Transylvania project

Week three of the Transylvania project was all about non-stop action, stop-action video. The art club went totally nuts making little characters out of clay and building castles out of legos. There were stories involving dracula, cheese, lollipops, ghouls, impaling, stabbing, swordsmanship, cute little children, and children that turn into cheese. I can't say enough about the simplicity and fun of claymation sessions with young people. The art club was able to navigate the software completely on their own and enjoy the pure magic of moviemaking . It was a delight to watch them laugh and tell their stories. Throughout the entire session the kids were picking out their favorite Transylvanian folkmusic as background sound for their movies. Imagine the whirling dervish of a Hungarian jig, Dracula impaled on a lego sword, and red clay clusters of blood, and you will just about catch the crazy, zany fun of the day.