Characters, materials and sets

Making characters from objects.
Making characters from objects.

Ages

All ages

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

Nation

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

This guides provides an overview of the different styles of animation that can be created using a range of different materials including modelling clay and household objects. These materials can be used to create both characters and sets to bring your animation to life.

This guide has been developed to support Into Film's Animation Challenge, a new animation competition to encourage film clubs to start animating in the classroom and beyond.

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This Resource Supports

  • Film Studies
  • Media Studies
  • Moving Image Arts

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