Summer vacations are about spending time with friends, playing all day long, and having fun. Add a little creative nudge and learning to the mix, and kids are sorted for their vacation.
With this thought, NAAVA, in association with the Jhunjhunu Academy, Gaushala Road, Rajasthan, conducted a 15-day Celebrity Summer Camp for the students of the Jhunjhunu Academy. This unique summer camp witnessed the presence of several artists from Mumbai conducting various workshops.
Curated by eminent voice artist and the founder of NAAVA, Neshma Chemburkar; renowned television actor and her brother, Triyug Mantri; and Ashutosh Modi, the executive director of the Jhunjhunu Academy, the summer camp commenced on May 15, 2023, and concluded on May 30, 2023.
The celebrity summer camp was a first-of-a-kind event, as many artists from Mumbai visited the academy, which also included former students and active members of NAAVA.
The Jhunjhunu Academy students learned various aspects of acting ,filmmaking and ramp walking (Triyug Mantri), voice acting and dubbing (Neshma Chemburkar) Personality development ( Akshadeep Vohra ), animation (Tarun Keswani), public speaking & anchoring (RJ Payal Vishal), sound engineering (Samruddha Neerurkar), social media reels and shorts (Prakhar Sharma), and dancing (Bhagyashree Tupe) during the tenure of the camp.
The students learned the knick-knacks of animation and created an animation film based on teenage psycology – Soch ( Celebrity Summer Camp | Animation | Social Awareness | Teenage Psychology | Jhunjhunu Academy) – where they lent their voices to the characters.
Founder, Neshma Chemburkar, along with the NAAVA Alumni, Akshadeep Singh Vohra, taught the nitty-gritty of voice acting and dubbing to the students. And together they fan-dubbed episode from the popular animated cartoon series Peppa Pig
The highlight of the summer camp was the premier of NAAVA’s first-ever short film – Hichhki – which saw participation from the students in huge numbers. Directed by Triyug Mantri and produced by Ashutosh Modi The purple studio and Neshma Chemburkar(Neshmaa Academy of Voice acting), this was a unique opportunity where students learned the nuances of acting and filmmaking in a short period and played various roles in the film.
The workshop was a huge success with the active participation and cooperation of students, teachers, and parents alike.
The summer camp concluded with a bag full of learning and opportunities for the students of the Jhunjhunu Academy and also opened new avenues for many more such workshops in the years to come.
