Tech Lab, Media Arts
Animation Principles: Squash and Stretch
Explore movement, mood, and storytelling by manipulating shapes of an animated object.
Member$58.00 (any noted materials fee included) |
Guest$70.00 (any noted materials fee included) |
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Thur, 6/12/2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thur, 6/12/2025
About
In this class, part of our Animation Principles series, you'll explore how manipulating form and figure enhances movement, mood, and storytelling within an animated object. You'll experiment with your chosen material for animating (stop-motion or hand-drawn). And you'll analyze and explore different methods of exaggeration of shape and movement to grow visual storytelling and characterization skills.
The course will begin with a short lecture with examples followed by a guided workshop session. You should be prepared to have a lot of patience.
Details
- Skill level: Designed for people who are new to animation and want to learn, and people who want to bring their animation practice back to the very basics.
- Other classes in our animation series:
Project
You'll develop a 5- to 15+-second stop-motion or hand-drawn animation .mov or .mp4 file.
Materials
- A $10 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers the use of BARN-provided drawing materials.
- You should bring whatever you want to animate with:
- If you want to draw your animations, bring whatever specialty drawing materials you want to work with.
- If you want to work with stop-motion materials, bring whatever materials you want to work with (instructor will also have a collection of miscellaneous materials to use). This can include construction paper and scissors, clay or Play-Doh, Legos, blocks, and small figurines.
Prerequisites
You must have completed Animation Principles: Introduction.
Class Policies
Ages 14 and up are welcome.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Fill out the Accommodation Request Form before any class for which you require an accommodation. Email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org if you have any questions.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
JP Powell
JP (they/them) is the program coordinator for the Media Arts Studio and aspires to grow the animation community on Bainbridge and greater Kitsap County.
JP earned a bachelor's degree in animation from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, with a focus in pre-production design, production management, and 2D animation production. The first official screening of their thesis, the animated short film Afternoon Snack, was at the Bainbridge Island Film Festival in November 2024. It continued its festival run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in February 2025.
JP is a multi-disabled, autistic, and openly queer artist dedicated to creating safe and accessible spaces within the art industry. Throughout their time in university, JP developed an accessibility branch and code of conduct as president of the Student Animation Organization, completed an in-depth study of autism representation in film and television, and was a contract research specialist to help an arts organization revise curriculum for autistic adults. In 2023, they worked as a teaching artist and intern for Fringe Benefits Theatre and taught workshops on art therapy strategies for college art students. They’ve also worked with a domestic violence shelter in Orange County, Calif., to help teens process dating and domestic violence through film-making projects and community talks from 2017-2019.
JP centers their teaching around fostering environments where artists feel safe to create with rich authenticity and challenge the status quo while developing their crafts and passions.
JP earned a bachelor's degree in animation from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, with a focus in pre-production design, production management, and 2D animation production. The first official screening of their thesis, the animated short film Afternoon Snack, was at the Bainbridge Island Film Festival in November 2024. It continued its festival run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in February 2025.
JP is a multi-disabled, autistic, and openly queer artist dedicated to creating safe and accessible spaces within the art industry. Throughout their time in university, JP developed an accessibility branch and code of conduct as president of the Student Animation Organization, completed an in-depth study of autism representation in film and television, and was a contract research specialist to help an arts organization revise curriculum for autistic adults. In 2023, they worked as a teaching artist and intern for Fringe Benefits Theatre and taught workshops on art therapy strategies for college art students. They’ve also worked with a domestic violence shelter in Orange County, Calif., to help teens process dating and domestic violence through film-making projects and community talks from 2017-2019.
JP centers their teaching around fostering environments where artists feel safe to create with rich authenticity and challenge the status quo while developing their crafts and passions.
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