I am a little behind here - I have worked with two of our children to create wonderful animations, both of which have come from their own imaginations and using models they decided on themselves. First is Cade's animation and when he decided he wanted to make it he came to me with the dinosaur models already in his hands and the story ready to dictate to me. We filmed it very quickly as he had planned it all before he started. He chose his background in KidPix and after we edited everything in IMovie he dictated his narration and it was done in one take as he was very happy with what he had done. We shared it with all the other children at mat time and they have regularly asked us to replay it ever since.
The second animation is Ryan's. He was very keen to create an animation too and decided it had to be about his favourite Superhero - Spiderman. We discussed what models he could use and he had a look at the block area people and found a model of a surgeon to use as the Green Goblin. He then found a wooden man to use as Peter Parker back in his 'normal' clothes and we decided it would be best if he brought one of his Spiderman models from home to use for his movie.
Once filmed he chose his background in KidPix and then we exported his animation to IMovie to edit. Ryan told me what sort of music he wanted for his titles and of course the background had to be red. He dictated his story and it took two takes as he had trouble fitting it all in with the first take.
At the mat time at the end of the session when we finished Ryan's animation he shared it with all the children with pride and the final confirmation of his success was the spontaneous applause when it ended from everyone.
I wonder who will create an animated story next?
Margaret ❀
