Chet Childs

Animation Film Making: A Teaching Method at the Institute of Design 1968 to 1980

Chet Childs, Lawrence Janiak

Lawrence Janiak, Chet Childs

A short video documentary on Larry Janiak's time as an instructor at the Institute of Design in Chicago, where he taught undergraduate and graduate students for 12 years. Aaron Siskind hired Larry in 1968 to start an experimental live action and animated film area at the school. A narrator introduces Larry's career and achievements at the school and guides viewers through the animation filmmaking area. The film primarily features footage of a beginning animation course taught by Larry.