‘Client feedback’ from Year 7 students at Clayton View Primary School has guided an anti-graffiti project recently completed by Diploma of Animation students at Central TAFE.
The project was funded by the City of Swan and involved four animation students creating ‘a proof of concept’ animation to use in Western Australian primary schools to discourage graffiti.
The project was coordinated by Central TAFE’s New Media Lecturer, Tim Riessen.
“The primary students were instrumental in putting forward initial ideas for the animation - one of which was used,” he said.
“They viewed progress and provided feedback on a site visit to our animation facilities in East Perth.
"They learnt some of the tricky techniques to animation and were clearly enthralled - with an endless list of questions and comments. I think their Deputy Principal was equally amazed by what could be achieved."
The final animation premiered at an end of year show for New Media students ‘e-scape’ on 20th November 20 at the College Art Gallery in Aberdeen Street.
Industry guests viewed the high quality work and the President of the Bellevue Ratepayers Association, Martin Chape, (who secured project funding) presented the Diploma students with certificates to recognise their good efforts.
The animation now forms part of a broader teaching resource for primary schools to be piloted in 2009.