Taking Animation Further
Here are the resources for the ‘Taking Animation Further’ twilight on 4th February. The twilight aims to equip you with the skills and some ideas for making better animations with students.
Stop Motion Animation is the art of bringing life to 3D models made out of clay or plasticene. Moving models tiny bit by bit and filming each movement, you can create the illusion of movement. Animation is great fun – it teaches computer skills, literacy and can help to develop speaking and listening.
Here are some great examples of Stop Motion Animation made by pupils:
The Story of Zacchaeus – Year 3 and 4
In this example from Walkley Primary School, each small group of students took a chapter from the book by W. Heath Robinson and created their own interpretation through animation.
What is learnt through Animation?
- Unleashes Creativity
- Deepens understanding of an issue or text
- Encourages discussion and team work
- Enables students with additional needs to express themselves
- Builds confidence
- Encourages negotiation
- Encourages personalised learning by supporting a variety of learning styles
- Creates motivation
- Supports story / process sequencing
PC
On a PC there are a number of Stop Motion Animation packages that you can use such a Stop Motion Pro and Digital Blue Movie Creator. Digital Blue Movie Creator comes with it’s own camera which is easy to use for children and can also record video live action.
Using Digital Blue Movie Creator
Adding Music Using Digital Blue
Two great web sites for developing animation further are filmstreet and schooltoons.
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