Science

Year 9 Stop-Motion Animation

This year’s theme for the Year 9 animation class has been Ned Kelly. All students were required to research the life and times of one of our best known historical figures, Ned Kelly. The film has been worked on for the entire year by two groups of animators. Students were required to produce detailed story boards, design and build sets, make their clay characters and, finally, film the story. Photos show students building sets, making characters and using digital cameras to make the film ‘cells’. To make one second of animation they take 24 shots with a camera. The film screened at the end-of-year Animation Night, along with films from Mrs Clare Needham’s groups and Mr Paul Maxted’s Year 11 Vet Multimedia class. The College was fortunate enough to have Adam Elliot, creator of Harvey Krumpet, give out awards on the screening night in November.

Mr Michael Bazely