Animated movie and developing creativity of preschool children through the media

Ovaj se rad temelji na teorijskom i praktičnom istraživanju vezanom uz animirani film i na mogućnostima njegove primjene u aktivnostima s djecom predškolske dobi u svrhu razvijanja njihove kreativnosti. Prvi dio rada odnosi se na teorijsko istraživanje područja animiranog film (definicija animacije i animiranog filma, razvoj, vrste i formalne karakteristike animiranog filma, mediji putem kojih se danas animirani filmovi najčešće konzumiraju te njegov značaj u životu djece). Drugi dio rada odnosi se na praktično istraživanje vezano uz animirani film, a realizirano je s djecom predškolske (ili uglavnom predškolske) dobi, polaznicima mješovite odgojne skupine u područnom objektu „Jazine“ dječjeg vrtića „Sunce“ u Zadru tijekom svibnja i lipnja pedagoške godine 2018./2019. U okviru tog praktičnog dijela istraživanja izvodile su se sljedeće aktivnosti: izrada flip-book-a, izrada optičkih igračaka (zoetrop i taumatrop), izrada animiranog filma u tehnici stop animacije čemu je prethodilo osmišljavanje scenarija, izrada scenografije te rekvizita, uspoređivanje animiranog filma i slikovnice, gledanje i uspoređivanje crno-bijelih filmova i filmova u boji. Ovako sveobuhvatnim pristupom, osim što je dan širi uvid u područje animiranog filma, podcrtana je važnost razvoja medijske pismenosti kod djece od najranije dobi kao i razvoja njihovog kritičkog pristupa medijima. Uz to, opisano je i nekoliko zanimljivih formi optičkih igračaka i vrsta animiranog filma poput stop animacije koje odgojitelju mogu poslužiti kao poticaj u radu. Praktični dio se temelji na aktivnom iskustvenom učenju kroz istraživanje i dubinsko promišljanje o sadržajima koje su djeca pročitala, pogledala, fotografirala ili izradila, a opisano je nekoliko načina na koje se djecu može upoznati s tim medijem, kao i iskustva njegove praktične primjene u vrtiću. Iz rezultata tih opisanih aktivnosti vidljivo je da animirani film kao tema i poticaj u radu s djecom doprinosi njihovom dubljem razumijevanju tog medija s kojim se svakodnevno susreću, razlikovanju stvarnosti i medijske slike stvarnosti te razvoju kritičkog promišljanja, a osobito razvoju njihove kreativnosti u praktičnom likovnom stvaralaštvu.This work is based on theoretical and practical research related to animated movie and on the possibilities of its application in activities with preschool children in order to develop their creativity. The first part of the work refers to the theoretical research areas animated movie (the definition of animation and animated movie, development, types and formal characteristics of animated movie, media through which today animated movie usually consume and its importance in the lives of children). The second part relates to the practical research related to the animated movie, and realized with preschool (or mostly preschool) age, attendant of mixed educational groups in the regional facility "Jazine" of kindergarten "Sunce" in Zadar in May and June pedagogical year 2018./2019. As part of the practical studies were performed following activities: preparation of a flip-book, preparation of optical toys (zoetrop and taumatrop), production of animated movie in the art of stop animation preceded by the scenario set construction of this apparatus, the comparison of animated movie and picture book, viewing and comparing black and white films and color movies. Such a comprehensive approach, except that the day broader insight into the field of animation, underlined the importance of the development of media literacy in children from an early age as well as the development of their critical approach to the media. Additionally, described some interesting form of optical toys and types of animation such as stop animation preschool teacher can serve as an incentive to work. The practical part is based on active experiential learning through research and deep thinking about content that children read, looked at, photographed or created, and described several ways in which children can meet with the media, as well as the experience of its practical application in kindergarten. From the results of these activities described below, it is evident that animation as a theme and an incentive to work with children contributes to their understanding of this medium with which to face every day, differentiating between reality and media images of reality and the development of critical thinking, in particular, developing their creativity in a practical artistic creativity