Animation Studio · With Krea
How to draw a monster and turn it into a movie
This course shows your kid how to draw a monster nobody has seen and turn it into a 30-second movie. Krea hosts five short films: your kid invents the monster on paper, plans three scenes, picks the sound, and shoots the film in Animation Studio. Plan about five minutes of films and 45 minutes of making.
- Ages
- 6 to 13
- Time
- 5 films, about 5 minutes, then about 45 minutes of making
- Host
- Krea
- You need
- Paper, pencil, crayons or colored pencils (optional)
- Status
- Coming soon. Kids vote in the app for the courses they want first.
The intro film
Krea's 45-second intro film is coming soon. Here's what Krea says in it.
Transcript
Hi, I'm Krea. Let's invent a monster nobody has ever seen.
Not a scary copy of a scary one. Yours.
Maybe it has three eyes and tiny feet. Maybe it's fluffy and very, very grumpy.
First you draw it on paper.
Then you find out what your monster wants. A snack? A friend? A quiet nap?
And here's a secret. Every monster is scared of something too.
You put all of that into three scenes.
You pick spooky music, or funny music, if your monster is a silly one.
Then your drawing comes to life and stars in its own movie.
Ready? Grab a pencil and let's meet your monster.
The 5 lessons
Lesson 1. Invent your monster
Mix big shapes and add one thing nobody expects.
- Pick a body shape: round, tall, or wiggly
- Add one surprise, like six arms or a tail with a face
- Give your monster a name
Where: Paper
Lesson 2. What does it want?
A monster is more fun when it wants something and is scared of something.
- Write one thing your monster wants
- Write one thing that scares it
- Draw who gets in its way
Where: Animation Studio · Characters
Lesson 3. Three scenes
Tell the monster's story in a beginning, a middle, and an end.
- Draw the monster wanting something
- Draw the moment it goes wrong
- Draw how it ends
Where: Animation Studio · Storyboard
Lesson 4. Monster sounds
Pick the music and the feeling so the movie sounds like your monster.
- Choose Spooky or Funny music
- Pick how your monster feels in each scene
- Give it one short line to say
Where: Animation Studio · Sound
Lesson 5. Lights, camera, monster
Shoot each scene, then show your family the movie.
- Shoot your three scenes
- Keep each one or shoot it again
- Send it to family and watch together
Where: Animation Studio · Premiere
What your kid makes
Your kid ends with a 30-second monster film made from their own drawings, with music, one line of dialogue, and their name on it. The monster stays in the kid's saved characters, so it can star in a game in Game Studio or a comic in Comic Studio next.
Free guides to practise with
Questions parents ask
Will this be too scary for my kid?
Your kid decides how scary the monster is. Many kids make silly or friendly monsters and pick the Funny music instead of Spooky.
Does my kid need to draw well?
No. The film uses your kid's drawing as it is, so a wobbly line or a lumpy shape still becomes a moving monster.
How long does it take?
The five films take about five minutes. Drawing and shooting take about 45 minutes, and your kid can stop and pick up later.