Common+Questions

How do they make clay animation?
  What is clay animation?   When did clay animation start being used for movies?   What are some examples of clay animation?   How does clay animation compare to traditional animation?   Do middle school students prefer clay animation over traditional animation (Survey)   What is stop motion animation?   What is the process for making a stop motion animation?

How do you make a computer generated movie?
  What is computer generated imagery? (CGI)   What is computer generated animation? (CGA)   What is “motion capture” technique?   What does computer generated animation trick the eye and brain into thinking they are seeing a smoothly moving object?   What software is used to make Computer Generated Imagery or Computer Generated Animation?   What movies have been made using CGI or CGA?

How do you form a rock band?
  What skills do you need to play music?   What instruments are normally played in a rock band?   What are some famous rock bands?   How did some famous rock bands become a band?   What are common things famous rock bands did to become a band?   How likely is it that a rock band will become famous?   Based on what you learn about how other people formed a rock band, what advice would you tell someone who wants to form a rock band?

How do you become a rapper?
  What skills do you need to be a rapper?   What are the different types of rap music?   Who are some famous rappers?   How did famous rappers get to be a rapper?   What are some common things famous rappers did to become rappers?   Based on what you learn about how other people became a rapper, what advice would you tell someone who wants to become a rapper?

What is the process for writing a song?
  Who are some famous song writers?   What songs did they write?   What inspired the song writers to write their songs?   Did the song writer use an event or feeling to inspire his or her song?   Do song writers write the lyrics first or the music? o  Do song writers write the music for the song too? Or do they have someone else write the music?

How do you record an album?
  What are the names of some recording studios?   What musicians or bands record in a recording studio?   What equipment is found in a recording studio?   How do you make a home recording studio?   How do you advertise a record album?