Kids learn to produce stop-motion movie at FUNN workshop

SHARJAH: Children will learn how to produce a stop-motion movie using the latest practices and state-of-the-art technology in the “Animation Story” series of workshops organised by Funn,t hes harja h-based organisation dedicated to helping younger generations become engaged in the world of ilm and media arts.

During the 9- day course running until 25 April at the Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club, the youngsters aged 10 - 14 years old will run the gamut of stop-motion from brainstorming ideas and storyboarding scenes to understanding software and improvising props. The young ilmmakers will begin with an overview of the course and familiarise themselves with processes and equipment using examples from other productions. On days two and three, they will be introduced to the latest animation software and its capabilities in creating post-production effects as well as exploring different animation techniques, methods and materials.

Having been divided into groups, the fourth day of the workshop will be dedicated to brainstorming ideas where the participants will agree on plots, production, methods and outcomes.

Day ive will involve storyboarding where each group creates a basic series of sequenced illustrations to visualise their movie and prepare them for the animation stage. Having created and constructed the scenes, backgrounds, props and characters on day six, the apprentices will begin ilming and animating in accordance with the storyboards and techniques they have learned the previous week.