Suggested resources G9

By admin / September 14, 2020 / Animation, Photo & Film / No Comments

Please find below some resources for your research

1. Practice, practice, practice

Use the research time to practice the app you may be using or some of the advice you are receiving.

ANIMATION

  • If you want to do animation we recommend you, Flipaclip. Dowload it in your phone and play with it a bit. If you like it you will have to buy it and download it into your ipad. (you will be able to bring it to school following an easy procedure)
  • Also Keynote can make simple animations. Have a look here.

STOP MOTION

  • If you want to create a stop-motion we recommend you use Stop Motion Pro. Dowload it in your phone and play with it a bit. If you like it you will have to buy it and download it into your ipad. (you will be able to bring it to school following an easy procedure)
  • Michelle Zhao shared this great resource on How to make stop motion videos. Thanks, Michelle!

KINETIC TYPOGRAPHY

  • Also Keynote can make simple animations. Have a look here.

EQUIPMENT

2. Why are we doing this? How this unit connects to our ATL Critical Thinking?

  • Have a look here to try to understand a bit better how this unit could help you broaden your critical thinking.
  • There is an ongoing debate whether old fairy tales are appropriate for children:
    1. Are old fairy tales a good representation of the role of women? Have a look at this parody to understand how unrealistic they are for s.XXI girls.
    2. What would be the feminist version of old fairy tales?
    3. However, do we need to look at everything with feminist glasses? Should we just look at stories as stories? Have a read to Is it time to rewrite fairy tales? 
    4. Why does Disney adapts fairytales? What is the intention behind?

3. Stories. Stories with morals. Stories without morals

  • Try to define what story you want to work with as soon as possible. Here are some resources you may find helpful.
  • If you like fairytales, here is a good resource to find some from all over the world.

4. Understanding the process of making a film

  • What does it mean to be a stop motion animator? How many people are involved in animation movies? Have a look at this short to get an idea on how this movies come to life.
  • What are the steps of making an animation movie? Great resource, shared by Mico, here.
  • Hannah found this interesting resource on the 6 steps to making an animation, here.
  • Hannah also found this interesting resource on how to write a short film, here.

5. Color & Music

  • Some of you had a question along the lines of: how can color influence the mood of your film? Here are some resources that I found quite interesting.
  • Ms Bailey gave Bill a website containing music and sound effects with free rights: https://www.zapsplat.com/

6. Inspiration

  • If you are interested in doing animation, here is list of wonderful movies and short films to give you ideas.
  • Here is the long list of interesting films we shared with you in class.
  • Can you shoot a film with your phone? Detour, 11:07 is an example of a short film shot with an Iphone.

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