During this lesson you are are going right back to animation basics and learning the fundamentals of creating an animation by creating a flipbook. This is a really fun task that doesn't need a computer or any fancy equipment. All you need is a stack of paper and a pen.

1. Watch this YouTube clip showing some really cool flipbook examples. There are loads of good Youtube videos if you search for 'flipbook' so you can search for a few more once you are done watching this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGw6VREYkLE

2. Firstly, you will need to find or create a blank flipbook. This task will be really easy if you have a blank (or lined) pad or a pack of sticky notes. Don't worry if you haven't got a pad you can create a flipbook very easily by cutting up paper into a rectangle shape and then clamping them altogether somehow (with a clip or cellotape even).

3. Watch this video which explains exactly how to make your flipbook animation: https://youtu.be/gqUcUR69pck

4. Then stop. Think. What are you going to draw? You don't have to be good at drawing to make a flipbook animation. It could be as simple as a ball rolling off the edge of a table and bouncing on the floor. Or a stick man walking. Or an explosion from a small dot gradually getting bigger. Try to make your first one simple as all I want you to learn from this stage is that animation is created from a series of frames.

Extension

Enjoyed this task? Why not think about creating a more complex flipbook. Using more detailed drawings and possibly colour. Check out cool examples on YouTube searching using the keyword 'Flipbook'.