a series of drawings or images that are shown quickly one after another to create the illusion of movement

a sequence of drawings that represent the shots planned for a movie or animation

a quick, simple drawing that does not have many details

Plan a monster animation

Art and design

Monsters in myths and film

Design a monster

Make a modelling clay monster

Make your monster move - stop motion animation

Edit and complete a stop motion animation

This design and make unit has links with the creative industries. Pupils will identify and study monsters in film and paintings, before realising their own imaginative concepts into models and animation.

Monsters: sculpture and digital design

a sequence of drawings representing shots planned for an animation

 a form of animation involving sequential photography of still objects

 a form of animation involving paintings and drawings

 a form of animation involving only sculptures

What is one purpose of a storyboard in animation?

What is the first step in creating a monster animation?

Draw branches for key parts (beginning, middle and end).

Review and make connections between ideas.

Order the steps for creating a mind map for your monster animation.

Which tool is commonly used for shading in a drawing?

What type of line is created by connecting two points and has no curves?

Which of the following is an organic shape?

the part where characters and the setting are introduced

the part where the main problem develops and builds up to the ending

the part where the main problem is solved and the story concludes

Match the story structure components with their descriptions.

Lightly sketch the basic shapes and outlines.

Review and make improvements to your sketch.

Order the steps for creating a successful sketch.

Exit Quiz

What is a storyboard?