INSTRUCTOR: Erica Larsen-Dockray - Calibraska Arts Initiative Director and Teaching Artist
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Join in a specially designed workshop for adults working with youth who are interested in learning animation for their own projects or just for fun! We will cover the basics of how to bring something to life through animation by talking about different principles, concepts, processes of animation. We will explore each of these through different animation techniques including paper, clay and registrationless animation.
This is a very playful class so be prepared to tap into your inner-child!
CLASS MATERIALS / NEEDS:
> Small amount of clay (like two golf balls worth)
> Students will need to set up a DIY “downshooter” system which can be done a variety of ways (stacks of books / cardboard box / etc). Check out this page to see some different ways folks do it: https://www.animationexploration.org/2020/03/15/diy-downshooter/
If you feel like you want to make a small investment in one for your office or teaching abilities we recommend this setup:
An extension Arm that can be clamped to any table/surface:
