Professional Development Workshop - Stop Motion & Pixelation Animation with Animayo's Damián Perea
Educators will learn the basics of animation using stop motion and pixelation techniques which can be applied in the classroom with students. No prior knowledge or experience is needed! Stop motion & Pixilation animation uses a series of separate images to create the illusion of movement of stationary objects or of people. This workshop will teach teachers these simple but dynamic techniques of animation that can then be applied to classroom learning and student projects. Using clay, paper, objects or their own bodies, participants creativity will be inspired in this fun and active workshop.
Participants should bring a cell phone with the Free APP Stopmotion installed prior to the workshop.
Damián Perea, 20 years working on animation industry. For 14 years he has been directing and producing in twelve countries the International Summit Animayo, the only Spanish animation «Qualifying Festival» by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the Oscar Awards® (since 2018).
Through Animayo, he offers training and professional opportunities, focused on the new generations, promoting a powerful industry of animation and visual effects in different countries.
He was named Ambassador in Spain for the European Animation Émile Awards, he’s currently member of the European Film Academy of Cinematography (EFA), ASIFA Hollywood and member of Egeda España. In 1997, was the Director and Producer of the first animated work made in Canary Islands (Spain), winner of awards such as “Canarios del Mundo” and “Joven Canarias”. In 1999, he was nominated to the Goya Awards® for his work “Could be Worse”. In 2001, was the animation director of the multi-million dollar Campaign of the Euro “Los García” (2001), commissioned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Government of Spain.
Leader, creative, innovative, entrepreneur, visionary, communicator and team manager. He combines his work as director and producer of Animayo, with other works such as: director and producer of film, advertising and video clips, event producer, strategic consultant, advisor, speaker, jury of international festivals and talent recruiter.
Other works: “Year Zero” (in production) and “Mad About Cinema" (2003), selected in Festivals such as SICAF (South Korea) or Bimini (Latvia) and in other Festivals in Germany, Italy, Holland, Japan or New York.
