Digital Frontiers and New Media · Spring Term

Animation and Sequential Art

Exploring the fundamentals of movement and storytelling through stop motion or digital frame by frame techniques.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does timing and spacing create the illusion of life?
  2. 2What are the challenges of telling a story without words?
  3. 3How does the medium of animation differ from a static painting in its impact?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Art and Design - Graphic CommunicationKS3: Art and Design - Moving Image
Year: Year 9
Subject: Art and Design
Unit: Digital Frontiers and New Media
Period: Spring Term

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