Stop Motion Applications: Science Project
Learning Objective: Students will use stop motion animation techniques – such as composition, movement, and editing – to create an animation of a frog lifecycle from concept to completion. This Learn & Go lesson utilizes concepts and strategies taught through the Utah Film Center’s Introduction to Stop Motion Animation classroom workshop. This lesson is intended […]
Stop Motion Applications: History Day Project
Learning Objective: Students will use stop motion animation techniques – such as composition, movement, and editing – to create a History Day Project about the life of Harriet Tubman. This Learn & Go lesson utilizes concepts and strategies taught through the Utah Film Center’s Introduction to Stop Motion Animation classroom workshop. This lesson is intended […]
History Through Film
Learning Objective: Students will be able to evaluate films as a primary source with their reflection on the society in which they were created. This Learn and Go box will teach students that films are an art form that can be dissected and scrutinized as products of their time and that they can evaluate them […]
Origins of Animation
Learning Objective: Students will be able to define and understand the process of animating a scene by creating 2-3 of the first animation toys – thaumatrope, flipbook, and zoetrope. This Learn and Go box will guide students as they analyze and produce optical illusion via animation toys. They will Think about movement and Timing as […]
Production Design
Learning Objectives: Students will learn to evaluate and critically think about each element of a production set. This Learn and Go box will ask students to think critically and creatively about film production design, or a film’s sets, costumes, and props. After reading a practice script, students will get a chance to chose each element […]
Create Sound FX
Learning Objective: Students will learn how movie sound effects are made and the impact they have on the audience’s experience. This Learn and Go box will ask students to experiment with different materials to create sound effects, then think critically about what that sounds they could be used for. This will give them insight to […]
Become A Movie Critic
Learning Objective: Students will be able to analyze a film, and accurately give feedback on how they felt about the film and how it connected to them as audience members. This Learn and Go box will ask students to think critically about a film. They will have to analyze elements such as the film’s message, mood […]
Filmmaking for Schools and Families (English)
This recorded workshop teaches families how to get started with the basic concepts to make a great small film.
Behind the Animation
This workshop goes behind the scenes of how characters are created for animated films.
Filmmaking for Schools and Families (Spanish)
Este taller grabado enseña a las familias cómo iniciarse en los conceptos básicos para hacer una pequeña gran película.