A claymation photography set up on a yellow table. A child fashions a piece of colourful clay to add to an underwater themed clay diorama brightly lit by a white light box and positioned in front of a camera to film.
WA Museum Boola Bardip

Claymation Creations: Frame by Frame
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Dates

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Thursday 11 April | 10am - 4pm
Drop and Leave program 

Dates
-
Ages
8-12 years
Cost

$90 per participant

Ages

Developed for children aged 8 to 12 years old

Registration

Please arrive at 9.45am to complete participant registration and consent details.

Essential information before you book

*Please note that all technical equipment required will be provided, however please bring along a 4GB USB for download to take home.

Site access information

WA Museum Boola Bardip is fully accessible. Call 1300 134 081 for assistance. Accessible resources and programs >

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Delve into the thrilling world of claymation and unleash your creativity in a vibrant and fun way. 

Craft and manipulate characters, design interesting backdrops and settings before capturing frame-by-frame sequences to create your stop-motion animation story. All through the playful medium of clay.

So, bring along your artistic skills, some patience and attention to detail to transform your ideas into a cinematic masterpiece.

Watch out Disney and Pixar! 

During this workshop, participants will: 

  • Develop a simple storyboard to map out the key events in your claymation.
  • Choose a theme to work with or select one from the list provided.
  • Craft and manipulate characters and settings ready to shoot your piece.
  • Use Hue software to produce your stop-motion animation 
  • Share your finished product with the group before taking it home.

*Please note that all technical equipment required will be provided, however, please bring along a 4GB USB for download.

Participant reviews from previous stop-motion animation workshops

"I would recommend it, it’s creative, fun and easy." — Saffron (11)

"This was amazingly amazing! I enjoyed everything about it. 10/10." — Lucy (11)

"I loved that you could use your imagination." — Eug (9) 

"I liked how you could do your own ideas and the staff were nice. I love how they gave us ideas and we could explore the things we did." — Holly (10)

Please note National Companion Cards are accepted at WA Museum Boola Bardip. Due to the nature of this workshop, companion card bookings should be made by contacting reception@museum.wa.gov.au.

Drop and leave programs

Drop and leave programs enable juniors to experience the Museum independently, discover and learn something new in an area of interest and access materials and resources that would not normally be available at home. All programs are managed and monitored by our experienced Learning and Engagement staff.