This eco animation video -part of our e-twinning project : IT’S UP 2U - of our school, Kindergarten of Kaparelli, is on-line! Children and teachers are real glad and enthusiastic about what they managed to create.. Here are the steps we followed:
We discussed about animation, we saw films, also the one on our Blog, and when kids really likes something, the next step is: “Can we try it please?.” and Yes.. we could try it of course:-)
• First we had to decide on the main idea we had to work on.. many eco-issues exist:-( so kids had enough suggestions, and what we chose was the climate changes..
• The StoryBoard : it was made gradually .. first the idea and the place.. then the main character.. the kids later and their the ‘solution’.. and afterwards while we worked on, the idea about CO2 came up and we added it just before starting the shooting.

Made this storyboard for pupils and myself because it is important for all to have a clear view on what we are going to do.. it helped us at each part of the 6th we made.. First I arranged the time on each part : how many seconds will be, arranging so how many frames/shots we will need.. 1” video animation =25 frames/shots..
• All the children made figures of plasticine for our animation and then we had to choose some of them for our work. Almost all the old pupils worked taking photos and counting them while I moved the characters slowly bit after bit..
• Pupils surprised when I had to cut the penguin for the 4th part and then I promised them to re-fix!
• Problem we faced at the 6th part.. how to make the penguin jumping up and down.. many ideas ..but no luck on action ..:-( eventually we made it using a blue thin stick! Which you may see it in our video.. sorry, next time we will try it better

• Other little troubles : to take off the flash at the beginning of the shots, few kids had a difficulty to keep stable their hand.. those kids took less photos.. it would be helpful if we had 2 batteries for our camera instead of one, but no!.. we have to behave ecological not only to say so:-) … we needed a ‘new penguin’ for the last parts, (his ‘hands’ was almost destroyed from the swimming:-) but we didn’t thought about it before.. you think it for your animations

Time for each part was more or less what I had pre-arrange.. only at the 5th part we went out of the arranged time.. but it was acceptable …the total time was planned to be 30’’ but actually we went to 39’’.. So long was exactly and the selected music for this video..
enjoy the animation and let us know what do you think? or what could we have done different?
warm greetings all
akp

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