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| Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) is an animation technique in which a physical object (usually inanimate) appears to move on its own. The object is moved in small amounts between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames are played as a continuous sequence. Clay figures are often used in stop motion animations, known as claymation, for their ease of repositioning. We will be using iStopMotion and After Effects to create your production. What is After Effects? To learn the basics of After Effects you'll need to watch some video tutorials here, or here, or watch Mr. Nourse's demonstrations closely. Another option to learn the basics is at Videocopilot.net which has more creative tutorials mainly based on visual effects. After visiting site click on the 10 Free Basic Training link and watch videos 1,2,3,4, & 8! |
Below are Bowie student examples of this project.
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1st phase in the production process is planning. After you have a basic plan you must submit a proposal to Mr. Nourse for a grade and approval.
2nd step is to use iStopMotion and practice your timing and spacing. Save practice video for a grade in the Z:drive.
3rd step is taking a series of images that will eventually be put into After Effects with an animated title, audio, credits, and exported as a Internet ready (optimized) video file.
4th step is to create a title in After Effects. (Open After Effects and watch the tutorials on the top of this page to do so or the title tutorial below.)
5ht step is to put it all together in After Effects and export it. Follow handout below.
The production proposal should include the following information:
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