Introduction to Animation

Home , A Chairy Tale, Blinkity Blank, Clay animation, Evelyn Lambart, Hen Hop, Norman McLaren

Stop-Motion Animation Workshop LESSON 2

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this teachers’ guide you will be able to: • Define the term animation in your own words; • Discuss who Norman McLaren is and what role he played in the historical development of animation;

• Review and discuss the best examples of Norman McLaren’s animated works;

• Distinguish between the different types of animated films by various artists;

• Analyze artwork and discuss the artist’s intention.

1 HamiltonBuhl.com you proceed.Thenexplorethefollowinganimationfacts. definitions ofanimationandstop-motion before You areencouragedtoinvestigateanddiscussvarious Class Discussion:DefineAnimation follows: as ca We of animation.Thetermisgenerallydefinedas: Before you begin,itisimportant to have anunderstanding Animation Definition I HamiltonBuhl.com n tr the movementofhumansoneframeatatime. motion animationandisachievedbyphotogra-phing characters orpuppets.Pixilationisavariationofstop- static art.Thistechniqueoftenusesclayorplasticine the puppet’sposes“givelife”towhatwaspreviously frame-by-frame shooting.Therecordedchangesto ment inapuppetbyincremental“moveandstop” Stop-motion animation: Creating the illusion of move- ously staticart. illusion ofmovementand“givelifeto”whatwasprevi- normal speed, the recorded manipulations create the incremental changesinthesubject.Playedbackat drawings, CGImodels,puppetsorobjects,recording Animation: Frame-by-framecreationorcaptureof b. a. n define an define n o The artorprocessofpreparinganimatedcartoons. An animatedcartoon. duct ion Stop-Motion AnimationWorkshop imation and stop-motion animation stop-motion and imation t o A ni m a t ion 2 Discuss whoNormanMcLarenwas. Class Discussion:NormanMcLaren Steamboat Willie(7min23s) It featuredMickeyMouseandwasentitled Disney createdthefirstanimatedfilmwithsoundin1928. was calledtheThéâtreOptique. The firsttheatreofanimationopenedinParis1892and phenakistoscopes Early animatorsuseddevicessuchas Di FactsAnimation nmto poern? lc o te following the access NormanMcLaren’sbio. on Click pioneering? animation with associated he is How McLaren? Norman was Who Norman McLarenPioneering Neighbours in1952(8min6s) mentary categorywasNormanMcLaren’sNFBfilm The firstanimatedfilmtowinanOscarintheshortdocu- d youk

youtube.com/watch?v=nKuV9UysqIQ&feature=related to createtheillusionofmovement. and thaumatropes youtube.com/watch?v=dKEM5sYnOjE youtube.com/watch?v=ZmNcWhvgN1o&feature=related youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4 zoetropes youtu.be/4YAYGi8rQag

] ] ] ] ] n ow? ik to link (1957, 9min54s) A ChairyTalebyClaudeJutraandNormanMcLaren Neighbours byNormanMcLaren(1952,8min6s) Examples of Stop-Motion tion anddrawing-on-filmtechniques)byNormanMcLaren. Watch thefollowinganimatedfilms(whichfeaturestop-mo- Stop-Motion Animated Films McLaren’s Norman Exploring grades.) a sortofdancewiththechair.(Recommendedforall fuses tobesatupon,forcingayoungmanperform Synopsis: Achair,animatedbyEvelynLambart,re- ommended forgrades7–10;Health,SocialStudies.) come toblowsoverthepossessionofaflower.(Rec- actors. The storyisaparable about two people who to putdrawingsorpuppetsintomotionanimatelive Synopsis: McLarenemploysprinciplesnormallyused https://youtu.be/NSRjRctL8XA https://youtu.be/4YAYGi8rQag ] ] 3 by NormanMcLaren(1961,6min52s) Discours debienvenueNormanMcLaren tunes. (Recommendedforallgrades.) Synopsis: Ashape-shifting hen dancestoavarietyof Hen HopbyNormanMcLaren(1942,3min40s) and VideoProduction.) grades 3–11; Arts Education/Visual Arts, Media Arts, Film forms morphandchaseeachother.(Recommended for Synopsis: An abstract work in which various shapes and Boogie-Doodle byNormanMcLaren(1941,3min28s) otherwise alteringrawfilmstock. film ordirectanimation)ismadebypainting,etching Direct-on-film animation(alsoreferredtoasdrawingon Examples of Direct-on-Film Animation (1944, 2min20s) Keep YourMouthShutbyNormanMcLaren Responsibility andHistoryWWII.) World WarII.(Recommendedforgrades11–12;Civic mouths shut”inanefforttoendgossipingduring talking human skull cautions Canadians to “keep their Synopsis: Inthisgrimwartimepropagandafilm,a Arts/Multimedia andFilmVideoEducation.) ommended for grades 10–12; Arts Education/Visual place—nailing ittothefloor,tyingdown,etc.(Rec- moving, leading to various attempts to keep it in McLaren tryingtogiveaspeechwhilehismickeeps Synopsis: ThishumorouspiecefeaturesNorman youtu.be/Xq8yqduOJOA?t=13s youtu.be/TgJ-yOhpYIM?t=51s youtu.be/So3fsGQ4Fsc youtu.be/trNsfZd7GOc ] ] ] ]

youtube.com/watch?v=nKuV9UysqIQ&feature=related to createtheillusionofmovement. and youtube.com/watch?v=dKEM5sYnOjE youtube.com/watch?v=ZmNcWhvgN1o&feature=related youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4 zoetropes youtu.be/4YAYGi8rQag

] ] ] ] ] n thaumatropes ow? ik to link (1957, 9min54s) A ChairyTalebyClaudeJutraandNormanMcLaren Neighbours byNormanMcLaren(1952,8min6s) Examples of Stop-Motion tion anddrawing-on-filmtechniques)byNormanMcLaren. Watch thefollowinganimatedfilms(whichfeaturestop-mo- Stop-Motion Animated Films McLaren’s Norman Exploring grades.) a sortofdancewiththechair.(Recommendedforall fuses tobesatupon,forcingayoungmanperform Synopsis: Achair,animatedbyEvelynLambart,re- ommended forgrades7–10;Health,SocialStudies.) come toblowsoverthepossessionofaflower.(Rec- actors. The storyisaparable about two people who to putdrawingsorpuppetsintomotionanimatelive Synopsis: McLarenemploysprinciplesnormallyused https://youtu.be/NSRjRctL8XA https://youtu.be/4YAYGi8rQag ] ] 3 by NormanMcLaren(1961,6min52s) Discours debienvenueNormanMcLaren tunes. (Recommendedforallgrades.) Synopsis: Ashape-shifting hen dancestoavarietyof Hen HopbyNormanMcLaren(1942,3min40s) and VideoProduction.) grades 3–11; Arts Education/Visual Arts, Media Arts, Film forms morphandchaseeachother.(Recommended for Synopsis: An abstract work in which various shapes and Boogie-Doodle byNormanMcLaren(1941,3min28s) otherwise alteringrawfilmstock. film ordirectanimation)ismadebypainting,etching Direct-on-film animation(alsoreferredtoasdrawingon Examples of Direct-on-Film Animation (1944, 2min20s) Keep YourMouthShutbyNormanMcLaren Responsibility andHistoryWWII.) World WarII.(Recommendedforgrades11–12;Civic mouths shut”inanefforttoendgossipingduring talking human skull cautions Canadians to “keep their Synopsis: Inthisgrimwartimepropagandafilm,a Arts/Multimedia andFilmVideoEducation.) ommended for grades 10–12; Arts Education/Visual place—nailing ittothefloor,tyingdown,etc.(Rec- moving, leading to various attempts to keep it in McLaren tryingtogiveaspeechwhilehismickeeps Synopsis: ThishumorouspiecefeaturesNorman youtu.be/Xq8yqduOJOA?t=13s youtu.be/TgJ-yOhpYIM?t=51s youtu.be/So3fsGQ4Fsc youtu.be/trNsfZd7GOc ] ] ] ]

LESSON2 HamiltonBuhl.com you proceed.Thenexplorethefollowinganimationfacts. definitions ofanimationandstop-motion before You areencouragedtoinvestigateanddiscussvarious Class Discussion:DefineAnimation follows: as ca We of animation.Thetermisgenerallydefinedas: Before you begin,itisimportant to have anunderstanding Animation Definition I HamiltonBuhl.com n tr the movementofhumansoneframeatatime. motion animationandisachievedbyphotogra-phing characters orpuppets.Pixilationisavariationofstop- static art.Thistechniqueoftenusesclayorplasticine the puppet’sposes“givelife”towhatwaspreviously frame-by-frame shooting.Therecordedchangesto ment inapuppetbyincremental“moveandstop” Stop-motion animation: Creating the illusion of move- ously staticart. illusion ofmovementand“givelifeto”whatwasprevi- normal speed, the recorded manipulations create the incremental changesinthesubject.Playedbackat drawings, CGImodels,puppetsorobjects,recording Animation: Frame-by-framecreationorcaptureof b. a. n define an define n o The artorprocessofpreparinganimatedcartoons. An animatedcartoon. duct ion Stop-Motion AnimationWorkshop imation and stop-motion animation stop-motion and imation t o A ni m a t ion 2 Discuss whoNormanMcLarenwas. Class Discussion:NormanMcLaren phenakistoscopes Early animatorsuseddevicessuchas nmto poern? lc o te following the access NormanMcLaren’sbio. on Click pioneering? animation with associated he is How McLaren? Norman was Who Norman McLarenPioneering Neighbours in1952(8min6s) mentary categorywasNormanMcLaren’sNFBfilm The firstanimatedfilmtowinanOscarintheshortdocu- Steamboat Willie(7min23s) It featuredMickeyMouseandwasentitled Disney createdthefirstanimatedfilmwithsoundin1928. was calledtheThéâtreOptique. The firsttheatreofanimationopenedinParis1892and Di FactsAnimation 2 d youk youtube.com/watch?v=nKuV9UysqIQ&feature=related youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4 to createtheillusionofmovement. and thaumatropes youtube.com/watch?v=dKEM5sYnOjE youtube.com/watch?v=ZmNcWhvgN1o&feature=related zoetropes youtu.be/4YAYGi8rQag ] ] ] ] ] n ow? ik to link (1957, 9min54s) A ChairyTalebyClaudeJutraandNormanMcLaren Neighbours byNormanMcLaren(1952,8min6s) Examples of Stop-Motion tion anddrawing-on-filmtechniques)byNormanMcLaren. Watch thefollowinganimatedfilms(whichfeaturestop-mo- Stop-Motion Animated Films McLaren’s Norman Exploring grades.) a sortofdancewiththechair.(Recommendedforall fuses tobesatupon,forcingayoungmanperform Synopsis: Achair,animatedbyEvelynLambart,re- ommended forgrades7–10;Health,SocialStudies.) come toblowsoverthepossessionofaflower.(Rec- actors. The storyisaparable about two people who to putdrawingsorpuppetsintomotionanimatelive Synopsis: McLarenemploysprinciplesnormallyused https://youtu.be/NSRjRctL8XA https://youtu.be/4YAYGi8rQag ] ] 4 by NormanMcLaren(1961,6min52s) Discours debienvenueNormanMcLaren tunes. (Recommendedforallgrades.) Synopsis: Ashape-shifting hen dancestoavarietyof Hen HopbyNormanMcLaren(1942,3min40s) and VideoProduction.) grades 3–11; Arts Education/Visual Arts, Media Arts, Film forms morphandchaseeachother.(Recommended for Synopsis: An abstract work in which various shapes and Boogie-Doodle byNormanMcLaren(1941,3min28s) otherwise alteringrawfilmstock. film ordirectanimation)ismadebypainting,etching Direct-on-film animation(alsoreferredtoasdrawingon Examples of Direct-on-Film Animation (1944, 2min20s) Keep YourMouthShutbyNormanMcLaren Responsibility andHistoryWWII.) World WarII.(Recommendedforgrades11–12;Civic mouths shut”inanefforttoendgossipingduring talking human skull cautions Canadians to “keep their Synopsis: Inthisgrimwartimepropagandafilm,a Arts/Multimedia andFilmVideoEducation.) ommended for grades 10–12; Arts Education/Visual place—nailing ittothefloor,tyingdown,etc.(Rec- moving, leading to various attempts to keep it in McLaren tryingtogiveaspeechwhilehismickeeps Synopsis: ThishumorouspiecefeaturesNorman youtu.be/Xq8yqduOJOA?t=13s youtu.be/TgJ-yOhpYIM?t=51s youtu.be/So3fsGQ4Fsc youtu.be/trNsfZd7GOc ] ] ] ]

LESSON2 HamiltonBuhl.com share astorythroughvariety ofanimationtechniques. to demonstratehowtheycan alsoconveyamessageand the conceptofanimation. It canbepresentedtostudents The NFBfilmAnimateEverything ! isagreatintroductionto Other typesofanimationarelistedbelow. Clay animation is one typeofstop-motion animation. Animation Types Different Exploring Stop-Motion of works tobesimilarotheranimatedyou’veseen? opinion ofhisexperimentalworksonfilm?Doyoufind these tentions werewhenhecreatedthesefilms?Whatisyour animation ishebestknownfor?Whatdoyouthinkhisin- known works.Whichoneswonawards?Whattype(s)of Discuss theexamplesofNormanMcLaren’smostwell- Class Discussion Synchromie byNormanMcLaren(1971,7min33s) Blinkity BlankbyNormanMcLaren(1955,5min15s) Norman McLaren(1949,7min52s) Begone DullCarebyEvelynLambartand I HamiltonBuhl.com n tr no im fahn wie oe o bu/e vertical blue/red on boxes white lines). (Recommendedforallgrades.) (flashing film directly dis- sound onto rendering film of this technique printer, McLaren’s optical plays an with Made Synopsis: for allgrades.) (Recommended effects. percussive vivid, blank creating on film, pictures engraves McLaren vision, of sistence per- of phenomenon the with Experimenting Synopsis: for (Recommended grades 1–10;Arts,Music,FilmAnimation.) music. jazz to set colour, and lines fluid in film, on painting of example vibrant A Synopsis: o duct youtu.be/svD0CWVjYRY?t=39s youtu.be/UmSzc8mBJCM?t=9s youtu.be/fFyyqubDSqU ] ] ] ion Stop-Motion AnimationWorkshop t o A ni m a t ion

5 e nmtd Se o Eu nmts ntig and anything animates Edu how See everything for use in ads. animated. be Synopsis: (2017,7min49s): Working asAnimatorfor Ads!byEduPuertas • • • • • • • Perry (2016,49s): Objects ComeAlive!byKevin amples ofdifferenttypesanimation: The followingfilms,madeb O animation. Computer-generated animation:Digitallycreated on ascreen. tones producedfromdifferingpindepthsandlight Pinscreen: Animationcreatedfromwhiteandgrey construction paperonaflatsurface(2D). paper puppetswithhingedlimbs,usingpiecesof Paper Cut- face (2D). glycerin (topreventitfromdrying)onaglasssur- Painting onGlass:Applyingpaintmixedwith sand aroundonaflatsurface(2D). Sand Animation:Aprocessthatinvolvesmoving time. graphing themovementofhumansoneframeat stop-motion animationandisachievedbyphoto- animation achievedbyvariationofconventional Pixilation: Avariationofconventionalstop-motion as astapler,mug,pencil,etc. is a esl cet ti kn o magic of kind this create easily themselves, and all they require can are a few simple tools. Kids Synopsis: bject Animation:Usingeverydayobjectssuch youtu.be/p6HOzD1EGWU youtu.be/IWcT36TsvZA ] od ppr car, bet..vrtig can objects...everything chairs, paper, Food, O ilw fgt bls lte, csos dance! scissors slither, belts fight, Pillows ut Animation:Animationemploying y variousd irectors, employe x- Black SoulbyMartineChartrand(2000,9min47s) Painting onGlass Leduc (1975,2min55s) Chérie, ôtetesraquettesbyAndré (1977, 10min47s) The GardenofEcosbyCoHoedeman Jeu byGeorgesSchwizgebel(2006,3min45s) The RidebyGeraldPotterton(1963,6min40s) Ob jec grades 9–12;SocialStudiesandDiversity.) that shapedtheirculturalheritage.(Recommendedfor ries hisgrandmothershareswithhimabouttheevents Watch as a young boy traces his roots through the sto- black culture with an exhilarating trip through history. Synopsis: Thisanimatedfilmdivesintotheheartof ded forallgrades.) and objectsmade out ofpapiermâché.(Recommen- Synopsis: Ananimatedgardenfeaturinganimals,bugs 7–12; MediaEducation/FilmandVideoProduction.) through thecountryside.(Recommendedforgrades pixillation to depictacouple’shighlyunusualtrek Synopsis: ThisamusingFrench-languagefilmuses Solving/Conflict Resolution.) 7–12; Health/PersonalDevelopmentandProblem ic misadventuresunfolds.(Recommendedforgrades begins toimaginethatit’swinter—andaseriesofcom- feur awaitinghisemployer.Onahotsummerday,he Synopsis: Thisfilm depicts the daydream ofa chauf - the chaosofmodernlife.(Recommended forallgrades.) stantly morphing—ahelter-skelter universethatevokes Synopsis: Intheworldof Jeu, thelandscapeiscon- t A youtu.be/SFzoasx_w5A?t=15s youtu.be/GPRrhdnYNmM youtu.be/KNgy6CJJfNY?t=13s youtu.be/GAgZ1vldMBk?t=9s youtu.be/ThSQhYbMvSc n imation/Pixilation ] ] ] ]

5 youtu.be/KZRFmNVTaJA (2004, 15min45s) Marianne’s TheatrebyCoHoedeman Paper Cut-OutAnimation (2008, 5min27s) Forming GamebyMalcolmSoutherland The ErlKingbyBenZelkowicz(2002,5min2s) Sand The SandCastlebyCoHoedeman(1977,13min17s) mended forgrades7–9.) fun isinthecreativewaythatformsunfold.(Recom - “game,” anengagingdanceofshapesandsounds;the Synopsis: Therearenowinnersorlosersinthis mended forallgrades.) animated filmtocreateamagicalexperience.(Recom- robats dissolvestheboundariesbetweentheatreand Synopsis: Thisshortaboutatroupeofmarionette ac- and killsalittleboy.(Recommendedforgrades9–12.) ing, nightmarishqualityofthetaleErlKingwhosteals moving images,resemblingwoodcuts,capturethehaunt- sand-on-glass animationsettothemusicofSchubert.The mended forgradesK–6;ArtsEducation/VisualArts.) and the creatures he sculpts out of sand. (Recom- Synopsis: An Oscar-winning short about a sandman Synopsis: Based on Goethe’s poem, Animation youtu.be/BSRpogC6MuA?t=22s youtu.be/hzvqmoPu2H4?t=9s youtu.be/1_dighphz_A ] ] ] ] ]

LESSON2 HamiltonBuhl.com The ErlKing uses share astorythroughvariety ofanimationtechniques. to demonstratehowtheycan alsoconveyamessageand the conceptofanimation. It canbepresentedtostudents The NFBfilmAnimateEverything ! isagreatintroductionto Other typesofanimationarelistedbelow. Clay animation is one typeofstop-motion animation. Animation Types Different Exploring Stop-Motion of works tobesimilarotheranimatedyou’veseen? opinion ofhisexperimentalworksonfilm?Doyoufind these tentions werewhenhecreatedthesefilms?Whatisyour animation ishebestknownfor?Whatdoyouthinkhisin- known works.Whichoneswonawards?Whattype(s)of Discuss theexamplesofNormanMcLaren’smostwell- Class Discussion Synchromie byNormanMcLaren(1971,7min33s) Blinkity BlankbyNormanMcLaren(1955,5min15s) Norman McLaren(1949,7min52s) Begone DullCarebyEvelynLambartand I HamiltonBuhl.com n tr no im fahn wie oe o bu/e vertical blue/red on boxes white lines). (Recommendedforallgrades.) (flashing film directly sound onto rendering of technique McLaren’s plays Synopsis: for allgrades.) (Recommended effects. percussive vivid, blank creating on film, pictures engraves McLaren vision, of sistence Synopsis: for (Recommended grades 1–10;Arts,Music,FilmAnimation.) music. jazz to set colour, and lines Synopsis: o duct youtu.be/svD0CWVjYRY?t=39s youtu.be/UmSzc8mBJCM?t=9s youtu.be/fFyyqubDSqU ] ] ] vbat xml o pitn o fl, n fluid in film, on painting of example vibrant A xeietn wt te hnmnn f per- of phenomenon the with Experimenting ion ae ih n pia pitr ti fl dis- film this printer, optical an with Made Stop-Motion AnimationWorkshop t o A ni m a t ion

4 e nmtd Se o Eu nmts ntig and anything animates Edu how See everything for use in ads. animated. be Synopsis: (2017,7min49s): Working asAnimatorfor Ads!byEduPuertas • • • • • • • amples ofdifferenttypesanimation: The followingfilms,madeb Perry (2016,49s): Objects ComeAlive!byKevin 4 O animation. Computer-generated animation:Digitallycreated on ascreen. tones producedfromdifferingpindepthsandlight Pinscreen: Animationcreatedfromwhiteandgrey construction paperonaflatsurface(2D). paper puppetswithhingedlimbs,usingpiecesof Paper Cut- face (2D). glycerin (topreventitfromdrying)onaglasssur- Painting onGlass:Applyingpaintmixedwith sand aroundonaflatsurface(2D). Sand Animation:Aprocessthatinvolvesmoving time. graphing themovementofhumansoneframeat stop-motion animationandisachievedbyphoto- animation achievedbyvariationofconventional Pixilation: Avariationofconventionalstop-motion as astapler,mug,pencil,etc. is a esl cet ti kn o magic of kind this create easily themselves, and all they require can are a few simple tools. Kids Synopsis: bject Animation:Usingeverydayobjectssuch youtu.be/p6HOzD1EGWU youtu.be/IWcT36TsvZA ] od ppr car, bet..vrtig can objects...everything chairs, paper, Food, O ilw fgt bls lte, csos dance! scissors slither, belts fight, Pillows ut Animation:Animationemploying y variousd irectors, employe x- Black SoulbyMartineChartrand(2000,9min47s) Painting onGlass Leduc (1975,2min55s) Chérie, ôtetesraquettesbyAndré (1977, 10min47s) The GardenofEcosbyCoHoedeman Jeu byGeorgesSchwizgebel(2006,3min45s) The Ride Ob jec grades 9–12;SocialStudiesandDiversity.) that shapedtheirculturalheritage.(Recommendedfor ries hisgrandmothershareswithhimabouttheevents Watch as a young boy traces his roots through the sto- black culture with an exhilarating trip through history. Synopsis: Thisanimatedfilmdivesintotheheartof ded forallgrades.) and objectsmade out ofpapiermâché.(Recommen- Synopsis: Ananimatedgardenfeaturinganimals,bugs 7–12; MediaEducation/FilmandVideoProduction.) through thecountryside.(Recommendedforgrades pixillation to depictacouple’shighlyunusualtrek Synopsis: ThisamusingFrench-languagefilmuses Solving/Conflict Resolution.) 7–12; Health/PersonalDevelopmentandProblem ic misadventuresunfolds.(Recommendedforgrades begins toimaginethatit’swinter—andaseriesofcom- feur awaitinghisemployer.Onahotsummerday,he Synopsis: Thisfilm depicts the daydream ofa chauf - the chaosofmodernlife.(Recommended forallgrades.) stantly morphing—ahelter-skelter universethatevokes Synopsis: Intheworldof Jeu, thelandscapeiscon- t A youtu.be/SFzoasx_w5A?t=15s youtu.be/GPRrhdnYNmM youtu.be/KNgy6CJJfNY?t=13s youtu.be/GAgZ1vldMBk?t=9s youtu.be/ThSQhYbMvSc byGeraldPotterton(1963,6min40s) n imation/Pixilatio ] ] ] ]

n 5 (2004, 15min45s) Marianne’s TheatrebyCoHoedeman Paper Cut-OutAnimation (2008, 5min27s) Forming GamebyMalcolmSoutherland The ErlKingbyBenZelkowicz(2002,5min2s) Sand The SandCastlebyCoHoedeman(1977,13min17s) mended forgrades7–9.) fun isinthecreativewaythatformsunfold.(Recom - “game,” anengagingdanceofshapesandsounds;the Synopsis: Therearenowinnersorlosersinthis mended forallgrades.) animated filmtocreateamagicalexperience.(Recom- robats dissolvestheboundariesbetweentheatreand Synopsis: Thisshortaboutatroupeofmarionette ac- mended forgradesK–6;ArtsEducation/VisualArts.) and the creatures he sculpts out of sand. (Recom- Synopsis: An Oscar-winning short about a sandman and killsalittleboy.(Recommendedforgrades9–12.) ing, nightmarishqualityofthetaleErlKingwhosteals moving images,resemblingwoodcuts,capturethehaunt- sand-on-glass animationsettothemusicofSchubert.The Synopsis: Based on Goethe’s poem, Animation youtu.be/KZRFmNVTaJA youtu.be/BSRpogC6MuA?t=22s youtu.be/hzvqmoPu2H4?t=9s youtu.be/1_dighphz_A ] ] ] ] ]

LESSON2 HamiltonBuhl.com The ErlKing uses Mindscape byJacquesDrouin(1976,7min31s) Pinscreen Sniffing Bear (1980, 5min29s) The TownMouseandtheCountry Paper Cut-OutAnimation I HamiltonBuhl.com n tr tion provided;suggestgrades7–12.) ger unexpected associations. (No grade recommenda- ders aboutinalandscapefilledwithsymbolsthattrig- Synopsis: Anartiststepsinsidehispaintingandwan- grades.) a simplelifethanoneofdanger.(Recommendedforall different lifestylesandsuggestsitispreferabletolive Synopsis: Thisbeautifullyanimatedfilmdepictstwo stance UseandAbuse/Addiction.) ed forgradesK–6;Health/PersonalDevelopment/Sub- the harmfuleffectsofsubstanceabuse.(Recommend- and the Owl to raise young people’s awareness about and thetraditionalInuitcharactersofBear,Seal Synopsis: ThisanimatedfilmusestheArcticlandscape o youtu.be/-iZ95O28ccI?t=4s youtu.be/ahUyhTdiZAA?t=15s youtu.be/bw1AXNdXOAU?t=24s duct ] ] ] ] ] byCoHoedeman(1992,7min47s) ion Stop-Motion AnimationWorkshop t o A ni m a t ion

byEvelynLambart 6

La SallabyRichardCondie(1996,8min11s) Ryan Moon Man Hunger Digital Animation ] ] ] ] Development/Problem Solving/ConflictResolution.) (Recommendation forgrades11–12;Health/Personal bing bothhisown,andtheviewer’s,senseofreality. sets achainofeventsintomotionthatendsupdistur- Synopsis: Inaroomfullofwind-uptoys,thefilm’shero stance UseandAbuse/Addiction.) Personal Development, Mental Health/Stress, Sub- grades 11–12;ArtEducationandVisualArts,Health/ spiral and struggle with addiction. (Recommended for views withRyan’sfriendsshedlightonhisdownward the mostinfluentialanimatedfilmsofhistime.Inter- Larkin, aCanadiananimatorwhoproducedsomeof Synopsis: AnanimatedfilmaboutthelifeofRyan mended forallgrades.) after aluckyfishingtripontheMilkyWay.(Recom - hero CodfishDan,whomadeNewfoundlandhistory Stompin’ Tom Connors,this film tells the storyoffolk fie,” composedandsungbyCanadianmusiclegend Synopsis: Inspiredbythesong“MoonManNew- Arts Education/VisualArts.) ger and poverty. (Recommendation for grades 10–12; against self-indulgenceinaworldstillplaguedbyhun- puter animation;thissatireservesasacautionarytale gluttony, Synopsis: Depictingoneman’sdescentintogreedand byChrisLandreth(2004,13min57s) youtu.be/3UaNB-ruHpQ?t=13s youtu.be/nbkBjZKBLHQ?t=8s youtu.be/uon8ebgIU8g?t=9s youtu.be/eqMKy74HKXs?t=9s byPeterFoldès(1973,11min22s) byPaulMorstad(2004,3min33s) Hunger isoneofthefirstfilmstousecom-

] ] ] ] ] eet tpc ht neet yu n i rlvn t yu class your to relevant is and you interests that topic a Select individual LearningActivity animation-styles. following coursethemesifyoulike,orchooseyourowntopic. Foran overviewofAnimation or findmostunique? Look for an animated film on film animated an for Look the consider surprised you Are them. and animation of types different the Discuss Class Discussion idn a im ht drse yu chosentopic . your addresses that film a finding access please help, need • • • • • Racism andDiversity Active HealthyLifestyles,BodyImage Substance Abuse The Environment Bullying by the variety of animation types? What types of animation of types What types? animation of variety the by YouTube.com Techniques h lns rvdd eo. o wl lkl hv ltl trouble little have likely will You below. provided links the click

that relates to the to relates that 7 here http://webneel.com/different-types-of- egh f ie t ok o produce to took it time of length oi yu ae eetd I you If selected. have you topic ok Yu a slc fo the from select may You work.

LESSON2 do you prefer you do HamiltonBuhl.com Mindscape byJacquesDrouin(1976,7min31s) Pinscreen Sniffing Bear (1980, 5min29s) The TownMouseandtheCountry Paper Cut-OutAnimation I HamiltonBuhl.com n tr tion provided;suggestgrades7–12.) ger unexpected associations. (No grade recommenda- ders aboutinalandscapefilledwithsymbolsthattrig- Synopsis: Anartiststepsinsidehispaintingandwan- grades.) a simplelifethanoneofdanger.(Recommendedforall different lifestylesandsuggestsitispreferabletolive Synopsis: Thisbeautifullyanimatedfilmdepictstwo stance UseandAbuse/Addiction.) ed forgradesK–6;Health/PersonalDevelopment/Sub- the harmfuleffectsofsubstanceabuse.(Recommend- and the Owl to raise young people’s awareness about and thetraditionalInuitcharactersofBear,Seal Synopsis: ThisanimatedfilmusestheArcticlandscape o youtu.be/-iZ95O28ccI?t=4s youtu.be/ahUyhTdiZAA?t=15s youtu.be/bw1AXNdXOAU?t=24s duct ] ] ] ] ] byCoHoedeman(1992,7min47s) ion Stop-Motion AnimationWorkshop t o A ni m a t ion byEvelynLambart La SallabyRichardCondie(1996,8min11s) 6 Ryan byChrisLandreth(2004,13min57s) Moon ManbyPaulMorstad(2004,3min33s) Hunger byPeterFoldès(1973,11min22s) Digital Animation Development/Problem Solving/ConflictResolution.) (Recommendation forgrades11–12;Health/Personal bing bothhisown,andtheviewer’s,senseofreality. sets achainofeventsintomotionthatendsupdistur- Synopsis: Inaroomfullofwind-uptoys,thefilm’shero 6 stance UseandAbuse/Addiction.) Personal Development, Mental Health/Stress, Sub- grades 11–12;ArtEducationandVisualArts,Health/ spiral and struggle with addiction. (Recommended for views withRyan’sfriendsshedlightonhisdownward the mostinfluentialanimatedfilmsofhistime.Inter- Larkin, aCanadiananimatorwhoproducedsomeof Synopsis: AnanimatedfilmaboutthelifeofRyan mended forallgrades.) after aluckyfishingtripontheMilkyWay.(Recom- hero CodfishDan,whomadeNewfoundlandhistory Stompin’ Tom Connors,this film tells the storyoffolk fie,” composedandsungbyCanadianmusiclegend Synopsis: Inspiredbythesong“MoonManNew- Arts Education/VisualArts.) ger and poverty. (Recommendation for grades 10–12; against self-indulgenceinaworldstillplaguedbyhun- puter animation;thissatireservesasacautionarytale gluttony, Synopsis: Depictingoneman’sdescentintogreedand youtu.be/3UaNB-ruHpQ?t=13s youtu.be/nbkBjZKBLHQ?t=8s youtu.be/uon8ebgIU8g?t=9s youtu.be/eqMKy74HKXs?t=9s ] ] ] ] Hunger isoneofthefirstfilmstousecom-

] ] ] ] ] eet tpc ht neet yu n i rlvn t yu class your to relevant is and following coursethemesifyoulike,orchooseyourowntopic. you interests that topic a Select individual LearningActivity animation-styles. idn a im ht drse yu chosentopic . your addresses that film a finding access please help, need on film animated an for Look Foran overviewofAnimation or findmostunique? the consider surprised you Are them. and animation of types different the Discuss Class Discussion • • • • • Racism andDiversity Active HealthyLifestyles,BodyImage Substance Abuse The Environment Bullying by the variety of animation types? What types of animation of types What types? animation of variety the by YouTube.com Techniques h lns rvdd eo. o wl lkl hv ltl trouble little have likely will You below. provided links the

click

LESSON2 do you prefer you do HamiltonBuhl.com Stop-Motion Animation Workshop

SuGGEStEd ANImAtEd FILmS rELAtEd tO SELEctEd cOurSE tHEmES

Bullying: ACTivE HEALTHy LiFESTyLES, BoDy iMAGE: Bully Dance by Janet Perlman (2000, 10 min 14 s) Barbie - a spoken word poem about body youtu.be/4K02OxmV3-0?t=13s image (2013, 4 min 44 s)

] ] youtu.be/itGl_RvHs8c The Environment: Under the Weather by Tali (1997, 6 min 10 s) Body Image by Focus Photography youtu.be/5Bz0SnLIOsk?t=9s (1978, 2 min 12 s)

] youtu.be/eYJGfRTc8JU The Garden of Ecos by Co Hoedeman (1997, 10 min 45 s)

] ] youtu.be/KNgy6CJJfNY?t=14s RACiSM/DivERSiTy: Roses Sing on New Snow by Yuan Zhang Arkelope by Roslyn Schwartz (1994, 5 min 17 s) (2002, 7 min 4 s) youtu.be/jQYrIpBXOxE?t=4s youtu.be/DbIpPDfQD3s?t=13s ] ]

Blowhard by Brad Caslor and Christopher Hinton Lights for Gita by Michel Vo (2001, 7 min 34 s) (1978, 9 min 33 s) youtu.be/IpQOotnTUdE?t=8s youtu.be/Myx3iDEOL1Y] ] Black Soul by Martine Chartrand Deep Threat by Zlatko Grgic (1997, 7 min 12 s) (2000, 9 min 47 s) youtu.be/cLKGvYmK9xM youtu.be/SFzoasx_w5A?t=21s ] ]

Minoru: Memory of Exile by Michael Fukushima (1992, 18 min 45 s) ] Substance Abuse: youtu.be/348z_bl_Ol8 ] The Sniffing Bear by Co Hoedeman (1992, 7 min 47 s) Pies by Sheldon Cohen (2004, 12 min 14 s) youtu.be/bw1AXNdXOAU?t=24s youtu.be/NqaTLbDwVME?t=10s ]

Nine Lives by Sharp Shotz Animation The Chinese Violin by Joe Chang (2002, 8 min 21 s) (2008, 2 min 33 s) youtu.be/9uXsy-fs0mI ] ] youtu.be/M4x-u-qusns

8 8 HamiltonBuhl.com Stop-Motion Animation Workshop LESSON 2 Norman McLaren’s Bio ANNEX 01

For animator and filmmaker Norman McLaren, images, co- McLaren’s determination to explore new techniques re- lors, sounds and music had special resonances, which he sulted in a body of work that won him international renown. delighted in exploring in depth. Today, more than fifty films Throughout his career, he made fifty-nine films, most lean- remain as reminders of his remarkable artistry. ing towards experimental animation and using music as an important element. In three of his films, he also experiment- The young McLaren intended to specialize in set design ed with the use of dance and dancers. when he entered the Glasgow School of Fine Arts in 1932. He joined the Glasgow Film Society and discovered motion McLaren’s sense of movement led him to apply anima- pictures through the masterpieces of Sergei Eisenstein, tion to anything and everything. He used a simple chair in Vsevolod Pudovkin and Oskar Fischinger. He quickly real- A Chairy Tale; scratches and painting on film in Begone ized the relevance of this “seventh art” as a means of ex- Dull Care/Caprice en couleurs in 1949 and Blinkity Blank pression and began painting directly on film, scratching the in 1954; and a mixture of live characters, animation and emulsion to make the film stock transparent, unaware that special effects for Neighbours in 1952 and Canon in 1964. Len Lye was also carrying out similar experiments. In Opening Speech: McLaren/Discours de bienvenue de Norman McLaren, he even filmed himself struggling with a McLaren began his filmmaking career in 1934 and, the microphone that had a will of its own. following year, two of his films won prizes at the Scottish Amateur Film Festival, where John Grierson was one of the McLaren’s films have garnered more than 200 internation- members of the jury. In 1941, at the invitation of Grierson, al awards. Neighbours won an Oscar in 1952, and Blink- who had become Canada’s first Government Film Com- ity Blank received the short film Palme d’Or at the 1955 missioner, McLaren joined the National Film Board. Cannes Film Festival. In addition to these awards, the honorary doctorates awarded to him all over the world, his Most of the early films he made for the Canadian National membership in juries at countless festivals, the many trib- Film Board (NFB) were intended to support the war effort: utes paid to him, the retrospectives of his films, the articles, V for Victory, Five for Four, Dollar Dance and Keep Your papers and theses on his work, and the exhibitions of his Mouth Shut. This didn’t prevent him from making several drawings and films, all show that, years after his death, his experimental films and founding an animation reputation is as strong as it ever was. department at the NFB.

9 HamiltonBuhl.com Stop-Motion Animation Workshop LESSON 2 Films by and about McLaren ANNEX 02

Seven Till Five, Hen Hop, La Poulette grise, 1933 1942 1947 Camera Makes Whoopee, Dollar Dance, Story of a Violin, 1935 1943 1947 Polychrome Phantasy, Chants populaires (No. 1), Neighbours, 1935 1943 1952 Book Bargain, Chants populaires (No. 2), Blinkity Blank, 1936 1943 1955 Defence of Madrid, Chants populaires (No. 3), Animated Motion: 1936 1943 Part 3, Hell Unlimited, Chants populaires (No. 5), 1977 1936 1943 Animated Motion: McLaren: Student & Amateur C’est l’aviron, Part 4, Filmmaker, 1944 1977 1933-1936. 1936 Keep Your Mouth Shut, Animated Motion: Mony a Pickle, 1944 Part 5, 1978 1938 A Rainy Day, News for the Navy, 1944 McLaren: 1938 The Civil Servant as Artist, Let’s All Sing Together (No. 1), 1976-1978, 1978 Love on the Wing, 1944 1939 McLaren: Artist as Civil Servant, Let’s All Sing Together (No. 2), 1941-1948, 1982 McLaren: The Young 1944 McLaren: Professional, Let’s All Sing Together (No. 3), 1936-1939, 1939 The Civil Servant as Artist, 1945 1956-1961, 1982 NBC Valentine Greeting, Let’s All Sing Together (No. 4), 1939 McLaren: 1945 The Civil Servant as Artist, The Obedient Flame, Let’s All Sing Together (No. 5), 1961-1971, 1982 1939 1945 The McLaren Package, Scherzo, Let’s All Sing Together (No. 6), 1992 1939 1945 Creative Process: Spook Sport, Chants populaires (No. 4), Norman McLaren, 1940 1946 2002 Boogie-Doodle, Chants populaires (No. 6), Norman McLaren Collector’s 1941 1946 Edition, 2002 Mail Early, Hoppity Pop, 1941 1946 Norman McLaren – The Masters Edition, McLaren: Independent Là-haut sur ces montagnes, 2006 & Immigrant, 1945 1939-1941, 1941 A Little Phantasy V for Victory, on a 19th-century Painting, 1941 1946 Five for Four, Fiddle-de-dee, 1942 1947

10 HamiltonBuhl.com