bent architect's Mick Martin works with primary school children on a series of animations.
Lights Camera Score connects classrooms and creative learning to the screen-based content that dominates the routine cultural experience our young people.
The processes by which screen content is made can be very opaque, but this project demystifies the process empowering pupils and students to be co-creators of experience working alongside award winning music and media professionals.
Across eight primary schools in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, student work emerged out of classroom activity reinforcing curriculum aims and the National Plan for Music Education.
Workshops with Yorkshire based writer Mick Martin allowed our young participants to create specific and detailed story ideas that evolve into scripts.
The theme was “The Place I Love”. These stories were then animated by industry professionals from Three Stones Media. Once the animation process was underway Lucy Harrower our musical lead (supported by Dr Gregory Boardman), guided classroom lessons during which the pupils composed music, learned to perform their music and then recorded the soundtracks to accompany their films.
Finished films were shared by schools during screenings and via digital or social channels so we can engage with families and friends to highlight the amazing efforts of the young people involved.
Watch the animated films here:
https://spaces.hightail.com/space/j5hMkwZFGV
In addition to the eight animated films that were planned as part of the project the pupil work also led to the creation of eight unique songs were are celebrated as eight short-form animated videos.
Watch the songs here:
https://spaces.hightail.com/space/XEGiFwADdI
The processes by which screen content is made can be very opaque, but this project demystifies the process empowering pupils and students to be co-creators of experience working alongside award winning music and media professionals.
Across eight primary schools in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, student work emerged out of classroom activity reinforcing curriculum aims and the National Plan for Music Education.
Workshops with Yorkshire based writer Mick Martin allowed our young participants to create specific and detailed story ideas that evolve into scripts.
The theme was “The Place I Love”. These stories were then animated by industry professionals from Three Stones Media. Once the animation process was underway Lucy Harrower our musical lead (supported by Dr Gregory Boardman), guided classroom lessons during which the pupils composed music, learned to perform their music and then recorded the soundtracks to accompany their films.
Finished films were shared by schools during screenings and via digital or social channels so we can engage with families and friends to highlight the amazing efforts of the young people involved.
Watch the animated films here:
https://spaces.hightail.com/space/j5hMkwZFGV
In addition to the eight animated films that were planned as part of the project the pupil work also led to the creation of eight unique songs were are celebrated as eight short-form animated videos.
Watch the songs here:
https://spaces.hightail.com/space/XEGiFwADdI
