“Animation offers a medium of storytelling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world.” – Walt Disney
Students love creating short films where they create the dialogue and animate the characters. Not only do students learn how to write a script, but they also have to think about the props, music, background, and other elements. Creating scenes helps learners develop a critical eye when it comes to supporting writing and plot with visual and multimedia content. This is an important skill needed for our digital producers. Below are free web tools and apps students can use to create short animated films.
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Produce Animated Movies
- Plotagon (web/iOS/Android)- create animated videos by choosing a scene, creating and adding actors, and writing the dialogue. Add emotions, sound effects and music.
- Powtoon– Create fun animated videos with a library of music, text, and characters to choose from or upload images.
- Wideo– Create videos with uploaded images, animations, and add audio.
- Zimmer Twins– Make a cartoon featuring the Zimmer twins, type in the dialogue, choose a background scene, and create a fun movie.
- Dvolver– Create a short film and choose from their library of characters, backgrounds, and props.
- Puppet Pals and Toontastic are iOS apps for creating short videos with fun characters students animate with voice and movement. The scene is set as a play. They can upload their own drawings.
- SockPuppets is an iOS app for creating short movies with talking socks.
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