Stop+Motion+Animation

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 * FRANK HURT VISUAL ARTS STOP MOTION FILMS**

** WHAT IS STOP-MOTION ANIMATION? ** Stop-motion (aka stop-action or frame-by-frame) is an animation technique used to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. The technique can be used to record the movement of almost anything, from something as simple as a coin or a paperclip, through a hand, photos, or a toy action figure, Lego, to the assembly of a model. Sometimes clay figures are used in stop-motion for their ease of repositioning (think ‘Wallace and Gromit’ or ‘Shaun the Sheep’). This is known as clay-mation. ** YOU WILL NEED ** Digital camera (with plenty of memory) or iPad, computer, props, story idea, movie-making software (such as Movie Maker or iMovie). Virtual Dub (www.virtualdub.org) is also a good free, easy-to-use, movie-making program suitable for stop motion. ** DEVELOPING SKILLS ** Story telling, script writing, planning, collaboration, presentation, photography, movie making, video editing. ** WATCH THE BASICS ** There are plenty of videos available showing the basics of creating stop-motion animations. One is ‘How To Make Stop Motion Animations’. media type="youtube" key="CBdSDynaV3Q?feature=player_embedded" height="360" width="640" align="center"

media type="youtube" key="YtTrMiOkScs?feature=player_embedded" height="360" width="640" Also check out ‘How to make Lego Stop Motion using Windows Movie Maker.’ media type="youtube" key="-gQc4-hW1LI?feature=player_embedded" height="360" width="640" align="center"

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Also visit 'brickfilms.com' to see samples of lego movies.

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