Online Workshop 5 – Production

Production – animation and filmmaking

Learning about animation (slides 1 – 14)

  • Animation filmmaking
  • Thaumatrope and creating a thaumatrope
  • Stop Motion – Cut-Out – 2 D Technique (Parts 1 – 2)
  • Stop Motion – Clay
  • Board Animation
  • Stop Motion – Experimental
  • Stop Motion – Lego Movie Maker
  • Stop Motion – Apps for mobile phone

Making a short animation film (slide 15)

  • experimenting with making a short animation film

Filmmaking with still images using Photo Story 3 (slides 16 – 18)

  • filmmaking skills developed with Photo Story 3
  • experimenting with producing a short photo story with still images
  • sharing and reflecting on the photo stories

Other forms of filmmaking (slides 19 – 25)

  • filmmaking with drama and role play using moving image
  • filmmaking with a green screen
  • visual art for filmmaking
  • dance as a focus for filmmaking
  • music and visual art to explore different ways of filmmaking

Songs, poetry and visual art in filmmaking (slides 26 – 33)

  • how can poetry assist language learning?
  • reading and writing poetry
  • activities with poetry (see workshop 5 resource on activities)
  • poetry and art booklet produced by students at Herz-Jesu Institut, Italy
  • ecological haikus created by students at Kamares Primary School, Cyprus
  • song lyrics created by students at Europa School, UK
  • water haikus created by students at Europa School, UK