Now that everyone has gone back to school we have put together a series of workshops focussing on Animation, and the filming process.

These workshops are run by professional people in the museum and can be incorporated into a half day or full day visit. There is also the option, if you don't have enough time to fit one of them in, that we can bring the workshop to your school instead*


Animation Workshops

Huw-J has been based here at the museum for a few years and anyone who has visited will no doubt have seen him at work in his studio. He has worked for Dreamworks, Pixar and The Simpsons and is also the creator of Garth of the Armed Services.

Workshop 1 - Stereotypes
30 minutes drawing, 20 minutes Q&A
Cost per child - £8

This class uses the concept of stereotyping and observation to achieve the objective of showing;
1) that if you can see yourself (warts and all) you are able to disarm anyone wanting to use that to intimidate or bully you,
and
2) that the media industry, especially the cartoon and movie industry, use stereotyping to create shows such as The Simpsons and choose to categorise the actors that they want to use.

This workshop is especially good for younger students. A broken down version of this workshop is suitable for people with learning difficulties.

Workshop 2 - Storyboarding
40 minutes drawing, 20 minutes Q&A
Cost per child - £8

This class looks at the concept of storyboarding in the movie animation and Games industry and shows how to look at creating basic storyboards including storylines and character emotions.

Workshop 3 - Art in Action (advanced)
50 minutes drawing, 20 minutes Q&A
Cost per child - £10

This is a longer session but uses aspects of both of the above sessions and also looks at the action aspects of art in movies, animation, games, and comics. It also covers what to look for to create artwork for action sequences.












*Depends on location. Please contact us to find out if your school is in the area we can deliver the workshops to.