This week’s focus was animation. “Animation is created when you film one still image of your subject, change it a bit, film another still image, change it again and so on until you build up a sequence of still images” (Movingimageeducation.org, 2017). And when it’s played back, it appears to move. (quoted from powerpoint). Animation is a technique that has been around for centuries and in present day is in our daily lives; from Hollywood films to computer games to television, we can’t escape how much animation speeds our lives up.
In education, animation plays a huge part in a child’s development. It offers many benefits and skills development in schools such as
-developing visual literacy skills
-develop literacy skills (including writing, storyboarding and editing)
-encourage critical thinking
-build problem solving skills
-encourage collaboration and co-operation
-develop sequencing and order concepts
-work collaboratively
-engage in contructing meaning (asking questions, discussing, researching)
-cross-curricular
(quoted from powerpoint).
During the workshop, we explored concepts such as the Thaumatrope, Flick books and Stop-frame animation. It was through this session that we were able to use video equipment, paper, play dough, projectors, sand and laptops.
In a classroom, this type of learning can be time-consuming and will need organisation, however, can be worth the planning when several curricular areas are combined and there is a finished product that the children are proud of (Movingimageeducation.org, 2017).
Movingimageeducation.org. (2017). Animation | Moving Image Education. [online] Available at: https://movingimageeducation.org/create-films/animation [Accessed 20 Jan. 2017].
