Animation for Beginners - Mansfield Library - Adult Learning

About this course

About this course

Attendees will learn how to use free software on a tablet or smartphone to make quick and fun animations of toys/models, plasticine and paper cut outs.

What will be covered on the course?

• Using Stop Motion Studio software.
• Using Flipaclip software for hand drawn animation.
• History and techniques of animation.
• Simple special effects.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

• Create their own simple animations.

What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course?

• Learners should have some experience of using a smartphone or tablet.

Resources required:

• Learners can use their own tablets or phones, but iPads and stands will be provided.
• Everything required will be provided, but additional toys, colouring pens and scissors will be useful

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire