Storyboarding on Toon Boom.

By Anand Holla

Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive, the great Walt Disney once said, pointing out that it is this facility that makes it "the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation".

As the world of animation undergoes a continuous flurry of changes in its handling of technology and treatment, it's imperative to learn the contemporary tools of the trade from the finest. The Doha Film Institute (DFI) in collaboration with the Qatar Animation Center, which is under the Ministry of Culture and Sports, is presenting the holistic Toon Boom Certified Training Course to the upcoming animators of Qatar.

The DFI says, "This course takes you through the core concepts of Harmony and Storyboard Pro in order for you to understand their basic uses. You will also be introduced to the two main animation techniques Harmony is used for: traditional paperless animation and cut-out animation."

All over the world, Toon Boom software helps artists tell their stories in any style of animation, and...