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LEGO Stop-Motion Animation Workshop to be Held Friday at Mercer Island Library
LEGO fans from ages 8 to 12 from the Seattle area can head to Mercer Island Library to learn how to make an animated film.
Librarians are bringing fun to the again this week — this time in the form of a LEGO animation workshop on Friday where kids of all ages enjoy those plastic bricks that can make almost anything.
Lukas Allenbaugh, a former elementary school teacher who runs the Clay Animation Network, will lead the Friday session, which runs from 10 to 11:45 am. Participants need to be between the ages of 8 and 12 and registration is required.
Workshop participants can bring their own LEGOs for their stop-motion animation video. Or they can use LEGOs that the instructor will bring. Students also will learn how to operate a digital camera, make props and add sound and voice-overs to animated pieces, according to the King County Library System.
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Given that many students are currently on Spring Break, the workshop might be worthwhile to attend. As of Tuesday evening, the workshop had openings. The group, , is sponsoring the workshop.
Of course, the question is: What will the end product look like?
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Well, that depends on the creativity of the workshop participant. But take a look at some of the stop-motion animated pieces that the Clay Animation Network has on its YouTube page.
For more information, contact Margaret Martin at the Mercer Island Library. Her phone number is 206-236-3537. Her email is margmart@kcls.org.
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