During Term 2, the ACTF learning team delivered two live virtual workshops exploring the impact of light and colour in television series and a behind-the-scenes look at the series Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers.

These recordings and resources are now available to view and explore on demand.

Light and Colour: The Power to Create and Influence Mood Virtual Workshop and Learning Resource 

The use of lighting and colour in television has the power to influence the audience’s mood. In this virtual workshop, early years students were introduced to the use of light and colour in ACTF content to learn how these elements impact the mood of the story.

This session explored how light and colour are tools used to create mood on screen and to influence audience responses to screen stories. These ideas are extended with an online resource with activities and an accompanying worksheet to support students to use colour and light in their own stories. 

How is colour used to build the story? How does light create mood? How do animators use colour and light together to create rich screen content we want to watch? Find out the answers and much more in the virtual workshop recording and learning resource here.

Character, story and animated worlds in Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers webinar, with flipbook activity

To celebrate the ACTF’s 40th birthday and the Elvis: Direct from Graceland exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery, we looked back at one of Australia’s much loved children’s television programs, Li’l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers.

Students from across Australia joined the Character, story and animated worlds in Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers webinar with the series creator Peter Viska. Developed in partnership with Bendigo Art Gallery, we took students behind-the-scenes of Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers and shared how the star, Elvis, influenced the show and how the show influenced a new genre of music, “Didgibilli Rock.”  To accompany this webinar students were introduced to the animation process with a printable flip book activity to complete in the classroom.  

How do creators use inspiration from popular culture to build stories and characters in animation? Learn this and much more in the webinar recording and access the downloadable flip book activity here.

Are you interested in attending one of our online learning events? Sign your class up to these upcoming free webinars and virtual workshops.

Author Webinar: Writing about continuity and change with Nadia Wheatley

Date: 28 July 2022

Time: 11:30am (AEST), 9:30am (AWST), 11am (ACST)

Duration: 45 minutes

Year Levels: 3 - 8

Register for free here.

Scriptwriting: The art of storytelling for the screen

Date: Friday, September 2 2022

Times: 2pm (AEST)

Duration: 45 minutes

Year levels: 5-8

Register for free here.

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