The Museum of Cornish Life in partnership with Cornwall Film Festival and Falmouth University have collaborated since 2019 on an annual week-long celebration of animation during the February half-term. Visit our Whats-On pages every February for a live programme.
In 2021 with the museum’s doors closed due to COVID, the festival took place online.
Cornwall Film Festival, Falmouth University and Spider Eye (an award winning and BAFTA nominated Cornish Animation Company) shared a vast array of animated films on their own and the museums YouTube pages with a selection of films from the museum too.
2021 Museum Animations:
Cornish Life Stories – Gabbroic Pottery’ a film by Awen Productions sharing the story of this Cornish pottery.
- ‘St Michael’s- The Church on Helston’s Hill’ this 2020 film, by St Michaels CofE Primary with artist Amanda Lorens, tells the story of the Church.
- ‘Museum of Change’ from 2019, by Parc Eglos School with artist Amanda Lorens, imagines what our collection could be.
- ‘Recylemation For Our Nation’ from 2018, by Nansloe Primary with artist Amanda Lorens, looks at our planet and recycling.
2021 Animation Workshops:
- Model Making: Ann Owen, Senior Lecturer at Falmouth University, who started her career on ‘Bob the Builder’, shows you how to make your own model for animating – watch here
- Make a Thaumatrope: Create an easy moving image using intofilms template and follow our video that you can watch here
- Make your Own Zoetrope: Learn how to make a frame by frame drawing to place inside your own Zoetrope that when spinning creates a mini animation. – watch here & Zoetrope Template
- Shadow Puppets: Make your own shadow puppets – watch here
- Stop-Motion: Ann Own, from Falmouth University, show you how to use your models to make a stop-motion film – watch here.
Project Partners:
