Cheap and Cheerful Animation Stuart Gorse MFL Teacher Lancaster RGS @gorsey [email protected]

Cheap and Cheerful Cheap and Cheerful AnimationAnimation

Stuart GorseStuart GorseMFL TeacherMFL Teacher

Lancaster RGSLancaster [email protected]@[email protected]@aol.com

www.youtube.com/mrgorsewww.youtube.com/mrgorse

mailto:[email protected]


The EndThe End


www.voki.comwww.voki.com www.acapela.tvwww.acapela.tv

www.xtranormal.comwww.xtranormal.comwww.goanimate.comwww.goanimate.comwww.crazytalk.comwww.crazytalk.com

http://www.voki.com/

Here is a student’s Voki…Here is a student’s Voki…

http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=930448&height=267&width=200


Vokis:Vokis:FreeFree

Very easy to useVery easy to useStudents like itStudents like it

Permanent Permanent Easily embedded and shareableEasily embedded and shareable

Motivates and encourages feedbackMotivates and encourages feedback


ILILC AnimationILILC Animation

This one uses a different site (dvolver.com) as its host but it’s free


This one also uses a different site (goanimate.com) as its host but it’s free


And here is another text to And here is another text to speech one (xtranormal.com)speech one (xtranormal.com)


You need a…You need a…


How?How?

Take a pictureMove the silly toys a little bitTake another pictureMove the toys againTake another oneAd infinitum(250 photos for 30 secs)


What next?What next?

Upload the photos to your computerPut them in a ‘timeline’(I use Windows Movie Maker)Add some soundMaybe some musicAnd add credits


An example of Stop-motion:An example of Stop-motion:

C:\Documents and Settings\C:\Documents and Settings\sgorse\Desktop\Gorselonasgorse\Desktop\Gorselona 2011.wmv 2011.wmv


Au marchand de legumesAu marchand de legumes

And here is a film I did not And here is a film I did not prepare beforehand…prepare beforehand…


And here is Hugo. The most And here is Hugo. The most ‘animated’ person I know. ‘animated’ person I know.