Creating Educational Animations – A Workshop

David Sher – Nassau Community CollegeDavid.Sher@ncc.edu

Elizabeth Sher – ASA Instituteacademic44@gmail.com

Why• Easier for students to identify

– Dinosaur rather than 50 year old man– Lioness rather than 40 year old woman

• Special effects– Heads can explode– Mistakes could catch fire

• Anonymity for actors• Can mix screenshots, live action• Light tone• Fun to make

Hi!I’m Elle

I’mProfessor

Dee

When

• During class• Lab• Homework• On demand

I’m David Sher

I’m Elizabeth Sher

This is an Educational Animation

What• Stick Figures are easy• Callouts for voice– Careful about showing sequencing

• Short Sequences (Fractions of a minute)– Dialogs– Lectures– Demos

• Use end of each sequence to make comic book version

How (Developing Presentation)

• Good clear script• Good, clear visuals and storyline• Story Board• Good clear educational goals to the video

animation.• Dialogs can mirror actual classroom

interaction.

How (Voice-Over)

• Solid voice and deep breath work.• Use emphasis– Fundamental concepts– Emotions

• Synchronize • Confident voice, grounded and trained body.• Athletic training like running, yoga, martial arts or

swimming.

How (PowerPoint or Equivalent)

• 5 slides per second (approx)• 1 word per slide• Speaker moves everything else still• Word bubbles like a comic• Sequence obvious from bubbles

How (Autoscreen recorder)

• Slideshow– Begining & end slides buffer– Also capture computer demos– Tablet can be useful

• Sound recorder accessory– Play segment while voiceover– Small segments– Musical accompaniment

How (Moviemaker)

• Can edit video sound• Video can split• Sound can crop• Segments can be reused

Where

• Hard or network disk– In computer lab, library

• CD or DVD– Distribute, carry around

• Web– If space then put on web pages