the animation course in the 1980s, was the partner of Emanuele Luzzati. Together, they produced beautiful short films and title sequences. However, Italy had no real animation industry at the time. The school aimed to preserve animation as an art form rather than prepare students for professional production since there were limited opportunities beyond advertising. Italian television primarily purchased animated content from the U.S. and occasionally from European productions but did not produce much domestically.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we proposed launching an animation course in Turin, our project was built on a shifting industry landscape. By the late 1990s, the emergence of a domestic animation industry became more feasible, thanks to European Union policies, such as the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MEDIA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program, which required broadcasters like RAI to produce European animation. This created a demand for skilled professionals, but there was no workforce to support it. So, in 2001, we designed a course to train young professionals for this starting industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We had no prior experience in structured animation training\u2014outside of the very seminal experience of the workshop in Rome, there were virtually no animation schools in Italy. However, it became a strength. We approached the challenge with humility and learned from countries where animation education was more established. I had the opportunity to participate in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training for Trainers<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program initiated by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CARTOON<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Brussels, where I engaged with experts in animation education. It was an invaluable experience, and it\u2019s a shame that such programs no longer exist.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c18479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c18479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Scuola-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3394\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6417cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6417cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We began with a small group of 12 students per year, selected through a rigorous admissions process. Our students, especially in the early years, were highly collaborative, and together, we shaped the school\u2019s identity. This collaborative foundation is one of the reasons we are now recognized as a leading animation school in Italy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also had the opportunity and the luck of motivated professionals who devote some of their working time to the school. Everyone was saying: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf only I had a school like this when I was starting out!\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> My words may sound sentimental, but in animation, motivation is essential\u2014you can\u2019t create animation without it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1aa86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1aa86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Scuola-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3392\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b949e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68b949e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past 20 years, our school has evolved significantly. Initially, we had a flexible budget that allowed for experimentation and, importantly, mistakes. Unfortunately, financial constraints today limit that freedom. Another major change came four years ago when the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of University granted our diploma a new status, complicating our structure. We are not officially part of the university system, yet we must assign academic credits, which contradicts our practical, informal teaching approach. This is a common challenge among European animation schools, though some have faced it earlier than we have. The main difficulty lies in helping students understand that while our diploma is legally recognized, our school is not a traditional university\u2014especially in Italy, where universities are predominantly theoretical rather than practical.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite these challenges, applications continue to grow, allowing us to be more selective. Our three-year program remains highly practical, with all instructors being artists and being active industry professionals. The duration from the workshop in Rome last two-year, \u00a0 we started a three-years course in Turin. Today, we accept 20 students per year. Our curriculum balances two objectives: preparing students for industry roles by training them in key techniques (primarily 2D digital animation and some 3D) while also fostering artistic expression to nurture new talents in animation. This dual focus is not easy to maintain, especially as students become more influenced by mainstream trends and struggle to conduct in-depth research beyond what\u2019s immediately visible online. The internet provides a vast surface of information, but going deeper is increasingly challenging. Finding one\u2019s unique artistic voice is harder than ever.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae043f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cae043f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La_Luna_Rubata-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3389\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La_Luna_Rubata-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La_Luna_Rubata-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La_Luna_Rubata-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La_Luna_Rubata-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La_Luna_Rubata.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d5b6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73d5b6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>La Luna rubata<\/i>, Vittorio Massai, Dario Lo Verme, 2017<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46330bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46330bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>GS:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Could you elaborate on your teaching methodology?<\/span><\/p><p><b>CM:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Our main aim is to enable students to work in a studio. That\u2019s why much of our curriculum is dedicated to key industry processes: storyboarding, animation, and background design. We focus on digital tools, mainly <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toon Boom Harmony<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, teaching students not only the techniques but also the discipline required for professional work\u2014such as meeting deadlines. Sometimes, we have to push students toward industry standards, which may conflict with their creative instincts, but ultimately, we want to help them find a job.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a widespread fear among young animators that they won\u2019t find work in Italy and will have to move abroad. This isn\u2019t entirely true. Italy has a real industry producing children\u2019s TV series, and there is plenty of work available.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the first two years, students also take short, intensive workshops\u2014one to two weeks\u2014with independent animation artists, often from abroad (budget permitting). These workshops expose students to diverse creative perspectives. We were fortunate to work with Paul Bush, whose contributions were invaluable. His passing in 2023 left a profound gap in our program. He conducted workshops on directing animation and idea development and mentored students on their diploma films, which is the core project of their third year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dddc3f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dddc3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paul-bush-portrait-1280-Paul-Bush.-Image-courtesy-of-paulbushfilms.com_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3391\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paul-bush-portrait-1280-Paul-Bush.-Image-courtesy-of-paulbushfilms.com_.jpg 750w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/paul-bush-portrait-1280-Paul-Bush.-Image-courtesy-of-paulbushfilms.com_-512x341.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500050f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"500050f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul Bush<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e23489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e23489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our curriculum progresses over three years. In the first year, students receive foundational training, mainly in 2D animation, as they often want to start by drawing on paper. They also receive an introduction to film language and directing. We don\u2019t have a dedicated screenwriting course because we select students based on their visual creativity rather than writing skills. Instead, we teach them to develop projects through an interactive process\u2014moving between writing and drawing rather than following a strict script-to-storyboard path. Ideally, we would one day introduce a screenwriting course where writers collaborate with animators, but we aren\u2019t there yet.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The diploma film is a major challenge. We encourage originality and personal expression, yet students must work collaboratively, often co-directing their films. While this sometimes dilutes individual artistic identity, it fosters teamwork, which is one of the most valuable skills they take away from our school.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f8ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98f8ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/humus_still11_72dpi-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/humus_still11_72dpi-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/humus_still11_72dpi-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/humus_still11_72dpi-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/humus_still11_72dpi-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/humus_still11_72dpi.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fa646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63fa646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Simone Cirillo, Simone Di Rocco, Dario Livietti, Alice Tagliapietra, 2017<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bc1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15bc1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ask each student to propose an idea for a short film. While this is not mandatory, all 20 students usually take part, both in group and individual sessions. They begin by writing a short script\u2014about one page long\u2014and developing some initial visual concepts and drawings.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first step is a pitching session, where each student presents their project. Together, we make an initial selection, typically narrowing it down to 10\u201312 ideas for further development. Each of these students continues refining their script and visuals individually, while those without a selected project contribute through visual research for the projects they find most compelling. However, they are asked not to interfere with the storytelling or writing process. This stage lasts about two months\u2014quite a short time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4154d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4154d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Animazione_corsoRegia_Bozzetto-1024x673.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3379\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Animazione_corsoRegia_Bozzetto-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Animazione_corsoRegia_Bozzetto-512x336.jpg 512w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Animazione_corsoRegia_Bozzetto-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Animazione_corsoRegia_Bozzetto.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2a418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca2a418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this period, we hold a final pitching session to select the six projects that will move into production. While we try to involve students in the decision-making process as much as possible, the final choice ultimately rests with me and the three teachers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the six projects are chosen, students form production teams. At this point, projects often undergo significant transformation, particularly in their visual style, as team members contribute suggestions and ideas. Each student takes on a specific role, and directing responsibilities are shared. This collective approach can sometimes dilute the personal vision or originality of a film, but it is invaluable for learning collaboration, teamwork, and mutual support. Interestingly, few students have the confidence or determination to assert themselves fully as directors.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases, when a student demonstrates exceptional reliability, motivation, and a strong personal vision, we allow them to develop a film individually. This approach has led to notable successes, such as Donato Sansone and Martina Scarpelli. However, it has also resulted in unfinished projects, as working alone presents unique challenges. Individual films remain rare within our program.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34a2cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d34a2cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Love-cube.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Love-cube.jpg 879w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Love-cube-512x263.jpg 512w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Love-cube-768x394.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138f74c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"138f74c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love cube<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Donato Sansone, 2002<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1080627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1080627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cosmo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3408\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cosmo.jpg 604w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cosmo-358x512.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2c09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b2c09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmoetico<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Martina Scarpelli, 2015<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ece35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16ece35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>William Henne:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It\u2019s interesting that the school invites filmmakers. Students also engage with professionals from the industry.<\/span><\/p><p><b>CM:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This dual approach is a fundamental aspect of our school, but it requires significant time and financial resources\u2014both of which are increasingly rare. We are constantly struggling to maintain this balance.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We would be ready to introduce a Master&rsquo;s program following the BA [Bachelor of Arts], but this would require additional funding. We would need to be internationally oriented if we were to attract enough students for a Masters degree. Such a program could focus more on authorship and independent filmmaking, giving students extra time to develop their portfolios and industry connections. Those interested in creating their own films could benefit from a two-year course dedicated to this goal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, we remain the only public institution in Italy fully dedicated to animation. This allows us to keep tuition fees relatively affordable\u2014currently \u20ac3,000 per year, which is quite reasonable compared to private schools. Many institutions now offer animation courses, often combined with illustration, but they tend to focus on technical aspects such as 3D animation and character animation, rather than animation as a storytelling medium.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We haven\u2019t yet touched on the impact of AI and the digital revolution. One thing is certain: innovation will always be necessary. Our role is to experiment and explore new creative possibilities.<\/span><\/p><p><b>GS:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The school is called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centro Sperimentale<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Is it connected to that idea?<\/span><\/p><p><b>CM:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> literally means <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experimental Center for Cinematography<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, not <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center for Experimental Cinematography<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Mussolini created these experimental centers because they were highly innovative, like the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experimental Center for Agriculture<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Today, the center\u2019s main goal remains the development of filmmakers and authors.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Animation is particularly interesting because it raises fundamental questions: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is cinema? What are its languages?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It also embodies the contradiction between industry and art. Animation provides a unique opportunity to explore what it truly means to create art or entertainment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2077164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2077164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/54545-CSC-Centro-Sperimentale-di-Cinematografia-Animazione.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3377\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/54545-CSC-Centro-Sperimentale-di-Cinematografia-Animazione.jpg 800w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/54545-CSC-Centro-Sperimentale-di-Cinematografia-Animazione-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/54545-CSC-Centro-Sperimentale-di-Cinematografia-Animazione-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c36aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59c36aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>GS:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There is now a strong tradition of animation in Italy, with important directors like Toccafondo, Catani, Blu, Simone Massi, Donato Sansone, and Martina Scapelli. On the other hand, there\u2019s the industry, which relies on standardized tools like Toon Boom and a structured production process that starts with a storyboard.<\/span><\/p><p><b>CM:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We try to teach our students how to use these tools\u2014Toon Boom or TVPaint\u2014in the most creative and personal way. One of the most common comments about our graduation films is, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ab\u00a0Oh, how different they all look in style!\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014even when they\u2019re made with the same software.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, we don\u2019t have extensive facilities for stop-motion, which limits our ability to explore it fully. We encourage students to experiment with puppets, but they often lack confidence when trying different techniques.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ce41c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9ce41c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Animazione_CorsoCompositing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3378\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Animazione_CorsoCompositing.jpg 730w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Animazione_CorsoCompositing-512x337.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89bfda9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89bfda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I notice in our films, compared to those from other European schools, is that in Italy, there\u2019s a deeply ingrained notion of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classical beauty<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Even students who struggle with drawing aspire to draw like Michelangelo. This mindset makes it difficult for them to push boundaries. The weight of classical beauty is so deeply rooted\u2014almost subliminally\u2014that it acts as a constraint on creativity. We don\u2019t see much expressionism in our work. The Italian emphasis on beauty, harmony, symmetry, and proportion can be a kind of creative <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chain<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, we also teach students how to manage production pipelines\u2014an essential skill, even for independent filmmakers. Those who create their films individually eventually develop their own workflow, because they learn a structured approach to animation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f4862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1f4862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MIDORI-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3390\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MIDORI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MIDORI-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MIDORI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MIDORI-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MIDORI.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4657530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4657530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midori<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Elena Garofalo, Marta Giuliani, Laura Piunti, 2017<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b59a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b59a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>GS:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What is the selection process for new students?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toccafondo never uses a storyboard. The requirement to use one can push films in a more standardized direction. Similarly, software like Toon Boom encourages clean lines, filled-in colors, and a certain type of character design. Do you have any teaching methods to counteract these tendencies?<\/span><\/p><p><b>CM:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Our student films are ambitious, but we still emphasize traditional storytelling. There are two types of animation schools: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">film schools<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">art schools<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Paul was very insistent on developing strong storytelling in films, and in some ways, industry methods support this. While these methods may limit creativity, they also make it easier to focus on storytelling fundamentals\u2014a clear beginning, middle, and end. Surprisingly, not many students even aim for that.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A film isn\u2019t a game\u2014it\u2019s a structured narrative, and engaging an audience is crucial. That\u2019s what we teach. I\u2019m not sure if this approach will be relevant in the future, given that entertainment is increasingly built around 30-second clips. But we still think in terms of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the big screen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the silver screen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">film festivals<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the power of conveying a message through cinema\u2014regardless of its form.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c381f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c381f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/still_02_01454_01273-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/still_02_01454_01273-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/still_02_01454_01273-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/still_02_01454_01273-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/still_02_01454_01273-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/still_02_01454_01273.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9b396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc9b396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La cabina<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Ginevra Lanaro e Federica Di Leonardo, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8264e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8264e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a way, we prioritize <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">content<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">form<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The standard production framework provides students with a sense of security while making their films. They work in teams, where the workforce naturally supports the director\u2019s vision. I agree with you\u2014it would be a dream to create a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">master\u2019s program<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where students, after learning the standard production method, gain the confidence to break the rules.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even our most \u201cart house\u201d films tend to be quite traditional. In 2023, we won the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cristal d\u2019Annecy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Notte<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I was really surprised. The three directors did an incredible job, with strong animation and appealing characters, but the film wasn\u2019t experimental at all. Everyone enjoyed it\u2014children, artists, even experimental filmmakers. The music of Vivaldi was the driving force behind the film.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcb4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fcb4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-cristal-Annecy-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3384\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-cristal-Annecy-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-cristal-Annecy-512x288.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-cristal-Annecy-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-cristal-Annecy-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-cristal-Annecy.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c66be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c66be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the student initially proposed a film about <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vivaldi, Venice, Carnival, and Pulcinella<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I thought, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ab\u00a0Oh no, please!\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> But in the end, he had a very clear vision and was excellent at pitching the project.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Scuola del Libro, a very important school in Urbino, specializes in art publishing, engraving and illustration. It has produced renowned filmmakers like Toccafondo, Catani (who now teaches there),\u00a0 Simone Massi and many other very important filmmakers. But as with any school, it tends to imprint a certain <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">style<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on its students. It\u2019s paradoxical\u2014schools should encourage creative freedom, yet students often end up imitating their mentors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b721429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b721429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-poster-717x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3387\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-poster-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-poster-358x512.jpg 358w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-poster-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/La-notte-poster.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cb5c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57cb5c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La notte<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Martina Generali, Simone Pratola, Francesca Sofia Rosso, 2023<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4809c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9a4809c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Tupr34L9D7c&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEACHING ANIMATION: CHIARA MAGRI Georges Sifianos: Could you introduce yourself and the school? Chiara Magri: My name is Chiara Magri, and I work at the National Film School in Italy, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in italian. Our animation course, based in Turin (Northwest Italy), was a break with tradition, as most film courses had been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-masterclass-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3374"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3418,"href":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3374\/revisions\/3418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beatbit.org\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}