Shakespeare Study - A Midsummer Night's Dream
If you can get over the mispronounciation of some of the names, here is a useful plot summary of the play:
Puppetry - creation of a puppet and the devising of a story to show these puppets in performance
The classic "Steamboat Willie" cartoon from 1928. 1906 - "Humourous phases of funny faces"
Films to be studied this unit: Chicken Run; Hercules; Pixar Short Films
Useful websites for perfecting your thaumatrope can be found by clicking this link, this one, and this one. Create a short animation (Stop motion, powerpoint etc)
A very short example of flipbook animation: (made online) The link online is: here
If you would like to view the work that all of the class have made in 2010 (available via Domo) please click here. Techniques, Elements and Conventions
The History of Western Theatre
Shakespeare Study - A Midsummer Night's Dream
If you can get over the mispronounciation of some of the names, here is a useful plot summary of the play:
Puppetry - creation of a puppet and the devising of a story to show these puppets in performance
Theatre Studies - Musical Theatre (genre)
Film Studies - Animation
The classic "Steamboat Willie" cartoon from 1928. 1906 - "Humourous phases of funny faces"
Films to be studied this unit: Chicken Run; Hercules; Pixar Short Films
Useful websites for perfecting your thaumatrope can be found by clicking this link, this one, and this one.
Create a short animation (Stop motion, powerpoint etc)
A very short example of flipbook animation: (made online) The link online is: here
If you would like to view the work that all of the class have made in 2010 (available via Domo) please click here.
Techniques, Elements and Conventions
Exam
Class performance