Start off with an introduction to the basics of artist-moving image making, including story-boarding and stop-frame photography, from which images will be recorded and assembled to make a 30 second animation. Participants will be shown examples of animations in early photography, explaining the concepts of photography and recording of movement in the history of art and film. You will also be introduced to Photoshop for making GIFs and After Effects for compositing and 'key framing' movement in images.

All work will be delivered back to you as exported MOV and MP4 files. The instructor would then exhibit these works on her YouTube account with everyone’s names attached which will be used for future references.

What will be provided?
- USB sticks for all to take project material and finished work home
- 1 Laptop and speakers to share
- Some basic sound and animation props
- Tea and light refreshments will be served in the evening

What you need to bring
Any image that inspires you; this could be a pop-star, a cut out from a magazine or newspaper, anything that you like to be used as a starting point for the animation.
Participants are also welcome to bring their own Laptops with Photoshop and After Effects installed but this is not a requirement to participate in the workshop.

The instructor
Alia Pathan has 13 years of experience in peripatetic art teaching and leading workshops. She did her Foundation Diploma in Fine Art from Winchester School of Art, UK (2005) along with 1st Class BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University, UK (2009) and M.F.A. in Fine Art Practice from Goldsmiths University of London, UK (2014). She has participated in numerous Solo shows at New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK (2012), The Wasp Room, Nottingham, UK (2010) and MOOT Gallery, Manchester Contemporary Art Fair, UK (2009).
She has participated in several group shows at Bands Without Sounds, Nahmad Projects (2016), Red Mansion Art Prize Exhibition (2016), CHROMA: Red Issue (2016), Independent Art Spaces Festival with Red Gate Gallery, Beijing (2015) and many more.