Curtis Jobling, designer of Bob the Builder and creator of the soon to be aired CBBC animation Frankenstein's Cat, has teamed up with independent educational software developer Kudlian Soft and Film Street the website from First Light Movies designed to engage under 12s with film and filmmaking, to launch a fantastic new competition for children - Animate IT! 2008.
The competition is open to children aged 12 and under with both school and individual categories with two winners being chosen from each category.
The two individual winners will receive an iMage webcam and a copy of either Kudlian Soft’s I Can Animate or Stop Motion Pro.
The two winners from the school category will win six iMage webcams and a school site licence for I Can Animate or Stop Motion Pro each.
The animation software will enable the creators of the best designs to make a mini animated movie starring their very own 3D character!
Entrants can send a drawing or a photograph of their character design which should be totally original. The characters can be people, animals or even monsters – anything which can be animated and the more creative the better. Children, their teachers and parents can learn everything they need to know about filmmaking and animation at www.filmstreet.co.uk the web’s friendly and free filmmaking site for under 12s.
Competition rules
Full entry details and claymation and character hints and tips from Curtis can be found at www.filmstreet.co.uk
The closing date for competition entries is Friday 4 April 2008 with the winning characters being chosen by First Light Movies, Kudlian Soft and Curtis Jobling.
Entry
To enter Animate IT! 2008 children can either email a digital photograph or a scanned drawing of the 3D character to info@filmstreet.co.uk
or post drawings of the 3D character or photos of a model to:
Animate IT! 2008 Competition, Film Street @ First Light Movies, Unit 6, Third Floor, The Bond, 180-182 Fazeley Street, Birmingham B5 5SE
Individual entrants should make sure that the name, age and a contact postal or email address and telephone number is included.
School entries should make sure that the school and teacher contact details are included.