Animation Station

Available: Ongoing
Curriculum links: Visual Art, Science: Physical World, Technology
Year levels: 5 - 8
Duration: 90 mins+

How did old school animation work? What makes Len Lye’s films still cool today? Analyse the types of movement in Len Lye’s art through body moves. Figure out the tricks of his movies then create handmade abstract animations that ziggle.

BYO your class video camera, phone or iPad to record students’ animations.

See our current Len Lye Exhibition Len Lye - Motion Compositions.

At school:

• Preview exhibition  Len Lye - Motion Compositions.
• Google Slide: Len Lye Style Flip Book
• Download this Len Lye Animation Resource
• A compilation DVD entitled Colour Box: 19 Films by Len Lye is available from the Govett-Brewster Shop.
• Click below to view Len Lye films online:
  
  Tusalava
  A Colour Box
  The Birth of a Robot
  Free Radicals
  
  Films supplied by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Please respect the integrity of Len Lye’s artwork by not copying his films.