1.5° Film Challenge
Animation Weekend at An Talla
(25-27 February).
As part of Film Access Scotlands 1.5° Film Challenge animation sessions, thanks to support from Screen Scotland and Keep Scotland Beautiful, we are delighted to welcome Jim Parkyn from Aardman Animations back to Tiree. Jim Parkyn and Jack Lockhart will be delivering animation sessions and film screenings over the weekend. The sessions are open to everyone in the community from age 5 years and up, and the Farmhouse Cafe will be serving delicious food over the weekend. Places are limited and completed films will be submitted into Film Access Scotland’s Climate 1.5 Challenge. The course runs over both days, the morning sessions are for families (are now fully booked) and the afternoons for Adults/Secondary students.
Friday 25th Feb
6.30pm Public Screening: Chicken Run (U) with intro from Jim Parkyn, Senior Model Maker from Aardman Animations
Sat 26th Feb
10.30 – 12.30pm Family session
1.30pm – 4pm Adult/Secondary session
6.30pm Public Screening: Jason and the Argonauts (U) this Harryhausen classic is introduced by Jim Parkyn from Aardman Animations
Sun 27th Feb
10.30 – 12.30pm Family session
1.30pm – 4pm Adult/Secondary session
4pm Screening of everyone’s animations, details on how to submit work and next steps.
Friday 25th Feb
Public Screening: Chicken Run with intro from Jim Parkyn from Aardman
Sessions are open to everyone in the community from age 5 years and up. The morning sessions will be aimed at families with self-led activities available for those who want to develop their ideas in their own time.
Sessions will include some examples of work from Margaret Tait, Len Lye and Norman McLaren.
Sat 26th Feb
Group one
10.30 – 12.30pm
Introduction to the Climate 1.5 Challenge
Character Animation, this includes developing your own animation and creating an animated talking head. This session will create a short animation.
The Farmhouse Café will be running in the hall throughout the day along with various animation stations including:
Cut Out animation station
Storyboard station
Sand and lightbox station
Drawing station
Group Two
Introduction to the Climate 1.5 Challenge
1.30pm – 4pm Character Animation, this includes developing your own animation and creating an animated talking head
4pm
The chance to watch what everyone has made that day
6.30pm
Public Screening: Jason and the Argonauts introduced by Jim Parkyn from Aardman
Sun 27th Feb
Group one
10.30 – 11.30am
Pixilation, Time-lapse and field recording. Participants will spend time on the beach (weather dependent) or bring some of the beach inside, with a mix of group and individual work.
11.30 – 12.30pm
Introduction to Stop motion and Claymation.
The Farmhouse Café will be running in the hall throughout the day along with various animation stations including:
Cut Out animation station
Storyboard station
Sand and lightbox station
Drawing station
Group Two
1.30pm – 2.30pm
Pixilation, Time-lapse and field recording. Participants will spend time on the beach (weather dependent) or bring some of the beach inside, with a mix of group and individual work.
2.30 – 4pm
Introduction to Stop motion and Claymation and then to continue with their chosen technique.
4pm
Screening of everyone’s animations, details on how to submit work and next steps.