Category: PSA: Make a Connection, Feel the Love
Student: Emma B
Age Division: 6-8
Title: PSA: Make a Connection, Feel the Love

I used flipaclip to create the animation.  I was inspired by my love of animation and my love for animals.  I begin by thinking about a topic I want to sketch.  For this animation, I decided to sketch out a girl that got a dog.  The dog was wanting to play, but she was on her phone.  This is a connection that won’t last, but if you make a connection with a pet, the love and friendship is a connection that will last.  So, my message is to make that connection with your pet or ADOPT A PET and make a connection that will last. 

To create the animation, I use flipaclip.  Then I sketch out all of my own characters on the scene.  I love to draw so that is what makes this animation more personal.  Once I draw an animation, I go ahead and color it so I don’t have to color over the animation. However, in this particular animation, I waited and colored everything after I put it in my animation.  Then I went back and added the text.  After I was finished, I added the movie to an iMovie.  Since it was a playful situation with the dog, I wanted to add playful music. So, I added “Why” by Freckland from within the iMovie app.  Then I added black backgrounds and put them in title screens.  All of this combined made a 30 second PSA. 

It was a great experience putting my animation in a PSA.  I love making animations. I usually create 2 or so a week, but it depends on how long it takes me to make one.  Sometimes I spend several hours for two or three days.  Sometimes, I can finish one in a day.  It truly depends on my motivation for doing the animation.  I hope my work with animation in this PSA can make a difference.