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Create a Stop Motion Animation

Collections Making Media Easy

Bring digital storytelling to life with Making Media Easy, a practical collection that introduces students to the fundamentals of film and animation in a fun, accessible way. Designed for busy classrooms, this series guides students through the creative process—from planning and storyboarding to producing and enhancing their own media projects.

Students begin by learning how to structure ideas visually through How to Create a Storyboard, developing essential planning and sequencing skills. They then explore Create a Stop Motion Animation, transforming simple ideas into engaging short films using easy-to-follow techniques. Finally, Add Sound to Your Animation introduces sound design, where students use everyday objects to build creative soundtracks and bring their projects to life.

With step-by-step instructional videos, structured lesson sequences and ready-to-use templates, teachers can confidently deliver media arts learning with minimal preparation.

Aligned to The Australian Curriculum: The Arts (Media Arts), this collection builds creativity, collaboration and digital literacy—empowering students to become confident storytellers in today’s media-rich world.

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  • 5 × 45 minute lessons

    How To Create A Storyboard

    Years 3-8, Secondary
    Storyboarding is a way of telling a story through pictures. You write a story, break it down into simple actions, and then draw it in pictures. You also think about which shot type will best capture the information you want to convey in a scene. By using the Storyboard Template, you complete the first stage involved in making a film or animation.
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  • 2 × 45 minute lessons

    Add Sound To Your Animation

    Years 1-8, Secondary
    A sound score is a track of sound effects and music that accompanies a film or animation. A Foley artist brings the moving image to life by creating this track. Learning what a  Foley artist does is the first step in creating your own sound score. Next, follow the steps, which show how to use a collection of found objects to create a fun and interesting sound score to bring a stop motion animation to life.
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  • 6 × 45 minute lessons

    Create a Stop Motion Animation

    Years 1-8, Secondary
    Stop motion is the most basic form of animation, where a set of still photos, played in a rapid sequence, creates the illusion of movement. This follows the same basic principle of a flip book. Turn a 15-second story into a visually exciting animation using the simple process outlined.
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