Last week we were very fortunate to have MIchael Crumback visit our class. He is going to school to become an animator.

Michael showed us the cool pencil and paper animating that they started with in his first year. He brought along a few of the flip books he created and also showed us what they looked like once they were scanned into the computer. We thought the flour sack was very funny!

Next, Michael showed us the amazing computer animation they moved on to. We loved seeing all of the projects he worked on in his class. The animations of the sheep were hilarious. We also got to see how to animate people using a special computer program. Michael let us make decisions about what to have the character do. Having the character do the splits and then have his teeth fly out of his mouth were very popular with the students.

Michael also shared the short film his class made together and showed us that parts he was responsible for. We loved the hippo!

Finally, Michael led us in some directed drawing. He showed us step by step how to draw a fun cartoon rabbit and then a snake. We also got a chance to try out the drawing pad and stylus that he using when animating.
Our Turn to Draw on PhotoPeach

We can’t thank Michael enough for coming all the way from Vancouver to share with us. He is definitely going to have one of the coolest jobs around!