Stop Motion Animation Workshops
One of the most engaging mediums to explore with students/participants of all ages and abilities, is stop motion animation. From claymation, puppet or object animation, the possibilities are endless. This medium helps to develop life long planning & problem solving skills, as well as individual and collaborative thinking.
These workshops are perfect for community run school holiday programs.
Skills & Techniques – Pre Production/Production/Post Production
- Planning & Storyboarding
- Photography – framing, focus, shooting on 1’s or 2’s
- Increment Movement – Speed (fast, slow, easing in & easing out, pauses)
- Set & Character Design – creating an animation world of clay, wire, cardboard & everyday objects.
- iMotion & iMovie Apps – how to create, edit & enhance projects.
- Garage Band App- composing using loops to create beat & rhythmic patterns to create musical backing compositions.
E.K.Production Show Reel
3 Workshops are available, ranging from beginners to the more advanced.
Workshop 1. Outer Space Claymation
A fantastic starting place for those keen to experience stop motion animation and create their own little project.
(iPad, iMotion & iMovie apps required. All other materials supplied.)
Workshop 2. Transformation, Morphing & Combustion
This 2nd workshop builds on previous animating skills by learning the techniques of Transformation, Morphing and Combustion, together with composing musical backing on Garageband, to create an eye-catching stop motion project.
(iPad, iMotion, iMovie & Garageband apps required. All other materials supplied.)
Workshop 3. Replacement Animation
Workshop 3 is all about learning to use replacement animation to create smooth, life like movement and continues to build on musical composition skills using Garageband.
(iPad, iMotion, iMovie & Garageband apps required. All other materials supplied.)
Workshop Pricing:
$180 x per hr
Community based holiday workshops – Maximum Group size 10 participants
All participants will require their own iPad, iMotion, iMovie & Garageband apps.
All materials for all workshops is supplied.