Scratch
Beginner
40 mins
Teacher/Student led
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Animating a Conversation: Kiran and Ripley in Space

In this interactive lesson, you'll animate a conversation between space characters, Kiran and Ripley. You'll create a new project, add characters, set a space background, plan a dialogue, animate their mouths, record your speech, control the timing, test the conversation, and refine it with a partner. Let's bring our characters to life!
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    1 - Introduction

    In this lesson, we’re going to bring our space characters, Kiran and Ripley, to life by animating a conversation between them. We’ll use sound recordings to make the characters speak, and we’ll animate their mouths by switching between costumes to make it look like they’re really talking. You’ll work together with a partner to record the conversation and create a dynamic animation!

    2 - Create a new project

    Let's start by creating a new Scratch project. First, go to the Scratch website by clicking here.

    Once you're on the Scratch website, click on 'Create' to start a new project. You will see a cat sprite on the screen. We don't need the cat for this project, so let's remove it.

    3 - Add Kiran and Ripley

    Start by adding the characters Kiran and Ripley from the sprite library.

    These are our space explorers who will be having a conversation in this project.


    4 - Set the Space Background

    Choose a space-themed background for your project, like a spaceship interior or a starry sky.

    This will set the scene for Kiran and Ripley’s conversation.


    5 - Plan the Conversation

    With your partner, plan out a short conversation between Kiran and Ripley. Decide who will say what and in what order.

    For example, Kiran might ask, “Did you see that shooting star?” and Ripley might respond, “Yes, it was amazing!”

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