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Multimedia Arts
Engage in the full artistic process of crafting your own animated films on social issues using various stop motion animation techniques in DreamLab Studios.
Syllabus
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Flexible formats
High-interest elective, After‑school elective.
Standards Certificates
Animation II Standard
Target group
Middle School & High School students
Flexible schedule
Flexible duration
Up to 100 lessons, each up to 90 min
"YaizY helps students turn their passions into successful careers through innovative education pathways, courses, and teaching talent."
About Course
During this course students are engaged in a full artistic process of creating their own short animated films on social topics.
Students practice stop motion animation creation in different techniques (object, pixilation, cutout, clay).
Each project covers different aspects of an animation pipeline: pre-production, production, and post-production.
1
Research through art!: Anti-bullying Stop Motion Animation
Principles of cutout animation;
Artistic research.
2
Educate!: Educational Hand-drawn Animation
Aesthetic visual tools;
Animating visuals in hand-drawn technique.
3
Create!: Meaningful Stop Motion Animation
Models, clay puppets, props and scenery;
Music and sound effects.
4
Go viral!: Project publishing
Intellectual property rights;
Basic tools of video editing.
Final Project
"Animation 2: DreamLab Studios" final project
A 1–2 minute long showreel combined from a digital portfolio of 4 animated films created during the course in a manner that meets current animation industry expectations, and shows the student’s proficiency with different animation techniques.
Course results
Our courses based on Intended Learning Outcomes equip middle schoolers with key skills for their future.
Focused on essential knowledge, we improve their confidence and competence, preparing them for personal and professional success
Hard Skills
Animating;
Video editing;
Sound Design;
Artistic research;
Visual Storytelling.
Soft Skills
Critical Thinking;
Creative writing;
Collaboration and Communication.
Mindset
Artistic Mindset;
Impact oriented mindset.
Certification Preparation
YaizY students explore “passion to profession” pathways to gain the knowledge and skills to obtain widely recognized industry-based certificates.
Each course is crafted to cover certificate competencies either partially or fully.
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Summer / After School
from $6-$10 / student / lesson
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Testimonials
Animation
DreamLab
student
This class is my favorite because it is exciting to see my ideas come to life and when I can animate something that I just created in my mind
I like that this course is not offered anywhere else and we have the unique opportunity to learn animation in high school.
I would definitely recommend this class to my friends because I think it is really fun and interesting
Intro to Coding
I like that this class lets us work and explore new things in order for us to learn. I feel more comfortable whenever I need to ask a question
Changemakers
I get to know more about marketing to be able to start my own business one day
I like the animation class because it is fun to make animations. I see the animation class helping me in the future by maybe getting a job
I like the animation class because I find it fun to animate and learn things about film and animated films.
I see the animation class helping me with storyboarding and animation in college
Tech Requirements
Hardware & Internet Speed
Computer/laptop;
Webcamera (built-in or external moving webcam);
Microphone;
Headphones;
Stable Internet connection from 30 Mbit/s
Browser & Additional Software
Google Chrome/Microsoft Edge;
Web tools only: video editing tools, hand-drawn animation and stop motion animation tools.