Warrnambool digital creatives will now have a space to learn and work with the opening of One Day Studios.
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Based at Fletcher Jones, the new studio space will run classes to help writers and artists to develop their stories into books, comics, films and video games.
Founders Richard Pritchard, Gareth Colliton and David McIntyre will run classes in hand drawn animation, cosplay costume making and film making and acting.
Richard Pritchard said the opportunity to incorporate Indigenous storytelling with digital media is a big driver for him to be involved in the studio.
"Young kids really want to learn animation, film making, (information technology) skills, story telling," he said.
"They are already consuming copious hours and we want to flip that. Make them creators rather then just consumers.
"I have a huge passion for Indigenous storytellers, and I really want to merge Indigenous culture with modern storytelling," he said.
"Then we can create a vehicle to bring their stories to the forefront of the animation industry.
"The boomerang in our logo represents us as the older generation throwing our talent out there and giving it back to people.
"These days with the technology, software and internet you can work on projects anywhere in the world."
David McIntyre said there was a hunger among young people for a creative outlet.
"There is no other place (in Warrnambool) to do this, if they want to pursue these areas it is a huge leap to leave the region and an economic drain.
"We have fantastic emerging talent here but there is nowhere for them to spark that.
"It is good for them to be able to pursue their passion without having to move away."
One Day Studio will run an information session on its courses and tour of the studio at Fletcher Jones from 2-4pm on Thursday. A listing of classes is also available on the One Day Studios website.
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