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Digital Animation 4 Kids
Grades 2-4
Put your art skills and creativity into motion as you learn about digital arts and the techniques used to animate your own creations. Our instructors will share real life experience and skills to breathe life into your own unique creations. This program serves as an introduction to animation and storytelling techniques. No prior experience is necessary. All skill levels are welcome.
Goals and Learning Objectives
- Introduce concepts such as storyboarding and outlining
- Learn how to animate objects in motion
- Learn the process needed to animate a short clip
- Understand how to use the basic tools needed to produce digital 2D animation
- Demonstrate basic understanding of taking a concept to reality
Projects and Activities
- Create a storyboard to guide your animation project
- Design and develop your own unique characters to animate
- Design and implement a 30 second to 2 minute animated story
- Draw characters with the intention of animating them
- Make a background that can scroll in parallax
Hardware
Primary Computer Device:
- iPad
Additional Tech Used:
- Headphones
- Microphone
- Web Camera
Software
- FlipaClip
More Information About This Camp
Topics and Skills Covered
- 2D digital art
- Animation
- Animation tools
- Background design
- Brainstorming
- Character design
- Collaboration and communication
- Constructive feedback
- Creative expression
- Digital art techniques
- Digital art tools
- Digital painting/drawing
- Environmental storytelling
- Exploration of digital possibilities
- Iterative design
- Narrative storytelling
- Principles of 2D animation
- Problem solving
- Scope and scale
- Storyboarding
- Time management