For the animation unit, I do want us to complete two projects using stop-motion. I am going to break this project down into four parts. There will be FOUR grades for this project.
Day 1 - Part 1 – Planning - minor
Day 1 & 2 - Part 2 - Story Board - minor
Day 2 & 3 - Part 3 – Shooting the project - MAJOR
Day 3 - Part 4 – Reflection - minor
If you miss a day or two during this process, you should do whatever you can at home. If you use your cell phone, you can easily do this at home. If you are here in class, you will create it using a DSLR camera and you will use iMovie to process the video.
Part 1 - PLANNING
First, let’s do some planning for your shoot. You will be using everyday objects to tell a short story. So you can use clay or Play-Doh, Legos, model figures like GI Joe or Barbie dolls, stuffed animals, or if you want you can make a stop motion presentation using your imagination and all kinds of objects.
Your project must have a character or a subject and it must either tell a story or show a sequence of events i.e. your subjects must move. Your video must be at least 10 seconds in length, but please do not exceed 45 seconds.
Check out this overall tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5wgXmOqcMY
Here is a traditional stop-motion video using a character, and telling a story, using clay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA2XrXeHSRg
Here is another option, that has a subject (candy) and shows a sequence of events:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DFzjP6PbnU
And here is a stop motion video using Legos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38qSx5gqBCE
Using action figures:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BJUyutdOw0
Finally, here is one using paper cutouts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB62sUW-8OM
Obviously you can use YouTube to find lots of stop motion videos and tutorials.
On your Google Site, create a new subpage called Animation Project planning - Explain your ideas for your stop-motion project. Write a few sentences (2-3) telling me what materials you will need, and what story you want to tell for the project. Don't labor or agonize about this. As with all plans, you might get started and need to change up. Just give me an idea of what you think you might do.
Part 2 - STORY BOARD
The first step to is plan out your video. The best way to do this is to create a story board.
What is a story board? Well I am glad you asked. Here is what a story board is with a couple of examples:
Now that you know what you are going to be doing on a new page on your Google Site called Animation Project Planning, please answer the following questions:
1. Think about what you have at your home, what might you use as your character(s) or subject?
2. Now think about your “story” you might tell or the sequence of events you want to share. What do you think you might try to do?
3. What is the purpose of the story board?
4. What are at least two programs/apps you can use to create a story board?
5. What is one movie that you have seen that utilizes stop motion animation? (HINT: you can do a Google search to get a pretty comprehensive list of them)
Now it's time to make a story board. The story board is a guide for what will happen in your animated video. You have two options to make these story boards. I strongly recommend the first option as it will make your life much simpler to meet the requirements and probably won't take you as long. You will need to create a story board of 8-16 frames (must be an EVEN AMOUNT).
Option #1
You will get paper and colored pencils from me. I do NOT expect highly detailed drawings. These are sketches to show what will happen in your video. You may create 2 "boards" on a single sheet of paper if you would like. You will each need to turn in 6-8-10-12 sheets of paper to represent your Story Board. There is a sample video below for those of you who don't not feel like you can draw very well. I found it helped me when I made mine because I am not that great at drawing.
You will also need to take photos of your individual story boards and then transfer those photos to your Google Drive and from there onto your Google Site. You can use your Chromebook to take those photos, or you can create them digitally - see below.
Option #2
For those of you who like to create things electronically, I am open to using different computer-based programs to make a story board. For example, you could create a series of sketches in Google Draw which is located in your Google Drive, or using https://sketch.io/sketchpad/
If you have another app or program you would like to use, I am fine with that. The expectations are the same, you will need to create a 8-16 "page" story board and I will need to be able to see the sequence on your Google Site. That means you ultimately need to get them out of those programs as a .JPEG or a .PNG most likely. If you use a program that doesn't allow for that, you could alternatively take screen shots of each "page" of your story board and then place those on your Google Site.
I am not a tech expert in every program, so it is on you to figure out how to achieve what I expect to see on your Google Site. No exceptions.
If you plan your Story Board based on one idea and you eventually create a completely different animated video, I will be fine with that. You can plan one thing and do another.
Here is a tutorial for those of you who don’t feel like you are much of an artist and need some advice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux_Em1lVsjI
Next time we are together, you will need to have all the things you need to create your animated video, so DON'T FORGET TO BRING WHATEVER YOU NEED: lego set, figures, play dough, candy, etc. I will have some of these things available, but I DO NOT have enough for everyone. I will show you more samples next class of student created items.
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