Fun Activities

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Information, Media & Telecommunications - 3D ANIMATOR

 

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Making a Flipbook

PrimaryPrimary

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Personal and social capabilityAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

1. You are
to view the following video showing you how to make a flipbook.

https://youtu.be/Un-BdBSOGKY Video


2. Follow each step and create a stick figure waving, a bouncing ball, and a UFO.

3. Have Fun: Create your own flipbook!

 

 

Learning to make an animation

MiddleMiddle High SchoolSecondary

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

LiteracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

 

1. To learn the craft of animation, you need to get started on something small. Would you believe the most important part of an animation is the story!

You need to start thinking about your story. Some suggestions:

a. A funny thing happened on the way to school

b. A bus driver pulled up suddenly.....!

c. My hobby

d. Going to visit Nannie....

e. Another ending to..... [Raya and the Last Dragon; The Addams Family; ]

2. While you are thinking about your story line, look at the following video:

Learn How to Make an Animated Video in Under 10 Minutes - this is a business video but think about how you can make your audience [your class/or teacher]. Video
https://youtu.be/lyB1Y9xkSec

 

3. Create your story using a storyboard.

4. Investigate the animation maker - Vyond. Use the Free Trial - you have only 14 days so get your story ready first!

Vyond

5. Share your animation with the class!

 

Virtual Reality and Anaglyph Stereoscopic Technology (developed by Try Engineering.org)

MiddleMiddle

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

 

"Students will use the scientific method to study 'anaglyph' (movie 3D) technologies to model computer science design and learn how stereo images create the illusion of 3D"

Local Copy: Full Lesson Plan
Local Copy: Student Worksheets

 

 

Storyboarding Activities in On the Job

To look at the various Storyboarding tools, click here

Job Activity
Air Traffic Controller

Air Traffic Controller
Making a Movie based on information from NOVA: Air Traffic Control in Australia

Middle

Using a mind-mapping tool, work out the storyboard for the information you have just read about in the articles, and, think of the story line; the characters involved; and what each of the character will say!
Horse Float Driver

Horse Float Driver
Driving Force - What next?

Middle

The initial chapter is taken from Dick Francis' novel "Driving Force". Students are to create the next chapter by storyboarding and writing up their story. They can then look at what Francis does!
House Parent

House Parent
The true cost of Homelessness. Can we help?

High School

Students are to develop a Public Service Announcement (PSA) about the details in an article [The Conversation] to persuade Governments [State & Federal] that it is financially sound to house the homeless. Storyboarding is to take place first to achieve an excellent PSA.
Mobile Plant Operator

Mobile Plant Operator

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Create a new episode for Scoop to be the "Hero"!

Primary Middle

Bob the Builder (the original version) was loved by young children in many countries. Scoop was the very first machine owned by Bob the Builder. As a pair, you are to create a new episode making sure that Roley is also involved as he too has a mobile plant operator! The new episode is to be 2 minutes in length.
Park Ranger

Park Ranger

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Ranger Smith in Australia

Primary

After looking at the video clip from the Famous TV show, Yogi Bear, students are to replace Yogi with an Australian animal and create an adventure.
LOTJ - Pilot
Leonard Waters


Len Waters
Create a movie about Len Waters' Life

PrimaryMiddleHigh School

Part of the activity is to create a storyboard a about Len Waters' life so that other Australian students might know of the contribution he made, the hardships he faced back home, and his later life.
LOTJ - Zookeeper
Steve Irwin


Steve Irwin
A Conservation Issue Movie

PrimaryMiddleHigh School

As a pair, you are to create a movie - lasting one minute - about a conservation issue that you are concerned about using Movie Maker (or another movie application).

You need to make a storyboard first.

 

 

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