Animation Course in Kathmandu: 2nd day: Animation with Clay & Chalk

The 2nd day we started with a lecture on animation history, showed film examples and did an exercise with the first animation "illutions": a Thaumatrope and a Zoetrope.

We also experimented with clay and chalk animation.

Testing the Zoetrope

The Animation experimentation with clay and chalk

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Claymation from Animation Course Kathmandu on Vimeo.

Shadow figures are being drawn and an abstract animation is happening between them.

Pixilation of a skateboard-rower.

Claymation sculpting.

In the evening we had a welcome dinner at a restaurant in Thamel

Course Description

The 2 week course took place at the Art + Design Centre, Kathmandu University, Nepal.

During the course the students were presented to the various aspects of animated film and given the basic tools to go through a production. Topics such as: storytelling, ideas development, concept design, storyboard, animatic, animation, sound and editing were covered.

In the beginning of the course we made a 2 day animation workshop at the KIMFF Int'l Film Festival and by the end of the 2½ weeks3 short animated films had been made.

Teacher: Anja Perl + Laura B. Schjødt