Educational activity based on the short film L'inspecteur et le parapluie
Choose, organize and use gestures, tools and materials according to the effects they produce.
Use drawing in all its diversity as a means of expression.
L'inspecteur et le parapluie © Mael Gourmelen
TitleL'inspecteur et le parapluie
ThemeTraditional animation
Genre & keywordsComedy, Choreography, umbrella, rain.
Age (for the film)6-11 years old
Duration02 min 10 s
DirectorMael Gourmelen
MusicMathieu Alvado
ProductionMael Gourmelen (France, 2016)
Try your hand at cartooning and caricature.
There is a lot of humor in this video. It is perfect for for a teaching unit on cartoon drawing in general and on caricature in particular. This video is full of beautiful, humorous images and slapstick situations. The inspector's features are highly exaggerated / cartoonish. Firstly, it will be necessary to analyze humorous drawings or caricatures by professional cartoonists. This analysis will provide guidance to students and define the characteristics of these forms of drawing.
Take Cabu, for example, who drew for children. Humorous drawing seeks to move the viewer by making them laugh. A caricature depicts a person by exaggerating certain details (such as Dorothée's big nose drawn by Cabu). To better understand cartoon drawing, see the resource published by Missis Owl...
In the same spirit, show the children caricatures alongside photos of the people depicted, with the children, look for the details that have been exaggerated, and see how the cartoonist went about it. Then play some simple games: find the photo that matches a caricature, or vice versa; match the caricatures with the photographs... Discover examples of caricatures and explanations for children on Azraelle's blog...
Building on this analysis, get the children started on creating cartoons and caricatures. Check in with them regularly as they work to help them improve. The finished works can then be displayed and shown to other classes.
Activity sheet written by: Valérie du blog Val 10. Discover the Val 10 blog...
