Make It Move! Introduction to Stop Motion Animation

This workshop is an engaging, hands-on workshop series designed to foster digital creativity and animation skills! This workshop is an engaging, hands-on workshop series designed for youth ages 8–13. This program bridges physical craft with digital creativity, turning everyday building blocks into dynamic, animated stories. Using Zu3D animation software, students will step into the roles of director, set designer, and animator. Over the course of the program, students will learn the core principles of stop-motion animation. Working in small collaborative creative teams, students build their own custom sets, animate minifigures frame-by-frame, and produce a polished short film to share with family, peers, and the community.