Learn the secret recipes we use to teach film making to tens of thousands of kids and their media mentors/coaches.
The films that taught us how to teach
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These kids’ films have been hiding for years. Not anymore. We’re finally opening The Living Archive — hundreds of rough, hilarious, unmistakably human-made films we’ve helped kids make over the years. They taught us what has become Animating Kids: the techniques kids tried most, the challenges they loved, and one big lesson - great teams made great films. Soon we’ll have nearly four years of daily uploads scheduled. So check back often. We’re just getting started. We'll attach the previous week's uploads to each newsletter. For the first 14, click the link below. Some of them make sense. Some of them are disturbing, some hilariously rough. Enjoy! Our Living Archive main link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK-V3izBafmI Bon Animate! The Team at Animating Kids |
Animating Kids
Learn the secret recipes we use to teach film making to tens of thousands of kids and their media mentors/coaches.
Before we get into today's book excerpt, check out our latest Halloween playlist. 7 totally original animated shorts by Animating Kids students. Happy Halloween. > “WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF CLAY!” “WHAT?” “We've got maybe an hour left!” I looked at my watch. Two hours until closing. “That's impossible! We brought TEN TUBS!” “Look around!” At least one hundred kids were lined up down Verick St. Every animation table was packed. Parents were elbow-deep in clay. And the line kept growing. We had...
Sorry Coach It's college football season in America, and I recently got a kick out of a pre-game interview with a coach. I didn't catch which school he represented, but a reporter asked him an offhanded question as he was about to go into the locker room. "Hey Coach, what's your least favorite word?" The coach didn't hesitate. "Narrative!" And with that, he walked off, leaving the reporter sputtering. I nearly did a spit take. Having spent much of my life working with narrative, I thought his...
While we have not expressly published Halloween films this week, they are scary good, especially for having been done in a school classroom by teams of 10yr olds. Here is the seven minute playlist this week. Bon Animate! PS If you are getting Animating Kids for 2026-27, email us at info@animatingkids.com and we'll help you with your order.