Commentary on the film: Come on
A beautiful short film to inspire children from kindergarten onwards to draw.Using simple geometric shapes, suggest that children invent the adventure of three new heroes in the image of these three adorable characters.
Animation technique
Animation on disc is an exciting technique to help children discover the magic of cinema.Two techniques are possible to create the illusion of movement. Create a match between the camera settings (number of images per second and shutter speed) and the speed of rotation of the disc, or create visual interruptions using the flashes of a stroboscope.
For teachers and parents who wish to experiment with this animation technique with children, discover the achievements of children in phonotrope and the very instructive video of a Nikodio event making a live film on disc: Le phonotrope en concert.
The ancestor of animation on disc is the zoetrope (1834), an animation technique that was the origin of the invention of cinema, the principle of which was to draw a sequence of drawings representing a cyclical movement inside a cylinder pierced with slits. Looking at the rotating cylinder from the outside, the slits allow the drawings to be seen and the solid parts of the cylinder act as a shutter, erasing the persistence of vision and creating the visual illusion of movement.
Watch the making of the film
Drawings on vinyl recordsOther creations of the director and animated drawings on vinyl records
Nikodio's filmsQuestioning the film: Come on
Understand the story, the theme, express your sensibility and exercise your critical mind.A particularly interesting technique: the phonotrope. The optical illusion is the result of the adequacy between the shutter speed of the camera and the rotation speed of the record.
1 Do you know the animation technique of this short film?
It's calledphonotrope, a technique of drawing on a vinyl record that comes to life as the record rotates (more details in the activity: Phonotrope workshops)
2 Describe the scenes in the film
Record 1 (top to bottom)
A boy (in the shape of a circle) is walking along singing; musical notes are coming out of his mouth.
The boy looks up with big eyes.
The boy is shouting for help from a castle tower.
Disc 2 (top to bottom)
A triangle-shaped character shoots an arrow.
The arrow knocks off the king's crown. The king is square-shaped.
The Triangle character grabs the king's crown.
Disc 3 (top to bottom)
The Triangle character escapes.
The boy watches the Triangle character escape.
The Triangle character escapes through a door.
Next disc
The boy chases Triangle. The boy tries to open a door.
A close-up of a lock is shown. The boy picks up the crown and runs away.
The boy with the crown falls at the foot of the king. The king threatens him.
We see previous drawings again; the last animation is a mixture of the 3 characters.
3 Emotions and facial expressions?
Joy, astonishment, surprise, fear, fright, anger...
Download the PDF of the film's educational activities
Created with the support of the Ministry of Education and the CNC.Family viewing of the film, educational activities with parents at home and with teachers in class.
Animation workshops: phonotrope (Plastic arts) (Cycle 1)
Educational activities proposed by Christophe Defaye based on the film Come on.
Games and instrumental activities (Music education) (Cycle 1)
Educational activities proposedby Valérie from the Val 10 blogbased onthe film Come on.
Discover other educational sheets created with the support of the Ministry of Education and the CNC...
Theme
MusicalGenre and keywords
Musical, geometrical shapes, square, triangle, round, kingRecommended age
5 years and all the familyParental control
Duration
3 min 35 s.Title
Come onDirector
NikodioMusic
King BiscuitProduction
2014
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