Educational activity around 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 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 doing a sequence on humorous drawing in general and on caricature in particular. This video offers us beautiful images full of humor and burlesque situations. The inspector's features are very caricatured. Firstly, it will be necessary to analyze humorous drawings or caricatures by professional designers. This analysis will provide guidance to students and define the characteristics of these drawing forms.
Let us cite for example Cabu who drew for children. The humorous drawing seeks to move the viewer by making them laugh. The caricature represents a person by exaggerating details (like Dorothy's large nose by Cabu). To better understand cartoons, discover the file published by Missis Owl...
In the same spirit, offer caricatures to the children with photos of the people concerned, look for details with the children that are exaggerated, and see how the cartoonist did it. Then play little games: look for the photo corresponding to a caricature or the opposite, associate the caricatures and the photographs... Discover examples of caricatures and explanations for children on Azraelle's blog...
From this analysis, start the children on the creation of humorous drawings and caricatures. Visit them regularly during production to help them improve their work. The productions can then be exhibited and presented to other classes.
Activity sheet written by: Valérie du blog Val 10. Discover the Val 10 blog...
