Cecil
B. de Bunyip
This
activity is linked to the National Profiles, Level 3,
The Arts.
Materials:
Wallace
and Grommit video
Coloured
plasticine
Video
camera
Small
toys
Music
for mini film
Watch
Wallace and Grommit video. Many will already be familiar
with Wallace and Grommit, but have them look at this
video critically and see if they can work out how it
might have been done. These characters arent cartoons,
or computer animations. How were they made?
They
were actually made using single frame photography where
each figure is moved FRACTIONALLY, a single photograph
is taken then the figure is moved again FRACTIONALLY.
When the film is spliced together and run at film speed,
the characters appear to be moving fluidly.
Guide
the class to this conclusion. Brainstorm all the problems
associated with this type of film-making: moving the
figure too much, knocking the figure over, forgetting
what you did yesterday, shaking the camera.
National Profiles, Level 3, The Arts 5-6
A
student
- Explores
and develops ideas and feelings using a variety of
media products
- Makes
a media product by using several media elements, skills
and techniques
- Plans
and presents media productions to particular audience
or for a particular purpose
- Identifies
and describes different effects and features of media
- Examines
and discusses media products from several cultures
and times
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