Could animating be easier

Yes! It doesn’t need to be more difficult than you make it. Animation can be made whit digital camera, video camera, web camera, camera on a mobile phone. Pictures can be edited with video editing program like Mowie Maker where sound and text can be added.

Toy Animation Taitava Nalle made with mobile phone in 30 minutes.

Modiga riddare (Brave knights)

Animation with all ingredients a film needs. The animation was made under short time and with a tight budget. The Knights had a small salary and will not return fore part two they hawe reported.

Hirveät Merirosvot (Horrible Pirates)

Trailer for animation under production. 3D animation made by children age of six at nursery school. Enjoy if you dare.

A BOX studio

We use an animation BOX when working with cut out animation, because it gives a protected area to work in. The box is made of veneer and the video camera is placed on top of the box faceing downwards where the animation is made. Cut out animation is made with paper puppets and suitable fore all ages it is easy and FUN!! And when working with animation fun is a key word. Making an animation is a lot of work and demands patience of the makers.

What equipment is needed?

No big budget films. There are as many ways as users and how match money can be spent. All that is really needed to make an animation is a Still camera and a stand to get a steady image with and that will get you started. I recommend using a Video camera and a computer because different techniques can easily be combined. The video camera can be connected trough USB ore Fire Wire (IEEE 1394) interface, Fire Wire give you a better image. When buying a video camera (DV) it should be one with a Fire Wire port same goes fore the computer. Some video cameras have an animation and dubbing function that means that an animation can be done with the video camera alone. And in the end sometimes pen and paper is the best tool to make simple animation with like a flip book. If interested best way to get started is to find out how it’s done.

CUTT!!! We need permission!

When working with film, animations ore just taking a picture we need permission from parents and it needs to be in writing. We use a form that asks fore permission to copy and share made material to others and to publish films on kindergartens own homepages. This is to protect children’s identity. With films that are made at the kindergarten we keep all rights to use made material fore educational purpose.

Is media education difficult?

Is media education so easy that a dog knows how?

It is and should be just as difficult as you vaunt to make it. Media education is not all about technical equipment you can do so much without it.