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Progression Animation Challenge

4/17/2018

5th graders have been studying the magical animations of Evan Hilton to try to understand how they are made. We looked frame by frame at his ideas and a couple ideas from Andy Martin that used clay and other objects in a progression of stages to make things melt, shrink, grow, change, and other magical things. I gave my students these think sheets to help them make a plan for an animation using objects from the art room and model magic clay. Each student will be the director of their short stop-motion animation so, they have to be able to clearly communicate their vision to their animators and photographer when it's their turn to make the magic happen.

Students Working:

Working on building clay models in a progression to create an illusion with stop motion animation

Results: students' illusions

Alena 5-1

Cathryn 5-1

Jack F 5-1

Travis 5-1

Addie 5-2

Kamila 5-2

Costa 5-2

Nikolas 5-2

Sam 5-2

Kylie 5-2

Zachary 5-2

Madeline 5-2

Jessica 5-3

Mia K. 5-3

Keith 5-3

Alessandra 5-4

Anne 5-4

Blaike 5-4

Matthew 5-4

Noah 5-4

Adrian 5-4

Erik 4-4

Xander 5-4

Olivia S. 5-4

Riley 5-4

5-1 Progression Animations from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

5-2 Progression Animations from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

5-3 Progression Animations from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

Resources:

Snowman Progression Animation (3rd gr)
See the post.

Plasticine Rhythm from Handymartian on Vimeo.

Click to view Evan Hilton's videos

Feedback from our inspiration:

Just read your blog post and your students work was incredible! I was never even close to that good when I first started and I was 18 haha. Thank you for sharing my work, it really means a lot! <3
— Evan Hilton (@hiltonic_) April 24, 2018

Thank you so much for sharing this to me! I absolutely love the commentary haha... The photos and videos you share of your students making animations really makes my day!!
— Evan Hilton (@hiltonic_) May 8, 2018

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About Me

Tricia Fuglestad, NBCT,
is the K-5 art teacher at Dryden Elementary School in Arlington Heights, IL. with a masters in K-12 technology integration. Tricia has been recognized for her innovative teaching in 2010 with the PBS Teachers Innovation Award, won Illinois Art Teacher of the Year in 2011, awarded Teacher of Distinction in 2012 by the Golden Apple Foundation, received Western Region Elementary Art Teacher of the Year 2013, selected to become a Jacobs Educator 2014-15, was presented with the NAEA Art Technology Outstanding Community Service Award in 2016, honored with the ISTE Teacher Educator Network Tech in Action award, 2018, and won an Art Education Leadership Award via Artsonia in 2019. Learn more here.