Author

Christopher Penrose

Title

Animation with Paint

Grade Level

7-9

Subject Area

Technology Education

Overview of unit/lessons/activities (assumptions of prior knowledge/learning)

Students will create simple animated sequences using "paint"  and Windows MovieMaker. Students should have some experience with drawing in paint and will acquire skills in moviemaker. The final project will be a 45 second animated short movie.

Students will draw 45 original drawings in paint

Correlations to ICT and curriculum outcomes

 

PTS 9.5 (relates to 6.4, 6.5, 6.6) develop multimedia presentations, based on sound principles of design, with increasing confidence,  efficiency and independence

GCO 1: Students will be expected to design, develop, evaluate and articulate technological solutions.

Projected timeline for preparation and for carrying out activities

4 one hour classes should be enough for  basic animation. You may want to extend if students are using detailed drawings.

Equipment Requirements: (computers, software, etc)

all students require computer access

programs: paint, windows moviemaker

Teaching materials provided (Blacklines, worksheets, templates, teacher materials)

Outline which can be printed for each student, displayed on an LCD, website or all three. OUTLINE

Resources available for teacher/student use (websites, references, etc)

Detailed instructions for each activity or lesson (teacher notes, activity information, learning strategies, teacher role, student roles)

Task 1: Students will brainstrom an activity that can be "animated" and shown in fluid action with "paint" drawn characters. It should be fairly simplistic. For example: Walking a dog, flying a kite.

Task 2: Create a simplistic storyboard showing the starting and ending of the action. Stick people are the easiest to draw and show movement. The storyboard can be six boxes in length. It is an opportunity for students to plan out what will happen next. 

Task 3: Students will draw their first scene. Have students save it as scene1. Next have students erase a part of their character and re-draw moved slightly. Save it as scene2. Continue this process. Students will draw 45 pictures.

Task 4 Open Movie Maker and import your 45 pictures. Before dragging your pictures into the storyboard, go into TOOLS, OPTIONS, ADVANCED and change picture duration to 1 sec. Now each picture will flash for one second when viewed.

Task5 Create a title with your name, and class. Go to edit movie, make title, make title at the beginning.

(optional step 5b)

Task 5b If you have microphones students can narrate sound effects over their project. This would be a good time to talk about foley and how sound effects are made.

You could also import sound effects as sound files.

Task 6 Save as a playable video file. Go to finish movie, save

to my computer, and follow the steps to the finish. The final project is now playable without moviemaker and can be played with windows player. 

Student products expected

One 45 sec animated short movie with title, name and class.

An electronic folder of 45 originally drawn pictures in paint.

Samples (include teacher notes, assessment information, student work if available)

The storyboard done in the early tasks can be assessed as a completed or not completed task. It is also a good time for student feedback.

The final project will be marked with a rubric and will include teacher comments and a student reflection section.

Logistics (organization, grouping, management issues, access to technology)

All students need access to a computer.

Microphones are optional for sound effects.

Assessment information (e.g., rubrics for products and/or process)

 Rubric for final evaluation.  RUBRIC

Possible extensions

 The length of the project can be expanded beyond 45 sec.