Experimental animation

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/experimental-animation

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the artistic paradigm?Emphasizes subjective experience, abstract form, and non-linear progression over narrative convention
2. Why do experimental cartoons not have a story?Because experimental animation wants to explore feelings and thoughts, it often leaves out a clear story. This lets the pictures and music create meaning in a more personal way.
3. How do artists make experimental animation?Artists draw or paint directly on film, use paint, sand, or other materials, and sometimes change the film itself to create moving pictures that look and feel different from regular cartoons.

Phenomenology: The philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness from the first-person point of view.
Avant-garde: New and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature.
Direct Animation: Animation created by drawing, scratching, or painting directly onto film stock, rather than using traditional animation cels.