Stop Motion Animation

Stop Motion is a motivating and engaging medium which can be used across the curriculum. From literacy, maths, science, physical education, the Arts, the possibilities are endless!
It can:
– promote planning, collaboration, teamwork, organisational skills and techniques.
– cater for different levels of abilities and skill sets.
– develop team work and yet allow for those with additional needs to work individually or own set pace.
– be used as a great storytelling & evaluation tool.

Technique: Using lollies, movement to music, crushing blacks and pushing colour.
Maths Lesson Evaluation –
Techniques – Paper cut outs incorporating sounds effects and music.
Technique: Clay Manipulation – incorporating different frame rates & movement increments to create different speeds.
Technique: Replacement animation using polymer clay (FIMO)
Techniques: Down shooting, wire armature puppet, audio synchronisation with: mouth shapes, dance movements.
Technique: Down shooting, cardboard and paper cut outs. Teddy bear is a jointed puppet. (Cardboard and felt) Adding audio and co-ordinating timing with character.
Techniques: Creating music on Garageband. Planning and creating a short Christmas animation. (Down shooting and using polymer clay.)
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Created an outer space character and set for an animation workshop. Techniques: the skills of easing in and out, pauses and combustion. Also delved into the world of a foley artist and created my own backing sounds with a slide whistle and cork pop gun.

Professional Learning & Workshops
Professional Learning for teachers is available in Stop Motion Animation. This covers the basics in photography, storyboarding and basic stop motion animation techniques to allow teachers to incorporate this medium into their classrooms. A wonderful learning and up skilling experience for individual or school clusters.
Animation materials and resources supplied.
(iPads, iMotion, i MovieApps & Garageband Apps required)

Cost: Full Day (hrs x $180)

Student & Community Workshops
Workshops for participants from Foundation to Yr 6 level are available.
Workshops cover: basic photography, storyboarding, Stop Motion techniques and skills.
Students/Participants may work work with different mediums: wire armatures, paper cutouts, polymer clay figures, simple jointed puppet animation, life object animation.
Work levelled for students’ ages and abilities.
Curriculum, units or themes easily incorporated.
(Class teachers to be present for all sessions.)
Animation materials and resources supplied.
(iPads, iMotion & iMovie, Garageband Apps required.)

Workshops can be planned and structured to suit the specific needs and goals of individual schools & communities.

Cost hrs x $180

Consulting Contract and Agreement (negotiated terms and conditions between parties.)

Available Stop Motion Workshops & Reviews