Veteran animation artist Jim Bradrick is offering a new stop-motion animation class for young people, but if it doesn’t have a minimum of four signups by Oct. 9, it will …
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Veteran animation artist Jim Bradrick is offering a new stop-motion animation class for young people, but if it doesn’t have a minimum of four signups by Oct. 9, it will have to be canceled.
The course, “Basics of Animation for Youth: Stop Motion with Your Smartphone or Tablet,” is scheduled for 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Northwind Art School at Fort Worden State Park. Advance signups are requested.
“With just a few simple rules and tips that Jim will demonstrate, you can be making your own stop-motion animations in a matter of minutes,” said Diane Urbani, spokesperson for the nonprofit art school. “Also called table-top animation, stop-motion can be done with a minimum of equipment, including your own phone or tablet computer.”
“What will you photograph in your animation?” Bradrick asked. “The answer is almost anything. Toy cars and other vehicles are a popular choice. Dolls that can stand alone can be made to slide along, as if skating. You can make two things go around each other, or you can make them collide and fall over. You can have 10 or more things moving at once. Modeling clay can be slowly changed, so that it goes from one shape into another. The possibilities are endless.”
Bradrick encouraged youngsters (the class is for students age 8-17) to bring their old toys or other small objects, so he can teach the process of making an animated movie, beginning with the whole group working together.
“You’ll be animators in no time,” said Bradrick, who lives in Port Angeles.
His career includes broad experience in 2-D animation, illustration, comic books, advertising art and video games. In addition to a variety of freelance commissions, he has worked for Dark Horse Comics, Humongous Entertainment, Microsoft Research, Hidden City Games and Starwave, among others.
With a particular passion for hand-drawn animation, he maintained an animation blog called “Acme Punched!” That created nearly 200 instructional and informational posts over seven years. For more information, see the “Take a Class” page at NorthwindArt.org.
