The+Magic+of+Animation

Day 2 Thursday March 20 2008
This day will be dedicated to creating an animation and then 'sharing it' to make it a video. We will use an application called 'I can animate' and IMovie to covert it to a video. We'll also look at creating some music to add to it using 'Garageband'. These are all 'Apple' applications.

You can use alternative applications such as 'Pivot Stick Creator' where you make an animated stick figure. The software is easy to use and can be downloaded from: http://www.geocities.com/peter_bone_uk/pivot.html

A description of how to use this simple software is on thislink/document: [|www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/animations/ **pivot**/**Pivot**_**Stickfigure**_Animator.doc]

If you have RM software in school you can also use some software called '2Animate' This too is very easy to use and is very child friendly.

Some schools in Hull also have 'Revelation sight and Sound' by Logotron which allows for very basic stop frame animation. You can see what this software looks like when you visit this site: http://www.logo.com/cat/view/revelation-sight-sound.html


 * Session 1**

We will show you a selection of animations to give you a good idea of what can be achieved.

You will then receive a demonstration of how to work 'I can animate' and set up the camera. You should then log onto [|http://www.atomiclearning.co.uk] username ces@hull and password **atomic.** Find the 'I can animate' tutorials and go through them. This should take you approx 20 minutes.

We will then ask you to create your animation in storyboard format and begin to make your animation.


 * Session 2**

Make your animation. Filming shot by shot is time consuming so we will allow you plenty of time to complete this part of the day.


 * Session 3**

You will be shown how to 'share' your animation to IMovie and then add exciting effects and music. This will include 'Garageband' creations. This will take us to the end of our day where we will meet up to have a plenary.


 * Plenary session**

We will look at the resources we have made and then complete our learning logs for the day.


 * Resources**

This site http://svencentral.com/ shows wonderful animations of lego and is inspirational. Another useful site is called Animato and is useful for picking up animation tips. The link is: http://www.sci.fi/~animato/intro/intro.html

KentEd has some very useful links to explore as amnimation is becoming increasingly popular in schools since the new Primary Framework came into being. http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/animations/ This link is well worth exploring as it gives you a waelth of information to extend your animation knowledge in an interesting and fun way.