Grade Level: High school juniors and seniors
Time Frame: 4 Classes (1 hour and 30 minutes each)
Objectives:
- Learn what stop motion animation is and its process
- Learn the new vocabularies in video and stop motion animation
- Familiarize oneself with the camera and video editing programs
- Increase creativity by making sets and coming up with different shooting solutions and techniques
- Develop teamwork skills by working in groups and dividing the tasks
- Learn about other stop motion animations and use them as inspiration
Materials: Camera, construction paper, clay, glue, scissors, markers, crayons
Directions:
- Brainstorm stories/ideas individually
- Get in groups and share stories/ideas together
- Come up with a story as a group and propose to the instructor
- Review the story with instructor and make any necessary edits to the story
- Divide up the jobs between the group members
- Decide who is going to shoot the scenes, build a set, and direct the animation
- Edit the animation using iMovie or other other video programs. Consider adding in music, voice over, etc.
- Export the video and share with the rest of the class
Other Resources:
- https://learning.linkedin.com/blog/design-tips/make-a-stop-motion-movie-on-your-iphone-or-ipad--it-s-easy-#!
- http://www.stopmotioncentral.com/articles-6.html
I think your idea to incorporate many different types of materials will allow students to experiment in intriguing ways with stop motion animation. I really like the idea of combining different media - especially craft materials and electronic media. This lesson incorporates a number of steps that challenges students' listening and attention skills. You leave the directions very open, which I really like, and you could follow this up with a lesson that may be more specific and focus on each student's interests.
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