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Activity 1 View the Prezi and Take the Quiz
1.1 THE BIG QUIZ
View the Prezi: The Making of the Book of Kells and answer the questions.
1
What shape were books before they were made in the shape we know today?
Rolled
2
How many illustrators do we think worked on the main pages of the Book of Kells?
1
3
3
Monks made the whole book, including the pages and coloured inks. True or false?
True
4
7
False
MAKING THE PAGES – Put the process in the right order:
Pages were cut out.
Hair was scraped off the skin.
4
2
Calf skin was soaked in lime
and water.
The skin was stretched
and flattened.
1
5
3
Label the pictures and write down the colour that each item made. (Use the lists to help you!)
Verdigris
Oak apple
Green
Black
Lapis lazuli
Orpiment
Blue
Yellow
Turnsole
Kermes insect
Purple
Red
Items
Kermes
Insect
Turnsole
Oak apple
Verdigris
Orpiment
Lapis lazuli
Colours
Black
Green
Purple
Blue
Yellow
Red
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Activity 1 View the Prezi and Take the Quiz
6
Lapis Lazuli came from Afghanistan.
Mark Afghanistan on the map.
7
Where did these pigments came from?
1. Turnsole
Used to make blues, purples and reds.
It was a plant from the Mediterranean.
2. Kermes Red
Kermes red came from the female
kermes insect. It came from Turkey.
3. Iron gall black
It came from oak apples (the cocoons of
gall wasps) which were found in oak trees.
8
What did scribes use to make the
quills they wrote the book with?
9
Fill in the missing words.
Draw and label your answer.
A sharpened feather,
for example Goose
10
When was the cover stolen from
the Book of Kells?
The Book of Kells is made from
‘stacks’ of gatherings
sewn
9th century
together. The assembled stacks
were held together (bound)
in a book shape by sewing the
11th century
first
13th century
and last gatherings into the
cover
Activity 1 View the Prezi and Take the Quiz
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1.1 THE BIG QUIZ
View the Prezi: Celtic Metalwork and answer the questions.
1
Some monks were highly skilled metalworkers. Can you give an example
of something they made?
Gospel book cover, chalice, crozier,
paten, bell shrine
2
What kind of person would have worn a torc?
Nobility
Important people
3
Apart from gold, name one other material that metalworkers used.
silver, copper, amber
glass, jewels
4
Celtic metal featured the La Tène style. Draw an example of this type of decoration.
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Activity 1 View the Prezi and Take the Quiz
5
Name the metal objects below. Where were they made?
Bell shrine of Saint Patrick
Downpatrick
Kells Crozier
Kells
6
3
7
Put the metalwork process in the right order.
Jewels were added
to the surface.
1
Clay moulds
were made.
2
Molten metal was
poured in.
Label the tools shown.
Dividers
Ruler
Activity 2 Create and Animate Using ICT
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2.1 C
REATE A POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION
Your task is to make a multimedia
presentation about the making of the
Book of Kells. You should use computer
software such as PowerPoint or
Slideshow.
First, you need to plan the slides you will include.
Your presentation must have at least
10 slides, including:
Title Slide
The first slide should have the title of your
presentation and your own name(s) on it.
Things to think about:
Facts about the Making of the Book of Kells
Each slide should tell us something different
about how the Book of Kells was made. You
might choose to present one or two aspects of
the making of the manuscript, like the coloured
inks used, or the various stages of the process,
from the making of the pages to the binding of
the book.
Pictures
Each slide should have at least one picture to
illustrate the text. Your pictures may be provided
by your teacher, downloaded from the internet
or a camera, or drawn and scanned into the
computer.
Text and Format
Make a plan to sequence
the information in your
presentation. You might want
to format the text size, font
and colour.
Images
You could use different tools
like crop, adjust contrast/
brightness and recolour to edit
your images. You could also
add relevant hyperlinks and
embed video files.
Timing, Transitions and
Animations
You may want to animate your
slides using custom animation
and applying transitions. You
could even use a timed loop for
your show.
Now use the Presentation
Planning Sheet to help
you plan your presentation.
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2.1 C
REATE A POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION
Your task is to make a multimedia
presentation about Celtic metalwork.
You should use computer software such
as PowerPoint or Slideshow.
First, you need to plan the slides you will include.
Your presentation must have at least
10 slides, including:
Title Slide
The first slide should have the title of your
presentation and your own name(s) on it.
Things to think about:
Facts about Celtic Metalwork
Each slide should tell us something different
about metal art in early Ireland and Britain.
You might choose to present one or two
aspects of metalwork, like jewellery worn by
important people in society or items made for
a monastery, or part of the process of making
metal objects and different materials that were
used.
Pictures
Each slide should have at least one picture to
illustrate the text. Your pictures may be provided
by your teacher, downloaded from the internet
or a camera, or drawn and scanned into the
computer.
Text and Format
Make a plan to sequence
the information in your
presentation. You might want
to format the text size, font
and colour.
Images
You could use different tools
like crop, adjust contrast/
brightness and recolour to edit
your images. You could also
add relevant hyperlinks and
embed video files.
Timing, Transitions and
Animations
You may want to animate your
slides using custom animation
and applying transitions. You
could even use a timed loop for
your show.
Now use the Presentation
Planning Sheet to help
you plan your presentation.
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Stop-Motion Animation
There are different types of Animation:
DRAWN
STOP-MOTION
COMPUTER
Cut-out/Collage Animation
Claymation
Object Animation
Pixelation
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The Three Cs and the Three Ss
Any film can be explored using:
CAMERA
CHARACTER
COLOUR
SETTING
STORY
SOUND
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2.2 CREATE AN ANIMATED CELTIC STORY
Now you’re going to plan and make an animation about
something you’ve learned. First, your team will need to think
about:
• the three Cs – camera, character and colour; and
• the three Ss – setting, story and sound.
Camera Shots
The camera is used to show and lead us through the story. It is important to think about which
shots are used. These are the main types of camera shots.
A long shot can be used to
set the scene and show the
action. It can also be used to
show full length characters
from a distance.
A mid shot shows one or
more characters, usually
from the waist or knees
up. Not much background
is visible.
A close-up shot shows
us details or the
emotions on a character’s
face.
Camera Angles
Camera angles can be used to show moods and atmosphere or make a shot more interesting.
Here are three basic camera angles you will see in films.
A high angle shot is
taken from above, with the
camera pointing down. It
can be used to emphasise
how small, vulnerable or
helpless someone is.
A low angle shot is taken
from below, with the camera
pointing up. This angle can
be used to make someone
look bigger and more in
control.
A point of view shot is
where you seem to see what
the character is seeing.
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Test Yourself
Label each camera shot below – is it a close-up, a mid shot or a long shot?
Close-up shot
Long shot
Discuss...
What camera shot(s) do you think you might use?
Notes/Ideas:
Mid shot
Pupils will mostly frame and shoot
using long shots to show action,
perhaps with a few close-ups to
show detail/add interest.
Now label each of these shots – is it a high angle, low angle or point of view shot?
High angle
Low angle
Discuss...
What camera angle(s) do you think you might use?
Notes/Ideas:
Point of view shot
Cut-out stop-motion animation
is ‘flat’ usually with the camera
shooting from above – pupils will
perhaps only use high angle shots.
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Character and Colour
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Now think about the character(s) you will include
in your animation. You could use the information
below to help you.
HAIR:
Monks shaved their heads in a ‘tonsure’.
AGE:
People of different ages lived in
monasteries. Some young men joined
a monastery when they were 15 or
16 years old.
CLOTHES:
Monks in the 8th and 9th century would
have worn long tunics and cloaks of varying
colours. Their clothes were fastened with
leather belts and they wore sandals.
Scribes would have had a quill to
write with.
What other items might make your
animation more authentic?
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Character and Colour
What characters and colours could you include in your animation? What could you represent, and how
could you make it more authentic? Discuss the ideas below in your group.
Designs
Society
Celtic metalwork is decorated with complex
La Tène knotwork and spiral designs.
Important people wore gold and silver
jewellery.
Monasteries
Beautiful metal objects
were made by monks for
use in monasteries.
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Colour
Colour can help to tell the story and tell us about the mood of a film, for example
sombre colours might be used for a dark storyline and a film that uses bright
colours could be light-hearted.
Sombre Colours
Bright Colours
What story/mood?
What story/mood?
TIP: Agreeing colours for your characters and backgrounds will be important for continuity.
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Creating Characters for Your Animation
Use this page to make notes about the characters your team agrees should be included in your
animation. Sketch and jot down what they will look like, and what colours and materials you
might use to make them.
BUILD (tall, short, heavy, thin...):
HAIR STYLE AND COLOUR
(long, short, shaved, plaits...):
CLOTHING
(tunic, cloak, trousers, bare legs, shoes...):
AGE:
BUILD (tall, short, heavy, thin...):
HAIR STYLE AND COLOUR
(long, short, shaved, plaits...):
JEWELLERY/OBJECTS
(crozier, bracelets, brooch...):
CLOTHING
(tunic, cloak, trousers, bare legs, shoes...):
AGE:
JEWELLERY/OBJECTS
(crozier, bracelets, brooch...):
If you need more space, use another sheet.
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Settings
Read the information about late 8th/early 9th century society and look at the pictures.
What setting will you use for your animation.
There were no cities
or large towns in late
8th and early 9th century
society. Families came
together in small
farming communities
made up of round huts
with thatched roofs.
Monks lived outside the
rest of society
in monasteries.
Monasteries were small,
isolated settlements, like
small villages, usually
enclosed within stone
walls.
Buildings were made
from stone or timber,
or wattle and daub
(interlacing rods, twigs
or branches plastered
with clay).
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Other Settings
In Asia
A frozen pond
in winter
The countryside
In another world!
In the past
In a city
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Discussing Settings
Is it set in a certain era – for
example 1600s, 1940s, now,
the future?
Is it grim
and dark or
bright and
cheerful?
What are the visual
clues that tell us the
time, place or space?
Does the action take
place in a particular country?
CHOOSE A
STORY OR
FILM
Is it rural or
in the city?
Does the story take
place inside (for example
Andy’s bedroom in
Toy Story) or outside?
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Now, in your group discuss the background for your animation – this will be your setting.
Plan how you will create your background.
Could you use different textures to add interest?
Which colours would be best for your setting?
Things to think
about:
Don’t make your
background too detailed!
People need to be able to
focus on the action.
Remember not to include
anything that moves in
nature (for example birds in
the sky, animals in the field
or fire). You’ll need to make
moving things seperately.
Notes/Ideas:
TEXTURE/
EFFECTS
COLOUR
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Story: Main Ingredients
WHO?
Main character(s)
WHAT
is the action?
What happens?
WHERE
the setting is.
THE FIVE
Ws
WHY?
Motive for the action?
Note: We don’t
always know.
WHEN
does the action take
place?
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Story and Sound
Think about how long you will have to tell your story.
Frame rate = the number of pictures per second in a film
Most animations that we watch are
made up of individual frames (pictures)
that are played back at a speed of
24 frames per second.
Can you work out how many
frames (pictures) we watch
in a minute?
24 (pictures) x 60 (seconds) =
1440
frames
When our eyes see a series of fast moving
pictures one after another, our brains are
tricked into seeing the pictures as moving.
To make your animation, you will use a
frame rate of between 8 and 12 frames
per second.
Can you work out how many
frames (pictures) you would
need to take for 30 seconds
of film?
This means you will need 8 –12 pictures
for every second of your film.
8 (pictures) x 30 (seconds) =
240
frames
OPTIONAL
FLICK BOOK
CHALLENGE
Make a flick book together
in your group! Each person
should work on eight small
strips of paper...
Each page should show a
tiny movement from the
last.
Keep it simple: agree what your character
will look like before you begin, for
example a stick man, outline drawing or simple
shapes.
12
Try timing how long your flick book takes to watch!
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Storyboard
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A storyboard is a sequence of pictures – usually including
directions and dialogue – illustrating the shots planned
for a movie, TV production or digital story.
Put your
story’s title and
your name in the
first box.
Use the speech
boxes to write
down your ideas
about any
sounds or narration
you might want
to add.
Number your
boxes to help you
keep track of
where you are in
your story.
Use the large
boxes to draw
pictures of the
main shots in your
animation.
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Editing (1)
Use your storyboards as a guide...
OPEN SOFTWARE
Open the digital storytelling software you are going to use,
for example iMovie, Movie Maker or PhotoStory.
SET UP and SAVE
• Set up your project (open software and name project) and save.
• Save your work early on and often – computers often ‘crash’ when you are
working with files containing images and audio.
ADD PICTURES
• Find the folder where your pictures are stored on the computer network.
• Import the pictures you will use, making sure any images with fingers in shot
are deleted.
• Drag pictures into the timeline and make sure they are in the order they should appear.
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Editing (2)
OPENING TITLE
• Add an opening title, including the name of your animation and your own
name(s). Format your title by changing the font, size, colour and alignment.
• iMovie and Movie Maker allow you to change the title’s animation style (how the
title appears and disappears onscreen).
ADDING TEXT
• If you are not recording narration, you can add typed text to your story.
Sentences should commentate on the appropriate pictures in the story.
• If sentences are being voiced over, you may not need text with the pictures
(unless adding captions, for example character or place names).
• Format your title by changing the font, size, colour and alignment.
END CREDITS
• You can list the different roles you and others undertook in making your
projects, for example director, set designer, camera operator. Format your title
by changing the font, size, colour and alignment.
• iMovie and Movie Maker allow you to change the animation style of the text.
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Editing (3)
PROOF and PREVIEW VISUALS
• You will need to make any changes to your projects now before final sounds are added
(and movies are saved and exported).
• Check your text for spelling and grammar: typos can easily detract from the quality of
your hard work!
PICTURE EFFECTS and TRANSITIONS (Optional)
You may choose to apply special effects to your pictures and/or apply transitions in
Movie Maker or iMovie.
PICTURE EFFECTS
Effects should be used sparingly, and only to enhance a picture, for example an image in
an historical story could have an ‘old’ effect applied to it.
TRANSITIONS
A transition is an effect applied to the blending of one image into the next, for example
dissolve, wipe, fade in and fade out.
Transitions blend the end of one image and the beginning of the next by taking a portion
of each clip and blending them. Important: Transitions will affect the timings of your
project: you will have to readjust your audio and picture timings after applying transitions.
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Editing (4)
RECORDING THE NARRATION/DIALOGUE
• You can record narration within the programme using headphones and microphones.
• Record your sentences separately, giving each sentence’s sound file an appropriate
name, for example sentence 1, sentence 2... so that you can find and recognise each
sound file easily.
• Insert your sound files into the appropriate (timeline) location in the correct order.
ADDING MUSIC
• Find where the music files are stored on the computer network.
• iMovie and Photostory have some music included within the programme. They will
allow you to add music which will play throughout the story, underneath any
narration/dialogue.
• Movie Maker will allow for only one audio track to play at a time, so you will only be
able to add music where there is no narration or dialogue. It is recommended to use
short pieces of music to go with your opening titles and end credits.
Fine tune any music or audio used in your story.
• Adjust the volume levels of audio files. Your narration should be clear, with any
accompanying music not overpowering the narration.
• Movie Maker and iMovie will allow you to fade music in and out. It would be a good idea
to fade any music out at the end of your story, so that it does not end too abruptly.
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Editing (5)
FINAL STAGES
FINAL PREVIEW
Preview your assembled project, making sure your sound and images sync
correctly. Any final changes must now be made before final save and export of
PROOF
& PREVIEW VISUALS
your
animation.
SAVE and EXPORT
Save your work for the final time before exporting it as a self-contained movie file
that can be played on any computer.
THAT’S ALL FOLKS
•PICTURE
Watch yourEFFECTS
finished animations
using the projector
for the whole class to enjoy!
& TRANSITIONS
(Optional)