Animation in the Classroom

Animation is one of the most popular forms of visual entertainment, and this solid instructional video provides both a short history of the medium and practical step-by-step lessons on how to create animation without a camera or film. Using the principle of persistence of vision, students will learn how to make a zoetrope, a flip book, and more. Special drawing techniques are covered, as well as object manipulation. There's nothing flashy here, just good, solid instruction presented in a clear, understandable manner. Since the materials used aren't particularly expensive or difficult to obtain, this is a great choice for art classrooms. Recommended. Aud: I, J, H, P. (E. Gieschen)