Dear Colleagues,
Have a look at this. It was purchased for schools by LGfL working in partnership with the people behind Artisan Cam:
http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/flashapps/stopframeanimator/
Children can create an animation on screen using the props, characters and backgrounds and it all runs in the browser so no installation needed. They are running a competition for the best animation with the prize of a flip camera...
There is also the rest of the Film Street site to explore....
New additional features to Film Street include:
- Interactive activities, designed to encourage creative activity at home or in the classroom:
http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/pages/activities/
- Video-based and text-based classroom workshops:
http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/pages/workshops/
- Features on contemporary filmmakers and animators:
- http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/pages/people/
- A platform for exhibition and celebration of young people’s work, which includes short films by young people alongside professional films and commercial trailers:
http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/pages/movies/index.php
See the press release below for more info.
Dan Warner
Press Release
New website launches film animation competition for schools
An education website designed to inspire the young filmmakers and animators of the future is this week marking its relaunch with a fantastic animation competition for schools.
Film Street ( www.filmstreet.co.uk ), which has undergone extensive redevelopment, hopes its Stop Frame Animation competition will encourage children and schools all over the UK to have a go at creating their very own animation films.
The competition to create an original piece of animation is being run in partnership with LGFL (London Grid for Learning) and incorporates one of the new, exciting and fun interactive activities on the revamped Film Street website.
‘The Stop Frame Animator activity enables young people to use real film making techniques to create their own short animation, without the need for any expensive equipment,’ explains Film Street’s new Content Director Keith Alexander.
‘They can choose from a range of exciting sets, characters and props, as well as adding sound effects and capturing each movement of their animation with a virtual camera. The activity can be used at home or in the classroom and children of all ages will be able to use it.’
The competition runs until 26 May 20011 and anyone of school age in the UK can enter and with as many entries as they choose.
One winning film will be chosen from London and one from the rest of the UK. Both winners will each receive a Flip HD Digital Camera, worth more than £100 to help them to continue their filmmaking careers.
The Stop Frame Animator activity is only one of many new features on the new Film Street website, which now combines video, workshops and interactive activities to encourage young people to have a go at making films and animation in fun and exciting ways.
The new production team behind the redesign created the hugely successful ArtisanCam website (www.artisancam.org.uk), which as well as winning several national awards including a BAFTA, is widely recognized as a leading resource for introducing young people to the work of contemporary artists.
Keith Alexander hopes that by applying some of the same award-winning techniques to Film Street, it too will become an invaluable free resource for teachers and schoolchildren aged 5-14 in the UK.
“We have redesigned Film Street in a way which encourages users to have a go at creating film and animation themselves and to submit their work to the site so that other children can be inspired by their creations.
“Our new video and interactive online content will also help teachers to use the website directly in the classroom to teach young people about the creative processes involved in filmmaking and animation. We also hope teachers will use Film Street in a wider cross-curricular way in the classroom. ”
The redesign of Film Street has been made possible thanks to funding from London Grid for Learning (LGFL) and First Light Movies.
Film Street is produced by Artistsatwork.org and Notion 23.
Ends
For all media enquiries, please contact Keith Alexander on 07734 214344 or email keith@artistsatwork.co.uk
Notes for Editors
1. New additional features to Film Street include:
- Interactive activities, designed to encourage creative activity at home or in the classroom:
http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/pages/activities/
- Video-based and text-based classroom workshops:
http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/pages/workshops/
- Features on contemporary filmmakers and animators:
- http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/pages/people/
- A platform for exhibition and celebration of young people’s work, which includes short films by young people alongside professional films and commercial trailers:
http://www.filmstreet.co.uk/pages/movies/index.php
2. Film Street was originally commissioned by Culture Online, part of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and developed by First Light Movies in partnership with CBBC, the British Film Institute, the UK Film Council and Creative Partnerships.
3. Currently Film Street is funded by LGFL (London Grid for Learning) one of ten regional broadband consortiums in the UK. Film Street has received additional funding from First Light Movies.
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