Think about all the different types of animation you have enjoyed seeing at the cinema or on TV. Have you ever wondered how they were made? Or wanted to have a go at making one? There are a lot of people who work on animations for products like adverts, video games and websites.
In this unit, you will learn about what you need to consider when making an animation, such as the audience and purpose.
You will also find out how to plan and develop ideas, characters, backgrounds and sounds to create an animation. Animation is a time-consuming process so you will need patience and you might have to overcome problems to meet deadlines. You will also need to display a positive and flexible attitude to help make sure your animation is fit for purpose.
The transferable and sector skills you develop in this unit can enable you to progress to further learning. They will also support you in completing the core skills units in Group A of the qualification.
Learning aims In this unit you will:
A Plan an animation and solve problems
B Produce an animation, demonstrating self-management.
Purpose: narrative (to tell a story), to inform/educate (e.g. public information), music video, advertisement, ident, title sequence, animated sequence in a computer game.
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Learning aim A: Plan an animation and solve problems |
A.P1 Produce an outline plan for an animation, suggesting solutions to simple potential problems. |
Speaking:Speak to communicate clearly and purposefully; structure and sustain talk, adapting it to different situations and audiences; use Standard English and a variety of techniques as appropriate
Writing: Write to communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, using and adapting forms and selecting vocabulary appropriate to task and purpose in ways that engage the reader
Time: Reading clocks and calendars, using timetables, organising appointments, conversions, dates
Just a Minute - At the end of the lesson teachers ask learners to summarise their learning. The comparison of these summaries against learning objectives informs planning.