As part of Art week across the junior curriculum I was asked to go to Exwick heights School and teach years 3 and 4 the basics of animation, using some of the tamer clips from ‘Scayrecrow‘ as catalyst.
“To grasp the basic principle of animation they were encouraged to make their own flick-a-books. Then we moved on to storyboarding for a digital short. We discussed the importance of music, backgrounds etc all the while demonstrating the relevance of each with film clips. Bright as buttons. They absolutely got it and the end results were fantastic, a real imaginative riot…with Daleks fighting Pirates..Gorillas escaping sinking ships on a courgette, absolute moments of the surreal genius that children express so instinctively. Great fun. A very rewarding experience and very inspiring.” – Ashley Thorpe
Many thanks to all the Teachers involved, especially Lynn West for organising the day. Here’s looking forward to next year.