stop motion animation

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ICT in Collaborative, Project-BasedTeaching and Learning

Malta, Summer 20

Sto! Motion "nimation#or$sho!

% #hat is animation&

To animate means to bring something to life. In animation, incrementalchanges to objects or drawings are displayed in a rapid succession and thiscreates the illusion of movement. Throughout the years people have usedvarious techniques to deliver this impression of movement. A simple andearly form of animation is the flip-book, cartoons are other eamples ofmore comple animation creations.

2% #hat is sto! motion animation&

!top motion is one type of animation technique. "hen producing a stop motion animation, aninanimate object is moved in small steps and a photo is captured of every step. These photos arethe frames that will make up your movie. #iewing the frames in rapid succession will make theobject look as if it is moving on its own.


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S$ills "ctivities (ducational Bene)its

3anguage4reating and

+lanning a !tory

+lanning a story

5sing a storyboard

!equencing events

2diting script

+roof-reading

Artistic 64reative

!cenes 6 4haracters

7esigning background scenes Arts 6 4rafts to create backdrops

4reating characters using different materials e.g.

play dough or recycled materials

7ifferent uses of lighting

Technical !top )otionAnimation+roduction

5sing animation software

5sing a camera or webcam Animation software

#ideo editing software

7igital audio recordings

Audio 6 #isualAudio 6 #ideo

2diting

!ound effects and music

)atching images with voice

)atching music with script

A h i i id di i h i


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A h i i id di i h i

(. 9inally edit the video and include titles optional


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#h should I use a storboard&

In order to have a good movie, you need to have agood story. 5sing a storyboard to plan out your story

will make it easier for you to produce the animation.In this way, you can make sure that you know eactlywhat you need to animate, when and how. In eachbo on the storyboard you can sketch or make a noteof what action will be taking place in that scene.!toryboards may also include other importantinformation, for eample the dialogue which will beincluded in the animation or props which will beused.

/o to use a storboard

$. Think of a good idea for a story.%. 7evelop the plot and the storyline on a storyboard template. )ake sure you map

the movements of all your characters.:*T2; The more characters you have the more objects you will need to animate.

&. Include references to sounds, dialogue and music which might be added after.

#hat about scenes and characters&

8efore you start shooting your animation you will also need to make or find backdrops, charactersand props for your story.

8ackdrops can be in the form of a painted picture, a photo, a collage or a computer generatedpicture. 7ioramas can make a very interesting setting and cut-out letters can be used to animatetitles. !cenes should be at least the si


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'. Take / photos of the introductory scene before starting to animate your characters. This willallow the viewers to notice in which setting the story is taking place. To conclude you shouldalso capture / photos of the end scene.

(. ?eep in mind that you will need to take & or ' photos without moving any of the characters every

time you need to insert a pause or a change of scene.

% Sto! motion animation so)tare

Mon$e1am is very easy to use and gives you adequate features to produce a good stop motionanimation. 8est of all this software can be downloaded for free from;

http;BBwww.giantscreamingrobotmonkeys.comBmonkeyjamBdownload.html

)onkeyDam captures individual images from a digital device like a webcam or a digital camera.+hoto sequences captured in )onkeyDam are saved on an eposure sheet E+! or E-!heet whichcan be easily converted into an A#I file. )onkeyDam also allows you to import images bmp, jpeg,png, and audio files wav, mp& into an eposure sheet and save them as a stop motion animationvideo.

Mon$e1am settings

$. )ake sure your webcam or camera is connected. *pen )onkeyDam.

% 9rom the ile menu select 3e 4PS ith olders :ow you can name your animation
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/. "hen you have finished setting your preferences it is now time to actually start capturingthe photos which will make up your animation.

Mon$e1am shortcuts

6ideo Ca!ture

Previe Movie

(7!ort as an "6I movie

Shooting the animation

@. !elect Tools, thenCa!tureand select6ideoto open the 4apture window or click on theshortcut button.

. In the 4apture window, Modeshould

be set to Sto! Motion


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3otethat this will create a blank space. Cou need to make sure that there are no blankspaces in your animation.

$. Cou can fill blank spaces by copying the previous or the net photo in your sequence. Coucan right-click to copy and paste a photo in the blank space or else you can click on and

drag the previous photo to fill the blank frame. This will automatically create a copy ofthat photo.$G. Cou can also delete photos directly from the 4apture window while you are shooting the

animation. 5se the slider or the left and right arrow keys to move backward and forward inyour animation. "hen you find the photo you need to re-capture, make sure you have thecharacters in position and press the button that now says 9e-Ca!ture.

%1. )ove the slider to the right in the 4apture window to view the live video feed again. He-position your objects and continue to shoot. Hepeat this process until all images arecaptured and close the 4apture window.

Saving the animation

%$. If you are happy with your animation, select ileand click on (7!ort "vito save yourimages as an A#I file and create your movie. Cou can also use the shortcut button.

%%. Alternatively, select ileandSave4PSif you want to save the project so that you canopen it again in order to continue shooting or editing your sequence.


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