Last half term during our Arts Award sessions, we were working on creating stop-animation films, with a little bit of inspiration from Aardman studios, the creators of Wallace & Gromit!

To begin our module, we began making Thaumatropes, a toy from the Victorian period that, when spun, gave the illusion of movement. We also made some flipbooks to create our own ‘moving picture’ in the classroom.

Our students then watched a few stop-motion animations online as inspiration and were challenged to come up with their own ideas. What, or who would the main character be? What would the set design look like? What materials would they use?

Our students made prototype films to experiment with using the Stop Motion Studio app.

Then our students were tasked with creating their final set piece and characters. Our students made some really creative and fun final films – here is one called The Girl and the Whale!