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Animation Project Timetable
Week 1: Research
Organise children into Media groups (the more professional the children are made to feel, the better they work together.
Discuss what animation is and look at examples from BECTA.
Spend some time looking at professional animations and discuss what makes a good animation.
Go over timetable and emphasise that a good animation needs a good story.
Week 2: Spark
Visit SPARK. This is an ideal staring point for the project. The children and staff can learn how to use animation software and what is involved in making a short animation.
At SPARK the children will go through the entire planning, preparation and filming process.
The rest of the week is spent developing ideas and concepts for animations.
Plan individual stories in preparation for next week.
Week 3: Curtis Jobling
Children will write up their story from their plans, ready for Curtis Jobling to work through.
Curtis will present his portfolio to the children, discussing his experience and showing examples of the work he has been involved with.
Curtis will finish his talk with demonstrations of character designs and sketches.
For the rest of the day Curtis will work with one media group at a time, going through their individual stories, helping the group decide which one will be most suitable for an animation.
The rest of the week will be spent editing and scripting the chosen story by the whole group.
Week 4: Storyboards and Character Design
Reading through their scripts the groups need to begin detailed character design. Sketches, notes and a list of what they will need to make them (a good point to make any orders of extra equipment or consumables needed.)
The groups will begin storyboarding. The group should split their script up into scenes and pairs of children should be responsible for different parts, keeping everyone busy.
Using a graphics programme, storyboarding can also be done on the laptops.
By the end of this week all storyboards and character designs need to be finished in preparation for making next week.
Week 5: Making Models with support from Curtis Jobling
Groups assign different jobs to individuals, keeping everyone busy.
Curtis will work with one group at a time and give support and advice where needed.
Backgrounds and props also need to be made.
All model making and background painting needs to be finished this week ready for filming.
Week 6: Filming and animating
Remind children how to use animation software by doing the ‘sliders’ activity. Children animate themselves moving around the classroom. When played back it appears that the children are sliding around.
Media groups decide on different jobs that need to be allocated in order for their production to run smoothly.
Jobs can be rotated to keep everyone happy.
Week 7: Animating cont… with support from Curtis
Curtis will work with one group at a time, ironing out any difficulties and giving advice.
From this point on the animating of the films will continue until the project is finished.
Writing Process and Overall Objective
“To improve writing across the Curriculum”
The process is more important than the product
However the product adds value to the process.
At each stage of the writing process the children are reminded of the professional nature of the project. The aim is to inspire the children involved to fulfil their writing potential.
Recount after visit to SPARK.
Ideas and concepts for stories.
Plan short stories and characters.
Write short stories.
Edit and write final drafts.
Select suitable stories.
Turn stories into play scripts, adding stage direction.
Make storyboards from scripts.
Lyrics for theme tune
Write evaluations of work.
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