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Youth Stop-Motion Animation Film-Making Workshop

A stop-motion animation film making workshop for youths aged 11-15 will be offered on Sat., Nov. 7 from 10 am - 12:30 pm at the Tarble Arts Center.

Participation in the workshop is free, but pre-registration is required.

Instructor Paul Brown will lead participants through the creation of a short stop-motion animation movie using digital cameras, props, and laptop computers. No previous experience is required.

To register, contact the Tarble Arts Center at 217-581-2787 or tarble@eiu.edu. Registration will be taken on a first come, first served basis and spaces are limited. Participants are asked to bring a digital camera, if possible.

In stop-motion animation, a still object is filmed for a short amount of time. The object is then moved slightly and filmed again. This process is repeated until the “action” is completed. When the short film clips are edited together the result is an animated film. One of the first major movies to use stop-motion animation was the original King Kong (1933). Other productions to use stop-motion animation include Ghostbusters (1984) and James and the Giant Peach (1996).

The stop-motion animation workshop is presented in conjunction with the 2009 Embarras Valley Film Festival. The stop-motion films created in the Tarble workshop will be shown as part of the festival. The showing will be at the Charleston Public Library’s Rotary Meeting Room on Sat., November 14, at 11 am. Admission for the film showing is free and open to the public.

November 07, 2009

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Cost:

Free

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