Animation

Animation proves very popular at MAP. Students can design sets, build characters and then use 'stop frame' animation techniques to create animated sequences. This work is great for building concentration, patience and team-work skills.

Previous animation projects have featured firemen, vampires, aliens, crayfish, driving tests and a kung-fu battle featuring Santa. Young people can also experiment with time-lapse photography and, with a bit of lateral thinking, even use themselves as animated characters.

Skills covered

• Planning and storyboarding
• Building characters and set
• Using software to capture frame-by-frame sequences
• Editing and adding sound effects/music