Animation Meets Promotion

International School of Prague

Inspired by the complex and challenging Curator Project, ISP wanted to find a real-world context for the new Digital Animation course where students learn to create visual effects using Adobe After Effects. Complex software takes persistence and significant practice so finding authentic challenges to genuinely engage learners, while they build their skill level over time, is a key strategy for success.

As ISP’s Mr. Bobyk prepared this new course, he wondered, “how do I make the learning of a challenging piece of software fun, interesting and engaging to students? I have always admired and respected the work our team does with the ISP Curator Project, in cooperation with the Lobkowicz family. The levels of learning that are involved when you give a group of students an object, hundreds of years old, and tell them to use their 21st Century skills and resources to tell its story, is the kind of real-life situations to which we aspire. So how can I, as a teacher starting a new class using a very high-level piece of technology, keep the learning at its highest level? Oh yeah, throw in that it is happening during a pandemic, forgot to mention that.” Following basic training and exploration of this professional software, students were given the following challenge: ISP’s Advancement office needs your help in making a promotional video. You will be given drone footage and the ISP logo created by Graphic Design students.

You are applying for a job but I need to see your design and After Effects skills; The client (Advancement Office) has provided some footage and a logo. You need to make a 20-30 second promotional video out of it. Consider using keywords from the client’s mission. The results will be shared on ISP’s website and on this platform shortly.

Learn more here: https://www.isp.cz/learning-at-isp/