St Albans Film Festival Animation Bootcamp

I just returned from St Albans where I spent the week helping Festival Director, Leoni Kibbey, alongside actress Hilary Greatorex, to run a four day children's animation workshop.

The children tried out various activities, including pixilation and claymation, ending with a screening of their work.

Music by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com/

Animated Hair Cut

I'm always happy to go above and beyond to provide the most exciting and memorable experience possible for the children I work with - though allowing a group of teenagers to cut my hair was a bit nerve-wracking!

Velcro sound effects were found here: www.freesound.org

Music by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com/

Slow motion Filming

Water bombs in slow motion!

Music: Zippy Examines the Parchment by C.P.Bryan provided by freesoundtrackmusic.com

Wharfedale Delta Music Festival

I recently ran pixilation and other activities at http://www.wharfedaledeltamusicfestival.co.uk

Music by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com/

Light Painting

Light painting is a quick and simple activity for children - all you need is a dark space and a torch or other light source, as well as a camera capable of taking long exposures. In the above image, my niece was briefly exposed with the camera's flash, then I jumped in and "drew" around her with a torch. The below image was created with the flash turned off.