Animation
Animation means bring to life. In filmmaking, we bring ideas from our imagination to life on the screen.
Here are people who have become famous for their imaginative animations.
- Have you heard of Walt Disney? Which of his famous creations do you know?
- Have you heard of “Wallace and Gromit”? Do you know a famous animated sheep?
- Did you know that animators work all over the world? In Japan a comic book style called
animehas been popular for years and years. Now animators make anime films and videos.
We can use PurpleMash 2Animate to make animations and we will learn how by animating a plant growing from its seed.
Find 2Animate in the Art and Design section of Tools. If you are following this lesson in class, there is a 2Do called Animate a Seed Germinating.
Science fact to germinate is the verb scientists use when a seed begins to grow.
Photo Credits
Walt Disney by Boy Scouts of America - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain