{"id":1704,"date":"2023-08-18T20:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T19:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2023-08-18T20:31:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T19:31:46","slug":"fastrack-students-enjoying-stop-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/2023\/08\/18\/fastrack-students-enjoying-stop-motion\/","title":{"rendered":"Fastrack students Enjoying Stop Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fastrack students Enjoying Stop Motion earlier this Summer in June.<br \/>\nFastrack is a short, intensive and free course, the Fastrack programme at Edge Hill University has been specifically designed to support progression on to a range of undergraduate degrees at Edge Hill. Aimed at mature learners who have been out of study for at least 2 years, and do not hold the required entry qualifications.  The Fastrack students get a whole range of taster sessions where they have to undertake tasks for different subjects. Here the students get a chance to try out Animation and a stop motion task where they animate a simple stop motion wire rig character and where they can get to see the results straight away.<\/p>\n<p>To read more about Fastrack on the Edge Hill University website go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/subject\/undergraduate\/fastrack-preparation-for-higher-education\/\">Fastrack at Edge Hill University<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/08\/IMG_1245new.jpg\" alt=\"Tutor Andrew - demonstrates what to do'\"><br \/>\nAnimation Lecturer Andrew &#8211; demonstrates what to do<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/08\/fastrack.jpg\" alt=\"Fastrack students start the process of stop motion animating'\"><br \/>\nFastrack students start the process of stop motion animating<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/08\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Fastrack students stop motion animating'\"><br \/>\nMaking the simple stop motion wire rig character dance<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/08\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Fastrack students stop motion animating'\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/08\/3.jpg\" alt=\"Fastrack students stop motion animating'\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/animation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/08\/4.jpg\" alt=\"Fastrack students stop motion animating'\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fastrack students Enjoying Stop Motion earlier this Summer in June. Fastrack is a short, intensive and free course, the Fastrack programme at Edge Hill University has been specifically designed to support progression on to a range of undergraduate degrees at Edge Hill. 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