Last week, 6th grade students were introduced to shadow puppets in the screening of Shadow Puppets, a short film. This child created short film illustrates some basic tricks for telling a simple story through shadow imagery and movement. Through a brief in-class demonstration, students were shown how to use an overhead projector to project a shadow puppet story on the Art Studio wall. Students worked in pairs and individually to draw backdrops using a transparency sheet and sharpies, and creating props and a cast of cut-out characters using card stock paper, laminate, sharpies, and popsicle sticks.
Today students continued to experiment with color, design, and movement while using light to bring their artwork to life. Students are finalizing their work form filming next week.