Stop Motion Animation
Telling stories, frame-by-frame.
Making art that moves. Using pen, paper, camera and clay, participants learn the basics of stop motion. They delight in seeing their own animations spring to life as they test their patience, planning and creativity.
Claymation creations. Modelling clay is an ideal material for beginners and experts alike. Our program teaches how to craft clay characters for animation and how to manipulate them shot-by-shot as we create movie magic.
Creative team building. Animation takes a lot of teamwork. While collaborating on more complex projects participants learn to animate their characters, props and scenes as a group—creating more complex and rewarding work.
No experience necessary.
We use a free, cloud-based animation platform. This intuitive program allows users of all ages to get started quickly and easily. Running directly in a web browser, it can be accessed anywhere allowing participants to continue to create at home.
Curriculum notes
Appropriate to their age and dance abilities, students may be instructed in:
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- • Using pen on paper to create a flip-book animation
- • Introduction to animation software
- • Making characters and telling a story
- • Storyboarding a short film idea in 6 panels
- • Designing and animating characters with modelling clay
- • Creating a group animation project
All equipment provided.
Available as Lunch and After-School Programs
Our Clubs are run as extracurricular programming in schools across the Greater Toronto Area. With exciting subjects, engaging instructors, and hands-on activities, this program offers educational experiences beyond the school curriculum. Learn more>
Available as In-Class Enrichment
This program (delivered in-school, during class time) has been designed to supplement and extend Ontario school curriculum. Our experiential mode of instruction brings unique activities into any classroom, resulting in meaningful and memorable learning outcomes. Learn more>
Flexible program delivery
Our Lunch and Afterschool Clubs are typically run as three to eight-week programs, but we also offer one-off presentations, including half-day or full-day activities.
Our In-Class Enrichment programs are tailored to suit the particular needs of any given classroom and school budget and can be presented as half-day, full-day, multiple-day, or weekly activities.
Junior kindergarten to grade 8.
Available in English and French.
