The course was created by Tim Argall, the animation director on Triggerfish's third feature film, Seal Team. He's roped in many of the South African animation industry's brightest stars, from Malcolm Wope, character designer on Netflix's first animated original from Africa, Mama K's Team 4, and Annike Pienaar, now working at Illumination in Paris on Sing 2, to Daniel Snaddon, co-director of the multi-award-winning BBC adaptations Stick Man and Zog, and Faghrie Coenraad, lead dressing and finaling artist on the Oscar-nominated Revolting Rhymes, to Triggerfish head of production Mike Buckland.

Because we grow up surrounded by animation, it’s easy to forget it’s someone’s job. When Tim Argall decided he wanted to be an animator, he didn’t know where to begin. Here, he explains what the Triggerfish Academy website is all about, and why he wishes he’d had it when he was starting out.

Stop-frame animation is one of the earliest forms of filmmaking and one of the easiest ways to tell a story with just a smartphone. Work your way through these quick, easy-to-follow tutorials to learn how to make your own films. This is guaranteed fun for all ages!