Claymation

Production Manual

What is Claymation?

Production Timeline (Claymation and Article) Term 4

Claymation Article

Week 1 Google Docs is set up for team collaboration. Production roles are assigned.

Weeks 1-3: task is handed out and independent research is completed at home, with some in-class time devoted to this.

Week 2

Weeks 2-5: pre-Production roles are fulfilled. Set is constructed, Claymation characters are designed and built, script is written. NB: not all class time is spent doing this. We will also be learning about how speeches can inspire people to become better human beings. You will write a response to this in Week 5.

Week 3

Week 4

Weeks 4-5: article is written, with drafts being shown to the teacher before finial copy submitted for publishing in Week 6.

Week 5

Week 6

Friday November 13 – PRODUCTION DAY! You will shoot your Claymation film during this day. This is the only time you will have to shoot.

Final article submitted for publishing via email or uploading to “Task Submission” area at taylorlhs.weebly.com.

Week 7 Weeks 7-8: post-production roles are fulfilled. Films are edited. Voices and sound effects are added. Credits and special effects are finalised. Articles are collated into an e-book and

made available to the public for downloading.

Week 8

Week 9 Films premiere online!

Week 10 Voting occurs and winners announced, with prizes awarded!!!

Roles

Pre-Production Script Writer – this person, or people, will be responsible for taking the group’s ideas and

putting them into a script that will be used to shoot on production day and to record voices

in post-production.

Story Boarder – this person will work with the script writer to carefully plan every shot of the

film before the production day. This will include the angle, shot, timing, etc. It will also

include what shots include which lines of dialogue and if any sound effects are required.

Character Design – this person or team will be responsible for designing all of the clay

models before they are built. This is important so that time and clay are not wasted later on.

Production Camera Operator – responsible for looking after the camera and taking all of the still

photographs required to compile the Claymation film later in the editing process.

Character Operator – this team will be responsible for all character movements during the

shooting of the film. Ideally, one person will be responsible for a single character.

Post-Production Editor – responsible for putting all still photos together using editing software in order to

make the animation come to life.

Vocal Artists – will record the dialogue for all characters, working with the editor to make

sure dialogue happens in the correct places.

Foley Artist – responsible for finding or making all necessary sound effects (door banging,

crying, wind, etc.).

Production Meetings Every fortnight, when both classes combine, all groups will have a 10-15 minute production meeting.

This will involve you all coming together to discuss what has been achieved in the last fortnight, and

what needs to happen over the following fortnight, and who will be responsible for each objective.

To make sure these meetings are quick and productive, groups will need to delegate a responsible

person to take minutes. These minutes will be taken using the “Production Meeting Portal” at

www.taylorlhs.weebly.com. This will ensure your group is held accountable for what they are doing,

as teachers will have access to these minutes and use them as a form of assessment to see which

groups are working well and who is contributing equally.

Building the Characters

Building the Set and Taking Pictures

Shooting and Modelling Tips You can find more tips online from a variety of websites designed to help you complete your

Claymation Project.

A variety of helpful resources have been collated and made available to you from

www.taylorlhs.weebly.com.

Criteria for Final Claymation Film