Stop Motion for Kids (Gr 3-6) (In-Person)

Stop Motion for Kids (Gr 3-6) (In-Person)

In-Person: Kids | This program is completed

20 Academy Street Arlington, MA 02476 United States

Main Classroom

Ages 8-12

1/23/2023-3/20/2023

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224.00 USD

Member Discount Available

In this eight week class, students will have the opportunity to write, storyboard, direct and animate their own short animated films. Over eight weeks students will learn skills in visual storytelling, plotting a successful story, creating likable characters, learning the principles of animation in order to create a short film. We will be working with many mediums, such as cut paper, clay, found objects, and more! Students will have the opportunity to create stop motion short films in whatever medium they choose.

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  • We will be animating in stop motion in class! To participate, we request students bring a smartphone or tablet equipped with the “Stop Motion Studio” app. This app is completely free, and we have already done a demo for it in class. Let us know if this is not doable for your family and we will find a solution.
Power, Allison

Allison R. Power (she/her)

Allison R. Power is an energetic animator from Cherry Valley, Massachusetts. She works in both Stop-motion and 2D animation. She has an extensive live-action filmmaking background as well both with digital and physical film. Allison also enjoys creating experimental mixed media works, usually incorporating a blend of both live action and animation. 

    She has studied film and theater at Marlboro College in Vermont and graduated with an animation degree from  Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. 

Her work has played at film festivals across the globe from London, Rome, Madrid, and New York.