Notes: Early Animation
Early Animation
Early Animation II
Lesson: Phenakistoscopes
Grade level: 5
Objectives:
- To make Phenakistoscopes (another type of moving image device)
Materials:
For each student:
- a mirror (optional)
- firm, round paper with slits cut around the periphery
- a cork
- a push pin
- black marker
Procedure: similar to flip books, except in a round format, draw simple shapes changing
Lesson: Comic strips (Continued)
Grade level: 5
Objectives:
- To consider what makes a figure comical
- To finish the comics strips
- To learn another way to draw the figure that is proportionately more accurate
Materials:
- Begun comic strips
- paper
- pen
Procedure: Students were presented with a way to draw the human figure at a more realistic proportion (a body=7 ½ times the length of the head). The class drew the figure together with Josefa step-by-step. They later got a chance to finish their strips with goofy characters.
Lesson: Comic strips
Grade level: 5
Objectives:
- To examine an art form easily found in everyday life: comic strips
- To develop a comic strip: a sequential drawing with a story line
- To be presented with a quick figure drawing trick for warm-up
Materials:
- Pre-drawn comic boxes
- pencil
- markers
Procedure:
- Wendy shows examples and gives an intro on comics and Charles Schultz.
- Marissa gives a short demonstration of a trick for drawing figures
- Let students make a sketch before coloring in or using a marker.
Lesson: Thaumatropes
Grade level: Pre-K, Pre-K Special Education, 3,4,5 Special Education and grade 1
Objectives:
- To make thaumatropes that doubled as name tags.
- Again, students were to understand that this was another visual mixing of images (like the flip books). When spun, the two images mix.
Materials:
- For each student: A square piece of cardboard with 2 holes punched in opposite sides
- An elastic band tied through both holes (long enough to form a bib-like device to be hung around the neck)
- black markers, Crayons or magic markers
Procedure: After showing an example, it was explained how to make a Thaumatrope. The class went together step by step. (First starting with the name in 2 corners, then drawing an image in the middle.) Complexity of image, text and instruction varied depending on grade level. Students who were finished early could draw anything they wanted on a separate piece of paper. In one class, students shared their creation to the class one by one.
Lesson: Zoetropes
Grade level: 1
Objectives:
- To make Zoetropes: a type of primitive movie or moving picture device
Materials:
- A spinning zoetrope machine (empty ice cream tub, or hearty paper formed tube-like, with 1/8-inch slits cut around)
- long strips of paper (divided into equal sections: comic strip-like)
Procedure: Draw a simple shape or image repeatedly, making gradual changes like a clock or happy face with moving hands, eyes or mouth. Smoother movement requires attention to transitions between images so that when both ends of the strip meet, the changes continue. After explaining this, each student makes their own Zoetrope. When finished they take turns viewing it in the spinning device.
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