Stop Motion Animation Project
Stop motion animation is all the rage. From using Legos to slips of paper, to whiteboard there are many neat examples of stop motion animation. And, don’t let it intimidate you; it’s really easy to do. It just requires LOTS of digital camera photos to do it!
Project Specifications
- Must tell a story....Start off with a story board...must have at least 10 boards.
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This should look smooth. Take pictures of incremental action. Don’t move things much between shots. Baby steps. USE A TRIPOD!!!!!
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If using something that’s not “big picture” (such as paper cutouts) that requires dialog or many sound effects, consider changing camera angles from time to time. Just be sure to take several shots at the new angle so it doesn’t look like a mistake.
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Watch the video before you begin and watch some examples to get ideas--
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/channels/cQQojpG0 (Stop Motion Premiere)
More Examples:
More indepth...How to make a professional Stop animation
Criteria
- You must create an animation that is a minimum of 30-45 seconds long . Depending on your speed FPS you will need approx.. 300-360 images.
- Some editing is required—you must have a short 5 second introduction (can be animated text over your first still frame), sound effects and/or background music/narration, and closing credits. Please do not use your last name or the last names of students in class.
- Make sure lighting is consisitant in your images
- Be creative and use your time wisely!
Points: 150 Points
Program: Flash/Premeire/AfterEffects...may edit this to add other items....
Filename: Turn in as an MP4 and SWF. Save as StopAnimationFINALYourLastname.