We design and handcraft Crankie Boxes, from standard models to a giant version (2m x 1.6m). Each Crankie Box is delivered directly to schools and comes with a training workshop for teachers and staff.
The goal: to give teachers a tool they can keep, adapt, and reuse as they wish.
This is not only for arts teachers. With a Crankie Box, your lessons can be transformed into engaging storytelling experiences.
Today, the project has expanded further with the collaboration of Ikke i Rute. Together with Letícia Stallone and Sacramento Roselló-Martínez, we are developing an inclusive approach to education that places the highest importance on creativity, empathy and universal design for learning (UDL).
This experience is a fantastic way to develop language learning while encouraging artistic expression and teamwork.
Available for schools, libraries, museums and cultural institutions in Copenhagen, Denmark, and internationally.
The Crankie Box is a 19th-century invention that brings stories to life by slowly unwinding illustrated paper strips to create moving pictures.
Today, we reinvent it as a hands-on educational tool that mixes storytelling, performance, and creativity.
Designed for teachers, libraries, museums, therapists, after schools, and anyone with a passion for storytelling. Adapted for both children and adults.
The Crankie Box offers a unique way to learn through storytelling, combining visual arts, performance, and language learning. It creates a playful environment where everyone can contribute. Every performance is a collaboration, with multiple roles to involve everyone:
Roles in the performance:
Narrator – tells the story
Cranker – scrolls the illustrations
Shadow puppeteer – adds visual effects
Sound effects artist – creates live soundscapes
This collaborative format encourages participation, creativity, and teamwork, essential skills for both classrooms and team-building contexts.
Romain Lliedo – Founder of Studio Cinemagic, facilitator, videographer, handcrafter and creator of the Crankie Box workshop.
Together, we bring expertise in education, arts, design, and cultural promotion, uniting to make the Crankie Pedagogies Project, a powerful and inclusive resource for schools.
“An essential showcase of the high-quality work by Studio CineMagic, through its brilliant creator, Romain.”
Director of the Primary School at Lycée Prins Henrik
“The Crankie Box is a wonderful new way to discover, watch, listen to, and understand stories. Romain came to our classroom to present his creation, explain the different roles involved, and tell a story without words, using only illustrations. The students—and the entire educational team—were left speechless! Thank you and congratulations on this creation and all the work behind it. An excellent educational tool!”
French Teacher at the Lycée Prins Henrik
“A great deal of professionalism and creativity!
An exceptional result, especially considering the XXL size of our Crankie Box. It’s absolutely stunning. Bravo! I can’t wait to use it with my students.”
French Teacher at the Lycée Prins Henrik