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The shortest Myth
On Friday I was asked to run 2 x 2 hour long animation sessions for the Film Education conference held in Brighton.
This short format workshop/session is becoming more popular and I'm now getting to used to it. I've spent the last five years running day long teacher inset days, which are far more civilised, but conferences tend to do the many different flavours approach.
I suddenly realised, twittering on Friday that these animation sessions were more of a speed animation session, much like speed dating only messier. You go as fast as you can and hope for the best and keep your fingers crossed that there will be a decent outcome.
Well the outcomes from these 2hr session are excellent. I gave the participants the option of retelling Myths. So out of 8 films in total 4 featured Medusa! One of groups got the story down to only 12 seconds, this confirms that "Speed Animation" does exist and really works. The videos will be posted here for you to watch.
You've heard of the Reduced Shakespeare Comapny, well there could soon be, the "Speedy Animated Myths Company. I hope you enjoy the animations in the video section and I think they prove that you don't need a huge amount of time to do this.
10 min Introduction
30 min Model making and planning
20 Min principles of animations and introduction to the software
40 Mins filming
20 mins adding titles, sounds and voices.
O:)
This short format workshop/session is becoming more popular and I'm now getting to used to it. I've spent the last five years running day long teacher inset days, which are far more civilised, but conferences tend to do the many different flavours approach.
I suddenly realised, twittering on Friday that these animation sessions were more of a speed animation session, much like speed dating only messier. You go as fast as you can and hope for the best and keep your fingers crossed that there will be a decent outcome.
Well the outcomes from these 2hr session are excellent. I gave the participants the option of retelling Myths. So out of 8 films in total 4 featured Medusa! One of groups got the story down to only 12 seconds, this confirms that "Speed Animation" does exist and really works. The videos will be posted here for you to watch.
You've heard of the Reduced Shakespeare Comapny, well there could soon be, the "Speedy Animated Myths Company. I hope you enjoy the animations in the video section and I think they prove that you don't need a huge amount of time to do this.
10 min Introduction
30 min Model making and planning
20 Min principles of animations and introduction to the software
40 Mins filming
20 mins adding titles, sounds and voices.
O:)
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Comment by Andrew Rhodes on July 17, 2008 at 7:19pm -
I will definitely be taking up that challenge Oscar. I totally agree with your description of speed animation. At the city learning centre where I work, I regularly run day sessions with students as young as year 1. By the time they arrive, we effectively have around 4 hours, with a lunch break somewhere in there, to plan a story (from cold usually) build models and then animate the film. What you say about going as fast as you can and hoping for the best is totally true, you just hope the class get the idea (I have to say most children pick up the basic technique so quickly) and run with it, creating decent outcomes in the process.
While this is great as an introduction into the world of animation, its also really great when you get the chance to work on slightly more extended projects as your recent PSHE themed animations show. There truly are some very talented youngsters out there!
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Comment by Lisa Stevens on July 16, 2008 at 9:45am - Definitely a challenge there! Might take it up once animation club gets going next year :o)
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