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Scratch It: Animated Art
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Using a digital drawing tablet and pencil, students create an individual hand drawn abstract animation with Photoshop.
This program supports the implementation of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS), drawing together the three strands and supporting student growth across the domains. This program is also of interest to and in support of VCE Art/Studio Arts/Media.
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Discipline based learning Domains |
Physical, personal and social learning Domains |
- Communication
- Thinking processes
- Information and communications technology (ICT)
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- Interpersonal Development
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http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/ Scratch It: Animated Art profiles the animated works of New Zealand artist Len Lye. Lye was an innovator in a diverse range of arts including painting, sculpture, photography, writing and film. As a filmmaker he took the principles of 'persistence of vision' to a new level and pioneered 'direct film', animation made without a camera, by painting and scratching images directly onto celluloid. Len Lye was passionately influenced by patterns and rhythms in nature, indigenous art and music.
This program is designed to:
- introduce students to the experimental filmmaking of artist Len Lye and encourage discussion on the creative influences that shaped his art
- explore the effects of different forms of animation and the relationship between the moving image, pattern, composition and music.
During this program students will:
- use Photoshop to create a digital 'scratch it' animation
- create music and titles for their animation.
Teacher Materials
The final production is provided on DVD for further viewing, analysis and enjoyment. The Teacher Kit has detailed resources to support and extend this program in the classroom.
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