PUPPET ANIMATION: AN INTRODUCTION
Ages 16-29
Winter 2020, JHU-MICA Film Center
In this short, intensive workshop, student fellows will create stop-motion animations, using their own original models (puppets), based on wire armatures. They'll practice stop-motion techniques with small objects and clay to develop their understanding of timing and types of movement, and they'll take inspiration from the screened work of artists such as Nick Park, Jan Svankmajer, Art Clokey and Wes Anderson. Each fellow will design and build a small set for their puppet and produce a short scene, using DSLRs and Dragonframe. And they’ll use Freesound to add audio, including sound effects. Animations will be shared on the program website and at a public exhibition. Limited to 5 student fellows.
Karen Yasinsky is an artist and filmmaker, and Lecturer in the Film and Media Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University. She is a Guggenheim fellow and a fellow of the American Academy in Berlin and the American Academy in Rome. Her work has been widely exhibited both domestically and internationally. She is also the recipient of a Baker Award.
William Wagner is a Johns Hopkins University undergraduate studying applied mathematics, environmental studies, and visual art. They are a program assistant for Baltimore Youth Film Arts.
