Step 1: I drew out the images I would need to create my stop motion. I thought about what I wanted to do before hand and then I drew the images out.
Step 2: Cut out the shapes and make any adjustments to shapes that is needed (make new because original was too small, fix color because of how it was cut out).
Step 3: Figure out how you're going to put the pieces together and move them around to create the intended story.
Step 4: Find an area where you can keep your camera sturdy with as even lighting as possible.
Step 5: Find something to use as your background. I used a sweatshirt with a floral pattern.
Step 6: Check how things look in the frame. Readjust height or angle of camera and fix the lighting.
Step 7: Place objects and take two pictures of them. Slightly move the objects, take two pictures and repeat.
Step 8: Export as .gif. Pictured is the free app I used to create this stop motion
I really appreciate seeing your step-by-step! The steps themselves are super clear and direct, and it makes perfect sense how you created your stop motion, but having only seen the final product in class, like many other stop motions, it wasn't totally clear to me how you made it. Understanding more about how the background pattern was created and the angle that you set your iPad up at, and even seeing how you broke down the individual features and different mouths to all interact on the same sun was really helpful and gave me a good idea about how I could go about animating a project with hand-created components . I'm left with just one question - in #2 you refer to making something new that was too small - what did you have to remake? Maybe in the future including those details would give an even fuller picture for someone else learning from your project, but otherwise the instructions are really clear and helpful!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy that you do most of your work on your iPad. It has given me ideas and inspiration on how my work flow can be altered with different materials. I think this stop motion was so sweet. I particularly liked the background fabric you chose. Maybe in the future, you could produce other animations around weather. They feel well suited for young children learning about nature!
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