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A finished animation from the first Stallcombe House animation workshop featuring a James Bond styled scene

We set up a live green screen in the hall so that the residents could see themselves on a big tv projected against a background of their choice using green screen software. Lots of fun ensued! We currently compositing all the captured footage together  

Our first interactive workshop happened on the 24th of March at Stallcombe House, and it was a fantastic success. The team from Calling The Shots brought two ‘workstations’ for the residents to use – a stop-motion clay animation table and an interactive green-screen. Residents really enjoyed making models from clay, developing a theme for their […]

By the end of our first workshop the participants had created their own short films using stop-motion with the help of the teachers. They created their own characters, stories and had used the stop-motion software to create their work.

We began the workshop introducing everyone to stop-motion animation, a process using multiple photos to create a moving image. We started off exploring how stop-motion works with a few basic shapes and movements and everyone quickly got the hang of it

Our first workshop is at Stallcombe House. Stallcombe House is a residential community for adults with learning disabilities. It has a holistic and organic approach to personal health and the living environment. Willows, which sits in the grounds of Stallcombe House and specialises in caring for adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, is the site of […]