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1 module
Ongoing
1 hour
7–11
1 module
19 Sep 2023
1 hour
7–11
English
Bring the magic of stop motion filmmaking into your classroom – with experts from the studio behind animation classics Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.
Animate! with Aardman, supported by Netflix, is a video-led step-by-step guide to creating simple, stop motion masterpieces with young people.
It’s been designed to help produce achievable animated projects using everyday equipment and free stop motion apps. The short sessions can slot into the time you have available – whether you’re looking to spice up any area of your curriculum or harness your learners’ creativity in an after-school club.
Across a sequence of six instructional videos, Aardman directors and crew share their expertise and set live, pausable tasks to directly guide your pupils through each stage of the filmmaking process – from initial idea generation to adding final sound effects.
Along the way, you’ll discover how animation can support learning across the curriculum, pick up practical tips to get the most out of each activity and get access to lesson plans and activity sheets to support you in class.
Watch a preview of what’s coming up in the course and pick up some quick tips to help you plan an animation adventure in your classroom.
Extend your learning
This course also offers a free live webinar with Aardman director Gav Strange. Uncover more tips and tricks to use stop motion animation in the classroom and get the chance to put your questions to Aardman and Into Film experts.
The webinar will be held on:
Wednesday 8 November 2023 at 4:15pm – Animate! with Aardman webinar
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Enrol for free today.
This course is only available to UK-based educators.
Hannah Brooks
Assistant Animator
Gav Strange
Director
Matt Loveridge
Sound Composer
Dave Alex Riddett
Director of Photography
Jay Clarke
Storyboard Artist
Carmen Bromfield Mason
Animator
Alexia Weeks
Training Manager