The Teachers' Animation Toolkit

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The Teachers’ Animation Toolkit
Part One: The process
Explain briefl y the animation you made and how you made it.
Which kind of music did your group create/choose to animate and 
why?
What roles did the various people in the group take? Describe in 
detail your role in the various activities.
What tasks had to be done in the research and planning phase? 
How were these handled and what could have been done to 
improve them?
How did the group come to decisions about approaches to the tasks 
to be completed?
What factors were involved in the choices you made in constructing 
the artwork for the animation?
What tasks had to be done in shooting and editing the animation? 
How were these handled and what could have been done to 
improve them?
Part Two: The product
Analyse the images and editing in your fi nished animation, paying 
close attention to artwork, narrative and mise-en-scene and the 
ways in which you have constructed the animation to fi t the music in 
terms of both style and construction.
How well do you feel the product fulfi ls the initial brief?
What did the audience think of your animation?
What changes would you have made in light of your own analysis 
and feedback from others?
Resources:
Video clips: SOW3: Music Videos: 
Music video by Nizlopi using drawn animation: 
http://www.youtube.com/nizlopi#p/search/0/16OqP6F0Jqo

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Schemes of Work
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Madness–Baggy Trousers: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJOLwy7un3U
Aha–Take on Me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914
Peter Gabriel–Sledgehammer: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqyc37aOqT0
Videos by Gorillaz: http://www.gorillaz.com/fl ash.html
Wikipedia: A History of music videos: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_video
Publication: Teaching Music Video BFI 2004, Editor Vivienne Clark

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Setting up an animation rostrum does not have to be expensive. 
However, the market now offers a huge range of cheap video 
cameras and recording formats, making it diffi cult to choose the 
best model for classroom work. Here are a few tips regarding the 
pros and cons of the different types. You need to consider the entire 
production route before making a decision.